Vila di Kobe

古泉閣ロッジができたばかりの頃に友人と来たことがあり、いつかは子どもを連れていきたいなぁと思っていたところ…念願が叶いました！こちらは、素晴らしいことだらけで長くなりますので、箇条書きにします。 ・駅について送迎車の依頼をTEL、その時点で女性の電話対応がとても素晴らしく、期待感が高まる ・送迎車のドライバーさんが親切で、道すがら、ホテルの知りたいポイントを丁寧に教えてくださる ・フロントの方がどなたも柔和で丁寧 ・夜はBBQをいただきましたが、スタッフさんの対応が親切　肌寒いので、ブランケットやカイロの準備まで ・BBQのランプ牛が驚くほど美味しく追加注文 ・ホテルの都合で、レストラン朝食→和食になりましたが 素晴らしく美味しく、豪華　また和食レストランの通路からの山々の景色が素晴らしかった ・和食の担当女性の方々も笑顔で親切丁寧　子どもが小さく「ごちそうさまでした」 といったにも関わらず、通路のほうから気づいて「はーい」と声がかかったのにもほっこり ・ロッジの手入れがよいのか、老朽化しておらず、とても快適 ・お湯がよく、子供の湿疹がかなり改善 あげればキリがありませんが、こちらも予約が取りづらいのが、唯一の難点ですね。 どうにか子どもの誕生日には予約がとれましたので、次回も楽しみにしています。 プールも入れるくらいお天気がよくなりますように

Nice place, nice view, great service. The Navg here is kind of hard, the GPS bring us to the tunnel underneath. Check out timing is kind of early.. 10am.

Arima Onsen town is a stone's throw away from both Osaka and Kobe, which is likely one reason that hotels and ryokans can charge such high rates there. Being at the upper end of the pricing echelon, Arimasansoh Goshobessho's room rates can't be considered good value. Still, we decided to spend a two-night getaway there in spite of that. Sticker shock notwithstanding, we feel that Arimasansoh can be considered among the nicer small properties that Japan has to offer. Arimasansoh is nestled at the end of a long ***** of hotels in the Arima Onsen town - it's really quaint, but still within walking distance to the main tourist areas. The property is charming, and the buildings and villas blend in nicely to the calming environment that is full of trees, ponds and other pretty vegetation. Stepping into the grounds for the first time will instantly reduce your blood pressure - it's that soothing of a place. Service is refined, if a bit formal; we could tell they've all been comprehensively trained in Japanese hospitality. Given the clientele that stays there, being discreet and unobtrusive is probably appropriate. The sprawling hotel grounds are divided into two distinct sections. On the lower hillside along the banks of a river are the two-storey Maisonette rooms. We weren't able to tour this room type, but at first glance they seemed quite close together - sort of townhouse style. Further up the hill (near the reception area and the public onsen baths) are the one-storey Villa Suites, which is the room type that we stayed at. Our room was absolutely gigantic, and felt more spacious than the published size (for what it's worth, both the Maisonette and Villa Suites are listed as 100m².) There's an enormous living room as well as a large bedroom, along with a small balcony with views across the ravine. The Villas also have a bathroom the size of many hotel rooms. It comes complete with dual vanities, a sauna as well as a private Onsen (hot springs) bath. Further adding to the sense of massive space is the extremely high vaulted ceilings. Aesthetically speaking, the dark wood and dark brown furnishings were a bit on the dark side (for our tastes); the lighting was barely sufficient to prevent the room from exhibiting a gloomy feel - but just barely. The Onsen bath is nice; however, it's not of the free-flowing variety... it's empty and you fill the tub with the Onsen water by turning on the bath tap, just as you would a regular bath. It wouldn't be a problem but for the fact that the water trickles out at a glacial pace. We literally had to let the water run for over 30 minutes before the tub was filled up halfway. Arimasansoh also offers a communal Onsen bath area, one each for women and men. As was the case with the Onsen in the Villa, the water is unique in that it's brackish brown in color. And, you can really smell the sulfur. Arima Onsen is renowned for the (alleged) healing powers of its mineral hot springs; whether you believe it or