Tsuyukusa

Love the private indoor and outdoor onsens, cute little dining room and lounge room, free massage chairs, toiletries, tea, coffee, and pastries. Clean, spacious traditional room.

No shower, thin futon (thankfully they put multiple in your room, so I used two)

This felt like the most authentic Japanese inn we have stayed in during our travels. We were in a much bigger room than we expected which was beautiful and the private baths were such an experience. They were also generous enough to let us leave or bags for 2 days beyond our stay.

The location is perfect for those taking the bus and the rooms are quite big. The onsen is great, as it can be used privately.

The check in is done via a computer and the owner didn’t greet me, although she was there and looking at me.

The outdoor Onsen is lovely, you can enjoy stunning mountain view while bathing. There's also a massage chair downstairs. The location is close to the bus stop (but then so is everything in this little town)

The room smelled of smoke, even though we asked for a non-smoker room. You make your own bed and then sleep on the floor. This gave me back pain after hiking all day and being exhausted and desperate for a good rest. There's minimal/no service. The host (a very old lady) was strangely rude to my kids and knocked on their heads with her knuckles while talking to them. They only give tiny, thin bath towels which doesn't cover anything or dry, and refuses to give extra when asked despite us staying for 3 nights. We had a superior room but is actually tiny and everyone sleep on the floor together with no space left inbetween. Check-out is at 9am which is unusually early and the little old lady was watching like a hawk to make sure you leave.... It's like we've encountered Yubaba from Spirted Away.