Kurokawa Mori no Cottage

Quiet spacious forest like wooden cottage. Payable private onsen reservation required. Owner friendly. Needs a car to access. Big room enough for 4 persons. Plenty of parking place near our cottage.

Sleeping room on 2nd floor so have to have good legs to climb up or down a flight of stairs. Have to lay mattress and futon on floor on your own upstairs. We used 2 mattresses each else might be a bit too thin. Pillows too flat. No coffee or tea bags provided. No walkable restaurants nearby.

Nice & big garden. Comfortable beds even though they are bunk beds. Good kitchen facilities, dining room and semi open area. Super friendly host who were very understanding and kindly accepted our late check in. Thank you very much for letting us stay!

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It was in the middle of the woods. Very serene and charming. Full kitchen amenities and plenty of sockets for charging. It’s necessary to buy food and beverages before proceeding here because there’s no near and convenient shop around here. This is particularly so for dinner and breakfast. You can enjoy your meal at the porch/balcony and soak in the charm of the vicinity.

We did not have a mountain view as was described.

The cottage was quite well appointed and had what we needed. Also the cottage has a nice little veranda. We were close to Kurakawa Onsen, which has VERY expensive accommodation, so we were please with this cottage which allowed us to explore the area without breaking the bank.

The cottage is a long way from anything. There were no restaurants nearby that were open and the closest convenience store was several kilometres away. There was some food available from the vending machine near the office. If you are travelling by bus and train, you will have to walk or catch a taxi to get a meal. The management charges guests extra for the onsen, which we were surprised about (and not in a good way). You can get a 3-onsen pass at Kurakawa Onsen for 1500 yen (and these are fabulous). Kurakawa no mori Cottage charges 1500 yen for a very rustic onsen experience.

The house is perfect for large families/groups, is big, clean and comfortable. The hosts are the most amazing human beings. Very helpful and thoughtful. Definitely recommended 💕

The hosts are the best, really helpful and kind, they helped us in 100 of different ways. We really enjoyed our stay with them, the cottage was beautiful, really nice and spacious for our group of 7 (5 adults and 2 teens). The onsen was perfect and we really enjoyed it. Definitely recommended for a wonderful experience in Kyushu.