Only 164 feet from JR Abashiri Train Station, Route-Inn Abashiri Ekimae features a public bath and Japanese restaurant. Rooms include an private bathroom, tea maker and free wired internet. Hotel Route-Inn Abashiri Ekimae provides air-conditioned rooms with a fridge and TV. Guests can relax in the slippers and write postcards at the wood desk. Lake Abashiri and Abashiri Prison Museum are both about a 10-minute drive from the hotel. Memanbetsu Airport is a 25-minute drive away. Free-use internet stations and coin-operated laundry machines are available. Hanachaya serves a buffet breakfast with European breads. Japanese-styel pub Hana Hana Tei is open in the evenings for drinks and light meals.