GO TO利用でしたが残念ながらお得感はありませんでした。一人ひとりにいただいた巾着袋、湯上りのアイスキャンディー・・今はいろんな温泉宿でもあります。一番の不満は、入りたいときにお風呂に入れない!全部が45分貸し切り予約制なので、折角来たのだから全部のお風呂に入ってみたいという願いは叶わず・・予約が取れたなら娘、孫と一緒に入り、途中でスマホで婿に連絡して私と代わる・・方式でした。家族構成によっては、皆が一緒に入れるって事ないですからね~~。スマホで連絡とりながらの温泉は初めてでした。あと、お料理はたくさん出ましたが、キレがない!!アッ、これ美味しいって感動がないままお腹が膨れる状態でした。唯一、途中で出てきた*かけご飯でしたっけ・・あれが一番インパクトがあったのですが、何であそこで出てくる??あれ、朝御飯に食べたかったです(笑)それから、最近の旅行では、家族皆がスマホやらi-padやら充電しますので、ベットの脇にコンセントがあったら助かります。
ゲゲストIn short: Not worth the price I have been to Japan for quite a number of times, and visiting an onsen/hotspring town has become a routine for me. The price of this onsen hotel was on the higher side, the cost of my stay was USD485 for 2 persons, with in-room breakfast and dinner included. The appearance of the hotel was old and required some maintenance, but the interior could still be considered as classic and Japanese-elegant. Room was well-equipped, clean and very spacious. There were several onsen locations within the hotel, and its sister-property, but I didn't think they were of great difference. All of the locations were with similar view or no view at all, and the onsen water felt like the same for me (perhaps I was not an expert). Private onsen required an extra JPY2200, which was usually free in other onsen hotels. Dinner was served individually in room over a 2-hour duration, in my opinion, which was a bit long. It felt like a slow service restaurant rather than a high-end dining experience. The tempura was served in room temperature, and the oil had already become visible, implying the tempura had probably waited for some time in room temperature. Other dishes were good, but nothing too exceptional. Same for the breakfast as well. Vending machine could be found in the lobby of the hotel, but all alcoholic drinks must be sold through hotel souvenir shop / in-room minibar, price was reasonable though. One free cup of Asahi beer for each guest from 5-7pm, which was generous. Hotel provided shuttle service to ropeway station, bus station and JR station on-request, which was very convenient as there was no need to wait for a particular time. Staff service was excellent. Everything in this hotel was OK, with some ”good” and ”excellent”, but it was still a very average hotel with nothing too exception. Therefore, I did not consider it worthed its high-price.