Spacious room with plenty of natural light and a great river view. Friendly and helpful staff. Easy access and parking, for those traveling by car. Free shuttle to the start of the Hosshinmon-oji to Hongu Taisha section of the Kumano Kodo Trail, perfect for those wanting to hike (in our case, they allowed us to drive behind the shuttle to Hongu Taisha, where we boarded the shuttle, and then finished the hike close to the car, very convenient). Buffet breakfast, good and plentiful, but, in my opinion, a bit pricey. There are no restaurants or supermarkets in the area, so the hotel was our only option to eat something before starting the trail. Keep in mind that the rooms don't have a bathtub or shower; to wash, we had to go to the onsen at the partner hotel, 100 meters from ours (not that we minded - we actually found the experience interesting - but we were taken by surprise). the onsen is public, and we had the opportunity to enjoy in a mixed hot spring bath outdoors, right next to the riverbed.

Attention to detail and cleanliness of the rooms are aspects that could be improved, but we really enjoyed our stay and would return one day.

The room faces the river, which has a great view. The dinner and breakfast buffet were great, which was served in the sister building around 100m away. I didn’t mind the walking at all. The building was a little bit old, but room is clean and it has a good natural hot springs in this building. Compare with the hotels nearby, it is much cheaper and well worth the money. The hotel provides free shuttle to the shrine. The staffs are super polite and helpful.

It is quite remote, very few buses if you want to use the public transportation. Better check the bus schedule.

The service was excellent. We had a problem due to travelling and the staff was extremely helpful and flexible. The onsen was so relaxing and had stunning views, right next to a beautiful cold river. The foodbuffet was delicious. I have celiac so I have to eat glutenfree, and the staff went to great lengths to make sure I could eat delicious glutenfree Japanese food. They showed me carefully which dishes were glutenfree, they even made a special plate for me. The Japanese style room was very nice and quiet. Location is great if you want to go on hikes. The free shuttle bus service is excellent and they even pick you up if you can't make it back to the hotel yourself after your hike. Very good value for money. Much recommended!

Loved the location and waking up by the river. We used this accommodation during our Kumano kodo hike and found it easy to get to using public transport, although not as convenient to the actual route. We didn’t find this too much of a concern with the bus services. Having breakfast and dinner included in the neighbouring hotel was also nice and easy. The afternoon onsen beside the river was the highlight.

Very old and dated, could have been a little bit cleaner.

Feels more like a hostel than a hotel but staff were lovely, spoke & communicated in excellent English, and meals at the sister hotel nearby were great! Not too busy so the staff were able to move us to a non-smoking room without any difficulty (the booking . com website only offered a smoking room). There is only one floor for smokers, and the remaining three floors are non smoking. The indoor onsen was well set up with plenty of towels, yukata available, as well as access to the sister hotel's indoor & outdoor onsens. A quieter area than central Hongu at this time of year.

The location was magic! Beautiful river to look out at and swim in. Using the free riverside onsen ten minutes walk away or the free hotel onsen two minutes walk away were both wonderful experiences. We felt the overall shabbiness was quire charming and we were very happy about the low price! We loved having a balcony, there are stools on the reception floor. We recommend the restaurant upstairs on the "main street" five minutes walk away past the bridge to the free onsen. Good value, friendly and delicious! If you find everything is shut there are snacks at the gift shop in the "sister hotel" down the road, also an icecream machine on the street.

The room was small- almost no room for our luggage. But this was reflected in the price.

Great spot with views onto the river. The staff had given us a smoking room which smelled horrible but then were nice enough to change us to another one which was better. The provide yukatas and everything for the onsen but you have to walk outside to their other hotel (same for breakfast). The breakfast was great

The building is super old and needs a fix up. It's a really cool building and has a lot of potential but the facilities were old and quite dirty. Despite this for a night in the kumano kodo trail it wasn't bad at all ;)

Onsen bath onsite. Yukata at the corridor. Lift available. Near to the bus stop. Staff was kind enough to help me pack my breakfast as I needed to catch an early bus to Shingu.

The packed breakfast was only breads and a bottle of tea drink. All the restaurants were closed on the day of my visit so I needed to buy groceries at a hotel's souvenir shop nearby. If u prefer a good onsen experience and more shops then it's better to stay at Yunomine onsen.

You can use outdoor Onsen at the hotel nearby. The room had a toilet and sink in it and then you used the onsen at the property for showers. There was a free shuttle from Hongu Taisha. I had to have the service center at the Hongu Taisha-Mae bus stop call the hotel between 15:00-17:00 and they sent a shuttle 10 minutes later.

There is a dinner and breakfast offered at the hotel nearby but the dinner was fully booked when we tried to reserve one day before. The staff at the reception were unwelcoming.

The view of the river and the forest is amazing, the place is surrounded by nature. The onsens are great! The breakfast is totally worth it. The room is not too bad, I think you get what you pay for.

The futon is very thin and hard. The whole property smells bad but we opened the windows in the room and eventually it smelled okay.