This was our fourth trip to Japan and we've stayed in many ryokans. This is one of our favorites. The space we stayed at was huge. It was a two-story stand alone building. The seats looked out onto the courtyard with a pond and a lot of trees, which was very peaceful. I'm usually not the type to stay in my hotel/ryokan all day, but this place tempted me to do so due to the serenity of the courtyard. There were two private onsen that were easy to access due to the small number of guests that stay here. The food was fabulous. While walking around one morning I found a hiking trail that led up to castle ruins. The next morning I hiked up to the ruins and down the other side and came out near the Moss Land.

There wasn't a lot open in the nearby town so the options for lunch were limited. We did find a pasta restaurant that was good so it ended up working out fine. The pump was really loud in the male public onsen. It was hard to sit there and relax. Like I mentioned above we were able to get into the private onsen most of the time. This place was very kid friendly (I'm sure that's a pro for a lot of people). When people were coming and going you could hear the kids in the courtyard. However, since the rooms were so far apart you couldn't hear the kids once they went into their rooms.

Best service we have ever had, dinner was absolutely stunning and they accommodated our request for both dinner and breakfast without meat. We loved the scenery, beautiful wooden facilities and splendid onsen baths. We spoke a little bit of Japanese, all explanations by staff were also in Japanese including at dinner, so might be more difficult if you speak no Japanese at all. Although they did have English written explanations.

Everything was amazing.

A quiet place to find peace of mind. The open-air Onsen in the room is wonderful and nice people here gave us comfortable stay experience.

A very nice, private ryokan!

not a lot really, very disappointed by the hotel

the food was okay, but the whole hotel needs some care and certainly some maintenance, it was an expensive hotel that was a serious let down.