Aratama Ryokan

First time in Beppu . This ryokan is 20 minutes walk from Beppu station . Very quiet neighborhood, the first family mart is at 10 minutes . So not that convenient . Beppu is very quiet most of the shops and restaurants closed down to the point I had a hard time to find somewhere to eat . And also the ryokan being so far away from everything didn’t help . As for the ryokan itself , very quiet , loved the onsen ( they have 3 separate , could use one on my own which was super nice !) the lady don’t speak English so didn’t have any contact with her or husband . The room was nice , she lent me 2 robes for the onsen . Shower and onsen on the first floor , rooms on the second . Everything was good but I would definitely recommend to stay 2 nights max , since not much to do in Beppu . Everything can be done in a day .

The host are very helpful, friendly and polite. The hot spring is awesome when you may enjoy it with a river view. The breakfast is nice too. Also, the homely inn is highly recommended for cats lovers. Just a mindless thing is that the host only speak Japanese but now the technique of translation is user friendly.

it's a small homey inn, amazing for cat lovers. you get to spend 1h in a room full of super friendly cats. their homemade breakfast and dinner is delicious and very filling - you even get to eat next to another room of cats! the only downside is the location, which is 1 short train station (comes every 40mins) away from beppu station. it's a bit in the residential area, and the walk from higashibeppu station can get a bit quiet and dark, but overall still a great place to stay!