Onyado Yuinosho

A large and very well featured Ryokan (traditional inn) style hotel near the historic village of Shirakawa Go. Very helpful staff, I appreciated the bus from Shirakawa Go bus station to the hotel. Without your bags (or perhaps with), it’s walkable in about 25 minutes. Additionally if you request it, you can get the bus back at 08:30 which got me onto the onward early bus to Kanazawa at 08:50 which was much appreciated. The hotel has separated male/female onsen as well as two private onsen you could share with your partner, if you wish. Familiarise yourself with both ryokan and onsen customs if you haven’t done either before! Take your shoes off at the door and don’t let them touch the elevated surface. There is a small grocery store about 25 mins walk away but also one in the service station up the hill near the hotel. The only thing I didn’t like was that the air conditioning was set to default to lower limit to 22 degrees, meaning if you set it to 20 for sleep it would change back to 22 instantly, meaning I was waking up in heat. An air conditioning system that is set too high like this, cannot be properly used in summer. Everything else was fantastic.

Exceeded expectations. Was our most expensive stay on our trip in Japan, as we got the room with the meals included since very little dinner and breakfast options in the area. The food was some of the best we've had on our trip, and that's a pretty high bar. The staff were nice enough to have the shuttle take us to the bus depot in the afternoon while we waited on our room so we could go to the UNESCO village, since the parking there was full. We were going to walk the Google estimated distance of 45 minutes. We did walk back as was wonderful weather and my wife and I wanted to hit our step goal but was extremely thankful they were nice enough to drive us to the depot when they didn't have to. It's also the only stay we've had with a private onsen so my wife and I could go together, and it was amazing. The room was also such an amazing space to relax, really wish we'd had more time there. And the fact you can individually cool the separate main bedroom from the other room was awesome. Highly recommend and we'd definitely stay again if in the area.

Lovely, elevated experience with helpful staff and amazing cuisine

If you travel to Shirakawa-go and want to experience a truly wonderful Japanese experience, this hotel is for you. The rooms are excellent and super clean. We experienced the private baths from the hot springs and was also great! The dinner was amazing and the town magical. We loved it!