The Railway Hotel Koyasan Pilgrimage Railway - Station Inn - Self Check-in Only

I've traveled to Japan twice, exploring different places, and I can confidently say that this place is by far the most interesting. Who would have thought of staying overnight in what is an operational train station? I must add that the photos don't capture the beauty of the room. My brother and husband were immediately thrilled upon entering; it's fantastic to see so many details that remind you that you're in a station. The beds are comfortable, and the bathroom and shower are beautiful. Additionally, we were given a breakfast voucher for the neighboring station. I'm glad I changed my plans and went for that breakfast; it was a lovely experience, not to mention the delicious onigiris. I wish words could express how fantastic this place was. I can only say that we had an unforgettable experience, and I undoubtedly hope to return. I wish all the best to this place.

It's simply fantastic.

This comfort room was the old office of the railway station, a very special experience for us to stay there for one night. There was no food around, so we prepared some in advance, we had a dinner prepared by the microwave oven, two bowls were very helpful in making instant miso soup. After having a walk, we came across the store selling persimmon. Very attractive fruit with a small amount of money. The storekeeper gave us one more, he said to us "it is a present"! Thanks for the presents to us: persimmon, kindness, and a special experience!

Train nearly stops running around midnight, it is ok for us, but might be a little bothering for the people who sleep early.

Access was very easy and the room had everything we needed - clean, comfortable with good facilities. Knowing that food would be hard to find in the town, we purchased it earlier and the microwave/hot water was all we needed. The quality of the breakfast was exceptional. We were travelling back to Osaka that morning so it was easy to take the train one station further down the line, have our breakfast at the station and then take the next train.

Nothing. We were a bit concerned about the train noise but knew what we were in for and it wasn’t really much of a distraction.

Nice location.

Infested with roaches.

The Wifi speed was one of the strongest in spite of the remote location. All the facilities were the most modern and up to date. The bathtub was so convenient, the shower temperature was just right, and the toilet bidet was one of the most impressive I've seen. The place was immaculately clean. No dust even on the window sills or behind the counter. We did see one beetle in the room but this place was in the middle of the mountains so that was expected. The complimentary Onigiri at Kudoyama station was delicious And the scenary all around was gorgeous. A mountain stream ran past the station and the sound of the water rushing past was so relaxing Finally my son and I love trains so it was a treat to see them go up and down past the station

If the sound of trains bother you, this might not be the place, as the trains run about every 20 min from 5am to 11.30pm. You can sometimes hear people walk past your door too as this is a functioning train station but it is usually quite quiet. Finally the station is at least 30-40min away from Koyasan and the nearest area with resturants is at Kodayama, one station down. So may not be the most convenient place for food.

Love the hotel. It was a cool experience to stay at a train station.

Not a lot of restaurants around. The hotel does offer a free rice ball coupon and round trip to the next station.

Right at the train station, very thematic and historical. I did the Choishi Stupa Route (Koyasan pilgrimage trail) the next day so it was a perfect location (one station away and train ticket included in room rate) Lovely breakfast. Very clean and cozy.

Nothing really - the train service stops at 11ish pm anyway. Ear plugs were provided.

the bath tub!

too small

The situation of the property is interesting, especially if you have a strong interest in train. The property is clean. It is a good friendly gesture of a complimentary round-trip ticket and a breakfast at the next station; but this should be done better.

There is a false impression that the property has a kitchen or kitchenette from the booking information. However, there are only very minimal things (luckily we asked and the host answered before we went). The kitchen facilities is barely enough for warming a ready made breakfast. There is no internet provided and the mobile signal at the location area is very bad (almost none). This makes travel plan for the upcoming days impossible.. About the complimentary ticket and breakfast, it would be better to provide more information such as suggested plan to go and come back. We tried to check the train timetable at the station, but we couldn't know which train will certainly stop at the next station and which train will come back to the property (in Japan, some fast train may skip some station). Without such information, it is impossible to plan a breakfast trip and come back to check out. So, the complimentary tickets and breakfast are wasted.