Takamiya Ryokan Miyamaso

The hotel greeted attentive, the staff of various departments were very polite, attentive, detailed explanation of the place, meals, location, very friendly. The hot spring water was great, the Japanese breakfast, the dinner was better than I imagined, and even my husband accepted it and ate it all. Although walking more stairs, walking a few more times to accept, adapt to walking, but the shoes are too big, my feet are small, Traditional Japanese-style hotel, very characteristic, but the elderly really have to consider walking the stairs, full of nostalgic mood, as if substituted into the Japanese theater scene sense. A fly in the ointment, I have small feet and no suitable shoes at checkout, and very warmly thanked.

The four of us arrived at around 9am and followed the instructions to get a taxi. We first walked up the stone steps to the hotel to check in. We had three pieces of luggage weighing about 15kg, so two middle-aged waiters carried our luggage for us. One of them even carried two pieces of luggage in both hands at once and walked up the stairs, which made me feel very embarrassed. I have great respect for their dedication, but it is so heavy that it will cause strain on the wrists and shoulders and affect bone health. Why not do it in two batches? We returned to the hotel at 2:30 pm. The room was ready and someone led us into the room and introduced everything to us along the way. There is one bedroom, one living room, two toilets and one bathroom. It is spacious and fully equipped. Except for the need to plug in the socket for poor electricity, we were given a floor mat in the living room at night. The bed and floor mat were comfortable and I slept well. This is a very Japanese style hotel, well worth a try if you haven't tried it. We booked a package with breakfast and dinner. The dinner was all-Japanese, but I don't know what the cuisine was called. The service and food were good, and the tableware and dishes on the table were also unique. If you haven't tried it, it's worth a try. The breakfast is still Japanese style, average (see Figure 4). There is also a 24-hour free semi-open-air bath. If you book a private bath, it costs 2,700 yen for 50 minutes, and the last time is 22:00. There is a hiking trail next to the hotel. If you stay for two or three days, you will be surrounded by intoxicating mountain views and natural environment. In summary, it was a good experience. If I go to Zao again, I will still choose to stay at Takamiya, which has historical value and is well maintained. Attached is the dinner menu.

The hotel staff is very friendly and polite, English communication is OK, the meals are also very exquisite and delicious, there are indoor and outdoor hot springs, it is very comfortable to soak in, although the overall equipment of the hotel is a little old, but it is very clean, you will not feel uncomfortable living here, but there is a Japanese nostalgic atmosphere, there is 2 hours of Asahi self-service in the evening, the room is comfortable, and it is very dreamy to see the snow outside the window when you get up; when you check out, they will also help you to be taken to the bus station, which is very convenient.