Osakaya Ryokan

Although it was an old building, the inside was clean and comfortable. It was also close to the Yubatake baths, and the early check-in was also appealing. Thanks to this, I was able to fully enjoy the atmosphere of the hot spring town.

The slightly older room has a strong traditional Japanese-style atmosphere, and the breakfast and dinner are exquisite and delicious. The only drawback is that the hot springs are a bit thin.

Osakaya is a very traditional Japanese inn, probably one of the oldest inns in the area. This is my first time traveling to Kusatsu. There are many foreigners who can speak English when entering the hotel to help, so the experience is okay.  In Japanese hotels, you get what you pay for. The food here is just acceptable in my opinion. Since the room rate is not too high, I don't mind it too much.  The hot spring water here is very good. Although it is not a luxury hotel, if you have a limited budget, Osakaya is a good choice.

This is my second time at Kusatsu Onsen. I stayed here this time. The inn we went to with its large public bath was often empty, but on this day it was crowded with families with children. Even though I was alone most of the time in the bath in the morning, it was a bit crowded. There were two outdoor baths, and although they were hotter than the indoor baths, they were soothing. Kaiseki is served at a restaurant. It came out little by little, and the amount was just right and it was delicious. Of course, the breakfast was also delicious. The room was normal. One disappointing thing was that the washlets were broken (in the room I stayed in and in the women's restroom on the 1st floor). Everything was fine afterwards. There was a souvenir shop next to the inn, and I bought things like the shiitake mushroom miso tsukudani that was served for breakfast. thank you for helping me.

When you arrive, there is no space to stop the car and unload your luggage. The cars of the first-arriving customers are lined up in the place where the car should be temporarily parked, and it would be nice to quickly carry it to the parking lot. I finally stopped the car and unloaded my luggage, and when I entered the entrance, a thermometer was thrust out in front of me without saying a word from the side and I flinched. There should be a word... Carpets are showing age and faded, hallway carpets have mildew on the edges. The interior and equipment of the room must have been renovated in recent years, so it is a reasonable pass. However, I had a sore throat the next day because there was no humidifier. The room attendant is a foreigner, and his Japanese is slurred and difficult to communicate. I asked for a bed, but it didn't seem to be understood, and when I returned from the meal, the mattress was spread out. Of course, there is no air purifier that raises a lot of dust by re-laying. And the bed was hard with only one mattress, and my body hurt the next day... Also, when I asked to borrow an electric fan for my friend who is sensitive to heat, he still couldn't get through. No, it will be hot after taking a bath, and you can't turn off the heating or open the windows for the sake of other people. I've asked for it many times in the same way in winter at other inns, but it was the first time I'd been sarcastically... Seriously, this is the inn. As far as cooking goes, Joshu beef shabu-shabu was okay. The noteworthy point was that * was delicious, and the yolk was springy and plump. However, there was a shell in the hot spring* for breakfast...Gari. There are indoor baths and cave baths that change by the hour. The bath, which only has cave-like walls, is bare concrete and looks a bit cheap. The inside is not a closed room, but an open air = below freezing, so is it a vertical cave? Until you enter the medicinal bath in the back, you will have to walk naked through the sub-zero passage (be careful as it is slippery). There is a first bath right next to the entrance, so let's warm up there before heading. The indoor bath is a large public bath + open-air bath, and the open-air bath had a lot of water stains...Is it cleaning? It was a size that was packed with about three adults, a little narrow. The public bath is as it is. Overall, I cannot recommend this inn. No wifi for guest rooms at this time. Regarding customer service and service, the level is generally low, such as delays at arrival, reception, food service, delays due to foreign staff at checkout, and customer service attitude. I was shocked because my plan was reasonably expensive, but I think I was dissatisfied even if it was cheap. Please do your best in employee education, I don't think I'll repeat myself anymore.