Hotel Yukai Resort di Kaga

A well located ryokan (5 minutes walk from the town centre) that has multiple indoor and outdoor public hot springs as well as private hot springs you can book for an extra fee. While the building is modern, being a ryokan. the room I stayed in was furnished in a traditional Japanese style with tatami, fusama, shoji and even a tokonoma (though I suspect all rooms are like this). The facilities and extras Hatori offers (bar, bookable cafe, karaoke room, free taiko performance and free ice cream nightly) were really nice touches. What made my stay most enjoyable however were the delicious dinners (make sure to book your meals in you stay plan you wont regret it!) and staff. While only a little English was spoken all the staff did their utmost to make you feel welcome and provide for your needs. This kind of 'omotenashi' is increasingly rare and I wish I could have stayed there more than 3 nights. I will definitely be back.

Yamanaka Onsen is a bathing paradise mantled in rich green mountains. Kajikaso Royal Hotel offeres beauty of seasons and all rooms are faced to the valley. Guests can watch down at the clear-running waters of Kakusen Gorge, while savoring the renowned hot spring bathing and succulent cuisine of the Hokuriku region.

Mainly catered for locals but with Chinese speaking staff. Hotel is off site so need a car to travel. Bit old but outdoor onsen is extremely rewarding with river flow. Room is spacious and packed with dhc amenities. Breakfast is simple tho and near to airport Good! Reasonable price! Pity shops all closed.

Stayed in Rurikoh for 3 nights. I have to say this hotel is quite popular with tour groups and most of them stay here on their way to see Central Japan. The hotel is a bit dated but still clean. All things are large here to accommodate the big crowds - ie Conference rooms, lounges, hotel lobby and restaurants and even the Public Onsen is large. We stayed here to experience the onsens and were not disappointed. There is one indoor + outdoor Public bath, and one private bath. We didn’t try the private one as its chargeable, so we went to the public one only. By staying in Rurikoh, we can even go to the sister hotel, Hatori, to experience their onsen baths there. There are 2 public baths there and many private ones. When we compare the 2 onsen baths, we find that Hatori’s is newer but smaller. Rurikoh’s has its charms and I am sure it used to be the best in the 80’s. Rurikoh has the larger bath and when crowded, you don’t see much of other bathers. As for the room, it is rather dated. We booked the twin room, western style Type A and it was large for Japan Standards. We didn’t take the meals options as there are plenty of Izakayas and restaurants if you drive around. Most restaurants charge less for food and if you dont mind driving around instead of eating in the hotel, you can save quite a fair bit. As for amenities, the hotel is very generous with things like onsen towels, use of Yukatas, water moisturisers, plentiful of toothbrushes and combs. As for the service, staff here are very courteous and they speak English well. One good point with the service is that they will park your car for you and bring it to the front every morning without you even asking. Overall, for the price that we paid and the service and amenities that we got, i would give this a 4star.

外観は古いが、ロビーや室内はさほど古さは感じない。 中居さんは親戚のおばちゃんみたいで、構いすぎず放ったらかし過ぎず丁度いい感じ。 食事はとにかく白米が美味しい。おひつにたっぷり入れてくれて、おかわり分も快く持ってきてくれた。おかずももちろん美味しかったが、白米がとにかく美味しかった。 大浴場は普通。お湯は熱め。カルキ臭さも全くなく肌がすべすべになった。翌朝貸切風呂が無料で利用出来るのは大変ありがたい。貸切風呂は3種類あったが、2種類入浴出来た。 卓球台を無料で利用出来たため、子どもと楽しめた。 中二階にあるライブラリーの本は部屋に持ち込み出来、本好きな子ども達は大喜びだった。大人向けの本が多い印象。 私たちはチェックアウトまで外出する事はなかったが、翌朝ロビーを見ると雨のが降っていたこともあってか貸出用の長靴が置いてあった。子ども用も用意してあり、有難いサービスだなと思った。 帰る時は中居さんが駐車場まで見送りに出てくださり、車が見えなくなるまで手を振ってくれた。 決して高級旅館ではないが、お手頃価格でゆったりと温泉を楽しめる。 中居さんの手厚いサービスを期待される方には不向き。 我が家には最適なサービス内容だった。