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In the beginning of July, when bad weather due to heavy rain is expected, I contacted the hotel in advance about the road conditions in the surrounding area. Even so, if I was worried about a disaster, I was kind enough to say that I would not be charged a cancellation fee even if it was the day of the event, just because of the circumstances. Well, I left home thinking that it would be okay, but luckily I was able to avoid being hit by the heavy rain. However, at that time, National Route 41 (Hidaji), which was a little north of Route 19 (Kisoji), was hit by heavy rain and the road collapsed and was closed to traffic for a month. ★Overview of the hotel A large hotel in the mountains of Nagiso Town. ★Access By car: About 40 minutes from Chuo Expressway Nakatsugawa IC. There is a large parking lot in front. There is nothing around, and Famima Nakatsugawa Ochiai will be the last convenience store. ★Guest room Japanese style room on the 4th floor with 12.5 tatami wide veranda (non-smoking). You can see the mountains of Kiso. The rooms are well maintained and don't feel discouragingly dilapidated. ★Meals The dinner and breakfast buffets in the spacious restaurant with high ceilings do not have high-end ingredients, but they offer a wide variety of dishes, all of which are delicious. Sweetfish porridge at breakfast is very rare. ★Hot spring The spring quality is alkaline simple hot spring (alkaline hypotonic hot spring). The large garden open-air bath is wonderful. I've never seen a ”Shampoo Buffet” where you can enjoy about 10 types of shampoo in small portions. ★Customer service All the staff, including the front desk and dining staff, serve customers seriously. ★Recommended stopovers in the surrounding area Besides the classic Tsumago and Magome, Toki Premium Outlet is also convenient on the way back to Nagoya. It was a hotel with a favorable impression that did not disappoint the expectations for the brand of “Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari”.

We stayed here one night at the end of a walk along the Nakasendo way from Magome to Tsumago. The hotels shuttle bus picked us up. It’s about 20 minutes drive. I was given a choice of yukata to wear, but not my husband (as if he cared anyway!) We had a Japanese style room with a small balcony and after a delicious dinner in our own little dining cubicle, we came back to our room to find futons laid out on the floor. We didn’t try the onsen and unfortunately the private onsen was fully booked until 10pm. Breakfast was also Japanese cuisine. The serving staff were delightful. There is a guest lounge where you can help yourself to tea and coffee and newspapers. We were driven to the train station after breakfast. I’m not sure what other activities are available if you were to stay longer. One slight negative- the ensuite bathroom in our room was a bit dated. Overall, it was a great experience.