Yawatano Onsenkyo Morinoyu Kiranosato

“Cozy and clean inn”

I visited here in my family trip. The location of the hotel was a bit far from the nearest station, so I recommend to use a car or free shuttle. The room has two sub rooms and was big enough for four people (2 adults and 2 kids). The view from the room was good and nostalgic. The room has a shower,… more

I visited here in my family trip. The location of the hotel was a bit far from the nearest station, so I recommend to use a car or free shuttle. The room has two sub rooms and was big enough for four people (2 adults and 2 kids). The view from the room was good and nostalgic. The room has a shower, but the hot springs were so big and comfortable enough for you to get relaxed. We could play with several traditional Japanese toys outside. All the kids definitely love it. Free ramen was also served at 10pm ( I was not sure taste of it because I was in the bed...) Only one drawback was a location of the meals. We could not have them in the room but needed to go to restaurant. I understand that the upscale hotel cannot serve meals by each room, but the room was too cozy for me to get out!

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“Seven Samurai Overnight Stay”

If you wish to enjoy a traditional Japanese Hotel, this is one to consider. The rooms are old style, some with it’s own one person onsen, some with a massage chairs all with a sense of history. The food is perfect; choice of Japanese or western, all prepared and presented perfectly, with a smile. T… more

If you wish to enjoy a traditional Japanese Hotel, this is one to consider. The rooms are old style, some with it’s own one person onsen, some with a massage chairs all with a sense of history. The food is perfect; choice of Japanese or western, all prepared and presented perfectly, with a smile. The staff are great and helpful, English is really understoo, or spoken at the moment. Onsens available for all, with a free mini ramen in the evening.

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“Charming old fashion themed hot spring resort”

The hotel is located roughly 10 minutes away from Izukogen station by car. The hotel provides free shuttle running from the station to hotel on a fix schedule, no reservation needed. Izukogen station have two exits that's on complete opposite of the building, so make sure you wait at the right park… more

The hotel is located roughly 10 minutes away from Izukogen station by car. The hotel provides free shuttle running from the station to hotel on a fix schedule, no reservation needed. Izukogen station have two exits that's on complete opposite of the building, so make sure you wait at the right parking lot for the shuttle. Once in the hotel, I was greeted with little snack and drinks during the checkin process. Certain staff members can speak fluent English and provided me a map with all their facilities explained. The room was big but dated, and I worried about bugs because it's in a forest, but they made an effort to keep it reasonably clean and updated. It has many small appliances you will find in a Tokyo hotel room, such as humidifier, and even a full personal massage chair in each room. The bathroom is pretty small, and the shower is very old fashion and a little bit moldy. They probably weren't expecting guests to use the shower since there are several hot springs in the resort. There are two restaurants for dinner and the hotel will confirm time and location for dinner with you upon check-in. A lot of items in the set dinner and the food is delicious. Breakfast is only in one place, but you can select western or Japanese style. Staff will confirm a time for breakfast with you at dinner. One thing to note is that both breakfast and dinner takes a long time to finish, as they bring dinner out course by course. Breakfast was not course by course but can take a long time to bring out. If you are planning to depart early after breakfast, request for earlier time. At night time free ramen is served outdoor. Hot spring is great with several indoor and outdoor pools. Not too many people were using it so at times you almost feel like you have the entire place to yourself. Free milk/drink are provided at the exit of hot spring. In addition there are 3 individual hot spring rooms away from the main hot spring building that's first come first serve. I wish they would provide more towel though; you have to bring towels from your room.

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