Shonai Hotel Suiden Terrasse

Room is very big and there is an in room private onsen. Location is a bit far off, need to go to sister ryokan for outdoor onsen.

Car parking is far from entrance. Need to walk 100m. Very slow check in process. Need to wait for 25mins Room materials are same as common Japanese home. I felt chemical smell from some big furnitures. Voice leaking was terrible, in morning, I and wife noticed at corridor some other guests doing sex. We hear all voices.

I would go back to Tsuruoka just for this hotel! Especially loved the modern, clean onsen with views of the mountain. Rooms were thoughtfully designed and the breakfast on the terrace had stunning stunning views.

My biggest mistake of this trip to Yamagata is to book this hotel. It's a good hotel but it's in the middle of nowhere. You will want to stay around the city of Yamagata province which is also called Yamagata city just so you can get to famous tourist spots. However this is 4 hours away from all of these. I had to book another hotel so I can stay 1 day in the city when I wanted to visit these places and the traveling time just completely made me exhausted. It took like 1 day to go to a place and 1 day to go back. It was so terrible, I was crying. This place is closed to Shonai airport not Yamagata airport so I also had to book another flight from Shonai. I wasted so much money for transportation. It was such a terrible experience. However the hotel is incredibly beautiful with smart design in everything. I loved the onsen very much. If it was just a vacation/restcation for relaxing purpose or isolate yourself from the human word, it's the best choice for you. Since its in the middle of the endless rice field, there is nothing to eat except for paying very high price to eat at the hotel's restaurant. And the food was just okay. The beauty of this hotel was like a trap. Its like I was blind from its beauty and couldn't see all other disavantages.