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Friendly, clean and comfortable, with great public and private outdoor onsen. A short walk from the bus station and Kamikochi buses.

Excellent value for money at this hotel in the mountains. I had the place to myself as a solo traveller and felt I was getting a great deal for a huge room and private hot spring bath looking out over trees with real hot spring water from the area. Private balcony in the room and all! Authentic Japanese breakfast and dinner and the host made the effort to change my advance order from fish to beef after I'd learned beef is a speciality in the region, and my god was it good. The hotel is slightly old fashioned in some of its design but I didn't feel that was a problem, and you would do best to have a car if you want to explore the area, but the hotel itself is right on a bus stop to Takayama so you can easily travel there like I did as a solo traveller getting public transport. Staff spoke English and were super attentive.

The bus stop for bus to Norikura snow wall is just outside, you can get tickets from concierge. Near to all the walking trails. Buffet style meals were suitable for our family. Nice indoor and outdoor onsen.

Very original never seen anywhere else experience. The Onsens are the local attraction, but here they are in the hotel, non mix indoor and outdoor, and outside the hotel, after crossing the street and taking a very entertaining funicular, the an outdoor mix onsen, widely opened to an astonishing view to the mointains, still part of the hotel property. The breakfast and diner included are very practical but also highly luxurious, kind of 15 courses meal, both. The crew makes you feel like princes/ses, greatly professional and kindly helpful. The bedroom is a true traditional japanese experience, for the design but also for the kimonos ready for the whole family, with all its pieces and steps explained. Where to wear which shoes, the hotel providing all type of shoes, for indoor outdoor, front slippers to wooden flip flops, up to mountain boots. You also learn how to bath/wash as a traditional japanese. It was fantastic and unforgettable, while fun and educational, and a great family bonding time over discovery excitement. The shinhotaka ropeway makes it even more unforgettable, especially in snow, double the fun, It was Christmas, a true gift to cherish.

This hotel is a true gem: lovely staff, great onsen, super comfy room, nice food and perfect location. Staff helped us book the bus to Norikura-dake (that stops in front of the hotel) and arranged lovely food when we arrrived late. Thank you!

traditional ryokan experience. amazing mountains. great onsen. good dinner. there are three onsen’s available on a first come first serve basis. one onsen is very large, can accomodate a larger group. overall great stay.

This is the best hotel we have stayed at!! We loved everything about it. The staff were friendly and accommodating. They helped us with our bags and showed us to our room. The restaurant staff were also fantastic. Our room was beautiful and peaceful. The private bath was like nothing I have seen before. So cool! Overlooking the quiet forest. The beds were comfortable, cozy and the sliding doors hardly let any light in. The womens public outdoor bath is exactly like the pictures, overlooking trees with an amazing red autumn colour tree at the front. It was just so beautiful. There is also a sauna and cold plunge in the women's bath as well as ice cold water to drink after the hot bath. I even had the public bath to myself on the second day which was so cool! The hotel provides great amenities in the lobby and the room. Water, local sweets and shampoo/ soap in the room as well as additional toiletries as you check in. At night there are local snacks, ice water and sake in the lobby. In the lounge they had beer, wine and local apple juice at night. Tea and coffee available in the daytime. There was also ice lollies and milk for after the public bath. The outdoor private baths which are on a first come first served basis were also beautiful. We were able to use them often on our stay which I was glad about as I initially worried they would be too busy. They open til late too. The outdoor deck has a fire pit at night overlooking the trees it was so peaceful. We had the hida beef at dinner which we cooked ourselves on the grill, a great experience. It may be better to book this hotel direct as we didn't realise we hadn't booked breakfast and dinner. Luckily they had space for us when we checked in. There is a free shuttle from the bus station although it is a short walk if you don't have heavy bags. We did so called them via pay phone upon arrival and they were there within 5mins.

The loveliest woman took care of everything and everything was amazing. The food as well was exceptional! I loved the location, right next to the bus stop, but you have to love a quiet place.

Traditional pension with private onsan and wonderful dinner. Near Kamikochi

It's simply a great spot if you like outdoor recreation. Good beds, 3 private onsens that you can reserve every day, kitchen with everything you need and plenty of space for working, reading, chilling, and socializing. Hard to imagine a better base for enjoying the surrounding mountains.