Yamagataya

“Easy Transportation and Comfortable Onsen Stay”

The hotel offers several shuttle bus services between Gero Station and the property. I arrived at 11:30, but the taxi service is only available after 12:00. It’s easy to plan ahead, as all the details are clearly explained on their website. On my departure day, I had a train at 09:27. The first sh… more

The hotel offers several shuttle bus services between Gero Station and the property. I arrived at 11:30, but the taxi service is only available after 12:00. It’s easy to plan ahead, as all the details are clearly explained on their website. On my departure day, I had a train at 09:27. The first shuttle bus starts at 09:00. If you need transportation earlier than that, the hotel can arrange a taxi, but it must be booked in advance. I spent about 30 minutes shopping at the two souvenir shops in front of Gero JR Station while waiting, which was a nice way to kill time. This is a large hotel with many elevators, which makes moving around very convenient. I booked the cheapest room without meals, but I would strongly recommend booking a room with meals included. When I was in Gero, many restaurants were either closed or stopped serving food around 17:00. In fact, most restaurants in the Gero Onsen area close quite early. There is a LAWSON in the middle of the Gero Onsen area, which is very convenient. There is also a FamilyMart, but it is not in a very central location. My room was Western-style. Although it was small, it had everything I needed: a mini fridge, safe, TV, Wi-Fi, pajamas, electric kettle, small table and chair, and a private toilet. Breakfast is served between 07:00 and 09:00, and pajamas are available near the elevators. The public bath was excellent and is one of the highlights of the stay. It is a large bath with plenty of amenities provided. I bought a yukata for 2,500 yen, but in hindsight, I didn’t really need to, as everything was already available. The large public bath was especially good. I chose the cheapest room, which had small windows. When booking, you can check the room details in advance. It wasn’t bad at all, just something to be aware of. The hotel also has a large gift shop. If you walk from Gero Station, it takes about 15 minutes, but if you are carrying a suitcase, allow around 20 minutes.Easy Transportation

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“Good location, nice view”

Walkable from JR Gero station in 15 minutes. Can easily walk every where to reach hot spots in Gero. The ryokan itself may not be the most upmarket one but at this price range this is very reasonable. Clean and warm service, as you can expect from most Japanese onsen ryokans. Our room is one wi… more

Walkable from JR Gero station in 15 minutes. Can easily walk every where to reach hot spots in Gero. The ryokan itself may not be the most upmarket one but at this price range this is very reasonable. Clean and warm service, as you can expect from most Japanese onsen ryokans. Our room is one with a in-room outdoor onsen bath. The room is very spacious, neat and beds are set. We have dinner and breakfast at the main dining room, instead of the private room opposite, probably because the hotel was only half-full on a weekday. Well, we enjoyed company of other guests anyway. Dinner and breakfast were not excessive, and for some these may be considered less than luxurious. But really tasty and service top-notched. (The servicing people speak English.) If you ever consider visiting Gero this is probably one of the better choices for rooms with private onsen at a reasonable price with good location.

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“Nice and Clean Facilities ”

I bought the multiple onsen pass for ¥1300 which allowed me access to the onsen at Yamagataya. I went there for the indoor and outdoor onsens which were fine. You must clean your body before dipping in the water and they provided everything you would need from shampoo, conditioner to body wash and … more

I bought the multiple onsen pass for ¥1300 which allowed me access to the onsen at Yamagataya. I went there for the indoor and outdoor onsens which were fine. You must clean your body before dipping in the water and they provided everything you would need from shampoo, conditioner to body wash and even some face products when you finish. Onsen hours are some of the longest of the onsens, 12:00-20:00. It is pretty easy to find, turn left on the street right as you cross the bridge and walk until you see a parking lot on your right side. It is across the street on your left but the name Yamagataya is only in Japanese. Front desk staff if friendly. Onsen is on the 2nd floor, though you enter the building on the 4th floor.

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“Great service, nice spa and amazing view!”

We went to Gero to relax and we stayed in this hotel. Right after our car arrived, there were 3 staff members that came out to greet us, it was raining that day and they helped us carry all of our bags inside. Then once we got inside another staff member helped us check in and introduced different … more

We went to Gero to relax and we stayed in this hotel. Right after our car arrived, there were 3 staff members that came out to greet us, it was raining that day and they helped us carry all of our bags inside. Then once we got inside another staff member helped us check in and introduced different attractions for us. After that another staff brought us to our rooms and waited to us to get ready then brought us to dinner and showed us around the hotel. The rooms were clean and were traditional Japanese tatami rooms. Their spa was also nice and clean with a outdoor spa which overlooks trees and amazing views. Overall I loved the hotel and it is a perfect place to relax and go sightseeing!

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