Romantic Hotels in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

My non-smoking room smelled of smoke. Fortunately the staff were exceptional, and I soon received another room. One staff told me that because the room was ”Japanese Style”, and that I had to take the bedding from the closet, move the low table and make up my own futon. I live in Japan and I know what a ”Japanese Style” room is. Ryokans of a good grade will have staff make up the futons. When a hotel is too large, the work of making up the futons for all rooms becomes onerous, however, one wonders why ”five star hotel” if one has to make up one's own futon AND receive education on what a ”Japanese Style” room entails [ I am in the hotel business]. The lobby is bleak and looks cheap. No style, no charm. The seating is ugly and cheap. There are real plants here and there but no cut flowers. Cut flowers are very expensive in Japan. Too expensive for this hotel. The final point is that I booked this specific hotel in order to take a swim. Although the weather was fine, the pool had closed the day before I arrived. The pool was still full of water, perfect and peaceful, but ”closed”. No doubt, this saves on staff and other expenses, in the same way that making up one's own futon does . . . all this is fine for a hostel, but not for a luxury hotel. I have been generous with my star-giving because I like to be kind, and because several of the staff were truly exceptional in their kindness and service, however, we hope that the management will note our comments. Please pay for more staff and please keep your pool open as long as the weather permits. Global warming means pools can stay open longer. :-)

The hotel is right next to the Architectural wonders of Awaji and you can view them with the seaview as a background right from the balcony. The size of the room is also very comfortable. Would also like to recommend booking the breakfast buffet. We have tried two restaurants from the hotel and bought souvenirs from the shop and have nothing to complain about.

Very nice and cosy ryokan with beautiful interiors, perfect personnel service and onsen. Private bath was great. Also we liked bath with hot water on the balcony in a room. Good location in Arima.

There are many hotels to choose from in Tangcun Hot Spring. It happened to be a festival when I checked in, which was very lively. Booked for two nights this time. The meals per night are different and unique. The staff in the hotel were very polite and introduced different attractions.

Very nice Japanese hotel with good service and facilities (public hot spring bath where women and men are separate and several private hot spring baths that I recommend to book in advance). We also had an amazing massage in the hotel spa. The down side would be that the hotel doesn't offer western beds (only Japansese futons) and that the personnel doesn't speak very good English (but are very nice and are trying their best to help)

Although we checked in late, we were soothed by the open-air rose bath. We were lucky that it was only available on certain days of the week. For breakfast, we enjoyed the ”Breakfast at the Ryokan.” We wanted to drink coffee, so it was good that drip coffee was prepared in the room.

The experience was great. It is very comfortable and convenient to soak in hot springs. Dinner and breakfast are super rich and delicious. I must recommend it to my friends and family! It is difficult to communicate with the hotel counter staff who speak English. Fortunately, some staff members can speak Mandarin.

First time going to an onsen and staying at a ryokan. I was quite impressed with the hotel's service... We traveled by train. When we arrived at the station, there was a staff member who looked after tourists (Tourism Center) who asked where we were staying and arranged for us to take a bus (free ride) to our accommodation. When we arrived at the hotel, there was a staff member who helped carry our luggage and suggested places to visit, including wearing a yukata to go to an onsen in the city! Our family stayed on the 1st floor (which was very good! We didn't have to climb the stairs because our luggage was very big and there were a lot of them, including a small child). In the room, there was a private onsen for us to soak in, and the hotel also had an onsen for us to soak in (shared with other people in the hotel). The staff who looked after our room was named Datto/Natto (I can't remember his name, it should be something like that). He took very good care of us, but it must be his job, lol. He served food in the room, made the bed for us to sleep on, and also suggested places to soak in an onsen. The food was very good... We wrote a request that we didn't eat meat, so the accommodation prepared a huge crab dinner set for us (more than in the picture). Because it is served continuously, I can't finish it all 5555) Overall, it is good. I recommend it, but the price is a bit high, but it is worth it for the service and accommodation 👍🏻

A great ryokan! Located 5 minutes from the Arima bus station. We chose a room with two beds in a European style - we were met by a Russian-speaking girl, she showed us to the room, told us everything. Dinner and breakfast, as in most places, must be ordered at least 3 days before arrival. Please note that check-in is from 15:00 to 18:00. The room is spacious, there is a free massage chair, tea, there is no bath or shower in the room. Since the building is old, you need to be quiet, since there is no soundproofing. We took dinner for 15,000 yen - they offer you a time, at the right time they show you to the table. It was delicious, but not too impressive. I would like to hear more information about the dishes from the staff. The food was brought out quickly, the staff is trying very hard. The dining room looks great. The source itself is quite small, I didn't really like the system with a low partition, but if you want to be alone, or you have a tattoo, you can visit it at night - it is open all day, except for 00:00-01:00 and 09:30-10:30 for cleaning. The water is golden We also took a private bath for 5500 yen/60 minutes, it is 5 minutes from the building, it is quite scary to go there at night, I wanted an escort. There is a hammam and all the necessary accessories.

I was assigned to a very dusty room. When I opened the room door, I smelled something unpleasant and stuffy. There was dust everywhere, on the lamps, on the wall in front of the bed, on the door to the terrace...so I had to clean the room by myself. I really wonder if the room was carefully cleaned before it was ready for use. The mattress looked like 20-year old and the bed sheet was outworn, making me doubt if the hotel was really built in 2017. It was the most expensive hotel I booked in Kobe - over 400 USD per night. It was not worth the money. Strongly recommend visitors not to select this hotel.