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The “Onomichi U2” is the complex facility opened for the cyclist on March this year at Hiroshima Prefecture Onomichi City .http://onomichi-u2.com/
This facility was born by remodeling and reusing the marine warehouse located near the station and was under the Prefecture management.
It is a splendid location of 5 minutes on foot from the station to the west side, crowded with the tourists, and is different from the east side station.
It is said that the freight line separates from the station and comes right beside the warehouse.
The appearance has not changed from the time it was used as a warehouse.
In the outer wall, “Prefectural management No.2” is written. Actually, the name “U2” has come from the name of this warehouse “Prefectural management shed no.2”. This warehouse was completed in 1943, and it is the warehouse with very long history.
A very big open space makes the best use of warehouse space
The building frame of the warehouse is used as such. The kitchen in the hotel and restaurant are built using the internal empty space, and it is created by the method of building inside the building.
Too much of partition is not made while the necessary space are enclosed.
A very big open space is brought out by generally using the empty space of the warehouse with high ceiling
The brining in of the natural light gives a gloomy feeling in the daytime, and the bright lamplight is lighted in the night giving a different charm, and is interesting.
You can stay with your loved vehicle in this Hotel.
Nearly half of the area of U2 is occupied by the lodging facility “Hotel Cycle”. There are 28 rooms and all are twin-bed room.
The open stairwell space at the center part holding the passage was made with comfort, while the guest room is made functional and compact.
Here the chair and table are scattered, and it is the arrangement to function as the lounge of the staying guest.
It is a mechanism (the overspill of the chair and the table here, and functions as staying person's lounge).
You can check-in this hotel along with your road bike, and you can take it to your room without dismantling it.
It is nice that a common maintenance space is provided in each floor at one place.
A specially made bike rack using the actual drop handlebar and stem is provided in the room. You can effectively use the room space even if you take the road bike with you.
Shop and restaurant lining up the local unique products.
The center part of U2 is shop and restaurant space.
The “U2 shima SHOP” Lifestyle shop, “Butti Bakery” selling the bread baked from natural yeast, “Yard Café” of cafe space, “KOG BAR” of counter bar, and the restaurant “The RESTAURANT” are available.
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| “Butti Bakery” selling the bread baked from natural yeast |
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| “Yard Café” of cafe space |
The marine products of inland sea, products using the fruit, local and bingo denim are handled in the shop. The restaurant provides the menu with the meat, fish and vegetables in abundance at the Setouchi.
"Giant store Onomichi"
The Giant store opens the branch store at both ends of the Shimanami sea route.
The rent-a-cycle service provided in the shop is very popular, limited to the road bike, and you get off the road bike at the opposite side crossing the Shimanami sea route.
In the rental cycle, the kids, cross bike, and actual sports bike like the aluminum road bike, carbon road bike are available.
The fees are high compared with the rent-a-cycle provide by the nearby municipality but the road bike as a principle are latest model. After returning the road bike, the staff will do the maintenance before lending to the next guest. It is safe to ride a road bike in the best condition
This is the first shop specially handling the sports road bike in the Onomichi city. The store was crowded with the guest who came to the hotel.
Symbol of new cycling culture
While the passion for cycling is increasing focused on the Shimanami sea route as a symbol of new cycling culture, the “Onomichi U2” that was born on the entrance side of Honshu side can be said as one of the symbol of new cycling culture.
I felt that this is the facility for the adults to enjoy the road bike travel comfortably.
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