Gensenyu No Yado Matsunoi

“Nice hotel with many hotsprings ”

This hotel is very big. It has 5 hot springs, some with sauna. There's also a outside swimming pool which is very quiet. The dinner was a buffet with all kinds of dishes, varying from traditional Japanese to Italian. The hotel is a bit old but still nice! WiFi is only present is the lobby, and free… more

This hotel is very big. It has 5 hot springs, some with sauna. There's also a outside swimming pool which is very quiet. The dinner was a buffet with all kinds of dishes, varying from traditional Japanese to Italian. The hotel is a bit old but still nice! WiFi is only present is the lobby, and free.

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“3 different hot spring areas! 2 great, 1 magical”

Here for autumn leaves at Tanigawadake and Suwakyo and early November's the perfect time! Could see this humongous hotel complex from diagonally across Minakami Station over the river to the left but actually took us quite a while to walk around to get to it as the little suspension bridge seeming… more

Here for autumn leaves at Tanigawadake and Suwakyo and early November's the perfect time! Could see this humongous hotel complex from diagonally across Minakami Station over the river to the left but actually took us quite a while to walk around to get to it as the little suspension bridge seeming to lead to it was in complete disrepair. Our western style twin room with bathroom was decent but slightly disappointing compared to how nice the rest of the hotel looks. Good amenities though. There are 2 gender separate indoor and outdoor half-covered hot springs, both beautiful and clean - one with flame torches at night called "Hiakari" (open from 12-11 pm & 5-9 am) and the other named "Tsukiakari" (from 12 pm to 10 am) looks out into a gorgeous garden lit up at night in addition to having a misty sauna plus a dry one where you can lie down. Yet another hot spring bath called "Hotaruakari" alternates between men and women every few hours - a huge pond and garden with firefly-like lights twinkling under the stars - it was pure magic! If you only have time for one hot spring soak at night, make it this garden bath! We had the buffet option at 7:30 pm and it was glorious! All-you-can eat steak (even though the plan said roast beef), nigiri sushi, tempura, and other high quality items. Drink bar is an additional 1500 yen. Breakfast was decent too. No wifi anywhere.

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“Comfortable stay”

A big resort in a big compound. Due to the low Yen, decided to splurge on a room with open-air bath. No regret. Spacious room with separate living room and a balcony with seating furniture. Toilet is separated from bathing area and there is a powder room too. The only negative point about the r… more

A big resort in a big compound. Due to the low Yen, decided to splurge on a room with open-air bath. No regret. Spacious room with separate living room and a balcony with seating furniture. Toilet is separated from bathing area and there is a powder room too. The only negative point about the resort is on the main dining hall and food. The environment and food quality more like a factory cafeteria.

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“Great variety of baths but rooms smell smokey”

Enjoyed a New Year's Eve stay here and enjoyed plenty of baths, even the private hire 'family' ones. The midnight fireworks were nice. The buffet breakfast and dinner was ok. We stayed in the more expensive rooms so had plenty of space and could sleep on beds or futons. Staff were friendly and help… more

Enjoyed a New Year's Eve stay here and enjoyed plenty of baths, even the private hire 'family' ones. The midnight fireworks were nice. The buffet breakfast and dinner was ok. We stayed in the more expensive rooms so had plenty of space and could sleep on beds or futons. Staff were friendly and helpful. The rooms smelled very smokey though, even though they said no-smoking.

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