Hotels With Spa in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

My biggest mistake of this trip to Yamagata is to book this hotel. It's a good hotel but it's in the middle of nowhere. You will want to stay around the city of Yamagata province which is also called Yamagata city just so you can get to famous tourist spots. However this is 4 hours away from all of these. I had to book another hotel so I can stay 1 day in the city when I wanted to visit these places and the traveling time just completely made me exhausted. It took like 1 day to go to a place and 1 day to go back. It was so terrible, I was crying. This place is closed to Shonai airport not Yamagata airport so I also had to book another flight from Shonai. I wasted so much money for transportation. It was such a terrible experience. However the hotel is incredibly beautiful with smart design in everything. I loved the onsen very much. If it was just a vacation/restcation for relaxing purpose or isolate yourself from the human word, it's the best choice for you. Since its in the middle of the endless rice field, there is nothing to eat except for paying very high price to eat at the hotel's restaurant. And the food was just okay. The beauty of this hotel was like a trap. Its like I was blind from its beauty and couldn't see all other disavantages.

Rooms are a bit old-fashioned but in good condition. Spacious. Indoor and outdoor onsen available with limited facilities. Location is excellent, less than 10mins walk from the Tsuruoka station and is connected to a shopping mall and a big bus station. Not much restaurants around. Breakfast provided from hotel restaurant but dinner requires prior booking. A supermarket and convenience store are within 5-10mins walk.

This is a very nice hotel. Loved every corner of it. A bit old. But the service and location makes it a nice place to stay. Near shinjo station by bus 20 minutes. It’s a good place to stay if you are going to ginzan onsen. They have shuttle bus to shinjo station from the hotel. They have izakaya inside of the hotel. Staff is great and helpful. We totally recommend it to stay. Awesome views

Absolutely lovely place. At first I thought I'd be uncomfortable with how spaceous the room was (I'm a very jumpy solo traveller), but the room was just so comfy with an excellent view. The heater was a bit hot, but there was an electric fan too, so all was great. The hotel allows you to have a free 50 minute private bath each night, and the private baths are amazing, able to accommodate up to five persons and with windows to let in the light and stuff. Excellent onsen water -- very acidic and very hot. Takes some time getting used to the heat, but once you do it's a heavenly experience. There are also public baths (free of charge) that you could enjoy throughout the night and into early morning (they're closed for cleaning only during 9-12 in the morning), one indoor and one outdoor, both connected to one another. The outdoor one is a bit small, but it's so refreshing to be able to flee from the stifling indoor onsen to enjoy the crisp winter air while soaking up in the heat.

Very few people, very quiet. There are 5 pools for men and women in the hot spring, including the largest stone bath Totoro Totoro hot spring. There are samurai costumes for taking pictures, and there are free bozi sodas in the afternoon.

The meal was very delicious. The bath was also a very pleasant bath. I also wanted to go. The personality of the mother was also very good. Then, it was a nice inn decorated on the whole side of the building such as paintings and bronze statues.

Always remote rural areas, so travelling time is relatively long. The hotel facilities are also very complete, basically no need to leave the hotel to buy any daily necessities outside after check-in. The meals are also very rich and delicious. There are two hot springs in the hotel, one public and the other for single use, everyone can use according to their needs, very convenient. The only downside is that all the hotel staff are only Japanese and it is harder to communicate. I was asked to pay for extra meals when checking out, even when I showed my booking voucher that the room rate was included, they didn't understand, and I had to pay for it when I left. Fortunately, after communicating with trip.com staff, this duplicate payment can be returned. If I can't return it, I really want to cry.

The hotel staff is very nice. The food is so delicious. The room is so big and the decorations are very good. The hot spring facilities are excellent. If you like cats, you will be very pleased to meet the landlord cat . It is a very beautiful cat. It's better to take a taxi to the hotel from Tendo JR station as it needs to take 15 minutes. It's not good to walk if the pavement is covered with snow.

The room I booked was a single-bed room without a bathroom. It was a Japanese-style tatami room with a bed and table converted into a wheelchair-friendly room. The price was relatively cheap. There is no problem if you use it as a budget hotel room, but if you want to experience a hot spring hotel, it is recommended to choose a Japanese-style tatami room.

The boss is very kind to receive, and I give a high evaluation of the dinner.