Hotel terbaik di Kusatsu

Hotel yang dibuka tahun lalu sangat baru, dan hiasan dalamannya sangat moden. Bilik yang saya diami adalah tingkat paling tinggi dengan ketinggian lantai yang tinggi, yang membuatkan saya berasa sangat luas. Kualiti hidangan sangat baik, tukang masak adalah seorang chef muda, sangat bijak, dan sarapan pagi dan makan malamnya cantik dan lazat.

First of all, the check in 3pm check out 10 am policy is a bit overkill. It was stated on booking so no surprises, but stil. It's a strong 15 minutes walk with your luggage from the bus terminal to the ryokan.. They say there is a shuttle, yes, but not operated by the ryokan and from 3 pm to 9 pm... I arrived at 11:30 am, no one was there, I had to wait for 10 minutes for someone to arrive by car. A young guy very disrespectful entered the ryokan .I speak japanese, far from perfect but enough to understand how rude this guy was from a japanese perspective ( I live in japan) and as well from a foreigner perspectice. No hello (I said hello first), just a sentence stating that the checkin is at 3pm. I wanted to leave my luggage, as everyone does when arriving before the check in time. I had to explain I already knew about the checking time and that I just wanted to leave my luggage. He answered me with disdain ”ok” without any politeness or even looking at me.. When I went back at 3pm an older guy was there, way more polite. He gave me the rules of the ryokan in english on a paper. First sentence of the rules : if you exceed the check out time by 10 minutes you will be charged 1000 yen. It’s a rule ok, but as a first sentence it sets a certain atmosphere… Booking said there was a private bathroom. It’s not true, there is no bathroom, there is just a sink without hot water.. It was also stated there was no breakfast. It’s true, you can’t eat overthere. Part of the ryokan experience is that you can experience traditional food (not my first ryokan). It was said in the rules, you can ask the day before for a ride at the bus station to the staff in the evening. Well this ryokan is like a ghost establishment, there is nobody at the reception… Of course when you leave in the morning, still nobody at the reception… I don’t recommend this establishment...

開心温泉之旅

連休に急遽、草津温泉に行く事になり利用しました。 夕食つきのプランにしました。食事の際には女将がわざわざテーブルごとに挨拶にまわってきてくれました。食事会場は狭かったです。 部屋は普通でした。 お風呂にがっかりしました。小さいのが２つ。女性の方には露天もなく寂しかったです。 連休でも空いていてリーズナブルに宿泊できるとなると、このランクになってしまうのでしょうが、もう少しランクを上げてもよかったかなと思い知らされました。 湯畑からはすぐなので、立地重視の方にはいいと思います。 駐車場も狭く、出す際にかなり時間かかりました。