Base House Kinosaki お子様無料でサウナもアクティビティも楽しめる城崎温泉一棟貸し宿 One Group a Day Private Villa with free shuttle service, sauna and outdoor activities

Yuko-san was the most amazing host! She picked us up and dropped us in town, made us breakfast and coffee and cooked us dinner on the night we arrived. She had heaps of great local recommendations for the onsen town. The accommodation was a bedroom in Yuko's house with her partner and teenage son so you are sharing the space with her and her family. Her and her partner made us feel very welcome. We were able to borrow Yuko's bikes which was great for cycling into town - see my note in the below box regarding this. Yuko also helped me with calling the ryokan that we are about to stay at to ask them a few things in Japanese for me, this was extremely helpful. When we checked out, Yuko had found out we had recently got married, and handed us the most incredible bunch of flowers that she'd gone out and had her florist friend make for us!! It was such an amazing thoughtful gift.

Warning! If you plan on biking at night - bring bike lights! We wished we brought our bike lights over from New Zealand. In Japan they don't wear helmets or use back lights (or sometimes even front lights). We biked home one night from the onsen town back to the guesthouse - about a 20 minute cycle. At points there were literally no street lights and it was pitch black, plus there was a section of the road where it was JUST road - only room for cars and no option to go on the footpath because there wasn't one. It felt so dangerous and scary and would have felt a lot better if we'd had back lights on our bikes so that cars could see us!!

Amazing, cheap bicycle hire, 15 mins to town centre, welcoming host.

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Yuko was great and arranged my pickup from the train station. She has bikes but to ride into town but I didn’t feel too comfortable riding at night, she was able to drive me a few time for a very reasonable price. overall yuko and her family were great and the house was very cozy!!

The beds are a little small and not the most comfortable

Very kind host, who made us a lovely dinner and allowed us to use their bikes. Excellent value all around

Such a lovely little guesthouse tucked away just outside of Kinosaki Onsen. Run by Yuko who is absolutely lovely and goes out of her way to explain everything. Yuko also collected us from the station (for a small fee) and will cook you a cheap and delicious breakfast or dinner if you ask in advance. There's a cosy communal area to meet other travellers in and we stayed in the dorm room which was comfy. The guesthouse is about an hour's walk from Kinosaki but each day we borrowed and cycled into town, about a 20 minute cycle. There's also occasional local buses but we never used them. You can get a day pass for all the public onsens for 1500 yen - we were there on a Thursday when two of the onsens are closed, oh well. Overall 10/10 would definitely recommend to stay here, definitely a highlight of our trip, thank you Yuko!!

It was amazing to stay in kinosaki Hideya . It is relaxing and for us the perfect stop to get our energy back after Tokyo and Kyoto. There is a hiking trail and a beach right behind the house that we enjoyed . Yuko is a really helpful and amazing host and helps you out even when you are somewhere hiking on a trail and got some questions. We are more than thankful for the time and when we come back to Japan we will stay at kinosaki Hideya again.

The host was amazing and made one feel like at home. There was also optional dinner everyday

Lovely experience, owners are very nice and care about their guests and there experience in Kinosaki onsen

Out of town however owners provide lift into town

Awesome! Yuka’s place is cute, cozy, and comfortable - perfect spot for visiting Kinosaki onsen. She has towels, yukatas, and bikes you can rent to go onsen hopping, and she can pick up/drop off at the train station. The bike ride is beautiful along the river and takes about 15min (or you can take bus/ride). Overall a fantastic stay!