Best Hotels in Shimominochi District, Japan

This is a very small town and although we’ve seen many foreigners visiting this town and this hotel on Youtube (one of the reasons we decided to stay here), it is very foreigner ‘unfriendly’ to say the least. It seemed hotel staff only spoke Japanese, so if you don’t speak it, it will be very difficult to enjoy the amenities. Staff were nice, but not very flexible (strictly by the rules, we supposed) thus not as accommodating as other ryokans we’ve stayed in. Dinner was very nicely presented and tasty…so many dishes that we couldn’t finish all (& we are big eaters) …felt bad leaving food untouched :(. The 9 Onsen tour was on my Bucket List and we got that done in less than an hour not by choice but because the water was soooooooo hot that we couldn’t even stick our feet in…almost scorched the bottom of my feet from. Very disappointing :(.

Reopening of an inn through remodelling as an inn you can enjoy activities to the fullest, we urge you to come and experience what is available only here.

We stayed here at the end of our time in Japan as a treat and for the traditional Japanese inn / onsen experience and we certainly weren’t disappointed. The room was huge and the seating area was seamlessly converted for sleeping by the hotel staff while we ate our dinner. The food was traditional Japanese with seemingly endless small plates of delicacies (a similar story at breakfast). The onsen was fabulous - we used it 3 times in the one night we were there and loved it. All in all a great experience and lovely place to stay.

This Ryokan is located in a traditional Onsen village, with a nice, peaceful & old quaint atmosphere. There are many ( think it's 9) public onsens in the area which guests can also use, besides the inhouse one. Room is typical ryokan with tatami bed & inroom bath. Place is very clean. Service is par excellence! Very warm & friendly staff ( few speak English) all round makes you feel welcome. Staff will set up your bed( tatami) while one have their dinner. Traditional set Breakfast & Dinner (included) are very good quality, very traditional & excellent . Great inhouse onsen. Hotel can pick/send guests from/to train station ( from 1.30pm onwards only) . Also one way to Monkey Park. Easy bus access on main road. Only negative thing is this Ryokan is located at the end of a long uphill walk along the onsen village ( tough dragging heavy luggages or even just walking back). We arrive around 11am, so they can't pick us from train station. Took a bus & walk up & waited. Thankfully the nice lady ( think she is the owner) came to open door earlier to put our luggages. But no big issue. Lots of shops were not opened but some opened later in evening. Great experience not to be missed.

What a lovely spot! 2 minutes walk from the train station, we stayed in a traditional Japanese room which was great fun. The room was huge, 2 comfortable futons, low table with floor seats, kettle in the room (bring your own tea or coffee) and a good shower. The owners were extremely helpful despite the language barrier (Google translate was successfully used). They advised us on onward train timetables, gave us a ride to the Snow Monkeys Park saving us having to wait for the bus, picked us up again, gave my husband and I a private onsen session and delivered a huge cooked Chinese breakfast to our room in the morning. When we left they gave us an ornamental chopsticks set as a gift. Can highly recommend this ryokan.

Our first visit to the area of Shibu Onsen we stayed at Yumoto Ryokan. The General Manager was amazing. She was friendly generous and attentive to all needs. This Ryokan is 400 years old and offers a traditional experience. On arrival we were greeted by the General manager wearing a kimono. We were a bit early but she allowed us to check in. Best to arrive on time however. A gentleman took our bags and we proceeded to our room. We were told through laughter that their English was not very good. They are light hearted about it and welcomed our use of Google Assistant’s translate mode. We were guided through a series of common questions as we sat under a warming table. Tea was provided to warm us from our travels. Gifts are a common thing in the culture. We were gifted a kabuki figurine. The hotel provides yukata, traditional robes to go to the onsen, natural hot bath. Our western ideals were put to the test as we donned robes with nothing beneath. Onsen is taken completely naked in gender specific bathing areas. Yumoto offers gender specific onsens as well as an onsen for reservation. The reserved onsen is outdoors and can be for mixed gender. Ryokan also provide breakfast and Dinner for a bit extra. We can be a bit picky with our palettes so opted to dine in the town. The area does have some great restaurant options. We were directed to try a traditional Japanese restaurant. Unfortunately we went with our own plan and found a Soba Noodle place, Tamagawa. The meal was fine but they are barely tolerant of foreigners. We appreciated the photographs of manners in the menu. Lesson learned, follow the advice of the Ryoken or eat in house. The next morning we endeavored to check out the snow monkeys before our train back to Tokyo. Our general manager and her assistant provided us instructions to catch the bus and let us leave our luggage. We had grabbed a snow money pass in Nagano which made the bus and park easy to access. The travel to the Snow Monkey Park was very easy. It had just snowed the night before and our footing would have been better with boots. We could have rented at the park but chose to chance it. The General manager of Yumoto Ryoken went above and beyond for us on our return from the park. We aimed to call a taxi but there were none to be found. The General manager without hesitation said she would take us. She disappeared and returned in a large passenger van. We piled in and were quickly shuttled to the station. We offered to pay and we’re firmly told no. Hugs were offered from the staff for our farewell. We highly recommend this place for it’s location and the amazing staff. The local bus also goes to the slopes. A trip to ski and see the Snow Monkeys and later soak in a hot spring tub is a wonderful vacation.

