4-Star Hotels in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

"The Daiwa Matsue Hotel just opened on August 6 this year, and since we were traveling in the Izumo area, we chose to stay here. The overall experience was very good — it is located right across from Matsue Station and offers a large public bath for guests to enjoy. What makes it unique is the hotel’s eco-friendly policy of not providing bottled water. Instead, guests are given empty water flasks that can be refilled with electrolyzed water on the third floor, with unlimited access. This is quite rare, and it ensures that you never have to worry about running out of drinking water."

"Old and famous ryokan in town, with old and very nice Japanese garden with its own history. This hotel provide a very large outdoor public hot bath pond which both men and women could use together. Nearby the hotel is a drainage canal with cherry blossom trees along both sides made a wonderful view."

"I was driving myself, so I'm not sure about other public transportation options. The service at check-in was excellent. Being from Hong Kong, I specifically requested a ********* staff member to serve me during meals. They were incredibly attentive, explaining each dish meticulously. On another day at breakfast, this same ********* staff member also arranged for friends and family staying in different rooms to sit together. As for the hot springs, there were different areas and types to choose from. Overall, I was very satisfied with my stay and would definitely come again."

"Very good experience, just opposite the famous Azuli Art Museum, a quiet street, Japanese experience, you have to change shoes when you enter the door, garden architectural style, each room has a name, in-house guests can make an appointment for hot spring private soup, but the soup pool is relatively small, the public soup design is exquisite, divided into indoor and outdoor, It is enough for more than ten people to soak together. The hotel has exquisite dinner, more than ten dishes, full experience and stone cuisine. After eating the hot springs, breakfast is also provided in each room. Drink coffee in the public study with garden views. Everything is very unforgettable."

"Nice and clean hotel with natural onsen. There are complimentary ramen for supper. Pleasant stay."

"Before entering the hotel check in, you must remove your shoes. The whole hotel is not allowed to wear shoes, barefoot or only wear socks on the grass mat. It feels very comfortable. The room was clean and tidy, the shower was divided into showers and bathtubs, and it was equivalent to the hot springs in the room. The food was delicious and the waiter patiently explained each dish. If you go to the cloud again, you will definitely stay again. Will introduce friends to stay."

"It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to walk to Izumo Taisha Shrine. Separated from Jiayun by a wall, there are residential buildings nearby and a convenience store diagonally across the road. The most convenient way to get to the station is the bus, but the frequency is infrequent. If you don't take the bus, you can walk 20 minutes to the tram stop on the commercial street. The facilities are very good and new. There are several hot springs. Except for private baths that have to wait, there are not many people bathing in public baths and they are very clean. The children eat several of the unlimited free ice cream every day. The soy sauce ramen served from 10 to 11 pm is very lively with people coming and going, so it is suitable to have a bowl before going to bed after soaking in the soup. There is a coffee machine on the first floor and hand-ground coffee in the room. There are no facilities around except convenience stores at night, and most of the restaurants in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine close at four or five o'clock. In addition to bathing in the hot springs, you can take a walk to the woods in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine in the evening. There are several small green frogs in the wash basin at the entrance of the Taisha Shrine."

"It was a set price, so I couldn't eat dinner at the inn. However, the breakfast was delicious. After all, I wanted to eat dinner at the inn. The sale here is still hot spring ♨️. Tamatsukuri Onsen ♨️ entered three times including in the morning. I was surprised that my skin was smooth. It was a really relaxing time in nature, such as walking around footbaths and shrines. I want to go again."

"It is very close to Izumo Taisha Shrine. It takes only one minute to walk to the main gate. There is a street of snacks and souvenirs at the entrance. There are many delicious foods and it is very lively during the day. The hotel facilities are very complete, the breakfast is exquisite and delicious, and there is a hot spring for bathing."