Kose Onsen

Location: Nagakura 2126, Karuizawa, jp

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Ryokans

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Public Bath
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Spa tub (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• Japanese-Style Standard Room

  This larger quadruple room has an electric kettle and a seating area. It has futon beds on tatami (woven-straw) flooring.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Key access
  • Window
  • Tatami (traditional Japanese flooring)
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Japanese-Style Quadruple Room

  This quadruple room features futon beds on tatami (woven-straw) flooring.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Key access
  • Window
  • Tatami (traditional Japanese flooring)
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Twin Room

  Offering free toiletries, this twin room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned twin room offers a flat-screen TV, a seating area, an electric kettle, yukata as well as mountain views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Yukata
  • Key access
  • Window
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

Guest Reviews

• Judy AU (8/5): - 地方清潔，周邊環境清幽。
• April (9/5): If you want to really rest this is the perfect place - Very quiet Nothing
• KUOWEI (10/5): -
• Yuga (10/5): -
• Tadamitii (8/5): -
• Yoshimi (8/5): - 静かで温泉が良かったです‼️ お掃除が良くない。クモの巣があった。階段でスリッパは怖い。
• Tao (10/5): - it is traditional and the staff is very friendly! Lovely meals included!
• andrea (10/5): - everything. olsen open air bath at 300 yen is amazing, and so were dinner and breakfast. just a suggestion: a shuttle for the station
• Chiyoko (10/5): - 食事が大変美味しかったです！食堂のスタッフにもよくしていもらいました。
• Andrii (4/5): Не сподобалось, не відчула атмосферу старої Японії, відчула тільки сморід, трупи клопів по всьому готелю. Був душ і кімн - Нічого Все старе, занедбане. Дуже холодно, повно жуків по всьому готелю.
• Uruga (7/5): カメムシのいない時期にまた伺いたいです。 - こぢんまりしていて、昔ながらの旅館という感じでとても良かったです。 スタッフの方も皆さん親切で、すれ違った時なども声をかけてくださり、素敵でした。ありがとうございました。 木造？など造りの問題ですが、子どもが走り回ると耳元で走っているかのように気になることがありました。 時期的なことだと思うのですが、カメムシが大量に発生しており、客室、廊下、脱衣所至る所でたくさん見かけました。
• Hua Chi (8/5): 符合我對日式溫泉飯店的期望，如果能用懷石料理就更令人回味了 - 地點好、獨立戶外溫泉、日式榻榻米 因為趕車沒吃到早餐
• Yaping (9/5): 入住百年旅館得見歷史痕跡但乾淨 - 泉質好！房間舒適！ 無
• Yaping (9/5): -
• Ramiro (10/5): Rest and relaxation - We can unplug and really relax. We enjoyed our 3 day trip. Everything was great
• WanJu (7/5): -
• Man Ching (7/5): -
• Ryan (9/5): Beautiful retro ryokan in the middle of nature - The location was very convenient. It has its own bus stop! It was very close to an easy waterfall hike. The scenery around the ryokan was beautiful. The private onsen was really nice as well because they didn't allow reservations. You have to understand what you are getting with a ryokan like this. Is it the nicest one? No, but that's OK! It's a retro place that is well maintained with wonderful staff and a great quiet place in nature. The rooms are a bit tired, but that's part of the retro vibe that you don't get in a lot of places in Japan anymore. Just embrace it and you're going to love it. There were a few spots of mold in a few places, especially the unit bath. Other than that no complaints here!
• Justin (9/5): Highly recommend. A fantastically relaxing retreat. - There was a lot to love about Kose Onsen. The setting was fantastic with trails nearby and ways to appreciate the seclusion. The private onsen was fantastic. For that matter, so was the public onsen. The meals were very good, particularly the dinners. The room was pleasant, and we especially loved the window that opens up out to the stream right outside of the room. Amazingly relaxing overall. The staff was also very friendly and helpful. These aren't so much things that I didn't like as things for others to consider. Getting to and from the property by bus took a little bit of planning. It wasn't super hard, but it took a little bit of extra thinking ahead as you have to be back at the property fairly early before you miss the last bus. For most people that travel by car, this probably isn't a big deal. Just something to consider if traveling by bus. The staff don't speak much to any English. Again, not a big deal and something that I know I am privileged to expect in non-English-speaking countries. But again just something to consider if this might be a turnoff.