Gem in Nozawa. One of the best ryokan in Nozawa. Professional top quality staff. Breakfast and dinner (optional) are served on the second and third floor. English speaking staff available. A showcase of Japanese hospitality.  We had the kaiseki dinner and shabu shabu dinner at the ryokan which was excellent.  Within the ryokan, there are single sex indoor and outdoor onsen (with sauna facility) and also a private onsen for reservation. The ryokan is in the middle of Nozawa village, with a short main street of shops and many free public onsens. There are a few hot steam buns stores and also multiple craft beer joints.  From the ryokan, walk 3-5 minutes up a steep hill to reach the moving walkway up the ski hill. Very convenient.  From Nozowa village bus station, there is a free shuttle bus which can bring you to five different ski resorts around town.  Ryokan Sakaya is highly recommended and early reservations are necessary

On such a hot day, there is no air-conditioning on the 4th floor. I vaguely feel that there is discrimination in the room booked through Ctrip. The next day we negotiated to change to the 6th floor.

#Popularity# Measures to prevent and control mosquitoes, cost-effectiveness, safety, location, lighting in the room, satisfactory room layout; the hotel is very convenient and clean.  It was a very kind and enjoyable trip to the landlady.  I highly recommend it. The hotel is very clean and very convenient.  The owner is very kind and made me have a great time in the Noze Hot Spring Ski Resort. I highly recommend that you choose this hotel and you will not be disappointed.

It is the first Nozawa Onsen. I didn't think that the sulfur smell was the same level in hot water, but I heard that the open air in winter would become wet, and I was able to book a little high Nozawa Grand Hotel in Nozawa Onsen, so I stayed. . Even if you can feel old, is it a good hotel 々, not an old hotel. The room has everything you need and I can't feel inconvenience. I thought this was the opposite because the paper towel was a toilet and the bathroom was an ordinary towel. I'm sorry that the dinner was not impressive because the appetizer was good. I was expecting how good the main dish Nozawa Na is, but I was disappointed with the same as Nozawa Na that I always buy at the supermarket. This was good because breakfast was a buffet and there were many kinds of bread and wrapped in a small partition. The free food of shine muscat was unexpected and this was really happy. Milk is also drinking milk with a bottle! It feels like it. The public bath is hemp. The sulfur smell is weak as expected. It is safe for the elderly with tatami mats. The hot bath in three bathtubs was unexpectedly unbearable at the normal hot water level. Because it is hot water, if the source thinks Doba Doba, it is simply hot because the hot bath is narrow. The bathtub of the hot water is a large bathtub, so the temperature falls compared to the bathtub of the hot water. The hot water in the large bathtub flows shallow, so the temperature falls further. If I thought that the public bath was disappointing, I thought that the open air was not good, and the sulfur smell was strong and the temperature was suitable, so I felt this was just wonderful. The source seems to be the source of the hot water + hemp, and when the temperature falls, the source of the hemp seems to be increasing. However, I was disappointed that I was disappointed because I didn't put it in the middle of the night and the morning was quiet. Sure enough, the elevator following the open air does not work, so it is in the public bath. It is hot overall compared to the day before. I only put hot water in my legs. Because the open air was open, I thought that I was expecting it in the open air, and the open air was hot and I only put it in a little. Well, this is Nozawa Onsen hot spring, after eating breakfast while facing the reality and the reality, I returned without being soaked in the hot spring. This was no problem because the customer service was good. I wanted dinner to work a little harder. I thought about the quality of the spring and felt that it was ★ 3 close to ★ 4.