Submission date: N/A - Date of Stay: December 2004
Submitted by: Jordan Berson - From: Canada
Type of Traveller: Business Traveller - Age Group: 41 - 50
Efficient, Courteous, Sang Froid
I have stayed at the Mercure Narita on several occasions. It has become a familiar stopover on the way to Asia.
The staff is courteous. Nothing more, nothing less.
The rooms are clean, adequately appointed for the single traveler, and predictable in their consistently equal appearance. To a traveler, this is a virtue. Perhaps less so to a tourist.
The hotel is surrounded by interesting sites, but westerners will know they are outsiders from the first step. Oddly, the only warm reception I received was at a local bank, where I exchanged currency. (Only Yen are accepted by the locals). Everywhere else, I was treated politely, but unenthusiastically.
The shuttle bus runs far to infrequently to be described as a shuttle. In the winter, this can be trying after flying 18 hours from the US or Canada.
