AMAZING! so the location is a a 10 min walk from the Bus station 7 „Shinkyo“ then you are welcomed by the super friendly stuff. Reminder: check if you do like pork or if you‘re veggie and say it 3 days before your arrival☺️ the amount of food in the dinner is huge - I couldn’t finish it but I asked for a smaller breakfast and it totally worked. It was truly amazing. You can also use the Onsen with tattoos and you get a beautiful yukata.

NOTHING! Everything was amazing. Arigatou gozeimasu

Very nice Ryokan close to the world heritage site, with public onsen inside. The room is very nice, with tatami so they ask you to be careful on using sandals and carrying luggages. The staff was super friendly, the dinner and breakfast were excellent (we had the vegetarian options). Only mildly negative point, we were there in winter while it was snowing and the temperature in some common spaces was a bit low. After closing the doors, however, it was very comfortable in the room

Great location. Nice breakfast. The dinner was exceptionally good. The real dinner looked way better than those fotos online. I was afraid the critics online exaggerated with comments like“best food I have ever eaten in Japan”. I wouldn’t go that far but it was top league dining one wouldn’t expect in this kind of price range! Even the dishes - plates etc - were well chosen for every kind of food. We stayed for two nights and the second dinner had quite some variations to the first one, I would say I enjoyed it even more. A pleasant experience and definitely great value for the money!

Good location, near to the main attractions. Love the onsen in the hotel too, not too crowded. They can pick you up from the train station before 11am or after 3. But I couldn’t make it within the time, I am able to take bus from the train station to the hotel, not so far takes around 15-20 mins. The dinner is good, breakfast is nice too. Thanks to the staff send me to train station the day i leave, it’s heavy rain that day, thanks a lot really enjoy my stay.

We are not Japanese so not really use to sleep on tatami bed. There is a kid running around and you can hear it clearly.

This is an amazing little hotel. It is authentic Japanese without being stiff. We booked a room that would have slept 4-5 and it was spacious with an extra sitting area. The futons were cosy and it was really quiet. Food is fantastic. So is service. Drink prices are affordable and you have a really good souvenir shop in the hotel. The best things: it is just a stone‘ throw away from the UNESCO world heritage site. You are basically already there. And it comes with a really great onsen. We had it for ourselves miraculously. We got lifts from and wo the train station. And we felt very welcome. Would both book this hotel again without any doubt. Ps: Foto looks a bit gloomy but just picture it in sunlight. It’s great!!

Ok, I am addicted to coffee. Breakfast had „only“ tea.

This is a gem of a Ryokan. Think of it as a diamond in the rough. The decor is rustic albeit slightly dated. It is neat, tidy and clean. This is a very traditional inn. You have to take off your shoes at the entrance and they give you gowns (yakutas?) to wear around the premises. The staff are wonderful and very helpful. Though we have a language barrier.. they don't speak much English, with the help of Google Translate we were able to communicate. The inn has an attached onsen that guests can use. The usual onsen rules apply. As we were visiting during the off season.. there were not many guests. Many times I was the only chap in the pool. There is no time limit to the soaking. They also serve traditional breakfasts and dinners which costs extra above the room rate. About Y3300 per person for dinner and Y1200 for breakfast. It's actually quite worthwhile to have dinner because it's a real experience. Also there isn't many dining places in Nikko. Location-wise, Nikko Tokanso is about 5 mins easy walk to the World Heritage Nikko Temple District. It's a great base for your discovery of the Nikko area. It is a bit far from the station. I wouldn't recommend walking. There's a bus but we rented a car so we can go further away. Driving in rural Japan is stress-free. Most local roads have va 40/50 km/h limit and there is hardly any traffic. Besides the cars are so efficient. Highly recommend this as a place to stay

This is a great traditional ryokan. I loved the old fashioned ‘retro’ style and hope that it never changes as it is charming. The dinner and breakfast were delicious and beautifully presented. Portions are generous. The onsen facilities are up to date and everything worked well. It was a delight. A relaxing stay.

Our room was a little cold, but the weather had been exceptionally cold and snowy.

The location was great, very close to all the temples and ideal for a night walk. The staff was very polite and friendly and they always greeted us with a smile. The food was also great and quite authentic.

The description is slightly misleading, mentioning that you can make a reservation for private onsen. However, reservation was not an option when we visited, and as such you could end up with more people.

having an on-site onsen and rotenburo was the best. the room was a good size with a quiet, private veranda. meals were very filling and tasty, and the staff were very kind and friendly. has a good location near shinkyo bridge, and is about 10m walk from the nearest bus stop (which is the end of main street) and 10m away from lawson and very close to the toshugu shrine area. but if you're at nikko you're probably expecting to walk. thoroughly enjoyed my stay!

a bit more flexibility in mealtimes, but i do understand why they had fixed timings.

The staff was very gentle and helpful. The dinner was very complete (it had different small dishes in plates or bowls). The waiter knew english so she explained me how to prepare some of the meals (some of those small dishes needs to be prepared when you are eating). Also, although the bath was shared (public bath), the room had a private toilet, which I really appreciated (I do not know if all rooms have a private toilet). Also, they accept tattoos in the bath (after 21:00) which is friendly for my standards. They have green tea inside the room and also in the ryokan hall they have free coffee.

The too few wall plugs for electronic devices. I found only two in my room, so I had to unplug some of the room devices. However, in my case was not that much an issue because I was alone.