Tsukagoshiyashichibee

I was very satisfied with everything from the phone call after booking, the shuttle service, the service of all the staff, the hot spring, the food, and the room. The staff greeted me and smiled wherever I met them. At the meal, they gave me a detailed explanation and served my drinks quickly. The food was delicious and I was impressed with the pleasant service and attitude of the staff. The hot spring is a golden hot spring for the indoor bath, the temperature is good and the heat retention is excellent, and it is just right that the open-air bath is not a hot spring. I was also impressed with the hot spring. There is no denying that the room and the inn itself are old, but it is clean, and although it was a smoking room, the room had a faint smell of incense (?) and was spacious enough to be very satisfied. The room had a sunken kotatsu table and was warm when I entered, so I was able to spend a comfortable time in the room immediately after arriving. It was nice that there was a refrigerator and I could cool my own food. Whenever I come home from a trip I always think, "home is where I feel at ease," but this time I didn't feel that way at all. It was an inn where I felt "Tsukagoshiya Shichibei was a relaxing place, like home. I want to go again."

I used a half-price coupon from the magazine "Onsen Hakase" to bathe for 550 yen (hand towel included). The service was very polite and I was guided to the bathroom entrance. However, even for day-trip bathing, you need to fill out the guest book. This may be a measure against the coronavirus. This inn provides Ikaho Onsen's iron spring water directly from the source, and my purpose in visiting was to check this out. The site is located on the outskirts of the hot spring town, away from the stone steps. The parking lot is shared with guests and the number of cars is limited, so I actually visited once a weekday a while ago, but at that time, I was able to take a day-trip bath, but the parking lot was full and I couldn't get in. The bathroom has an indoor bath that is directly from the source. There are two iron spring baths with different temperatures. The hotter bath has a water outlet, and the water flows through the lukewarm bath, which is one step lower. The former is large enough for about three people, and the latter is large enough for about five to six people. There are washing areas surrounding the bath on three sides. There are long, dark green rubber mats laid on the floor in several places, apparently to prevent slipping and falling. I wonder if there are any measures that could be taken to improve the atmosphere of the bathroom, such as replacing the floor with a non-slip material. It cannot be denied that it is a minus point in terms of aesthetics. The sauna was closed due to COVID-19 measures. The hot water seems to be free-flowing, and I could tell that it was very fresh. However, there was less of an iron smell than I expected. However, the condition of the hot spring changes every day, so this may have just happened to be the case when I visited. Outside there was a small open-air bath, with colorless and transparent water. It was probably either filtered iron spring water, tap water, or well water. In the first place, there was insufficient notice of the component analysis table and hot spring usage status in the bathroom, so I was unable to know the detailed condition. Shouldn't the notices required by the Hot Springs Act be properly posted? However, I detected an unpleasant smell from the water that is unique to circulated and filtered water. The open-air bath does not have a scenic view. In the case of this inn, I think it is okay to ignore the existence of the open-air bath. It seems to be an old building, but the inside has been renovated and is nicely done. The bathroom had a shabby rubber mat, and the outdoor bath had water that was unclear, which were negative points, but the customer service was good, so depending on the price, it might not be a bad idea to stay overnight.