Yamanakaonsen Ohanami Kyubei

Une seule nuit mais c’était une expérience incroyable, la chambre magnifique et les bains privatifs vraiment bien ! Les salles de jeux permettent de passer un bon moment également. Le personnel a été adorable. La nourriture était variée et délicieuse également.

La amabilidad del personal, los onsen son preciosos la comida está cuidada y es de excelente calidad

Ambience, staff, location, tea room, sake, all of it.

We got a suite room with onboard breakfast and dinner. The suite was massive! We had 2 twin beds plus an additional futon room (we didn't use it because we were only 2 people). The suite has its own onsen bathtub with an outdoor river view, which was the highlight of our stay because we could bathe anytime. The food for dinner and breakfast was decent. There were plenty of snacks and other free amenities in the lobby. We received a welcome drink as well. There were free shuttle buses for transport between Kagaonsen station and the ryokan, just need to book them in advance by speaking to the ryokan staff. As we had our own ensuite onsen bathtub, we didn't make use of the public baths, but they were available and we saw a lot of families use them.

The ryokan was family-friendly, but that dampened the experience of our stay. The public spaces were just too noisy at times, with kids running around and screaming. We would have appreciated a more private and quiet experience. We stayed for only one night so by the time we checked in, the private outdoor bath had been fully booked for the evening, so that is a disadvantage for those who stay there for only 1 night. The ryokan doesn't allow advanced bookings of this private outdoor bath. In terms of cleanliness, in general the room was very clean. The only complaint we have is that the ensuite bathtub sometimes had wooden chips that fell out of the side of the tub into our water, especially when we were splashing around. Not sure if those chips were clean, might have been moldy as well. Considering the price of our one-night stay there, these aspects could have been improved.