Ryotei Matsubaya

The hotel is situated 15 minutes taxi ride from the Beppu station. So we have nowhere to go that night. But it's good enough to have hotspring and drinks in the hotel. The staff is very polite and can explain what you can do in English. Then you were lead to the room and tips rejected. We booked the Kaiseki dinner and breakfast. The dinner time is either 6pm or 6:30pm and the breakfast time 8am or 8:30. The dinner is good but maybe my expectation is quite high, it didn't reach my expectation, especially for the sashimi. For the onsen, there are 4 private onsens and 2 public. One of the private onsens is closed. Therefore we can use 3. You can use the private onsen when it is not occupied. Just lock the door and turn the plate to the other side. But all the onsen are closed by 12 midnight. And there is a room with free flow beer and soda, but it closes at 10pm. Don't drink beer before taking hotspring. There is also an onsen in our room which can be used anytime. It's hot at night but not so hot in the next morning. Overall, the view is good. The staff is good. The food is good (just not so great) and the onsens are good. Beppu is a good place to stay a few days more

There is a free snacks & drinks bar for guest, thats is very thoughtful. The hotel is good for taking photos.

It was a very nice trip. The staff were very good with good service. And the food quantity was big, donno why some comment said they were not full. 😝 I have a very good memory there. Just one thing if there are more individual hot spring room will be perfect ^^ Definitely will go again

The Matsubaya Inn is a traditional Japanese ryokan with both beds and futons and is excellent. It has several hot spring baths, which importantly, have a flow source for freshness. (Some hotels just boil water.) We stayed for three nights and our room (Azami) was very conveniently located close to the best of the hot springs, a spacious one with a view of the city and bay. We could put up an 'occupied' sign and use it privately for 45 min. The kaiseki dinner featured both Japanese beef and fish and was Michelin class. The breakfast was Japanese style with fish, and I missed a Western breakfast with eggs. The facilities are clean and simple and is perfect for adults. There's no game center for kids. The only minor drawback is that the inn is a bit apart from the main attractions. It's a yen 2000 taxi ride to most places, and the bus stop is about 15 min away. We like to walk, so didn't mind that.