Romantic Hotels in Beppu

"The location is unbeatable; you can see the hotel right from the station and it's just a hundred meters across the road. You have to take off your shoes when you enter, and the hotel's hygiene is excellent. The front desk staff speak very good English. If you arrive early, you can store your luggage and go sightseeing. We arrived at noon and, being too lazy to queue at popular spots, found a good BBQ restaurant just 300 meters further down the road from the hotel. After eating, we took a bus to Umi Jigoku. We booked the half-board plan, but honestly, dinner wasn't really necessary; it was a buffet and the taste was quite average. One male server with long hair was rather aloof, while the older, senior servers were much more professional. Around 10 PM, everyone in the hotel comes down for free ramen, which creates a really lively atmosphere. For the hot springs, I recommend going around 3:30 PM, and again between 6 and 7 PM when most people are having dinner. You'll pretty much have the famous pools to yourself for those perfect photo ops."

"The hotel's location is a bit out of the way. The ocean view from the room was okay, I guess. You're required to take off your shoes when entering the hotel, but they don't even provide disposable slippers, so the service is pretty mediocre. The front desk staff also had a very unenthusiastic attitude during check-in. The hotel tries to project an image of being very clean and upscale, but honestly, the cleanliness of the guest rooms was just average; the toilet wasn't even wiped clean and had stains."