My wife and I stayed at the Richmond Hotel Kagoshima Kinseicho for four nights in April. The room was large by Japanese standards with two double beds and a small couch. We asked for a quiet room, and the room was really quiet, facing the interior rather than the busy street with tram lines. We took breakfast all four days in the restaurant, and the buffet was good. They do have on-premises parking at a reasonable cost. Also the laundry facilities on the 3rd floor were clean and there were enough machines so we didn't have a problem. Instructions are in basic English, so we could figure it out. This hotel makes an excellent base for exploring Sakurajima and the sites on the Satsuma Peninsula (Chiran, Makurazaki, Lake Ikeda, and Ibusuki). Hotel staff were excellent. Probably the only thing lacking at Richmond Hotels is an onsen, which is a major drawback. The small in-room toilet and bath are functional, but it's not the same as a good, long soak in an onsen bath.