Ryokan Karasawa

Excelente hotel y staff, todo 10/10 salvo por la ubicación que tampoco es pésima. En 20 min llegas desde la estación. Recomendable

The purpose for our visit was to relax quietly after a busy 6 days in Tokyo and Kyoto and experience a traditional Japanese ryokan accommodation and that’s exactly what we got. Our room could not have been more spacious (we did have the largest room) with an indoor balcony with two chairs that looked over the small garden, a large sleeping space and separate private bathroom and porch area. We were kindly picked up and dropped off to the station and was made very welcome by the host. We enjoyed the clean onsen and the hot dip! After a chat with the host the building is 40years old where I imagine the surrounding buildings and main roads were built after it. This therefore means it is now surrounded by the background noise from the road and slightly overlooked from the two storey homes around it. At night we pulled our screens across which reduced this noise and we slept comfortably and warm in our floor beds. The communal areas do seem a little tired and in need of some tlc and sorting out but for us, for one night, it was great to quietly recharge our batteries.

The woman who runs this inn is an amazing person. She was kind, recommended great local restaurants, and even drove us to Kanazawa station free of charge at the end of our stay. The rooms are impressive, japanese-style, and have access to an onsen. Highly recommend a stay here.