Hot Spring Hotels in Shibukawa

Stayed for 2 nights in early Dec 2024. Booked the mountain view twin room with cypress bath which comes with both dinner and breakfast. The ryokan styled hotel is located diagonally opposite from the shibukawa bus stop and about 5 mins walk (turn right from the hotel) to the Ikaho stone steps around the mid section of the steps. The hotel is old ryokan style but well maintained and does not see much wear and tear. The lobby which is on the 3rd floor (ground level) is big. No shoes allowed in the hotel, guests have to deposit their shoes at the entrance. Staff were all friendly and polite though not all can speak well in English. They do go much more to make you feel at home. Yutaka is provided at the lobby. My room which is located on the 4th floor corner is considered big. Old styled ryokan kind of design but with western bed. Though the room is laid with tatami on the floor but can still hear people walking if they area heavy or run. Corridor noise does filter in as well but muffled. Unblocked view of the mountain as the hotel sits on an elevated hill. I would recommend to stay with mountain view. The cypress bath can fit 2 person but takes a while to fill, I rather go to the public onsen. Besides the usual amenities, they even provide face wash, face moisturiser, etc in the room. Safe box is provided in the room as well. Wifi seems weak. No place in the bathroom however to hang your clothes or towel. There is an indoor onsen on the first floor and an outdoor one on the 8th floor. The onsen are gender separated. They rotate the male and female onsen on the first floor though both has the same look and facilities. The onsen on the 8th floor has a nice view of the city but no shower facilities. There is a massage chair on the first floor as well. Breakfast and dinner are served on the 2nd floor. I would not say that this is the best, but definitely delicious and sufficient. Check in at 3 pm and check out at 10am which I find a bit too early. Hope they can consider to extend. Overall I would recommend this place to stay if you are coming to ikaho.

Very clean and tidy. Room as pictured. Staff lovely... thank goodness for google translate. Private hot pools great...large. You had to get in quick as no booking - but good sysyem on co.outer to see when free. I American breakfast good (except tomato sauce ON tge omelette). Omelette was light and fluffy. Only about 10 minutes walk to the steps.

Ikaho Onsen is a town you really have to make an effort to visit. Buses on Saturdays and Sundays are very infrequent; I waited two hours when I stayed there, so I had to take a taxi. You can ask the taxi driver to stop at the ancient Mizusawa Temple before reaching your accommodation. The hotel is incredibly cute and charming. I didn't expect much, but it was amazing, especially the food – 100 out of 100! It was filling, beautifully presented, delicious, and wonderful. The hotel has a beautiful golden-brown onsen with a great atmosphere. Highly recommended. The accommodation is on a hill, so if you have heavy luggage, it will be tiring to drag it from the bus stop. Taking a taxi is much more convenient. Walking from the hotel's parking area leads directly to many tourist attractions – super convenient! I've traveled a lot in Japan, but this is the town and accommodation I truly love and am most impressed with. For the return trip, I recommend taking a taxi to the train station; just tell the hotel you've booked one. Highly recommended!

The traditional Japanese hot spring hotel has a quiet environment and is a great choice for rest and relaxation. Dinner and breakfast are traditional Japanese kaiseki cuisine, with rich dishes, carefully prepared, colorful, fragrant and delicious, satisfying both the eyes and the stomach. From the time of our stay to our departure, the service staff was very considerate and caring, and we felt right at home!

Although the hotel has no special appearance, the internal rooms are great. The large glass windows can see Chicheng Mountain and Yuanming Mountain, and you can see great scenery when you get up early. It is also very close to Shiduan Street, there is a shuttle bus, you can also walk there. Breakfast and dinner are also delicious, kaiseki cuisine level. Service is excellent, it is the best service I have traveled so many times in Japan.

Kinchoro is the more exclusive wing of Fuikuichi. The rooms come sight private onsen and it’s similar to most 10 tatami rooms. The service from the staff is good. They are almost invisible when you don’t need them but will magically appear when you need help, during meal times and check in/out time. The food unfortunately seem to be so so only. I didn’t find it spectacular, and in fact fringing on being a bit too inventive. Otherwise, all okay.

The hotel is located in the highest location of Yixiangbao Street, which is very convenient when going out. The hotel room is Japanese-style tatami, the mattress is very thick and comfortable, and you will not feel back pain after sleeping. The room space is also very large, with a sofa and dining area, and there is no feeling of cramped at all. The hotel staff was very friendly and saw us as non-local, and a foreign staff member who was good at English took the initiative to help. Knowing that we did not buy the hotel restaurant dinner, we will introduce the nearby restaurant, thanks to her introduction, we found an izakaya nearby, the food standard is also very high. The hot springs are divided into men and women, and will be exchanged at specific times so that customers can enjoy all the hot springs. The hot springs are divided into indoor and open air, all very comfortable. The whole hotel is very large and the decoration is Japanese style. If you go to Yixiangbao next time, you will also choose Fuyi again. This hotel with a high CP value.

Staff & food was excellent. A very good experience staying in their Japanese style room. Special thanks to Ann & Heng for going above & beyond to make our stay memorable. Thank you!

Great hot spring hotel ♨️ and also very famous, it is said to have a bit of history ~ the room is very big, and the staff will carefully write the guest's name on the door after booking. There is a parking lot right in front of the hotel. There are some souvenirs on the first floor for guests to choose and buy. The price is moderate-the whole hotel is very quiet. There is an observation deck on the top floor, and there are places to eat and drink. It is above the housing floor, the housing is on the middle floor, and the hot spring is under the housing floor.

I arrived in front of the hotel around 3 PM, but there was no one there. I waited, wondering what to do, when a leisurely-looking man came over. He asked for my name and loudly confirmed it with another man. When I went into the front desk, it was packed with people, and I didn't know what to do, so I drank some tea and waited. Then someone who arrived later spoke to the front desk staff who were explaining things, asked for their name, and wrote it down on a piece of paper. If I had just waited silently, I would have been left alone the whole time. The room was spacious, and I could see the distant mountains, so I was able to relax in the room. The bath wasn't exactly clean, but it was okay. The open-air bath was outside, but I couldn't see the scenery or the sky at all, which I guess is unavoidable. I went for breakfast around 8:40 AM, but there was another huge line! By the time I ate, the miso soup had gotten completely cold, and the seat I was shown to was gone. It was a terrible experience. However, the food, especially the rice balls, was delicious. If you asked me if I would want to go again knowing all this, I would say yes. Thank you for your hospitality.