Watarase Onsen Hotel Yamayuri

Nice hotel and amazing Food

The hotel is close to the Grand Kumano Shrine and has a shuttle service to and from the tourist information center. The Shinseki dinner and breakfast were both very good and quite large. The private thermal bath was nice if you want some privacy as a couple.

The hotel is generally in need of some significant renovation. Also the half board was quite expensive. Otherwise it is an ideal location for groups on the Kumano Kodo trail.

Amazing, multiple consents available Slightly dated, but I personally loved it Can think of not as retro or classic

Beautiful, simple, and spacious rooms in the Japanese-style washitsu that includes tatami mats as flooring. The hotel looks old, but it has a sense of history. The on-site traditional onsen, with both open-air private and communal-public baths areas, is one of the hotel's main attractions. The hotel provides yukatas (robe) and slippers for accessing the Onsens. It is about 5km from Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, and the hotel offers a shuttle bus service to either the Hongu Information Cenre or Hosshinmon-oji. We stayed two nights and had a relaxing time time; it felt like a peaceful retreat. A great place to stay as part of the Kumano Kodo.

The facilities are a bit old, but the service and hot springs are great.

Very nice staff

The onsens and the comfort of the rooms.

The staff at the hotel very helpful. Onsen Bath excellent.

4 Huge clean outdoor private hot springs available. Spectacular outdoor public onsen steps away with 4 temperature pools. Suspension bridge was nice . 3 minute drive to Kawayu . Staff were extremely helpful when we locked ourselves out of room :D - thank you!

The private onsen were too hot for us :) Is it possible to have some at different temperatures and post temperature on the door? The public onsen was amazing alternative if you need cooler temperatures :)