We have a fantastic 2 night stay at the Hotel Kanazawa Zoushi. The hotel is on a beautiful little street, and a great location for getting around Kanazawa. Omicho seafood market, for example, is only a 5 minute walk away. It's only a 10 minute walk to the beautiful riverside and 15 to the Higashi Chaya Geisha District.
The hotel itself is a wonderful mix of modern and traditional. Lots of charm and authentic Japanese character, whilst also feeling clean and minimalist. The lounge/foyer is well equipped with coffee machines, soft drinks (all of which you can help yourself to), as well as a wonderful zen sand garden on the main table.
The small garden area between the main building and rear building where the rooms are, felt like a clever and beautiful use of space. I enjoyed walking through it every time.
We were provided with Japanese-style pyjamas and shoes, which we were encouraged to wear around the hotel. I really enjoyed wearing these!
All of the staff were lovely. They spoke fairly limited English but enough for us to be able to get by, and were all super friendly. The gentleman who checked us out even came outside and offered to take photos of us in front of the hotel before waving us off.
I would highly recommend this hotel to any travellers heading for the beautiful town of Kanazawa.