“Everything you could need in a quiet rural town. Amazing staff & meals”

“The excellent meals were only outdone by the friendly and helpful hosts”

Authentic Japanese guesthouse with exceptional service and really great food

“Great Japanese experience. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to experience authentic Japanese culture and cuisine”

Everything! Beautiful traditional place, exceptional food and hospitality. Quiet. Professional and kind hosts.

“Great place full of tradition and family values”

We were bike packing the Pacific cycle route and this guesthouse is on the route so very convenient. Lovely family rum establishment with everyone making a real effort to please. Magnificent meals. Highly recommended

“Ah really furusato ryokan”

Lovely room, great foom, excellent shared bath. Had it too myself. Staff friendly and listening carefully. Everyone.

“A very lovely stay in a traditional Ryokan run by a lovely family and with extremely wonderful fresh food”

The room was very clean and comfortable. We could open a window and hear the sounds of cicadas and birds. The dinner was extremely delicious. The breakfast also. The hosts were very lovely and made us feel welcome.

The welcome. The room. Dinner (was exquisite). The staff. The foot massage machine. Breakfast. The send off.

Staff was impeccable, room very nice and clean - food excellent

We had a great stay at Kii no Matsushima. The host was incredibly welcoming and the food was amazing. We arrived after dark in the town from our hiking trip and she waited for us in the car along the path to pick us up. Next day she even prepared a small lunch for us to take on our hike. Highly recommended!

“Superb food.”

Lovely property. Amazing food, probably the best we have had in Japan for 3 weeks, very special!

Very clean. The food was exceptionally good and super fresh. The owner and staff were very friendly and helpful.

Delicious dinner and they made us a packed breakfast of rice balls to eat on the road (as we were wanting to leave early to hike the Kumano Kodo). Lovely building and rooms. Kind and helpful staff.

“An amazing traditional Ryokan experience!”

The Kii No Matsushima ryokan is a unique Japanese experience. The place is perfect for discovering the coast (the beach is 200 meters away) but especially if you want to do one of the many sections of Kumano path. The family who runs this ryokan were extremely attentive to every detail of our stay. The rooms are spacious and pleasant. The common areas are very clean, the bathrooms have a small onsen which is very pleasant at the end of the day! The highlight of the stay is the meals and breakfasts. The chef is a master of Japanese cuisine! Each dish transported us during the three nights we spent here, a treat! Local specialties are based on seafood and fish. We tasted many new flavors, always balanced and refined. We highly recommend this peaceful place, and hope to return.

“Wonderful staff, wonderful place.”

A lovely traditional Japanese stay at a beautiful place with wonderful staff and amazing food. We were walking the Kumano Kodo and the owner spotted us about two kilometres away from the accommodation and stopped to offer us a lift for the rest of the way.

“Incredible food & comfortable rooms in a traditional rural setting”

As others have noted, it’s the food that’s extraordinary. The experience of this seafood banquet, much of which I couldn’t recognise, but which was all delicious, has been a story I’ve told often since staying. Beer, sake and whiskey all on offer. Friendly staff dropped me to the station the next day. Rooms are simple but very comfortable and quiet. The bed was especially comfortable. They offer a yukata - don’t be afraid to wear it down to dinner! I chickened out, but the Japanese man I shared dinner with wore his, and I felt left out. The onsen is a local hangout, a 5 min walk away. My Japanese was limited, but we all made ourselves understood. A highlight of my solo travelling trip.

Nice hostess, nice treatment, wonderful experience!