• rose (8/5): - L'intera struttura! La doccia in camera non all'altezza della struttura, che però non abbiamo dovuto usare avendo usato quella dell'onsen privato.
• Olivia (7/5): Historisches Hotel im Grünen mit Privat Onsen Option - Schöner Onsen in ruhiger Umgebung mitten in der Natur. Besonders hier war die Option einen Privat Onsen (Outdoor) gratis zu benutzen. Es gilt das First Come, First Serve Prinzip. Der öffentliche Onsen (Indoor) stammt aus einer natürliche Quelle vom Mt. Asama. Wunderschönes Historisches Hotel direkt an der Buslinie, ca 20min von Karuizawa Station. Äusserst freundliches Personal! Hygienestandard in den Zimmer etwas fragwürdig. Fugen hatten Schimmel im Badezimmer und hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit im Zimmer, der aber der Umgebung geschuldet ist. Nach der Heizung über Nacht deutlich besser. Zum Glück brauchten wir die Dusche nicht während den zwei Tagen, da man sich traditionell sowieso im Onsen wäscht. Dinner hat unsere Erwartungen erfüllt, jedoch teils Gerichte aus der europäischen Küche ins Japanische adaptiert. Dies hat uns weniger abgeholt. Das Japanische Frühstück war für europäische Magen gewöhnungsbedürftig.
• Eduardo (8/5): -
• Philip (10/5): -
• MASANORI (8/5): -
• 田中 (5/5): -
• Ivan (8/5): -
• yukiko (5/5): いい場所で涼しい日を過ごせました。 - 章句時には非常に満足しています。ロケーションもよく涼しい1日を楽しまさせていただきました。 老舗の旅館ですから仕方ないかもしれないが、もう少し、バリアフリー化に力を注いでいただけたらと思いました。
• Lam (7/5): 溫泉不錯，交通不算便利，最好自己開車。櫃檯人員處事手法可以更好。 - 酒店整體比較舊，房屋裡有一股霉味，可能是因為房間內沒有冷氣，不過有風扇和抽濕機，而且輕井澤晚上溫度也不高，即使是7月的夏天我也覺得還可以接受，但怕熱的旅客就要考慮一下。 設備算齊全，溫泉很舒服。 另外酒店位於山上，離開時需要坐巴士或計程車，但山上完全叫不到計程車，巴士班次也不頻密，建議自己開車。 食物整體的質素還不錯，不過整個晚餐有一半以上的菜式調味都是酸的，可以調整一下。 我們退房後，把行李放在酒店後去了一趟瀑布，再回來取回行李時，因為巴士還有半個小時才到，所以問櫃檯人員可否在大堂等半個小時再離開，但櫃檯人員要我們到酒店門外的長椅等候，不讓我們留在大堂，說大堂只供check in的客人使用，但當時只是12時多，並未到check in時間，根本沒有客人在大堂。當時是7月中，天氣非常炎熱而且外面很多蚊蟲，我認為酒店處理得不太恰當，畢竟我們也是剛剛入住的客人。
• Denni (8/5): -
• Ehj (9/5): Superb - Fantastic dinner. Good Japanese breakfast, of which I am no fan. Nice private onsen. Staff has poor or no English.
• Ditte (10/5): Exceptional - Great place - it felt like traveling back in time to a place of tranquility and calm
• Fanny (9/5): Superb -
• Jollywng (6/5): traditional Japanese Onsen style - A quiet retreat with a rich sense of history in the area. The rooms and furnishings beautifully reflect the charm of the past, featuring décor and facilities that preserve an authentic 1980s traditional Japanese Onsen style. Perfect for those who appreciate a nostalgic and peaceful atmosphere.
• Michael (5/5): Passable -
• Yan (10/5): Exceptional -
• Daniel (10/5): Exceptional -
• Teeraboon (10/5): Exceptional -
• Judy (8/5): Full ryokan experience on a budget - 2 onsen options - public indoor & private 露天風呂(outdoor rotenburo). I spent ~2h over multiple visits in the onsens (1 night stay) Water temperature (42 Celsius) was perfect, and left skin feeling great Friendly and polite staff Operates like a historic ryokan (i.e. call reminders for meals, setting up futon, etc) Quiet & good room size. Note: Yes, there's water damage/mildew, but it is an older ryokan. Decent for the price and authentic experience Location - car recommended. Bus is OK, but only walk friendly attraction is the ryugaeki falls. Access to Shiraito falls is cut off (Shinanoji trail damaged) Meals were a mix of western and Japanese (which felt weird). For example pesto sea bream.
• Poom (10/5): Nice secluded Ryokan - Staff very friendly and helpful. Staff speak little english, so be prepared to use a translator. Onsen water is very good. Food is very nice, standard kaiseki meal. Breakfast is typical japanese breakfast. Private onsen is free of charge. Hotel easily accessible via bus. Check the schedule before time since the bus isnt 24 hours.
• Man Wai (10/5): - 古雅，食物不錯，價錢合理。
• Terry (10/5): - 一間新裝修的傳統小酒店，服務到位，早晚餐是簡單套餐但足夠美味，貸切温泉環境好而且免費，採取先到先得形式，不可預約，唯有些小梯級，大行李可能不方便，但職員會幫忙。整體說，性價比很高，很滿意！
