"Within walking distance of JR Hitoyoshi, my grandparents run a guesthouse that's essentially a guesthouse! They live on the first floor, and the guest rooms are upstairs in a small building next door. There are four rooms, but we were the only ones there when we stayed, so we had the common area all to ourselves. 🥹 The room is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, a bathroom, two toilets, and a large living room with a table. If you need to eat, you need to make reservations in advance. Sometimes, if my grandparents aren't available, you'll have to buy food at a convenience store.
My grandparents use a translator, which is pretty accurate, so don't worry! They also have bicycles at home, which are free to use.
The hotel's Japanese phone number in the Ctrip email isn't quite accurate, so you can ask your previous hotel to check out Morino in Hitoyoshi after you arrive in Japan.
You can even take your room key and go to Chaoyangkan (another hot spring hotel) to soak in the hot springs in the evening! It was a real surprise, but my grandparents said it was a partnership, so I don't know if it's always going on, so please take it as a surprise.
My grandparents are very nice, and I'd definitely stay there again. 😭 On my first day, I was in a hurry to leave, so they let me check in early, even though I was just trying to drop off my luggage. The hotel closed at 2:00 p.m., and Grandpa, worried we'd miss it, drove us right to the entrance. It was so touching, even though it only took ten minutes to walk there, but it was such a hot day! It was truly comfortable. I especially recommend Mizumi-no-Miya. They only have one set menu each day, and it's run by a grandparents. Japanese communication is easy, and English is also acceptable, though a little challenging, but it's truly worth the money and the food is delicious.
It feels like everyone in this small city knows each other, and they even chatted with us about their stay in Morino. It was a truly blissful trip. 😊
The last picture is the correct Japanese phone number for the hotel. I think it's there, but I can't quite remember it. You can try contacting them after you land. I sent an email but didn't get a response. I wonder if the email address Ctrip gave me was wrong. 😤"