Hotel berhampiran Lake Inawashiro, Inawashiro

This was an exceptional guesthouse stay. Facilities were very well organized, clean & comfortable. Ryuji is an enthusiastic and sincere host. I felt very at home and very much enjoyed his excellent cooking (dinner & breakfast available for extra charge). He gave great tips & information to help organize my visit and generously shuttled me to and from the center as it is a bit of a walk out of town. That said, it is a beautiful area with a nice casual view of the mountain. The new kitten is adorable. I would come back!

今までの経験では、ペンションにはいろいろ裏切られてきましたが、今回、認識を改めされられました。 オーナーの全てにわたる、良い意味でのこだわり満載のペンションでした。 部屋は、ダブルの部屋で若干狭いかなと思いきや、だんだん、落ち着いてくる不思議な感覚でした。もちろん、清潔そのもの。風呂は、別棟の露天風呂が2か所ありますが、洗い場が広く、風呂も大きく、ゆったり感が満載でした。本棟にも風呂があります。 特筆すべきは、食事です。イタリアンベースの料理ですが、素材の新鮮さ、高級素材（例えば、チーズは、パルミジャーノレッジャーノ、黒毛和牛など）を惜しげもなく使用しています。料理数は少ないように思えたのですが、１品の量が多く、最後の黒毛和牛のタリアータは、肉の量が多く、更に白米が出てくるのですが、信じられないくらい美味しいご飯でしたが、すでに満腹状態で、少ししか食べられませんでした。 朝食には、ハンバーガーが提供されるのですが、新鮮な野菜、オーストラリア産牛肉が挟んであり、美味しい。クロワッサンも、素晴らしい味。アイスも自家製。 とにかく、一切妥協をしない、経営姿勢に感服した次第。 全体的には、安すぎるとすら思える宿泊体験でした。ぜひ、再訪したいオーベルジュペンションです。

今回は紅葉の時期にお邪魔しました！ 磐梯吾妻スカイラインと五色沼を見てこちらにチェックインをさせていただきました！ 素泊まりで21時までにゆっくりチェックインなのが助かります。 お風呂も大浴場でゆっくり入れてとてもあったまりました！ 冬季は猪苗代スキー場のすぐ近くなので、スキー乾燥室も完備なのがとても良かったです！ ご飯は無いですがラウンジの隣にホットプレートとか炊飯器もありお米を炊いてスーパーで買ってきたものを焼くくらいはできそうです♪ 冬にもまた今度ぜひ来てみたいです！

We were simply blown away by the service and hospitality at this hotel. From the time we checked in, even though they spoke very little English, we felt welcome and well looked after. We would especially like to single out the manager, Kobiyama, who was so helpful in helping us organize our outings, and even driving us to the train station and up into the hills to the Goshiki-numa lakes – and asked for nothing in return! We were humbled by his generosity. The hotel is located a few kms out of the town, so having a car is definitely a good idea, as there really isn’t too much around the immediate area. Just down the hill through a forested pathway is a shrine. And passing through that is a beautiful water race which you can walk along for miles and miles in either direction. The hotel is large, 3 or 4 stories, and set amongst forest and green lawns – quite a nice setting! The upper floor of the hotel even has lake views over Lake Inawashiro. The tennis court hasn’t been used in years and is covered in thick moss - unusable. Likewise, they no longer have bicycles for rent. Our Japanese style room was of average size, bright and airy, clean and well-maintained. We had a balcony with nice views over the grounds and out to the lake in the distance. There was no bath or shower, so we had to use the onsen just down the hallway. The wifi was good and there was a TV as well which we never used. The AC worked well. The breakfasts were nothing special, typical traditional Japanese fare, but we did get some eggs and ham on our second day there. We did get a great dinner, a set meal of local beef steak, fries, and salad, and it was probably one of the better steaks I’ve had. Overall, we had a great stay and loved the great hospitality. We would definitely recommend this hotel to other travelers.

I stayed here for 10 nights over Christmas whilst visiting my daughter who is working as a ski instructor at Inawashiro Global ski school. I was a little disappointed to find how far out of inawashiro the hotel was, but it runs a regular shuttle bus to/from Inawashiro train station and getting to town was straight forward (although it did stop running at 5pm). The twin bedroom I had was very spacious and well equipped. It was cleaned daily (if I managed to get out of bed in time to allow them in..!). You had to reserve a time to eat, both dinner and breakfast which unless you did so early may have made it difficult to get the time you wanted. The breakfast times were too early for my liking, but the restaurant started serving lunch at 11am, so many days I simply had a brunch intead. Lunch was Italian type food and for £20, you could have a gourmet 3 course meal - very good value and very nice. The spa/swimming pool was great and a lovely place to spend a couple of hours. It costs ¥1500 which is fine for a couple of hours and it was only ¥500 for a return visit. The buffet dinner was fantastic and it had something for everyone. Although it was very Japanese orientated (we were in Japan after all) I found it to be fantastic; even my daughter, who is very fussy found plenty to eat. The hotel shop, along with all the vending machines provided all the snacks and drinks you could want and all very reasonably priced. What I would have liked is a bar area to sit and relax in with my book. As I was on my own, not having somewhere to sit and mix with others was disappointing. Maybe it's not a Japanese thing to do.... English is not very widely spoken in this area and even amongst the hotel staff communication was tricky, however Google translate was our savior and with patience and perseverance we always manged to get sorted without too much problem. Regardless of the language barriers the staff couldn't have been more friendly, helpful or polite. I appeared to be the only western person, so perhaps English isn't required much, but if the hotel wants to appeal to, and to encourage tourists from the west, then perhaps this needs a little improvement. Although I was able to travel to the station in the mini bus (booking required, but always plenty space) and then I could get the free ski bus from the station to the inawashiro ski paradise slopes, it would have been useful and a big plus, if the hotel ran their buses to the slopes also. I'm led to believe from other reviews that they used to do this some years ago, but not any longer. Taxis are pricey, so make use of the hot shuttle if possible is definitely recommended. All in all, this is a nice place to stay, very comfortable with plenty good quality food and friendly helpful staff.