Dinner and breakfast were excellent with good choices and low costs. Kitami is fairly wide spread and there were few alternative eating places nearby. The railway station is just across the road, a post office about 5 minutes away and there was a small convenience store (Lawsons?) close by. Staff were excellent and helpful but with limited English. The laundry was also very good. The only reason we marked comfort down was the beds were hard though, by the 3rd night, we were used to them and slept well. Having a car is important for exploration of course and there are hire car places in the area.