Guest User
April 25, 2025
There are fewer and fewer Japanese hot spring inns that offer welcoming services (getting your luggage from the parking lot when checking in; waving goodbye outside when leaving), but this is one of the few that still has it.
Overall, I am very satisfied. Except for one security guard who looked at people sideways without saying hello, other service staff were polite. When I checked out, the front desk clerk wrote a small card for me in Chinese, which shows the hotel's thoughtfulness.
There are welcome drinks and popsicles in the lobby, and the room also provides a bottle of drink and 2 desserts, which is in line with expectations.
As someone who values views, I really like the corner room in the Lake View Building (corner room; there should be only four rooms from 3F to 6F). This is probably my favorite room among the hundreds of hotels I have stayed in in Japan. Although it is a bit expensive, it is worth it because of its high CP value.
The indoor hot spring public pool is also good. The public pool on the lake is relatively simple (no shower), but the scenery is great.
The other type is the superior room in the main building, which offers hot spring bathing. It is more expensive but does not have a view. It should only be suitable for couples to take a bath together. For someone like me who cannot enjoy a bath without a view, the CP value is very low.
When booking a hot spring hotel in Japan, I don’t really like using Trip because the risk is very high. Japanese hot spring hotels have different prices depending on the number of people and breakfast and dinner. But Trip lacks this information, and booking a room is always a matter of luck. I was lucky this time as the evening meal was not discounted, but the meals in the two rooms were slightly different, which is also the part that I hate every time I book a Japanese hot spring hotel on Trip. (Last time I encountered a room that allowed you to eat at a Japanese restaurant or a French restaurant at night, but the other room only allowed you to eat at a Japanese restaurant)
If I still have something to complain about, it is that this hotel cannot be cancelled once booked (the cancellation fee is high), so I booked it after confirming my trip two days in advance. (If you book too late, the hotel may not be able to prepare dinner for you)
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