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.

This is a very nice hotel. Loved every corner of it. A bit old. But the service and location makes it a nice place to stay. Near shinjo station by bus 20 minutes. It’s a good place to stay if you are going to ginzan onsen. They have shuttle bus to shinjo station from the hotel. They have izakaya inside of the hotel. Staff is great and helpful. We totally recommend it to stay. Awesome views

The location is relatively remote, suitable for self-driving. The room I booked has a private hot spring, which is great. There is a fruit plate and a small incense stick in the room. There are also free drinks in the hotel lobby. Including draft beer and sake. Public hot springs. The hotel staff are polite and friendly.

Clean hotel, location quite central, easy to find supermarket and CVS. We were trapped in heavy snow on the way back from a very bad tour. Hotel was hesitant to pick us up; we were cold and trapped outside and they were about to cancel our dinner even though we have paid for it. Also, the hotel will only answer your call between 09:00 and 19:00; what a lame service … hotel should be ready to answer its guests’ call 24 hrs, especially when you charge your guest over 170 USD per night per person!

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.

I stayed here on a trip from Kyushu. I was able to spend a comfortable time. The staff were also greeted calmly and hospitality was full. The rooms are also neatly arranged, and I am very satisfied with the fact that there was a cold towel in the refrigerator and that I could choose a yukata. The bath is bright and the large communal bath has not fallen one hair, it is very clean, the hot water is comfortable, and I usually don't take a bath in the morning, but I just entered! And the meal is very satisfying with dinner and breakfast! It was just right with a gentle taste and not much, not much. I was able to spend a relaxing time in the lounge. The grapefruit juice was very delicious! I felt that the whole hotel was worried about detail. I want to stay again. It was a good memory. Thank you very much.

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.