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The ryokan was comfortable and clean. All rooms have its own private onsen. It only has 10rooms and is cozy and exclusive. Hotel staff do not speak English or any language other than Japanese so it helps to speak a little Japanese or have google translation with you. Staff were however very friendly and helpful and assisted us as much as they could. Food was yummy and traditional. No wifi provided at the hotel and reception is not good even if you have your own wifi device so just enjoy a quiet and wifi-less stay. The only bad thing is the bathroom is outdoor with the outdoor onsen and during late autumn and winter it's freezing cold to bathe outdoor.

Quiet, clean, peaceful, just a couple of minutes walk up from the main street in Kurokawa, but that's a benefit. Also on a nice walking trail out of town. Food was wonderful, staff friendly and helpful. English was minimal, Korean was good, but in any case you'll muddle through. My only problem with Kurokawa in general is there seems to be no place selling decent coffee. Otherwise it's heaven.

When you arrive at Kurokawa station, you can call the hotel to pick you up from the bus station, the distance around 2KM, only 3 minutes by car. We stay on the second floor, the view is nice from the room. The room is using Tatami, very Japanese style. Because of no restaurant nearby, so you must book the dinner and breakfast, they serve Japanese food, very delicious. For dinner, they serve fresh horse meat, also very yummy. They have an indoor and outdoor onsen, you can see outside view from the outdoor onsen. They drive me to the bus station the next day, very good service.

First and only stay in a ryokan but I cannot imagine something being much better than this. The staff: They were amazingly friendly and so helpful. From being greeted in the parking lot, having our bags brought in on a cart with our name on a plank! To the helpful and patient explanations and service in our room and finally the assistance in taking our bags back to the car and the wave and bow goodbye. The room: This has got to be one of the larger rooms I have ever stayed in. Very nice Japanese style with tatami mats, super comfy futon and even a balcony to watch the river and see the fall colors. The Onsen: There are two public Onsen right next to each other, one side for men the other for women. There are many various sized private onsen that you can use anytime you wish. The food: We only had breakfast included but we were amazed with the variety/presentation and taste. Summary - One of my fondest memories of Japan.

This was the best hotel in our 6 day self-drive holiday. We only stayed for a night. The hotel is on the top of a hill. We enjoyed the breathtaking mountain view, the open air hot spring, the Kaiseki dinner and the breakfast very much. We booked two rooms, a Japanese room at the old wing, but we were upgraded to a spacious Western twin room at the new wing. The staff were very friendly and polite. Help us with our luggages on arrival and departure. I give them 5 stars for everything.

We loved everything we saw at the ryokan from the friendliness of the staff to the facility, it's top-notch. All the onsens were well maintained with enough descriptions for English speakers to figure out what to do. Perhaps the best part of it was the meals. We were blown away by the 14-course kaiseki dinner included with the stay. This aone would've costed around $100 elsewhere. It was a good sampling of traditional Japanese cuisine made with the utmost attention to details. The only complaint I had was that they couldn't take my Visa credit card which used up a good portion of our cash reserve.

Here are some of the highlights - The ryokan is located in the town center. The host that greeted us spoke very good English and provided us with detailed explanation of how to use the onsen and everything. We particularly enjoyed this place because it had two private/family onsens that were free, in addition to other indoor and outdoor pools. Although the indoor onsen is fairly small, it felt authentic because of its rustic charm. We had our meals in one of their private dining rooms instead of the barbeque group area because it was already fulled booked. It turned out to be wonderful experience to have our meals in the private room instead. My one complaint was that they wouldn't serve us a second cup of coffee at the end of our breakfast.

The beef in that 10 course dinner is insanely delicious. That star watching section actually has a freaking huge telescope that i wonder if the owner uses his whole life saving to buy that, they have an expert explaining the astronomy in Japanese (only), and I saw shooting star! The staffs are awesome, I have this malfunction credit card, but they can actually make it work. U can also book a massage section. I got a facial massage at 5000 yen only. That lady was like crafting on my face with extreme seriousness and professionalism. They have 7 onsen baths, 3 of them are private baths and no advanced booking is required.

Its our first time booking a room with a private onset at Ota Onsen Hanagokoro. "Room" is an understated description, its actually a big cozy log cabin with two standard beds (big enough for 2), a separate tatami sitting area, separate baths (with onsen) & toilet. The onset bath water is very hot so we have to mixed it with cold tap water to use it. They also provide a coffee grinder and fresh coffee beans for guest. Perfect stay, lovely owners. Not much spoken English, but are extremely hospitable, so do use your "google translate" to communicate. Highly recommended stay. We also experienced -2 degrees celsius temperature during our stay (Dec 5 - 7), and woke up to a lovely morning view of light snow/frost everywhere. Our rental car is also covered in ice/frost in the morning, and so are the roof and grass and road and plants. The location is easily reached coz we followed the GPS mapcode closely.

First thing first, I love Kurokawa. It is such a beautiful and serene village, surround by the nature. For the ryokan, it is fantastic. Location: in the middle of the village and next to the river. Convenient to go to other shops. Room: Typical Japanese tatami room. Onsen: many onsen for you to choose. Interesting experience with the cave onsen. Cleanness: even tho the ryokan is old, it is well-maintained and clean. Service: very helpful, friendly and polite. Food: we had dinner and breakfast - AMAZING!

My husband and I stayed for 2 nights in a room with a private bath (Hisakaki). Everything was excellent - top-notch service, meals, rooms, baths, free shuttle service! I was impressed even before arriving at the ryokan - left a note via Agoda about my arrival, and received a reply 2 days later. When we reached the Kurokawa bus stop on the day of our arrival, a staff was already waiting to transport us to Ryokan Sanga. Check-in was seamless and we were given a necessary briefing on the facilities and amenities. Then came the meals... 9-course dinner took us almost 2 hours to complete and it was really amazing! Breakfast was huge and very good. Got to try the outdoor bath for ladies and private outdoor bath (reserve at check-in). The views were amazing, there were adequate amenities, and it was just so relaxing. Yukata is provided, and you can basically go about everywhere in it. Highly recommended! Just book early as there are limited rooms with private baths.

IF you are looking for an affordable ryokan experience I would definitely recommend this place. The service is excellent as the staff try their best to help you. I felt really pampered at this place. They also have their own private onsen so you can choose to use this facility if you are not comfortable sharing a public onsen. The breakfast is also excellent. Within driving distance to a lot of cool places like Yufuin and Mt Kuju.

Parking lots beside hotel. U will be able to c nice view from room and dinner room. Authentic Japanese food, every meals r small, cute n fresh. They served horse meat, beef, salmon, etc. It is a quiet stay, I had good rest. stay is at 1st floor, 2nd floor for meals n 3rd floor for onsen. There r 3 family private onsens, no worries, juz lock ur door. But too hot not suit me.....feel skin burnt....All staff r japanese speaking but i x find any difficulties in communication. I will definitely recommend frens to stay!!

Even before the trip, yamamizuki kindly helped us arrange for transportation to the Ryokan (offering bus timings, helping us reserve seats, chauffeuring us from the bus stop). The service throughout was amazing, even by Japanese standards. From offering to help us take our photographs, to transporting our luggages around without us having to ask, there was never a moment our needs were unmet. Not to mention the gorgeous view from the onsen as well. Simply a gorgeous place, they have definitely outdone themselves!