Hotel berhampiran Matsubara Shrine, Nikko

Great place for family. Nice view and good location

The hotel is more like a museum :). You can admire every room and every thing :) You will see a table lamp at the reception, which has been standing there since 1907, in the lobby you will see photographs of people who stayed at this hotel - Indira Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Koch, Edward Prince of Wales and many other. The restaurant has very beautiful dishes. And the table for dinner was set using 11 cutlery :) The staff is very attentive and polite. I would especially like to thank Sabita for her help. The room itself is fairly basic (but not modern) the beds are very comfortable and the bathroom has everything you need for a short stay. Rooms are not cleaned daily and towels are not changed unless specifically requested. The location of the hotel is very convenient, a three-minute walk from Nikko Park - UNESCO heritage. Currently, one wing of the hotel is being renovated.

施設にれとろ感もありますが、客室内は清潔に保たれていて、エアコンも効き快適でした。 自然豊かな立地で癒され感もありました。

客室付き露天風呂目当ての来訪で、部屋の外に食事の時以外でない利用方法でした。メンバーは割と若め、雨で寒い天候でした。 外が寒くなければ、必要のない情報です。 シャワーと湯船が完全に外にあります。 木の湯船に、自分でお湯を溜めます。 42度の源泉がそのままじゃんじゃん出る蛇口付きパイプと、60度に加温された源泉が出る銀の蛇口があります。 加温蛇口は、予想ですがタンク式のため、一定量を超えて出しすぎると熱いお湯が出なくなります。 利用ピーク時間帯を外した方が無難と思われます。 15時チェックインで、すぐお風呂をためます。温度の低いものを後から温めるのは大変なので、源泉パイプと一緒に加温蛇口もひねり、少し熱めに調節しながら溜めます。 (せっせと調整したくない方は、パイプで溜めてから加温蛇口でOK) お風呂がたまったら、すぐにシャワーを使います。寒い日はしんしんと冷える山の寒さなので、まだ気温の高い日が出ているうちに済ませます。 木の浴槽はずっと外にあるので冷えています。初回のお風呂だと、お尻や背中をつけっ放しにしてるところが少しずつ冷たさを感じてきます。 お風呂溜める→使い終わった後、残り湯流さない→二杯目溜める直前に浴槽の水を流し、お風呂溜める→繰り返す 残り湯(水)を使って、木の浴槽を保温しておけば、2回目以降、木の冷たさは解消されます。 朝夕のバイキングは、開始と同時にいくと良いです。理由後述。 時間はうろ覚えですが、18:00〜19:30入場ラスト、7:30〜9:00入場ラストだったと思います。 コンパクトに過不足なくメニューがある印象です。開始と同時だと全部選べます。補充が追いつかなくて切らしてる場合でも、言えば快くすぐに補充してくださいます。 ただ、鮮魚など数が決まっているものもあります。大人気なとっても美味しいものも、当日分がなくなることもあります。 ご飯色々選びたい！と思う方は開始と同時にいきましょう。 部屋にDVD再生機はないので、DVD観る方はホテルユーロシティをご利用ください。 テレビあります。fire tvスティックをさすためのHDMIの穴は、ホコリで接触不良のため簡単に掃除が必要でした。自分でやりたくない方は、テレビ裏の清掃を予めお願いしておくと良いでしょう。 私たちの部屋は、ワンルームの中に過ごしやすい工夫が凝らされていました。 脱衣所and洗面室エリアは、カーテンで間仕切りができます。 寝るときのために、ベッドから見て入口ドア側にも開け閉めできる布ブラインドがありました。 帰りの送迎もあります。 9:00、9:30、10:00だったと思います。 チェックイン時にご案内ありますが、時期や全宿泊者数によると思うので都度確認してください。 スタッフさんの応対みなさん素晴らしいです。 また利用しようと思います。