• Michael (2/5): Just don't bother... - Private onsen was very nice. Building is in a beautiful natural setting quite far out of town. Busses stop running in the late afternoon. Uncomfortable bed; dated and shabby furnishings. VERY mediocre food - tasted like all the ingredients were past due. Kitchen staff kept insisting there was no spinach in the meal (my wife is allergic) in spite of us seeing spinach in the dish. No apologies, just didn't seem to care. We left a day early. By FAR the worst place we stayed in a month in Japan.
• Constance (2/5): Expensive and poor quality - Service was pleasant It was the most expensive place that I stayed in while visiting Japan. Unfortunately, it was also of the lowest quality. The bathroom smelled bad, there were stains on the walls, a knob was missing from the cupboard, wooden chopsticks and worst of all, the air conditioner was broken.
• Tze (8/5): Very good -
• Cédric (3/5): Poor - Nice external onsen, good food, quiet and green place Dirtiest bathroom ever. Moisture and dirt. Dusty bedroom
• Johannes (9/5): Superb - Quiet and cosy Ryokan with retro-charme and good food
• Robyn (10/5): Exceptional -
• Clement (9/5): Superb -
• Carla (8/5): Very good - It was a great experience but I expected more from the breakfast, although it was also good. The room was clean, the onsen was really nice. Very easy to get to the city with a bus.
• Daniel (10/5): Exceptional -
• Abby (10/5): Exceptional -
• Chiahsiung (8/5): Very good -
• Rosalia (8/5): Nice & quiet, very good for relaxing holidays - Very traditional & small hot spring hotel in the mountain with nice view. The hot spring bathroom is quite small.
• Martina (9/5): Superb - Very nice old style ryokan surrounded by nature. Very cozy private rotenburo. Nice japanese breakfast.
• Michelle (4/5): I wish they cleaned the bathrooms... - I liked the room in terms of size, of furniture, of decoration. The private onsen was really nice too. The thing that bothered me the most was how dirty the whole room, and especially the bathroom, was. Everywhere you looked at there was mold from a long time ago. Attached is a picture of the kettle that's supposed to be DRINKING WATER for your tea. Disgusting. The Onsen is free, but when you do the checkout you have to pay tax, mine was ¥300. The hotel is an hour away from the city so they could have more vending machines on site. You could only buy beer, water, tea and cup noodles and they were overpriced. Location is horrible for going around, no taxis near, and if you do get a taxi it'll be around ¥3,000-¥4,000 and the only bus from the hotel was only working from 10 am to 4 pm with a 40-minute gap. So for the whole day there would be 9 buses in total. The check out is 10 am, the earliest checkout I have ever seen. This is my 5th week in Japan and this stay was my worst experience (other factors involved). Due to the lack of cleanliness, I don't recommend this hotel.
• Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sirirat (9/5): Superb -
• Mabel (10/5): Exceptional - The hotel is located in a quiet area, very peaceful. The private onsen rooms are so impressive, must try. The staff is very nice and helpful. I don't mind coming back if I have a chance. None
• Anila (7/5): Good -
• Antoine (10/5): Exceptional - The location, the calm and the establishment. Well, everything was great, but the bathroom is really really cold 😅
• Michael (7/5): Good - Too dark - difficult to see and read. No hooks for coats or towels. Breakfast poor
• Pak (8/5): Good place to quiet down and be alone. - Surrounding was very quiet and serene. Not crowded It was a bit cold in the common areas as the weather was getting cold.
• Damon (9/5): Very relaxing experience in a remote location - Very remote onsen in a national park away from the busy city so noise pollution was non existent. There was a stream running from outside our room so which was very relaxing if you enjoy those sounds. The private onsen which you could book when you want to use it was clean and extremely relaxing. The water temperature was excellent. The staff were excellent and very accommodating as we did not speak any English at all so had to communicate via google translate. Really only accessible by car as public transport was limited during the night. We did see a bus stop just outside Kose. The mountain roads leading up to the hotel are pitch black at night so be prepared and drive carefully. It is a tolled road into a national park so during the day you have to pay 500 yen but during the night the toll was unmanned. The hotel staff did say after we arrived that had we mentioned Kose hotel we would have been let in for free, if you had payed the hotel would refund you if you keep your receipts
