Hotel berhampiran Iya Valley, Miyoshi

The Iya Onsen is one of those unique travel destinations that leaves you with a truly memorable experience. From the fabulous drive up the isolated narrow mountain road, to the view from the top into the valley below, the relaxation of the open-air baths at the river’s edge (or on your private terrace), the locally sourced and themed kaiseki meals, and the helpfulness and professionalism of the staff, the property offers an experience that clearly stands out among typical ryokan offerings, even more upscale ones. The prime feature of the Iya Onsen property, is of course, the incredible location and view from the top down into valley, which truly makes you stop to appreciate the natural beauty around you. The dedicated cable car taking guests to the large open air baths at the river’s edge below adds another unique element, with the overall experience augmented by the general high quality of the ryokan itself; while the buildings and rooms are beginning to show a bit of their age, the overall facilities and services are still very much reflective of a luxury stay. This is a wonderful luxury ryokan at an incredible location, a rare combination that is not always easy to find.

今回の徳島旅行では、祖谷に宿泊しようと思い、「ホテル秘境の湯」さんに宿泊しました。 夕食は、温泉館の「おときや」さんでいただくことになりました。 他のお客さんとの席も離してあり、安心いたしました。 まずは、チューハイレモンを！！ 今日は「阿波尾鶏会席」をオーダー。 ・食前酒　県木山桃実ワイン ・小鉢　　すだち豆腐 ・造里　　鮎千草盛り ・焼物　　鮎の塩焼き ・逸品　　阿波尾鶏の香草グリル焼 ・煮物　　やわらかカニ団子 ・酢物　　阿波尾鶏のたたきカルパッチョ風 ・留椀替　祖谷手打ちそば ・御飯　　徳島県産米 ・香の物 ・果物　　季節のデザート 料理にあわせて、お酒は日本酒へ！！ ・純米吟醸　山笑 ・純米大吟醸　綾音 をいただきました。 追加料理で、鰻蒲焼をいただき 御飯にのせて、うな丼にして美味しくいただきました。

なかなか予約が取れない宿ですが、偶然にも空いていたので予約して一泊しました。何もない秘境にある蕎麦屋に併設する旅館です。煌びやかでない落ち着いた雰囲気の旅館でスタッフの皆さんもとてもフレンドリーでホスピタリティも高いです。お部屋は、部屋に檜風呂と陶製風呂の二つあるのを選んだのでとても広く、お風呂から眺める雄大な景色を眺めながら、二つのお風呂を堪能しました。さらに特質すべきは料理です。食事は食堂での食事ですが全て個室で仕切られていて個室毎に囲炉裏があり郷土料理を振舞ってもらえます。食事のスタッフも地元の方で、祖谷の歴史や食事について詳しく、フレンドリーに説明して頂けたので、とても美味しく、楽しくいただけて大満足でした。最高に贅沢な二日間でした。是非もう一度、訪れたい温泉宿です。

We arrived at the hotel & was greeted by the staff so warmly as if we were their long lost relatives. The receptionist spoke perfect English during check in & voluntarily upgraded our room. I suppose they were informed that we were there to celebrate my birthday. The place was clean, the service was excellent & matching that of a 5 star hotel. Upon settling down, we went straight to the rotenburo, which is the outdoor onsen, a hot spring bath, that overlooked the mountain & nature. As the rotenburo was situated on the mountain top above the Ryoken, we had to take a cable car which was connected within the hotel in order to reach it. The kaiseki meal for dinner was sumptuous & uniquely Japanese of course. Every dish was explained in detail with much effort. The diners were also seated spaciously in the common dining hall with lots of privacy between them. We were also entertained by a lady staff who sang a Japanese folk song that created that atmosphere which complemented the authentic Japanese meal. It was a relaxing & wonderful Ryoken for us. We were supposed to stay for 2 nights. Unfortunately, we had to abort the stay as my mom had passed on the same night. The staff was so helpful to arrange for us a taxi to send us to the Kochi airport at 0300 hrs to catch the first flight back to Singapore where we came from. What was surprising was that the hotel even refunded us the one night room rate which we had paid but were unable to continue with the stay. We will highly recommend visitors to stay there if they are visiting that area. It is only an hour train ride from Kochi train station & to alight at Oboke station. There’s a direct bus from the Oboke station or you can call a cab which cost about ¥300 which will take about 20 min to arrive. The cab’s companies telephone numbers are written at train the station desk for visitors’ information. Thank you to all staff at Hotel Kazurabashi in Iya Valley. You made our brief stay so enjoyable & memorable too.

榻榻米大房間，享受到大又優質的五星級款待，進房暖氣已開，熱水、冰水滿壺，歡迎信、點心、茶包，備品應有盡有，泡大眾裸湯的沐浴備品充足，很棒的溫泉飯店，因位於山區，早餐必吃，豐盛美味，飲料、咖啡免費喝、晚餐似乎也可提早預訂，因山區用餐選擇真少，食材準備不易，非常美的大步危，可以再來。謝謝飯店的熱情招待。 風景優美的大步危峽谷，建議包車二日遊，在山區開車不易會車，非常危險，大步危車站有司機可詢問，價目表透明，有很棒的司機服務，值得推薦。

เป็นที่พักที่สไตล์เรียวกัง ห้องอาบน้ำรวมมีอ่างให้แช่น้ำร้อน ใช้ห้องสุขารวม ห้องพักและเครื่องใช้เก่าแต่สะอาด มีที่จอดรถส่วนตัวไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย เจ้าของดูแลดี รู้สึกปลอดภัย มีอาหารเช้า รวมๆพอใจ ราคาไม่สูงมาก ใครจะไปพักต้องเตรียมในเรื่องของอาหารเย็นถ้าไม่อยากทานกับทางที่พักเพราะว่าร้านอาหารและร้านค้าบริเวณรอบที่พักแทบไม่มีเลยเราต้องขับรถไปซุปเปอร์มาร์เก็ตใกล้เคียงประมาณ 3 กิโลเมตร มีชุดยูคาตะให้ใส่ แต่ในห้องออนเซ็นไม่มีเครื่องใช้พวกโลชั่น

飯店地點很棒，性價比很高，房間大又乾凈，床和枕頭都很舒服，我們睡得很舒服！ 如果飯店櫃臺人員的英文溝通能力好的話，就有更好的溝通了！

Wonderful backpacker place in a renovated former sushi restaurant. Great infrastructure, very friendly management, some of them speak English. The restaurant is full of little details, western cooking, and they serve an interesting choice of craft beers and wine. It is located very close to the train station in a covered shopping street

Very convenient and clean place and close to the station