Bettei Soan

–Great location - show map
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Scored 9.5
Rated exceptional

Staff

9.8

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Bettei Soan in Minami Aso offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and free toiletries. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and free WiFi. Relaxing Facilities: Guests can enjoy a hot spring bath, sauna, open-air bath, and terrace. Additional amenities include a balcony with mountain views, yukata, and tatami floors. Convenient Services: The ryokan provides free bicycles, free on-site private parking, and housekeeping service. Special diet menus are available, and breakfast is provided by the property. Nearby Attractions: Mount Aso is 14 mi away, Kumamoto Castle 24 mi, and Suizenji Park 22 mi. Kumamoto Airport is 13 mi from the property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

  • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site

  • Open-air bath, ​Hot spring bath

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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Oksana
Israel Israel
“Delicious food, cleanliness, Japanese hospitality. The food is very good. Michelin level. From our friends experience who stayed in other places in the area they only had very specific Japanese food (pickles and seaweed etc). This place served...”
Yiu
Hong Kong Hong Kong
“The room is beautiful with traditional Japanese style design.”
Katherine
United States United States
“From even before we arrived, everyone we spoke with from the ryokan was incredibly helpful and accommodating. When we arrived, it was such a welcoming check in and very thorough. Our room was beyond what we expected, perfectly clean, much larger,...”
Regina
Singapore Singapore
“Outstanding breakfast and dinner served in your spacious room. The onsen in your room was beautiful and spacious.”
Anonymous
United States United States
“As Americans, I wanted to share the traditional ryokan experience with my family. Our daughter loves everything Japanese, so she was in heaven with everything (food, accommodations, kimono, and the decor). The staff was on point and even came out...”
Sr
Singapore Singapore
“This is really a very nice ryokan. The room has 2 floors, with the second floor having a bedroom and a balcony with a mountain view. The first floor has a dining area and a very very nice private bath. Hands-down the best private in-room bath we...”
Samuel
Singapore Singapore
“Top notch facilities and service, staff go out of the way to make the stay pleasant. Very nice view of mountain from my room and also the public onsen. I also left my phone behind at the property and the staff helped to express courier it to my...”
Celina
Hong Kong Hong Kong
“We love wonderful dinner and breakfast, very delicious. All are excellent, and all of us enjoyed hot spring inside the room.”
Yong
Singapore Singapore
“Very clean and beautifully designed house. The dinner was very good.”
Ronel
South Africa South Africa
“The staff went out of their way to assist us and they spoke English which really helped.”

Area info

Amenities of Bettei Soan

Great facilities! Review score, 9.7

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Breakfast

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:30 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 10 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please note that the property does not cater to vegetarian meal requests. Other meal requests are not guaranteed.

Dinner is served at 18:00, 18:30, or 19:00.

In order to prepare special amenities for men and women, guests are kindly requested to indicate the gender of each guest staying in the room in the Special Requests box when booking.

For children's meals, reservations are required 3 days prior to arrival.

Please note that renovation work of the main building will be carried out from 12/05/2025 to 29/07/2025. The large public bath will be unavailable during this time.

Please inform Bettei Soan of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Guests with tattoos may not be permitted to use the property’s public bathing areas or other facilities where the tattoos might be visible to other guests.

Guests must check in by 18:00:00 to eat dinner at this property. Guests who check in after this time may not be served dinner, and no refund will be given.