Onsen Hotel Gorakan

“Great ryokan in Gora”

Great little ryokan short 5min walk from the Gora train station. My girlfriend and I stayed for 2 nights and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Hotel has traditional Japanese tatami rooms, and included breakfast/dinner meals are served in a dining room. The kaiseki dinner meals in particular are 8+ cour… more

Great little ryokan short 5min walk from the Gora train station. My girlfriend and I stayed for 2 nights and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Hotel has traditional Japanese tatami rooms, and included breakfast/dinner meals are served in a dining room. The kaiseki dinner meals in particular are 8+ courses, and food was delicious (we were so full). Each room has its own private toilet which was super convenient. As with most places in Japan, every area of the hotel was clean. There are separate public onsen baths for each gender, which were quite large. They also have 2 private onsens that you can book for 40mins/day (since it's a pretty small hotel, we never had a problem booking the times we wanted) which were lovely though keep in mind they are outdoors so can get chilly. Not a cheap ryokan by any means, but there's a reason it is so highly rated across all booking websites. Service is terrific, though their English is pretty limited, but was not an issue for us. We would highly recommend.

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“Relaxing”

if you looking an quiet place and lovely food, pls pick this hotel! We have booked 3 days 2 nite, including breakfast & dinner. All in different dishes & servicing in traditional way, you must enjoy! While the onsen is really really quiet and no body around you....don't forget to book the priva… more

if you looking an quiet place and lovely food, pls pick this hotel! We have booked 3 days 2 nite, including breakfast & dinner. All in different dishes & servicing in traditional way, you must enjoy! While the onsen is really really quiet and no body around you....don't forget to book the private one if you don't booked the onsen within your room The only thing you may think of.....you need to bring your luggage via a tunnel...suggest to use the services provided at the Gora to send the luggage directly to the hotel/station and u don't need bring along with

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“Authentic Japanese Experience”

This ‘hotel’ is a ‘ryokan’ – a traditional Japanese inn. If you have not stayed at one of these before, it is better to do some research as you will follow set timings and customs on arrival, starting with removal of outdoor footwear before entering. This Hotel is not signposted in English so to f… more

This ‘hotel’ is a ‘ryokan’ – a traditional Japanese inn. If you have not stayed at one of these before, it is better to do some research as you will follow set timings and customs on arrival, starting with removal of outdoor footwear before entering. This Hotel is not signposted in English so to find it, turn right out of Gora station main entrance and go down the small underpass. At the end, turn left and go up the hill. The hotel is the first building on the right, set back from the road, no more than about 200m from the station. Make sure that you arrive by about 17:30 and no later than 18:00 as dinner is at 18:15. On arrival, you will be told your meal and bathing times. It is an ‘onsen’ which means that you are allocated a time in one of the private hot spring baths. Note that these are not for washing: this is carried out in the public bathing areas before going to the private onsen where the purpose is to simply soak in the hot spring water. The rooms are traditional Japanese. On arrival, you will be offered tea, served at a low table in your room by your hostess. You sit on a cushion on a chair with no legs! You will also be given a yukata which is the clothing to be worn throughout your stay at the hotel, dinner and breakfast included. Both dinner and breakfast are traditional (and elaborate) Japanese meals. Beer, sake and (western) wine is available, though the beer in particular is a little expensive. The hostesses speak a little English and will guide you if required. Overall, the food and the service are very impressive. After dinner, you will return to your room to find that the table has been cleared away and futons laid out on the floor. This is your bed. If you’ve not experienced such sleeping arrangements before, it takes some getting used to, but that’s why you’re here. If you do want to experience traditional Japanese hospitality, the Onsen Hotel Gorakan is to be recommended.

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