• Mei (9/5): Superb - The hot spring is good and location is beautiful.
• Mark (10/5): I will be returning that is for sure. - Very good private onsen's and amazing food. nice and secluded It was all good
• Nana (8/5): - There are some insects in the room
• Fabrizio (9/5): Superb - Staff was very kind and patient since I do not understand Japanese too well. The food was great There is not much more to see nearby than the hotel itself and you would need a car or rely on an infrequent bus connection (with most passenger going to Kusatsu, so ensure to tell the driver you need to unboard earlier or it will take forever to get your luggage back)
• kanako (6/5): - 貸切風呂がリニューアルされていてキレイ。温泉も良い。
• Lye (8/5): nice and calming experience with the onsen. loved that it’s quiet and peaceful. - tranquil surroundings , nice meals far from train station
• Ivana (8/5): Very good -
• Msjosefine (4/5): DISAPPOINTED ! - I'm a regular with booking.com for 10+ years n true onsens hopper and I must expressed this is 1 of those bad ryokans we have ever experienced!! Traditional old we can expect but toilet was dirty n service was zero.. food was bad unlike a real ryokan we were served western food for both nights! They still used kerosene as heater n whole ryokan was smelling of kerosene!! Utterly DISAPPOINTED n for the price we paid....it was really NOT WORTH IT AT ALL.. Everything from the service to food to room and omg the onsen was really bad..
• Anonymous (9/5): a nice cozy Japanese style hotel in the mountains. -
• Kevin (9/5): Superb -
• Alexander (8/5): - The outdoor private onsen is amazing. Staff with limited English but willing to help. The booking system for the private onsen is based on first come first serve, no reservation ahead so you have to keep calling front desk to check for availability....that needs to be changed. Other than that, I'd recommend it to those who enjoy traditional Japanese Ryokan.
• Mandi (10/5): Exceptional - The hotel near the river is so beautiful!!!! and the private hot spring is excellent!!!! Food is perfect, staff is friendly as well!!
• Pok (10/5): Exceptional - the staff, the environment, the room none
• Jolene (8/5): Very good -
• Chatcharphol (7/5): Good -
• Shima (4/5): Disappointing - The room was was not cleaned well enough. Hair was on the floor and toilet was disturbingly dirty.
• Eriko (8/5): - 静かに過ごしたい時最適なところです。 貸切露天風呂がとても気持ちよかったです。
• Verified traveler (4/5): あまりおすすめできません - 部屋に案内され、部屋をあけた途端に上がり框に虫が死んでいて、ホテルの方に取っていただきました。 いつ入ったのかわからないのでなんとも言えないのですが、ちょっと気持ち悪かったです。 また、朝ごはんの最中に布団をあげられます。先に言っておいてくれれば少し準備もしておいたのに、事前に知らされず、でしたので、朝のお風呂の後の用意などが散らかしたままで、それを見られたのが非常に気分が悪くなりました。 色んなホテルや旅館に宿泊しておりますが、今どき朝食中に布団上げに部屋に入りますかね？
• Verified traveler (8/5): - 超過百年歷史既傳統日式旅館，環境清幽，房間整潔乾淨，日式房間空間大，有浴室洗手間；有室內溫泉（24小時開放）及露天溫泉（只有兩間，開放至11pm）！唯一不方便是設有門禁，11pm後不能進出旅館。而且附近完全沒有餐廳及便利商店，建議自駕遊！
• Verified traveler (10/5): お部屋は素晴らしいのですが・・ - お部屋は素晴らしかったですし、接客も問題ないのですが、 楽しみにしていた温泉の大浴場が壁も浴槽もカビがかなり目立っており、、想像とかなり違いました。素敵なお宿だけに、勿体無いと思います。ぜひ、大浴場のお掃除を徹底していただきたいです。
• Verified traveler (8/5): - 自然の中なので、虫などが大きく、驚いた。 醍醐味ではあるが、お風呂場ではとても驚きました。
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The staff was very friendly and professional! The onsen (public and private) were clean and nice. The rooms could use a little bit of an update though.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - a little bit far from the town, must drive to get there. there's no lift in the hotel. and the hotel has a curfew , you have to back to the hotel before 23:00
• えり (6/5): - 女風呂が隙間風が入ってきて、いくら温まっても温まらなかった。 窓が少し空いていたので閉めたけど、浴室は寒いまんまだった。
• Hok man (8/5): - The environment is good. It has two private pool which is 40min for each section. It can be booked & get the key in the front desk. But the dinner set is very basic.
• Wing (10/5): 素晴らしい - Nice staff👍 Not close to Karuizawa station but it is good for a night stay👍👍 Took ard 15-20 mins by bus to the hotel.

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