Kouyurou Ikawa

“Ryokan Experience”

A truly peaceful escape in a charming small town. We loved the spacious Japanese-style room, which felt authentic and relaxing. The highlight was definitely the private hot spring—soaking while enjoying the hotel's complimentary unique craft beer was an unforgettable experience! Both breakfast and … Plus

A truly peaceful escape in a charming small town. We loved the spacious Japanese-style room, which felt authentic and relaxing. The highlight was definitely the private hot spring—soaking while enjoying the hotel's complimentary unique craft beer was an unforgettable experience! Both breakfast and dinner were exceptional. A perfect stay.

Moins

“Authentic - Onsen experience, with 5-Star cuisine - off the beaten path & worth it!”

I had an amazing stay there in December, the staff did speak a little english which helped. Check in was easy and the room was excellent. I did not expect the food to be as wonderful as it was. Traditional Japanese with a French/European twist at times, really delicious. The Onsen experiences were … Plus

I had an amazing stay there in December, the staff did speak a little english which helped. Check in was easy and the room was excellent. I did not expect the food to be as wonderful as it was. Traditional Japanese with a French/European twist at times, really delicious. The Onsen experiences were various and wonderful. It's quiet and as others have written "a modern tranquil ryokan." I am looking forward to my next visit. It is priced modestly for the experience, saw many families there and I was the only westerner and felt 100% welcome and comfortable.

Moins

“Absolutely great local onsen experience!”

I went to this hotel on a weekday, and seems it is for local travellers as I can't see any foreigners except me. Most of the staffs couldn't speak any English, just one male staff tried his best to explain and introduce the facilities, meals and room to us by very simple English. We were offered t… Plus

I went to this hotel on a weekday, and seems it is for local travellers as I can't see any foreigners except me. Most of the staffs couldn't speak any English, just one male staff tried his best to explain and introduce the facilities, meals and room to us by very simple English. We were offered two fruit cocktail upon arrival, check-in is done in the lounge while we were enjoying the cocktail, very nice and relaxing. Room is a tradition Japanese one, spacious, low table during the day, and while you go to dine, someone will go to your room to make your bed and move the low table aside. Sadly, there is no view, and even no garden to walk on for the whole hotel. Everyone is offered a complimentary 50-min session of private hot bath, there are 3 different style of hot bath you can choose from, two of them are like western style, one is japanese style with outdoor view. As a foreigner, we chose the Japanese style, it is actually a semi outdoor hot bath, the bath is indoor, but you can open the slide door very widely to enjoy the little green garden and have some fresh cool air. Nobody can go into the little garden, as the staff will ask you to lock the door when you go in to the onsen, totally private. Dinner time is at 7:45 which is a bit late but as i know they have 2 rounds of dinner, it is acceptable. Food was fabulous! Especially the sashimi plate, very fresh and the portion was big, also the western style grilled steak with avocado tasted good too. Dessert is special, there was a seasonal pumpkin mousse chocolate cake, which is so nice that i haven't tried anywhere else before. Morning breakfast was huge, there were many pickles to go with rice, salad was refreshing with the local special wasabi miso dressing, you can buy a bottle if you like it. The main dish is the grill fish, the staff will bring you a plate of assorted fish and you pick your own fish, then grill on the table. Everything was delicious but i couldn't finish them all, they are too much! The whole experience was nice, everything feel like local, quiet, relaxing, and satisfied!

Moins