Ryokan Chinsen-Rou

The hotel provides the shuttle for us to the winter lantern festival. The staffs in the hotel are friendly and thoughtful. Thank you for great service and the shuttle. We had a great stay here.

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早餐不錯。地點對正自然文化公園，遇上紅葉期間，公園景色非常好。

酒店沒有升降機，工作人員沒有協助搬運。

We decided to stay here for the night to have enough time to enjoy the village of Kayabuki no Sato. This ryokan turned out to be almost the only hotel in the area, so the choice fell on it. The weather made our trip a very special one - an abnormal snowstorm hit Japan at the end of January, many areas were buried with thick snow, even the highways. The staff was polite, especially that kind and smiling lady who served the dinner and breakfast for us. The food was very Japanese, unusual, but tasty. The room was good but it seems that the interior is a bit old, stains on the doors and futons, I didn't feel cosy. But the view of the river and hills from the window is stunning! We were sleeping already when a little "cataclysm" happened - trees fell on the roads somewhere and broke the power cables, so electricity turned off after midnight till we left at 10 am, the water stopped in the bathroom and even our portable wi-fi died. The room got cold quite fast, we slept in sweaters, it’s good that we managed to take a bath in the evening. In the morning they brought us a kerosine heater and a flashlight and we felt much better (and warmer!). They even managed to cook a hot breakfast, although we didn’t even hope for it. My story sounds a bit scary, but in fact it was a very interesting, once in a lifetime unique experience. I will never forget this tangible silence, the murmur of the river and the trees covered with fluffy snow! A real journey to the past. The hosts cleaned our car from snow in the morning, they were very worried about how we should go further, showed blocked roads on the map, wished us good luck. But everything was fine, we had a fantastic walk in the village and arrived safely in Kyoto. Thank you very much for your hospitality!!