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The best hotel I've ever been. If you are looking for a nice place in Oita, this one is the best one you can find. The onsen inside the hotel is very huge and with different types of baths. Try to visit it during the night, you can see the stars while you're taking a relaxing bath. The buffet restaurant is a little bit expensive but the food is excellent. You are allowed to walk inside the hotel installations with a yukata on. Visit also the pools. The hotel is wonderful!

We stayed for 2 nights - I, my wife and our 3-year old girl are very happy with everything - the room may be a bit small with no shower/bath in room (only wash basin and toilet) but we can see great mountain view and my daughter loves wearing yukata and play in the room. The futons are nice, clean and comfortable. The meals were all excellent and we can feel how ingredients were carefully selected and prepared - even the rice looks and tastes really good, the raw fish and raw chicken are fresh, the Oita wagyu beef (first night dinner was yakiniku style, second night was shabu shabu style) is premium quality. Children dinner set was also big portion and worth paying for. The onsen has both public area (separate room for men and women) and the 2 private rooms - this is special because we could enjoy bathing together as a family and also enjoy the mountain view from the bath. Moreover, it was not too busy and we used the onsen 3 or 4 times during the 2 night stay here.

There is actually pickup service but when I wrote in to ask about it, the ryokan did not reply me. So we dragged our luggage up the slope... There are English, Mandarin speaking stuff so communication isn't a problem for people who do not speak Japanese. Best facilities, fantastic food, good service and if you have special food preference, you can either write in early to inform or inform them once you check in. As long as the ryokan knows before the start of the meal, safe!

Due to the rain, we decided to bring the bags to the hotel first (~11:00). Before we left, we asked if we could eat our egg rolls outside the entrance. The lady said why didn't we come in and sit down at their restaurant. She provided us with the plates, forks and knife. Then, asked if we would like to have hot / iced tea. So nice.👍 We have booked the room with open air spa. It is so big with 2 Japanese rooms. The spa is separated from the rooms with appropriate privacy. We may go with the children next time. This is a small hotel with not many guests. Even in the public spa, we haven't met other guests.

We had a half-board stay with upgraded meal and private onset. The room was beyond our expectation. The design for Oyado Kaikatei Ryokan was a like a village and each guest could have a house of their own, including a sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, a tea-area, an indoor onsen and an outdoor onsen. The water in the onsen was slightly salty but we felt like its more like a hot water bath. Yet, we still spent much time enjoying the onsen and idling in the room, which was perfect for our vacation. The upgraded dinner option entailed a set of beef, which tasted extraordinary. However, the rest of the meal was not as good as the meals we had in other onsen-hotels. The staff were welcoming and attentive. They had even prepared us both hot water and cold water for drinking in our house. There was a little leaflet on our house's table, recommending us to go out to see firefly nearby. It was an exceptional experience.

This is the best place that I have ever stayed in Japan. I booked a room of three with breakfast and dinner. The food is so delicious that you will never forget it. The room is spacious with a private onsen. The staff who serves us is so polite and helpful that I really miss her. If I go to Yufuin again , I will definitely choose this place because it will make my trip unforgettable.

Overall it's a nice hotel in Yufuin. It provides big room, good Japanese restaurant and public Onsen. It takes about 10 mins walking to the JR and bus station or the town center. Good location to me since it's away from the tourist area but all the highlights are still in walking distance. We book a Japanese-style room with the view of Yufuin MT. Very big room even with a balcony area in which we can overview the farmland around the hotel and Yufuin MT. The Japanese dinner is rich and delicious. Breakfast is also good and restaraunt service is a plus. The hotel service except the restaurant is soso in terms of Japanese hospitality and serving standard. I've been traveling in Japan many times and it's in acceptable level but not good as usual. Even in this trip for Kyushu, we got better service in other hotels or ryokans. Not a big deal but it needs some improvement in my view.

When you step into the hotel, it’s almost as nice as the pictures that are online. I love the modern/traditional fusion Japanese design of the hotel and the cleanliness of the hotel. Things also look very new, so we felt very comfortable using all the facilities at the hotel and everything in the room. I also love the view of Beppu from the hotel/hotel room(I got a 2nd floor room). But the only downside of having the nice view is the hotel is up on a hill and you have to drive or take taxi to the there. The hotel is around 5-10mins to the town, and I had a rental car, so it was not really a problem for me.

