Great Japanese-style hotel that comes with Onsen facilities, offering both public and private baths. The public baths are separate for men and women.
Those who are not planning on having Onsen need to check that the room include a private shower /bathroom.
The room with mountain views have great scenery of the mountains, which is spectacular during the autumn seasons.
It is advisable to include breakfast and dinner into the hotel booking as there are no restaurants nearby.
Breakfast and dinner sets are meticulously prepared. Really is a unique experience and the dishes all taste really fantastic (especially if you like Japanese food).
Dinner though, is expensive (8000 yens) if it is not included as part of the room reservation. As each dinner sets need to be prepared individually, guests must decide and informed the receptionist during checking in if they opt to have dinner. There are only 2 timing options available: 5:30pm or 8:00pm.
Payment for the dinner is during checkout (if it as added in, and not already pre-paid during room reservation).
The receptionist can speak good English and will explain all details during checking in.
The only drawback is that the hotel is about 5 minutes (about 2 km) drive from the Shirakawa-go bus center where most tourists will be arriving at.
The hotel does provide a shuttle bus to ferry guests from the bus center. The pick-up time is about 3pm. This information is not available in the hotel information. Learned about it when I checked at the tourist information counter at the bus center. The driver will carry a signboard with the name of the hotel, so look out for it.
Guests may want to plan around this ferry service when planning their itinerary as transportation options are limited.
Outstanding
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