Great location, the bathing in the river right in front of the hotel after a long hike was amazing. We also loved the dinner and breakfast experience and the spacious rooms.

“Superb experience.”

Very good hotel with half board. Right in front of the house is the river, you can built your own circle and enjoy the natural hot spring . Amazing experience.

Old facility and food very average

“Unique”

Dinner was so good! very traditionar. A lot of fooooooood We took the private Onsen for 45 mins, great price grate experience, plus the experiences of going to the river with a shovel and build your own its so unique loved it.

“Soak the tired bones”

Fantastic value for money! We stayed here for 2 nights on our Kumono Kodo walk too soak our tired bones. I wish we could have stayed longer. This was an authentic Japanese experience with onsen indoors, outdoors and natural by the river. The rooms were traditional Japanese style and the food was fantastic, great value and served by friendly staff. We made use of the shuttle to Hongu Taisha and Hossihinomin-oji.The local bus stop is right in front.

“Traditional Japanese onsen”

Friendly staff, clean and tidy. Great location and outlook for getting away from the crowds. Natural river bed onsen is truly unique.

Great location, the staff were excellent and the food was one of the best I have had.

The personnel are really kind and available, both at the reception and at the breakfast/dinner area. They are welcoming, kind and helpful. Dinner and breakfast are really tasty: the first morning we had a Japanese style one and on the second day more European. While japanese is our preferred one, we quickly understand why they alternate (there were some Brits complaining of the Japanese style one, because it was too different) The common outdoor Onsen Is nice, and the one in the room is fantastic. The river onsen is a wonderful experience to have.

Exceptional location. Beautiful dinner and breakfast.

Very well located. Close to hiking routes. Very good dinner and breakfast.

“Loved it!”

Amazing dinner, helpful, accommodating and very friendly staff, great onsen, ping pong table

“Beautiful river front property”

Beautiful property on the Oto River, very serene. Friendly, helpful staff - so helpful that when the bus we were supposed to leave on was full, staff member drove us! We were extremely grateful. Love Japanese people. 😍

The staff were great. The set meals were very good breakfast and dinner. a mix of Japamese and some western.. The room was traditional Japanese with futons . It was a good sized room and comfortable. The location fabulous.overlooking the river. The hot springs were great by the river bubbling up through the rocks.Ther hotel supplied maps and a shuttle bus to the beginingng of on spectacular and manageable 7km of Kumano trail. There were also regular local buses from Hongu to hotel .The hotel also ran a shuttle bus from Hongu to hotel at set times if you rang them. A great 2 days. Diane and Phil Australia

“Great place to stay when exploring the beautiful Kumano Kodo. Clean and comfortable with nice food.”

Lovely room with western beds and outdoor bath

“Loved how prepared the hotel was to give us a brilliant onsen experience.”

It was amazing, good service and a variety of Japanese cuisine.

Fantastic food. Loved dinner and breakfast. The staff were lovely and super helpful. Dig your own river onsen for an al fresco soak.

“Beautiful location, excellent food, very comfortable room”

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“Awesome Stay by the Hot Spring River”

Located just across the river with hot spring. You could soak your feet in the river water. The hotel provide slipper for the river walk. Food were yummy. Places of interest like the Kumano Honggu walk are within a 10 mins car drive to the mid starting point. You could follow the hotel shuttle bus to the car park and then the bus will fetch you to the starting point where you hike your way back to where you park your car. The walk is about 7km.

Good to have shuttle from hotel to Hongu Taishai then to Hosshinmon-oji

“Nothing happened here in the last 50 years ....”

The staff was super friendly and helpful and the outside river onsen in front of the hotel was super nice. The view from the room was pretty nice. Unfortunately that's the only thing positive about this hotel.