Was really happy with the stay. The price is high if you include food, but I believe it is worth the price. The dinner was incredible "kaiseki" Japanese food. The breakfast was not as outstanding as the dinner, but still good. The room was a large comfortable "washitsu" tatami mat room. The spread out your Futons for you while you are at dinner. The "Onsen" hot spring bath is outstanding. One floor for indoor and one floor for a smaller outdoor onsen with an ocean view. They are open early like 5am and nothing better than an early morning sunrise hot springs looking over the ocean. This is a great place to take a vacation if you can get to Oita area.

GOOD and large hotel, about 4 stars, with reasonable price ( I booked a non-smoking twin room). The room was very big. about 29 square meters. Staffs are very friendly and hotel room is very clean. Rooms are high floors, so guests can enjoy the night view of Oita City from hotel room.There is a Lawson right across the street. The hotel is linked to the main shopping street via a skyway, plenty restaurants nearby. The only downside is that the hotel is a bit far from the JR station. it's by the end of shopping street. Takes about 15min walking from Oita Station.

the hotel is old but kept well. can walk from the station. My room has a mountain view with ryokan style. The best thing is onsen. The dinner is normal, recommend eat outside hotel. My problem is, I have booked dinner with hotel for 2. Upon check in, I told the reception that no beef for dinner. She looked at clock that was 3:15 and her face was worried then she put me on the phone with translator to explain that they already prepared the food but ,my dinner is 7!. I was thinking that to change just small beef for sukiyaki to be pork why is a big deal. After talking over the phone back and forte for manytime . They ok to change it.However, when dinner time, one of us only have pork. I asked the waitress that I told them to change already .She came back with the answer that I can change but with the charge of Y750! both of us was surprised and gave up so we just don't eat it.. so I recommend to eat outside for a better choice of food.

I was not impressed. While the hotel had an amazing Ocean view and seems to be a beautiful location for a wedding, the location was incredibly far from EVERYTHING. The hotel was a 15-20 min walk from the nearest train station (with luggage - it was rough) and we couldn't find a bus that went near the hotel (if there was one - it was not easy to find from the city of beppu). We walked for 45 minutes and could not find a restaurant ANYWHERE. We finally found an english-speaker and she said there wasn't anything close - and we would have to go to Beppu city (proper) to find a meal. While the staff seemed to be very friendly & helpful, they did not speak English, so it was very difficult to communicate and find our way around or learn of a bus nearby(if any), taxis, shuttles, etc. We eventually found out there is a shuttle to the Beppu train stn, but it only runs 1-2x in the morning and 2x in the afternoon, so it wasn't overly convenient if you plan on site-seeing all day and having dinner in Beppu. Last shuttle back to hotel was at 5pm. The hotel restaurants were VERY expensive ($46 for dinner and $18 for breakfast!) so we didn't even try them. I mainly chose this hotel for the reviews of the swimming pool. This pool was CLOSED during our visit (for many months) even though it was 75-85 degree F weather) and there was NO MENTION of this on the website when I booked this hotel. Our room was initially clean, and it was large (very small bathroom) but our room was never cleaned during our 2-night stay. While there were amazing views from other rooms, i imagine, our room had a view of the train tracks, while we would have LOVED a view of the ocean. :( All of the carpets in hallways on our floor (11th) were very stained and gross. All in all, besides the beautiful Ocean-view location, I wasn't very impressed and wouldn't recommend. :( The town of Beppu is great so I would like to be closer to everything next time.

The service here was great including easy check in, check out and luggage storage. The onsen was great too. However, make sure you check how many people are staying when you book because when I booked this hotel I thought I booked for two people but they told me I only paid for one person so I ended up paying for one more person at the hotel. But other than that the hotel was great and people there were very nice.

The price may seem steep but you get what you pay for. From the time you get there until you leave, you are treated like you are the only guests in the entire hotel. Price includes dinner (kaiseki - 9 course traditional Japanese meal) and breakfast. Private hot springs baths both indoor and outdoor in our room along with public baths provide the utmost in relaxation. It is conveniently located next to Yufuin's main drag, which has stalls for the most amazing food and stores. This is a definite repeat. I am a very seasoned traveller and rarely go back to the same town/city but this one is definitely a place where we look forward to visiting again very soon.

