Otawara Hotels & Accommodations

This hotel is always staying with friends for sightseeing and tennis. This time, there is a relative wedding ceremony in Sendai, and it is the middle point between my home and Sendai in terms of distance, but I like the hotel, so I used it as a couple. always, the hotel staff are very friendly. Meals At night, a Japanese course, amateurs can't make it. According to the season, the number of creative dishes that make use of the ingredients 々 It looks beautiful. It's delicious even if you eat it, and you feel happy every time. Breakfast was a buffet. You can eat a lot of plateau vegetables, and there are many types of simmered dishes. Rice, miso soup, and bread are also colored 々 Coffee, tea, milk, smoothies, There are other drinks and there are so many that you can't eat until the last dessert. This time, the wedding was in the afternoon, so I made it modest.

The camellia was in bloom in the garden next to the entrance and it was very beautiful. The red camellia was in bloom in the garden of the women's bath, and it was in full bloom and gorgeous. After checking in, we had matcha and buns beautifully in the lobby lounge. The lobby lounge felt the warmth of wood. The beautiful Japanese-style room seemed to double as a wide edge, and there were wisteria chairs and tables. There are two keys to the room, and there are two types of sweets in the room. In addition, men and women's use such as lotion are placed in the washroom. The hot spring in the bath felt a little sulfur scent. The open-air cypress bath is large. The indoor bath is also a large communal bath. All in one is placed in the washroom area. When I entered from the place where the railing of the men's bath bathtub was located, there was a swell in the drain pipe under the bathtub, and I smashed my leg and hurt it. When I said, ”If you call the inn,” I wrote in the questionnaire, ”I need to exchange it with the situation.” Supper was served in a small private room. Every item that made me feel spring was beautiful and delicious. The seafood salad was made of anko and went well with the Southern dressing (?). When I told Mr. Nakai, ”The sashimi is fresh and delicious,” he said that he would order it from Fukushima, the neighboring prefecture. Shinogi soba is konjac noodles, but I didn't know it was konjac. The sake was 300cc and it was 1100 yen, so I ordered some. I enjoyed dinner slowly for about 2 hours. After dinner, after-dinner sake and Louis Bossie were placed in the lounge. There were cocoa shochu and coffee shochu, and when I tried a little taste, it tasted pretty good. I was drinking whiskey, ”I miss Katisaek.” Louis Bosti Jasmine Tea Chocolate Cookies and snacks such as persimmon seeds were also available. Breakfast was also delicious in a private room. At the time of check-out, I told the inn that the acquaintance hit the palm (below) of the foot due to a problem with the lid of the drain pipe around the railing at the bottom of the men's bath. I usually say nothing no matter what happens, so I think it hurt when I hit it so much. The inn already knows about the problem, but because of the structure, it cannot be fixed, there was an apology saying, ”I'm sorry for the pain.” This time I stepped on it and it hurts, but if you have weak legs, it may be more difficult. I hope you will take some measures in the future.

The exterior was like a Kanpo Inn in the Showa period, but the interior was renewed. When you go up to the Ｒ floor by the elevator on the left, it is an observation room that can be seen ３６０ degrees, and you can also see the Nikko mountain range. I thought that the large communal bath building overlooking from there was like a health center in the Showa era, but the inside was symmetrically built for men and women, which was wider than expected and closed in addition to the walking bath. Sleeping baths There was a bathtub. The open-air bath was spacious and comfortable, regardless of the view. It is also good that insects and leaves are not floating. The quality of the spring was not as mellow as the Ureshino Onsen I went to before, and Narata Onsen in Yamanashi seemed to be smoother, but it was still comfortable as the name of Japan's three most beautiful skin hot springs. I entered many times. The room was comfortable including the bed. The air conditioning was not noisy and I was able to adjust it to the appropriate temperature. As for the meal, the Japanese beef shabu-shabu for dinner was delicious, but it was a little leaning in the second half with meat tofu, but I was full of the number of items that seemed to be an inn. The breakfast buffet also had rare side dishes, and the soft and delicious Kirengawa specialty sweetfish kanro-ni was so much purchased as a souvenir.

