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Alain A.
Groups
France,
July 6, 2014
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Good ryokan!
Gorgeous, nice place, close to the downtown. The place to be for the japan lovers'ryokan
7.3
Very good welcome from the owner.quiet and nice room
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Alexandra Y.
Couples
United Kingdom,
April 4, 2014
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Nice but way overpriced
Authentic Japanese house, hot bath, quiet location.
6.3
I have mixed feelings about this place. It was nice to stay in a traditional Japanese house and the shared bathroom was fine, with quite a nice hot bath pool that you could soak in. Everything was clean and the location is nice and quiet. Takayama is very small so although it's not in the centre that just means it's a couple of minutes pleasant walk, no big deal. Also they kindly pick you up and drop you at the station which is great. However considering the level of service when you're actually there (no breakfast, no room cleaning, you to get your own futon beds in/out, which is normal for a minshuku) I just felt that the price was a little steep. We stayed two nights and were the only guests not there as part of some big coach tour. The tour groups had breakfast and dinner at the minshuku, we weren't asked if we wanted to try it which again was fine because there were enough places to eat in Takayama but if I'd had my heart set on trying their food I might have been a little disappointed.
So, it's totally fine but overpriced (typical of a lot of things in japan really). You might be better saving your money for a decent ryokan if you want a better Japanese experience.
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Gary A.
Couples
United States of America,
June 4, 2013
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Great baths
great bath, friendly owners, very quiet
7
Located a bit away from the action in a residential neighborhood of Takayama, it's a bit of a walk to get downtown, but a pleasant morning walk to the market. We had two traditional Japanese rooms, but without the meal plan. So once we checked in and got oriented, we were pretty much on our own and did not see the staff unless we rang their bell. The best thing is the bath - an indoor rock pool with hot waterfall where several people could soak for as long as they wished. There was also a small outdoor wooden tub, but it was only large enough for one person at a time.
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Lui Y.
Couples
Hong Kong,
April 16, 2013
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Simple and Comfortable hotel
Free shuttle to train station available, nice staff, cosy room
6.7
The hotel is a little far from the Takayama train station, but the host was very nice and they would ask about your departure time and would offer free shuttle to the station as far as possible. Only shared bathroom and shared toilet are available. 15-minute walk to the famous Miyagawa morning market.
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Siew P.
Couples
Malaysia,
April 16, 2013
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Great value and location for Takayama festival
Location cleanliness friendly service
10
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Pailin T.
Families with older children
Thailand,
April 9, 2013
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it's worth to pay for
accommodation, onsen, cleanliness
6.3
it's a great place to go for if you want to feel the real Japanese style
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Benjaporn P.
Solo travelers
Thailand,
December 6, 2012
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Good one hotel , near morning market , shopping and Train station area
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Celeste M.
Couples
United States of America,
October 5, 2012
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Lovely little place
Nice proprietors, decent location, decent rooms
7.7
Liked the place. It's a little far from the train station, maybe 30 minutes-- I wouldn't want to walk it, especially with luggage-- but it's decently placed with respect to the central town area. (About 30 minutes walking from the minshuku to the other end of town, I'd estimate.) The room was decent sized and the noiseproofing was actually not bad-- there was a group of drunk tourists singing downstairs and we could barely hear them up in our room. The baths were nice, especially the outdoors one (only big enough for one person and no one inside can really see you, too, if you're shy.) The food was-- well, very traditional Japanese, and not really my thing, but it wasn't bad-- some of the cooked fish was especially good, and so was the nabe. It was served in the common room downstairs, altho we were the only two there at the time. If you like traditional Japanese food I'd get it. Otherwise, up to you.
Futon was not, unfortunately, super comfortable, even with an extra pad added underneath, and they use the buckwheat pillows, which I'm not fond of. People staying there seemed about 75% foreigners 25% Japanese, so if you're looking for a place to get to know the natives, this is probably not it. Still, overall I like it, and would probably stay here again. And the proprietors really open up if you can speak any Japanese.
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Gillian D.
Couples
Canada,
September 20, 2012
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Basic, family run inn in Takayama
free bicycle use, free train station pick up and drop off, great dinner set
8
This is a lovely, family run, minshuku. The rooms and bathrooms were basic but clean and well looked after. We stayed in for dinner one evening and had a lovely meal. They had many bicycles that we were able to use to get everywhere we wanted. They also offer free pick up and drop off from the train station. There is little to no English but we didn't find that we needed it at all.
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Cheong S.
Couples
Malaysia,
July 6, 2012
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Lovely hotel
Hot spring bath & free wifi
8
Very impressed with the place. Enjoyed the bicycle ride that was provided for free of charge. Love the hot spring bath and also the opportunity to wear kimono and sleeping the Japanese way.
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