Hotels Near Geibikei in Ichinoseki

Very close to the Yizhiguan Station and the bus station, daily travel is very convenient. There is a JR Shinkansen, a Northeast Main Line, and a large ferry line. It is very convenient to go to Hiratsuki and Iwate. I am a daily shuttle around the attractions, bought a JR pass, very comfortable. The hotel is old but clean. The room is small, but the price is cheap, so reasonable, and within expectations. There is breakfast, but there is an additional charge. I didn't buy it and didn't see it, so I don't know how the food is.

This place could have and should have been wonderful. It was our final 3 night accommodation before returning home and we so looked forward to our 10 tatami room with park view. (Description from their website: “New Wing Standard Park View Japanese-Style Room, 10 tatami mats Non-Smoking [no bath, toilet with washer]”). On the website you have to check the Japanese to see the tatami size, in English it shows square meters. You can imagine our shock when we were shown our 6 tatami room. There was hardly enough floor space for the two futons along with the low table and two chairs, let alone luggage for two people on a 6 week Japan trip. Our one window looked out on the parking lot. If you squinted and look to the right you could glimpse the trees bordering Kanjizaiō-in Ato and perhaps the parking lot for Motsuji Temple. We had little interest in a view, but the fact that the room was described as having a “Standard Park View” was very misleading. We tried to arrange for a change of room. We were told there were no vacancies; the ryokan has only 6 rooms. Although there were rooms unoccupied on other nights of our stay, we were not offered them, though we would gladly have changed rooms mid-stay to get more floor space. We were also told there was no difference in price from the 6 tatami to the 10 tatami room so no refund was offered. Had we known this was the room we were going to be given, we would not have made the reservation. We have been coming to Japan twice a year since 1999, and this is the first time we have had such a problem with the room being so different from the one we reserved. As a “make nice” we were given beer free of charge with each of our dinners, but, quite frankly, it was no substitute for our cramped quarters. The baths were very small, probably no more than two people could fit comfortably at a time. The meals were lovingly prepared and served. It’s clear that the point of this ryokan is the food, not the accommodations, though the property was quite new and spotless. The care and attention to detail given by the chef was obvious with each course and each plate chosen specially to enhance the food. The chef or his assistant came to our table and gave us a brief description of each plate; much longer descriptions in Japanese were given to other guests, but we appreciated the chef’s trying to let us know something about the food we were served. I wish there were a way to rate the ryokan for food separate from accommodation. I took what would be our two ratings and averaged them.

The room was renovated and clean. Because it was summer, there was a fireworks service for children to stay. There are many hotels that make it an efficient buffet day and night, but I thought it was good for those who care about infection measures. I carried a meal to the table at night. It is a buffet in the morning, but there is a device to put a glove by inserting a hand even if it doesn't turn it by oneself, and the pot is automatically opened, and the salad is put in advance As well as preventing customers from staying, shared things were hard to rough. I think it was originally for improving business efficiency, but I was able to use it comfortably. Ofuro had a variety of jet buses like a super public bath, but some of them remained broken.

とにかくスタッフが親切・丁寧です。そのへんの有名ホテルなどよりずっと感じが良いです。 新しくはないですが、きちんと手入れされていて気持ちよく過せます。 食事も丁寧に作られていてどれも美味しく頂きました。人によっては量が少ないと感じるかもしれませんが、私達には丁度良かったです。おすすめの宿です。

衞生整潔，設施齊全，服務好

Zuisenkyo offers the ryokan/onsen experience at a bargain price. Beautiful rural location, set in spacious, attractive grounds, with pathways along a wooded gorge. Traditional tatami/shikibuton rooms, onsen and rutemburo, very friendly staff. Meals are good, served buffet style in a shared dining room. Free shuttle to Ichinoseki station and World Heritage Site Hiraizumi. Local bus service to nearby Genbikei rapids, and to Mount Kurikoma. Popular with ordinary working Japanese, and rightly so.