Shionoyu Onsen Rengetsu

Our stay at Shionoyu Onsen Rengetsu was delightful. We were picked up from Nasushiobara train station by the free hotel shuttle (available for 1:40 pm and 3:40 pm pickups -- 10 am and 12 pm returns to the station) and had a very pleasant drive into the mountains. The hotel is beautifully situated on the side of a steep hill and overlooks deep forests, with a gurgling stream below it. Our room featured our own deep onsen on the balcony, so we could sit in the hot water looking at the gorgeous trees and listening to the stream. But we also had access to the hotel's onsen, both the public bath (separated by sexes) and smaller private spas for couples/families. The public bath also had two types of saunas and a variety of different baths, including one outdoors. The food in the restaurant was substantial, delicious, and very traditional Japanese cuisine. They are not able to accommodate food restrictions, unless you want to exclude all 28 of the restrictions/allergies on their list, which would make for very dull eating. Just ask the servers if anything they've put on the table contains the food/s you don't/can't eat. The hotel is a bit isolated. We walked to the little town via a foot path that was quite a pleasant hike, about 15 minutes. Alas, it is not a thriving town and there wasn't a whole lot to do. Scenic area, though. If the weather had been better (it was raining), we would have hiked the trail longer and/or headed out to another village. It's my understanding the hotel will shuttle guests a certain distance in the area but I'm not sure how far or how often. There's also a bus system. The accommodations were great, the bed super comfortable. We did have separate twin beds, so if you don't want that, be careful when you make your reservation. Altogether a wonderful, relaxing visit. Highly recommended.

夕食時間が20時スタートは遅すぎ。 食べ終わりが22時近かった。

自分で選んだとはいえ、夕食20:00は失敗した。温泉宿のいいところがだいなしって感じだった。二度とこういう失敗はしないよう肝に命じた。反省しきり。

I feel this is one of the best hotels and was my families favorite hotel of our trip to Japan. I love the private pools and the complete environment of this hotel, location in the woods, by a river, quiet and peaceful.

料理

特になし