Japanese Onsen Ryokan Kohakuen

The room was clean. Amenities were provided. The breakfast was varied and delicious. It was a wonderful hotel with a Japanese feel throughout. I also used the large public bath, but there was visible dust on the fan in the changing room. The ice cream and lemon water after the bath was very good. I would like to use it again.

It's old in a very good way, but it feels nostalgic. The building has a nostalgic feeling that makes you feel like you've traveled back in time to the 1960s and 1970s, but it's all very carefully cleaned, so there's nothing unpleasant about it, and I rather felt that it had a wonderful characteristic that you can't find anywhere else. We swim together in a pond with beautiful water, and unlike other facilities, the dining area is new, and the meals are quite substantial! The hot springs were very pleasant, and the staff were all kind and smiling. I want to go again.

I really liked how small and quiet it was.

There were many family-friendly services and it was fun. The lounge was a great place to relax, with toys for kids and wine for adults. It was even better that there was no one there so we didn't have to worry about anything.

This is a mid-range hot spring hotel located a few minutes by car from Isawa Onsen Station. I thought the large bath was a little small, but the amount of water was not a problem. Since it is not a scenic location, the open-air bath is simply a bathtub on the balcony. For dinner, I had a course of Wagyu beef shabu-shabu and teppanyaki, and the results were passable. I thought the breakfast buffet was good with a wide variety of options. The problem is the structure of the building. Although it claims to be barrier-free, some rooms have about five steps before the elevator to the large bath. To avoid these steps, you have to go down to the first floor first. There are also no handrails in the large bath. The room was a twin bed, but the size was not a problem. The table was small, there was no luggage stand, and there was no bedside table, so it was inconvenient when taking out small items of luggage. Since it is a hot spring hotel, you need to hang towels and bath towels, but the towel racks are only in the private bathroom changing rooms, so I think it is difficult to dry them. In the end, I hung a hanger by the window to hang them up... There is an outlet at the bedside, so you can charge your cell phone. There is no switch on the bedside, and no hand lamp, so it is a little inconvenient. It can't be helped as it is a characteristic of Isawa Onsen, but since the only feature is the hot spring, there are no facilities for children to enjoy, so I don't think it is suitable for families with children. My companion (mother in her 80s) said that it was very helpful to borrow a cart to put trays on during the breakfast buffet.