Hotels With Spa in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

The location is incredibly convenient, right above Aomori Station! You don't even need to leave the JR station building. The front desk had a short-haired lady who spoke Chinese and had an exceptionally good attitude. The hotel is clean and tidy, offering great value for money! It's super close to A-Factory and the seaside, and there's a Starbucks downstairs and a FamilyMart across the street. The hotel building also houses a department store with Matsumoto Kiyoshi and Muji. P.S. The Akane-ya Izakaya across from Aomori Station was terrible and super salty – definitely avoid it!!

The hotel is quite far from Hirosaki Station. It may take 15-20 minutes to walk there, but the hotel has a shuttle bus to the JR station in the morning, which runs frequently. There are parking spaces, which is more suitable for self-driving tours. There are many restaurants near the hotel with many choices. It only takes 10 minutes to walk to Hirosaki Park.

The staff always treats you politely. I had coffee after breakfast, but I thought I would have a paper cup and a lid.

The environment is quiet and beautiful. The hot spring has indoor apple soup with a faint apple fragrance. The outdoor hot spring is very comfortable. The air is fresh and the room is spacious and comfortable. The dinner is very exquisite and rich, and the taste is delicious, especially the sashimi is very fresh. I will come again.

It's true what they say about an inn with a spectacular view. The heavy rain that was falling when I checked in stopped the next morning, and I was able to gaze at the autumn-like sky and sea in front of my room for a while. It had been a while since I'd stayed in a Japanese-style room, and I was able to enjoy local ingredients for both dinner and breakfast, making for a truly enjoyable holiday in Aomori. It was also great that I was within walking distance of the prefectural aquarium. There was a live Tsugaru shamisen performance in the evening, which really immersed me in the romantic atmosphere of travel and exceeded my expectations. This is an inn that I would recommend to others.

How should I put this? The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. First of all, even though Ctrip, as an agent, doesn't allow room selection, they still assigned me a room right by the parking lot. I even contacted Ctrip in advance, and the customer service told me I should have requested a room with a good view beforehand?! *cue facepalm emoji* I had already asked for a quiet room, and they put me facing the parking lot 🅿️. The customer service attitude was basically, 'You should have asked for a good view earlier.' What kind of service is that? If I asked for a quiet room in advance, why did they still put me by the parking lot? Honestly, I don't think your agency is very responsible. You should just designate room types instead of always trying to make a profit margin. The overall service makes guests feel like their expectations aren't met. You might as well just list 'scenic view' rooms and let guests choose for themselves. In contrast, the Grand View Manor hotel was excellent this time. Aside from this hotel's fame, everything else is just standard five-star hotel quality, no different from what you'd find domestically. The price definitely isn't worth it 😓.

We took the shuttle bus from Oirase Keiryu Hotel and arrived at Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya around noon. After checking in our luggage, we took a stroll in the hotel's surrounding park, which even has a footbath for guests to relax tired feet. In the evening, we attended the Nebuta Festival event. The food here was more varied than at Oirase, and the service was excellent, as always. It's a fantastic hotel.

Although I chose this ryokan as alternative place but it turned out it is my best stay so far. It is not far from Kuroishi and it is accessible by public transport. Room is very spacious and has both a bathroom and a toilet. Onsen is good. It has both indoor and outdoor ones. Usually it is not busy. Food was great both dinner and breakfast. Free flow of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks are also included. Very generous. Staffs are very friendly, although their English are very limited. Extra 150 yen per person for onsen tax. Cash term only. Cashless payment is available.

How can I describe this place? It's so special. I was worried about the lack of snow before I came up, but it snowed so heavily on the mountain that it felt like two different worlds from the bottom. As soon as I entered the hotel, I smelled the smell of kerosene lamps. The whole hotel had no electricity or signal, which was suitable for daydreaming and looking at the scenery. There was a stream outside the room, and it felt good to fall asleep listening to the sound of the stream at night. The road up the mountain was so beautiful. It felt like a fairy tale world when it snowed. The food was okay, and the fish tasted good. There were two pools under maintenance, but I didn't go there much. It still took two nights to be enough, so I booked two nights, and I was generally very satisfied~