* 5 star service from Hitomi and make sure to upgrade to all you can eat dinner/breakfast dining option. Booked this hotel for a stay in Mid November and after getting off of train we caught the bus here a little after sundown. The autumn leaves are really outstanding-almost every picture is a gorgeous post card. Bus driver asked where we are headed to and told him ”Kinugawa Onsen Hotel” . Took around 10 min to arrive and we were dropped off in front of hotel parking lot. Waited in a short line to check in and front desk service referred us to ”HITOMI” her name on tag in hiragana characters. She whipped up 2 page map with room information, pertaining elevator diagram and hotel keys. Make sure to pay careful instructions about onsen and buffet times- free soft serve ice cream and snacks until 6pm in lobby/ free drinks, coffee, tea until 10pm. FYI- best soft serve in Japan Hokkaido milk...yummy!!! 5 golden stars to HITOMI- top notch and friendly service. She urged us to be aware of emergency exits on our floor. While you are dining they will bring out futons so when you return- soft futons are waiting for you! The room is a traditional tatami mat with table and cushions. It is welcoming with snacks, complementary bottled water and a hot tea station. Room safe in closet also included were yukata robes for him and her. Ugh, wonderful amenities, tooth brush, a few toiletries -worry free stay. After visiting the onsen - kind of stressful for a foreigner like me. Not used to being naked with other ladies but in reality I was invisible- no shame at all. We headed down to the all you can eat dinner. We had 90 min-more than enough time to eat from 7:30 to 9pm. The spread was adequate with dishes from Japan and a few we recognized. Tempura made to order, musubi bar, gelato station, bakery section, fruit bar, local dishes and drink machine both hot or cold more-more- more- too much to mention. Looked at all the diners like ravenous sharks. Lots of help staff taking away empty plates, chefs assistants re-filling the empty vessels with more foods. Orderly chaos in front of me and loving every succulent moment. I felt like Templeton in the Charlot's Web movie. Burp* UGH, rubbing my full belly and going for seconds and thirds. Repeating ” ah, ill have a year to diet” until we come back again. Super glad we upgraded to the all you can at buffet. Coming again in the morning-they open at 7am for breakfast. It ended up being a repeat but with Japanese breakfast foods too. We did an early checkout at 8am and paid our $2 onsen tax. They were nice enough to let us stay in the room until 10am if we promised to bring back both keys at that time- no issues there. First bus back to the train station arrives a little after 10 am and Hitomi came out to ask us to wait in lobby. Lobby had comfy seats and was warmer than outside. Hitomi soooo kind of her she told us the bus was here- wished her every success in life! Please -if you get a chance to

They picked us up from train station. Held our bags while we enjoyed the nikko temples and the abyss. Came back and soaked in the onsen until dinner (wearing our yukata and slippers) which was delicious and a lot of fun (we made our own yuba and grilled our wagyu beef). This was our first night sleeping on futons on tatami mats and next time I’d double up the mat. We had no shower in our room but others had one — we showered in the onsen area. In the morning, back downstairs in our yukata for a beautiful extensive Japanese breakfast. I’d have loved to learn what we were eating! Patient and quiet service. Then they brought us to the train station to continue on. Highly recommend.

This is more of an apartment building than a hotel. Room includes a kitchenette, couch, double bed and tatami area. A good basis for exploring the area. Room is quite large and has all the facilities to do you own cooking (including an electric bbq). Bed is comfortable. Private onsen on the balcony is a nice plus.

A very cosy and beautiful place next to lake Chuzenji in Nikko . The food in restaurant was so good and the service was tit top . The comfort and luxury feeling of the premises encourage every one who stay and dine there to think of going back . It is a luxury brand with expensive price but you are pampered. Certainly will go back again

Style. Simple clean modern design Setting. Japan countryside, off the beaten path near highway, good for short overnight stay if on a longer drive Explore. Farm park. Outdoor hot springs across street @ the hotel. Convenience store style snacks available in the lobby. There are no restaurants in the hotel. Basic amenities so no hair conditioner, no bathtub. Nice common area/lobby. Helpful English speaking staff (Ayumi Osawa) that was super responsive via email. Rooms. I had a small clean room facing the trees on the 3rd floor, was here after a red-eye flight so checked in at 11 am and checked out 3 hours later, was happy with the experience Food & drinks. Looked like there were some restaurants nearby. Best to have car to get around Prices. Good /great value at US$115 Rating. 4/5

If you choose to take a bus from the station to the hotel, brace yourselves for a rather long walk from the bus drop off point to the monorail entrance along a very rough gravel road (trust me, it gets worse if it’s wet and cold and you’re dragging a 15kg luggage). The walk was far from what I’d expect when staying in such a luxury resort. If I could make any suggestion i think the hotel should perhaps pave the gravel road to make it more walk-friendly? Or negotiate with the bus company so that the stop is right outside the monorail entrance and not at the end of a muddy gravel road. But until any of that is made possible I’d highly recommend taking a taxi from station if you don’t have a car. The ‘Monorail’ (which was more like a glorified cable car) was an interesting feature on arrival. I don’t know if it was build due to geographical restriction (that prevented actual roads built right up to the hotel?) or as some sort of gimmick but sorry to say it’s really not efficient during peak hours and after the first ride it really just felt like an elevator that takes forever to arrive. Once we finally arrived the place itself was gorgeous throughout. From the decor to the atmosphere it’s just a relaxing vibe. It’s a place for getaways and the hotel made sure of that with all the attention to details (such as the meal timings, the seating arrangements etc) to make sure at no point you feel crowded or overwhelmed. The service was great and the staff know limited but adequate English. The Onsen was quite a long walk from our room in freezing cold weather, the foyer was fancy with a relaxation area and free drinks, however the actual onset felt slightly on the basic side to me with just one indoor and one outdoor (not a super fancy type) bath but since there weren’t many guests it wasn’t crowded and I was happy. Again the entire onsen area was very neat and clean. Our room was lovely and clean with a nice balcony. Food was lovely as well. Overall once you get past the gravel road and reach the hotel there’s really not much else to fault and I did enjoy my stay very much.