Koyasan Onsen Fukuchi-IN

Overall, I was very satisfied with the 3-day, 2-night stay. Fukuchi-in Temple is in a good location, close to the bus station and the town center. You can visit all the attractions of Koyasan on foot. The room has a toilet, which is very grateful. Bathing is in the large bath. The hot spring cannot be compared with the hotel, but it is very good to have such facilities in the temple. The meals have to be praised. Although they are all vegetarian dishes and tofu, there are really many varieties and they are very delicate. Every meal is very filling. The staff of the temple are very nice and there is no bad service. I like the place to drink coffee in the morning. You can look at the scenery of the courtyard and be in a daze. You can go to the main hall at 6 o'clock in the morning to attend the morning class, which is very ritual. I also participated in the activity of copying scriptures in the evening, which was very quiet. Our room 49 is a bit off, but it is the highest and overlooks the entire courtyard (as shown in Figure 2). I am very satisfied with the location booked by Ctrip! This temple is very suitable for people who are experiencing stay for the first time!

Nice to be in a temple BUT VERY expensive, way too expensive... The staff (monks?) are friendly but we have no interaction with them, except when meeting them in the corridors (rarely) or if they are they who serve food. So excessively expensive (more than 300 e for two for one night). Not to mention that it is impossible to go out "in town" in the evening: at 9:00 p.m. (9 p.m.), the "temple" closes and you can no longer go back! It may be a temple but we absolutely don't realize it. I didn't hear a single prayer except during the day, chanting from another temple. It's more like a business than anything else (souvenir shop, paid drinks with meals, paid coffee in the morning... in short). It would have to be done again, I would hesitate twice. Contrary to what the guides say, my Japanese friend who is also a guide explained to me that all the temples are "hotel" (and there are 108 in Koya san) = there are perhaps some that are less expensive and in which you feel more in a time than in a hotel. Very poor value for money.

Beautiful location, obviously characteristic as it is managed by monks. Sleeping on the tatami is all in all comfortable. The 2 onsen are excellent. However, both the dinner and especially the breakfast, vegetarian and characteristic, are demanding. The only negative note let's say

I booked a room with a toilet, but Ctrip booked me a room without a toilet. It was really speechless to take the elderly out. There were no other rooms available, so I was forced to downgrade the room, but they also provided compensation. In short, the speed of solving the problem was very touching, but it would have been better if there was no mistake at the beginning.

The lowest rating among the 7 accommodations on this trip. I don’t know if I had too high expectations before, the gap is really big. 1. A young man had no service spirit. When I had been waiting for more than 20 minutes to check in (before, an old man had been doing it, all kinds of details + foreigners had many questions, in fact, only 2 people were done in 20 minutes, and we had no place to sit while waiting for the check-in), he showed up and asked me to go to him to check in. However, he was very unskilled in business and couldn’t find our reservation for a while. After finally finding it, he disappeared while I was filling out the form. Until the old man finished the check-in, the guest behind me continued to help me... At this time, I said that I had waited for a long time and did not accept their formal apology. The young man came back and asked if you were sure you had waited that long? He kept saying that everyone had to line up... The person who finished first should have been in front of me? 2. The same young man forgot to make the mattress for us. I called to remind him after I came back from dinner at 7:40. 3. The Koyasan official website says that a room with a view and bathroom costs about 20,000 yen per person for one night and two meals. The price set by Ctrip through an agent is 1,500 yuan for two people with breakfast, no bathroom, and no view. I really don't know where such an expensive price is reflected? In addition, the problem of being very cold mentioned by other friends before should have been solved. In addition to air conditioning, there is also a heater in the room.

The vegetarian food is not very good. The restaurants here close at 5:30, and the hotel provides late-night snacks until 8:00. And dinner is not available if you don’t order in advance.

The location of the hotel is very convenient, with scenic spots nearby; Danjo Garan, Kongobuji Temple and Okunoen Garden, all within walking distance. The hotel has a garden design, which is very elegant, and also has hot springs, both indoors and outdoors. Very comfortable. The Shojin cuisine provided is also very good.

In short, the food, accommodation and transportation are average.