We stayed in a standard family room. The overall interior was very clean and stylish, especially the spacious bath and washroom! The artificial hot springs also had a real hot spring feel with their smell and texture. The terrace deck was also a space that didn't feel cramped even when 6 adults had a BBQ. Also, the projector in the bedroom looked great and I was very satisfied! Is the Wi-Fi a little slow? Also, the futons are dime-sized and not for one person at a time, and if you live in a room on the first floor, some people may be concerned about footsteps coming from the second floor. That's why I gave it a 4 for the service and facilities. Personally, I really liked it and would like to come again!

This is my third trip/adventure to Japan. I would say as a solo traveler this has to be one of the very best places I have ever stayed in when travelling around Japan. I came to Nikko np to explore the vast array of hiking trails, all of which I did, had breathtaking views and a poetic, truly majestic Japanese feel to them. I rented a car from Nasushiobara (Shinkansen) and drove across to Kinugawa. On arrival I was greeted by a host of the hotel staff, welcoming me and helping me with parking and my bags. I checked in with ease and with some broken English and Japanese on my part was led to a beautiful traditional Japanese style room overlooking the river. The service throughout was world class and made me feel both very comfortable, at home, but also special. I stayed 3 nights with half board (breakfast and dinner), both truly amazing and served with grace and politeness. On the first evening’s dinner one of the serving staff took the time to speak with me and allowed me to share some of my recent experiences/photos etc whilst preparing dinner - this was most welcome, especially as I had been travelling alone for over a week. The location of the onsen hotel is about 60 mins drive to some of the most sought after walks in the np. Very easy to access by car and excellent roads. The accommodation itself is a mix between very traditional Japanese resort and original/boutique Ryokan. The private and public onsen’s are fantastic and a well deserved rest-bite after a long days hiking! Having been to some of the most popular ryokan’s in Japan; Iwaso, Claska etc, this came as a very nice surprise and at an affordable rate without any compromise. If in the area, I would highly recommend staying…

If you choose to take a bus from the station to the hotel, brace yourselves for a rather long walk from the bus drop off point to the monorail entrance along a very rough gravel road (trust me, it gets worse if it’s wet and cold and you’re dragging a 15kg luggage). The walk was far from what I’d expect when staying in such a luxury resort. If I could make any suggestion i think the hotel should perhaps pave the gravel road to make it more walk-friendly? Or negotiate with the bus company so that the stop is right outside the monorail entrance and not at the end of a muddy gravel road. But until any of that is made possible I’d highly recommend taking a taxi from station if you don’t have a car. The ‘Monorail’ (which was more like a glorified cable car) was an interesting feature on arrival. I don’t know if it was build due to geographical restriction (that prevented actual roads built right up to the hotel?) or as some sort of gimmick but sorry to say it’s really not efficient during peak hours and after the first ride it really just felt like an elevator that takes forever to arrive. Once we finally arrived the place itself was gorgeous throughout. From the decor to the atmosphere it’s just a relaxing vibe. It’s a place for getaways and the hotel made sure of that with all the attention to details (such as the meal timings, the seating arrangements etc) to make sure at no point you feel crowded or overwhelmed. The service was great and the staff know limited but adequate English. The Onsen was quite a long walk from our room in freezing cold weather, the foyer was fancy with a relaxation area and free drinks, however the actual onset felt slightly on the basic side to me with just one indoor and one outdoor (not a super fancy type) bath but since there weren’t many guests it wasn’t crowded and I was happy. Again the entire onsen area was very neat and clean. Our room was lovely and clean with a nice balcony. Food was lovely as well. Overall once you get past the gravel road and reach the hotel there’s really not much else to fault and I did enjoy my stay very much.