Hot Springs Hotels in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

My biggest mistake of this trip to Yamagata is to book this hotel. It's a good hotel but it's in the middle of nowhere. You will want to stay around the city of Yamagata province which is also called Yamagata city just so you can get to famous tourist spots. However this is 4 hours away from all of these. I had to book another hotel so I can stay 1 day in the city when I wanted to visit these places and the traveling time just completely made me exhausted. It took like 1 day to go to a place and 1 day to go back. It was so terrible, I was crying. This place is closed to Shonai airport not Yamagata airport so I also had to book another flight from Shonai. I wasted so much money for transportation. It was such a terrible experience. However the hotel is incredibly beautiful with smart design in everything. I loved the onsen very much. If it was just a vacation/restcation for relaxing purpose or isolate yourself from the human word, it's the best choice for you. Since its in the middle of the endless rice field, there is nothing to eat except for paying very high price to eat at the hotel's restaurant. And the food was just okay. The beauty of this hotel was like a trap. Its like I was blind from its beauty and couldn't see all other disavantages.

Facilities: Average, not very new, but not bad. Hygiene: The sanitation is pretty good Environment: The town is very quiet, the snowy scenery is beautiful, and every household has a persimmon tree Service: The service needs to be improved. The guy at the front desk can hardly speak English and is not very enthusiastic, which is different from many Japanese hostels Dining: Dinner is not bad, quite rich, and the tableware is also beautiful Special praise for the free snacks and coffee in the lobby☕️

It's very convenient to get there by car. The room has a bathtub, which is quite comfortable for soaking. The only downside is the air conditioning is a bit noisy when sleeping. The ingredients for dinner and breakfast were slightly subpar, but the service was good. The facilities are a bit old. At around 1000 RMB, this price would be more reasonable.

Onsen, I am told, is lovely. Stained mats and walls in our room suite was a concern. Charged for ice bucket to the room. Staff is friendly but seemed unable to take initiative to help. Breakfast has plentiful choices but some cut fresh fruits were still frozen.

As it is a long-established luxury inn, there are no problems with the facilities or the service. However, one thing that bothered me was that I had to wait a long time for dinner when I went to the dining room at the designated time. There were no strings to fasten the sleeves of the yukata anymore. It may have been a coincidence, but it was a great disappointment for a luxury inn that I rarely go to.

Authentic local experience. Loved the ambience, onsen and the meals (dinner and breakfast)! Would love to come back again.

I suddenly had the day off work so I made a reservation on the same day. The service was polite, the room was clean, and I was able to spend a satisfying and relaxing time.

建物は古いです。 いわゆる昔の温泉旅館です。 11月頭の三連休で紅葉真っ盛り。 いささかお値段は張りました。 高齢の両親を連れての旅で、部屋に椅子がなかったので、フロントに電話するとすぐに持ってきてくれました。 温泉は広くはありませんが、よく温まるいいお湯でした。 ３人くらい入れる露天風呂もあります。 夕食は食堂でしたが、なかなか手が込んでいて大満足でした。 地元の食材をたくさん使っていて美味しかったです。 特にお米が新米のはえぬきで抜群に美味しかったです。 朝ご飯も期待しましたが、朝は普通でした。 周辺に何も無い、最上川の流れる音しか聞こえない静寂の地です。

A hot spring hotel with a great value for money. It was quite late when I checked in, but the front desk staff still patiently explained it to me. It was a very good experience. The room and hot spring were both great, and the price was very reasonable. I will stay here again when I go to Yamagata next time! Thank you for the hospitality!

Basically, you can experience three hot spring baths (one of the basic men's and women's baths + four additional family baths are free), and the remaining three family baths can be used for an additional fee of 2500 yen. Two of the family baths are on the rooftop outdoors. One of the two dogs on the first floor was a Pamukkale type, dinner and breakfast were served in the room, and the next day they cleaned up the snow accumulated in the car. However, it was too noisy if the air conditioner heater turned on hard, so it was cold because I couldn't sleep and turned weak.