Hotels Near Chikatsuyu-Oji Remains in Tanabe

I was about to give bad reviews due to some poor check-in experience, but everything after check in is so good that compensates this journey. First, the check-in process that brings me with bad experience: it is self-served and there is no any staff. By rights you should receive an instruction email with check-in PIN in advance, which I heard from other guests. However, I didn’t receive anything but Trip’s confirmation letter and I was unable to check in. And my sim card in Japan is just an internet card unable to make phone calls, which means I have no way to contact the hotel directly. My partner and I were desperately locked out of the hotel in the evening, after 7h hiking, with no other available hotel in the mountain. After waiting for over 1 hour, other guests helped us to enter the admin room where there is an ipad to call the hotel (why not make it available to guests without checking in?), and with the help of Trip’s agency, we finally checked in successfully. Then here is the staying experience: so good that makes me almost forgive the poor check-in experience. Each room is a spacious individual house and ours has a garden for BBQ. The food is also self-served, with the cooking stuffs and ingredients in the fridge. It was unexpected that you need to cook yourself (I don’t think it was listed on room info when I booked it), but it’s not bad that Wagyu, chicken, and vegetables are served. The rooms are big and cozy, and you can do the laundry after hiking. Everything is good about the hotel itself, just be aware of the self-checkin process and make sure you get the instructions before that.

The decoration style of the hotel has a sense of Showa era, combined with the ocean, very distinctive. The boss is very enthusiastic and not very Japanese. When I was eating, I talked about it. The boss also said that he had worked in Shanghai 20 years ago and was so intimacy. The hotel is on the side of the road in Kumano Ancient Road, where you can explore the ancient road. And it really is fog の, it is raining in the morning and fog is really like in a fairyland.

The hotel is right by the ancient road, you can see it from the mountain, it is very convenient. The self-service check-in is also silky, and you must read the operation instructions carefully. When entering the room, breakfast and dinner are already in the room. The dinner is packed in the lunch box. There are quite a lot of food varieties, that is, it is a bit cold. Breakfast is 4 kinds of bread + coffee. Drinks in the small refrigerator can be drunk for free. It is very convenient to have a washing machine and dryer, and wash the wet clothes on the mountain.

I went from Hyogo Prefecture, but it was past 18:30 when I got stuck in traffic and arrived. On the way, I called to say, ”It looks like I'm going to be late,” but when I was just a little bit away from the hotel, I received three calls from the hotel. I was driving on a winding road in the mountains, and there were cars behind me, so I couldn't answer the phone. When I arrived at the inn, the parking lot was full. was forced to stop the car. When I went to the front desk, there was a sullen man who didn't say ”Welcome” or ”Thank you for your hard work”, but said ”I called you many times”. ”On the way, I called to say I was going to be late because I got stuck in traffic,” I said. At this inn, the last meal seems to be at 18:30, and if it's later than that, it's troublesome, so they stick to 18:30. At the front desk, I listen to an explanation of the facility while carrying heavy luggage. I had stayed there half a year ago, so I asked him vaguely, wondering if it would be okay to leave it out. The man at the front ran after me. ”What is that attitude?” ”What is that attitude?” twice. I thought this person was crazy. ”What is your attitude?” I asked. ”People are explaining without even replying!” said the man. This person is the president of this inn, and his name is ○no. I said I didn't even reply, but I answered with words about meal times and whether or not the room was cleaned. He said, ”I called you many times.” I'm calling,” I said. ”I think you may be lost,” said Ono. When I said, ”I've been here half a year ago, so I'm not lost,” he replied, ”I don't know about that. I know about the customers who come often.” I've stayed twice in half a year, and I've stayed for two nights each time. Shame on you for not managing customer information. Even though I got stuck in traffic and took 5 hours to arrive, I didn't get a word of ”Welcome, thank you for your hard work.” It makes me sick when you ask me. If this person is in the service industry, he should think more from the customer's point of view. It's obvious that I was worried about the late cleaning of the meal. It is the service industry and hospitality industry that thinks from the customer's point of view without asserting your own ego. Why do you want to stand above your customers? When I said, ”You're disqualified for the hospitality business,” this person named Nono mumbled, ”You're disqualified for being a customer.” I was taken aback and laughed involuntarily. According to what I've heard, this person has a lot of complaints after all, and seems to be particularly arrogant when dealing with weaker opponents such as women and the elderly. Even when I checked out, if he saw me, he would sneak up on me and hide. This person is disqualified as a human being before being disqualified from the hospitality industry. I'm surprised that they're going to raise the price again even though the food and bath aren't a big deal. Well, I will never stay there again.

Very close to the station and Kumano Ancient Road entrance, the whole is relatively new, there is an elevator suitable for people who pull boxes, although it is a public toilet sink and bathing place, but the sanitary conditions are very good, provide Japanese breakfast and dinner, rich and delicious, very comfortable stay experience

Excellent stay after Kumano Kodo hiking. Futon very comfortable. They helped in transporting lugages to room. Excellent, plenty, very tasty dinner, also breakfast. I forgot a fleece jacket, they contacted our travel agent in Athens to find me, they sent it next day to my Osaka hotel (with very reasonable courier cost). Fleece was nicely packed with a complimentary card included. Thank you for hospitality, very friendly personnel.

It is located in Yunomine Onsen, where the steam rises, and you can also take a bath at the sister hotel, Ryokan Azumaya, which is a member of the Secluded Hot Springs Association (However, when I visited, Azumaya was closed.) Originally, the hot spring here is one of my favorite hot springs in the top 10 in Japan. Some people may be worried about the building because it feels like it is quite loose, but it was quiet and relaxing. The food was delicious, with rare items such as venison sashimi.

We stayed here for a night during a 3 day hike, and this hostel style hotel exceeded our expectation. The bento box for dinner was better than expected. The porridge in the morning was great, especially with the extra toppings provided with it. Even the coffee included was much appreciated. We had a private room, and it met all our needs. The onsens were great! 3 are there and never seemed to be busy…I recommend the outside one. Location is also ideal…only a 2 minute walk to the town Onsen. We usually like to stay in 3 star hotels or better seeing we are not hostel type people anymore, but we would stay here again, and I would recommend this place to anyone.