Over the past few years, I've stayed at several hot spring inns for the low 10,000 yen range, with two meals included. As a result, at lodgings in the low 10,000 yen range, the amount of dinner served is unseasoned, tasteless, and (sometimes) small. The sashimi is old. The bath tub hasn't been washed for about a month. The bathtub in the large bath is plastic for hospitals. "The bathtub is too small." There is no open-air bath. There is a lot of cedar pollen, and symptoms of hay fever appear. The toilet is narrow, the toilet seat is not good, and the washing machine is broken. "There are a lot of things left here and there." The buildings are usually old and have many scratches. The stairs are difficult to walk. There is no wi-fi, and it is contaminated with viruses. A lot of noise echoes throughout the inn. There are too many outpatient bathers. "Cleaning is lax." There is no elevator, it will not be repaired. The air conditioner cannot be used, and it smells musty. The inn's (unprofitable) complaints are heard. It had shortcomings such as There are some inns that have almost no shortcomings. Mr. Toru Iwasa, a reformer of hot spring inns, once said that he would be too scared to stay at a hot spring inn that costs less than 20,000 yen. If you put out 20000 yen, almost all of the above will be eliminated. Since this inn will cost 20,000 yen (or more), it does not have the above drawbacks. The food was not as delicious as I expected, probably because the head chef changed, but it was a normal hot spring inn dish. As for the bath water, the temperature of the open-air bath was comfortable, but the private bath "Konashi no Yu" with the hot spring at your feet was too hot to take a long bath. There are more than 30 guest rooms, so it is difficult to take a bath by yourself except at night, but it is an inn for hot springs. If you don't want to feel uncomfortable at a hot spring inn, you can definitely find a hotel that costs 20,000 yen or more with two meals, but it's also interesting to find a cheap hotel. The blogs "Kushikatsuko's Travel Diary" and "Ayapon's Kimamana Onsen Blog" are very useful for finding comfortable onsen lodgings under 15,000 yen.
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