We stayed here for one week in mid April 2018. It turns out that the hotel is very soon to be completely renovated. And it definitely needs it! This hotel was probably the pride of Fanabe in 1988 (or whenever it was built), but it seems little has been done to maintain this status and although I would definitely say that hotel was passable as is, there is no doubt that a refurbishing is very welcome.
Negatives first: the wear and tear is already mentioned above. Secondly, what I was dissapointed by, was the fact that the hotel had no gym. It says on the webpage that it has, and so I felt a bit cheated by this. Well, there WAS a gym room of sorts, but it only had one - ONE - machine and you even had to PAY to use it. The gym room also looked like it hadn't been cleaned since "1988".
But what really struck us, was the fact that you had to pay extra for almost EVERYTHING. Safety box? Extra charge (fair enough, a lot of hotels charge extra for this). You want to use the refrigerator in your room? Sure, you just have to pay them 4 EUR per day! Hello, 2018? Unbeliveable. Wi-fi? Sure, 19 EUR per week. Just beware that the wi-fi hardly works in your room and you only get access to ONE device for this amount.
Positives: Excellent location right by the board walk of Fanabe. Nice staff both at the desk and at the breakfast. And the new rooms (two of them were ready now for showcasing) look immense and I am sure that in December 2018, this hotel will (again) be very nice.