Staying at Yufu Ryochiku was really awesome! Room was very neat and clean and foods were amazingly yummy. All staffs were very friendly - although their English was not great, they tried very hard to communicate with guests. The place is in the middle of the main street so very easy to locate and it was near to everything. If you want a perfect stay at Yufuin, this place will be the best idea:)

I have been to yufuin twice and this time I had stayed this ryokan first. To me, this ryokan is very calm and clean, onsen is well equipped. Furthemore, breakfast is really fresh and tasty. Location is little far from the downtown but you can get there by walk within 20min. Next time I will visit this ryokan again. IT IS BEST RYOKAN!! 유후인에서 정말 최고의 료칸입니다. 요리가 정말 맛잇고, 전세탕 여유롭게 사용했습니다. 직원들도 너무 친절하고, 고급스럽습니다. 강력추천합니다!

Staying at Shimizu Ryokan was a very nice experience. The owner and staffs are super kind, friendly and helpful, the environment is quiet with beautiful nature, the room is traditional Japanese style and super large, traditional Japanese food is tasty. Public hot spring is very unique and the private one is also nice. Though the location is a bit far from the town, the van transfer service at Yunohira station is very convenient. We enjoyed everything here. This is the best hotel experience I ever have. Highly recommend!

Pros: The staff was amazingly helpful and polite. The hotel was beautifully designed and meticulously clean. Food was to die for. Couldn't be happier with my choice. Con: well, I guess you can't have everything. Being near the station makes it convenient, but it also means the outdoor bath was not exactly outdoors. It was really covered all on side to prevent the surrounding houses from having a peek. Minor point though.

It was so nice choice for private hot spring. I enjoyed the private hot spring on a rainny night. It was awesome feeling free in the hot spring and so calm with the raining sound. I went to sleep very quckly. Also it had frash airs in the next morning and I like the small garden with lovely flowers. The food are good and it was yammy The best thing is the big window that I could see the white fogs after the raining on the second floors. A staff took a photos for us after check-out!! Thank you for all of you =))

The hotel is far away from Yubuin center area, need a taxi to get their and a little bit hard to call taxi out. The hostess is very kind to give us a ride to Yubu mountains. The around environment is very very beautiful and the hot spring is wonderful. Although only one lady to do the room service but everything is neat and clean. They provide sufficient free snacks and a whole jar of coffee capsule. During winter days, they put heaters every corner of the room and you will not feel cold at all. Price includes breakfast and dinner. Breakfast is western style with everything you need. And dinner is BBQ and hotpot. Quality is very good. Overall speaking ,the hotel is more suitable for people who have car. But I will recommend this hotel to everyone! I do enjoyed my stay there!

The hotel offer pick up service from JR station, you may contact the hotel via their official website. Staff were friendly and could speak in English and Putonghua. No problem in communication. Welcome snacks and drink were provided when you check in. The room was spacious and come with 2 hot spring pools. The view from room was stunning. You may also choose to use the outdoor public bath. It was so relaxing in the hot spring facing the Mount Yufu. The dinner and breakfast prepared by the hotel was great in both presentation and taste. There were plenty of varieties of seasonal food selected by the chef, the plum wine made by the owner taste so so so good too. It was an unforgettable stay in Waremokou. I would definitely recommend it to others.

It was one of accommodations for our honeymoon. We didn’t plan to come here at first but we firmly believe this choice was awesome. Every staff was professionally kind and helpful for us. Hot spring and bedding were nice. For me, I would love to have hotter water for onsen. Some ladies were very noisy but could bear that because of Junko’s warm hospitality. Japanese breakfast and dinner were amazing. I really loved the atmosphere around this ryokan. We will visit again with our parents soon. Two thumbs up :)

We stayed for a few days during a visit to Oita for the rugby world cup. Lovely place and the private onsen is really good.. but the staff member was a bit creepy.... stepping into our room when we were there, reparking our car (without our permission) and putting the keys in my pants(!!!) and opening the door to the onsen when we were there. Other than that, a perfectly fine place!