Onsen Minshuku Sakaeya

食事の量が適量でとても美味しかったです。

トイレですね。

It's my second visit. I came back for the beautiful location, seclusion, the excellent food and a really hot and therapeutic onsen. I also like being able to meet Japanese guests because the host seems to match us up at meal times. The rooms are spacious and there is a shared room with fridge for drinks and making tea etc. The main host (daughter) is a nice lady.

It is a Japanese guesthouse, so it is cold in the corridors and toilet area. It is fairly old, so not luxurious and the male toilet doesn't smell good. If you are nervous about driving on snow and narrow roads, this is not the place for you.

Heater worked well. Quiet atmosphere.

Smell of mothballs is around the area of toilets and bathrooms Each bed room dorsn't have bath room, so if you need, you have to pay. The bath room is in the onsen room. Only one room for male and the other one for female, it's uncomfortable.

温泉が素晴らしいことです

温泉が加熱・加水してなく掛け流しで良い温泉でした。

特になし

老闆們人很好，旅客們也很友善；雖然房間沒有冷氣但老闆感覺很努力了，有提供會吹風的機器跟走廊有放置水冷機，另外老闆讓我們有很大很舒服的空間可以使用，真的很舒服

房間沒有冷氣是個缺點，秋冬去可能比較舒服；溫泉的水不知道為什麼感覺髒髒的但不確定是不是本來就那樣？

This family run onsen retreat is over half a century old and represents the spirit of Japan in challenging times. It seems the elderly parents are now only able to provide limited help and daughter is responsible for everything. The hospitality was endearing and homely. A knock on the door for meal times was such a personal touch. The food was delicious, with extensive Kaiseki evening meals featuring multiple sashimi items, as well as fish, shrimp, crab and vegetables in the most delicious broth ever, tempura, hotpot, steak, amazing rice and multiple trimmings. Breakfasts were mixed western and traditional dishes (maybe as I'm an international visitor) and filling. The onsen was skin-tingling hot and available 24 hours. I never made it past the "cool" end away from the inlet. It warmed my bones. The room was big and easily warmed with a view of the valley. Parking was immediately in front of the building. It's a beautiful valley with documented history to the late 1500's. No question, the best value for money of my holiday.

Probably due to the aging family, it is tired. Dining area cushions need to be replaced as do onsen/bathroom mats and the male toilet needs a spring clean. Doors don't slide well anymore. None of this stops me from loving the experience. It's like staying with your older relatives.