This is an older hotel (built in the 1930s, if I remember correctly) that’s been beautifully renovated it still has that old charm but is super clean and comfortable. The room was huge with an ocean view. I stayed on a Tuesday night, and despite the size of the hotel, the onsen was quiet and relaxing. There’s both an indoor and an outdoor bath facing the ocean. At night there were only four people including me, and in the morning I had it all to myself. WIFI was a bit slow on my phone but worked well on the laptop. Breakfast was mostly Japanese dishes, and you can heat up some items on a small charcoal grill, which was a nice. The staff were very kind, and there are English signs throughout the hotel. Himi itself is a beautiful, peaceful city that I’d definitely return to,and I’d stay at Eihokaku again for sure.

I didn’t like that I thought staying only one night was a good idea, lol.

The room was large and comfortable, the hospitality and staff were fantastic. The sushi nearby was the best we’ve ever had.

The atmosphere is a bit… elderly and conservative. As a westerner you may feel a bit out of place, however that should not keep you from having a wonderful time. Also there are a lot of bugs both in the room and around the hotel, not unusual for being so near the water but not a plus.

Great ocean view from the room. Awesome breakfast. Friendly staff. Excellent!

it’s really nice to wake up to sunshine and ocean view. (it believe that all rooms are with ocean view) breakfast has a really wide selection of food, tho eating time is quite short - only 7.30-9. there were often food shortage because the kitchen ladies couldn’t catch up. but at the end - people were nice and pleasant.

the facilities are still ok looking but quite old. various bugs were entering (through windows?!) during our two day stay. the staff don’t speak English. at the checkout we were surprised with an extra charge for the public onsen. don’t get me wrong there is a paid private one and the public shared ones. we used only public and suddenly we were charged for it. nowhere was written this and it’s very strange for a ryokan to do it.

Dinner Free Flow Wine is PLUS!

Toilet condition no good