Daisen View Heights

It was Saturday, and it was hard to get a reservation, but my partner made a reservation here because it was available. It's been a long time since I've stayed at a national guesthouse. The hotel has the north face of Mt. Daisen behind it, and the slopes are right in front of the window of the room. "The slopes are just a second's walk away, and Mt. Daisen climbing is right in front of you! Daisen View Heights is located on a plateau at an altitude of 820 meters," says the hotel brochure. You can see Mt. Daisen and the slopes from the room, and the view is great. There were no bath towels or yukatas where the clothes hanger was, and there was no phone in the room. When I called the front desk from my cell phone, they told me that both (as well as the dotera for yukata) were in front of the bath in the basement (the sign that said that was upside down and I couldn't see it). It's a hassle to go and get the yukata, but if possible, I wish they would leave the yukata near the front desk. Because you go to the bath after putting it on. The only yukatas they had were in M ​​size, and when I went to the front desk to ask, they said, "We only have M size." I usually wear LL or L, but my wife's yukata only reached below her knees, so it looked strange. This may be the first time I've stayed at an inn that doesn't have yukata sizes. Wi-Fi is easily connected in the room. There was no tea set in the room, but there were teacups, cups, a teapot, a shared electric kettle, and tea, black tea, and coffee packs next to the elevator on the floor. Each guest has to lay out their own futon. The mattress and futon were surprisingly made of rice cracker. We checked in at 3pm and went to the bath right away, but the bath didn't start until 4pm. There is no open-air bath. The bath is not a hot spring, and there is a rinse-in shampoo and body soap in the bath. The women's bath is large and I think there were five or six washing areas, but my wife said the men's bath is big enough for three people and the washing area can fit about three people. There are no amenities, so I recommend bringing your own. Dinner is only available at 6:00 or 6:30pm, and we had it at the restaurant. We had a seafood banquet, but there were various courses such as light meals, shabu-shabu, and yakiniku. Even the rice and soup were served at once. The food looked beautiful and was delicious. The soy sauce for the sashimi was tamari soy sauce. The Western-style dish was grilled with olive oil, chopped onions, and seafood, which was delicious. Alcohol was 600 to 800 yen for a cup of sake, and I ordered Kume Sakura, which tasted a bit like medicinal sake and was delicious. Breakfast only started at 7:00 or 7:30 and was a Japanese set meal. When I tried to pay for drinks with a regional coupon, I was told that it was not available at the hotel, so I paid with a card. The good thing this time was that luckily no one came to the bath in the afternoon or morning, so I was able to use it alone. When I went there after 6:00 in the morning, there was no one there, even though the rooms were said to be full. I thought that maybe breakfast was early, and people who were here for activities such as mountain climbing and hiking were busy in the morning. There is only one sink and mirror in the changing room, so it is difficult to use a hair dryer, so I was lucky to be able to use it alone. Also, based on this experience, I was able to appreciate various things that I had taken for granted at previous lodgings (such as having yukata sizes). I think this hotel is very convenient for those who are planning to do activities in Mt. Daisen.