Tanabe Hotels with Kitchens

"I was about to give bad reviews due to some poor check-in experience, but everything after check in is so good that compensates this journey. First, the check-in process that brings me with bad experience: it is self-served and there is no any staff. By rights you should receive an instruction email with check-in PIN in advance, which I heard from other guests. However, I didn’t receive anything but Trip’s confirmation letter and I was unable to check in. And my sim card in Japan is just an internet card unable to make phone calls, which means I have no way to contact the hotel directly. My partner and I were desperately locked out of the hotel in the evening, after 7h hiking, with no other available hotel in the mountain. After waiting for over 1 hour, other guests helped us to enter the admin room where there is an ipad to call the hotel (why not make it available to guests without checking in?), and with the help of Trip’s agency, we finally checked in successfully. Then here is the staying experience: so good that makes me almost forgive the poor check-in experience. Each room is a spacious individual house and ours has a garden for BBQ. The food is also self-served, with the cooking stuffs and ingredients in the fridge. It was unexpected that you need to cook yourself (I don’t think it was listed on room info when I booked it), but it’s not bad that Wagyu, chicken, and vegetables are served. The rooms are big and cozy, and you can do the laundry after hiking. Everything is good about the hotel itself, just be aware of the self-checkin process and make sure you get the instructions before that."

"There are fewer restaurants near the hotel. You can go to the hot springs when you stay in the hotel. Although the facilities are very old, it is really comfortable to soak in the soup after hiking! ! The front desk does not speak English but the service attitude is very good, it is still very recommended"

"The room was very clean. The landlady was kind and could communicate in Chinese using a translation software. I ordered her breakfast for 800 yen and it was very comfortable. I didn’t know what to choose from the meal. I just ate what she made and I was very satisfied. This B&B can pick you up from the station. I don’t speak Japanese, so I can only walk there. When I left, she drove me to the station. I liked it very much! The bus runs twice a day, and it’s difficult to take a taxi. The pick-up and drop-off is very pleasant."

"This was a surprise to us! The stay was fantastic and the facilities are super friendly to hiker and travelers. With community kitchen equipped every thing that you might needed, we enjoyed very much of dinner time with fellow hikers and great culture and trip exchanges! The washer and dryer are so helpful for hikers to have less packed cloth along the way. The food and drinks are right amount without going out for dinner or breakfast. The whole facility is clean, efficient, and cozy! We strongly recommend friends or fellow hikers to stay at any Sen Retreat brand along Kumano Kodo hiking"

"I thought it was a separate room, but the result was a whole house of space. I lived in a Japanese-style house, which was very novel~ There are supermarkets close before six o'clock nearby, where you can buy some simple ingredients and cook your own food, but the existing pots may not be too large (two people simply eat enough). There is no water dispenser, but you can boil your own water, and there are also tea bags and three-in-one coffee bags that can be brewed. Very close to the bus station, very quiet after night, there is also a balcony outside the second floor room. The fly in the ointment is that because it is located on the side of the mountain, it may be necessary to check whether there are small bugs before lying on the bed, and then it is better to sleep after processing."

"This room was because the hotel I booked before I didn't confirm the order the day before I left, and it became the perfect start for me to break through the middle of the Kumano Ancient Road. After leaving the station, I met Mr. Ota (60 years old), who came to pick me up. After a simple exchange, he gave me a brochure that I had to go to Kumano Ancient Road Museum to buy, and it had already stamped the furthest chapter on the periphery of the ancient road. Today, the task of the newer village is to NPC to take me to cover the other two chapters. And let me try a 2-hour hike to warm up for tomorrow's departure. Mr. Ota enthusiastically explained that he did not charge me any extra fees. There was a Rosen convenience store 3 minutes walk from his house. I bought a lot of supplies and dinner. Who knew that my room was already stuffed with all kinds of free drinks. The room is arranged on the second floor and there is a toilet, but the bath and laundry are going downstairs. The room is oversized, a little bigger than my home in Kyoto. At night, you can see the perfect valley sunset from the balcony! The toilet is a bit old but very clean, and the toilet paper is super thick and fragrant! The bathroom and the wash basin are equipped with a variety of toiletries so that you don't need to open the wash bag! Mr. Taitian's dinner for a busy afternoon was simple instant noodles and meatballs, which made me a little sad. We talked for a long time after dinner. Mr. Taitian is actually half a Chinese pass. If you have the opportunity to stay, please communicate with him. Although it looks a little far from the starting point, there is the blessing of Rosen convenience store and the hospitality of Mr. Ota, it is definitely a lucky place to start from Kumanoko! I highly recommend it!"

"The hotel is right by the ancient road, you can see it from the mountain, it is very convenient. The self-service check-in is also silky, and you must read the operation instructions carefully. When entering the room, breakfast and dinner are already in the room. The dinner is packed in the lunch box. There are quite a lot of food varieties, that is, it is a bit cold. Breakfast is 4 kinds of bread + coffee. Drinks in the small refrigerator can be drunk for free. It is very convenient to have a washing machine and dryer, and wash the wet clothes on the mountain."

"It's alright, the hot spring is okay, and the price is cheap. The conditions are decent; it's probably one of the better hostels out there. I hope the service can be improved. There's a young male waiter there, and his work attitude could be better. The location isn't easy to find."