Kotonoyado Musashino

The property was beautiful and clean. The atmosphere was peaceful and the location was perfect.

The dinner and breakfast was delicious and beautiful. The ryokan and room was very nice and spacious. The staff working were very helpful, friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed the bath as well.

Nothing. Everything was wonderful.

It was wonderful.

- The food, very artistically crafted and beautifully served. If you are not a fish person you might struggle, there's a lot of raw /strongly flavoured fish dishes. - The environment. You can walk straight into the Kasuga Forest, it's very peaceful and surrounded by pristine nature. - The staff were very friendly, but please be aware that they speak very little English, so knowing some Japanese would be very helpful.

- Very late check-in time. In our other accommodations, we were always able to check-in before the quoted time if the room was ready before. Here we were unable to check in until the exact time quoted, so we didn't feel like we had much time to enjoy the place. - Lack of privacy. If you are expecting an experience like a hotel, then this is not the right place for you. The staff constantly come in and out of your room to set tables, serve courses of the meal and set up the futon beds, then they come in early in the morning to wake you up and remove the futon beds. It's not relaxing at all. - No private shower facilities. If you're a gaijin like me, you might be shocked by the lack of a private shower, but I guess I should have done my homework more. There is only a public shower and onsen here, so if you don't feel comfortable baring it all in front of strangers, then this may not be the right place for you