Kuju Kogen Cottage

Location: Kujumachi Oaza Shirani 7571-23, Taketa, jp

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Electric bicycle charging station
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Restaurant
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Safety deposit box
• Facilities for disabled guests
• Non-smoking throughout
• Kid meals
• 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
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Security alarm
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Free wired internet
• Golfing on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Spa tub (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Electric bicycle charging station

Rooms Available

• Family Room

  This room has air conditioning, seating area and electric kettle. Guests will stay either in a Western-style room with 2 or 4 tatami beds, or in a Japanese-style room with 2 to 6 futon mats. (Rooms will be allotted based on the guest's group's size.) Room type can be requested, but availability is not guaranteed.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Heating
  • Shared toilet
  • Slippers
  • Electric kettle
  • Sauna
  • Bidet
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Books, DVDs, or music for children
  • Adapted bath
  • Shower chair
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Pajamas
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Window

Guest Reviews

• Jaroslaw (6/5): Jeśli jesteś harcerzem to może Ci się spodobać - Na ogromny plus zasługuje przesympatyczna i bardzo pomocna obsługa, która robiła zawsze więcej niż można wymagać. Absolutne brawo dla pracowników!!! Widoki też są piękne ale tylko sprzed hotelu. Piękne miejsce ale z dala od wszystkiego. Więc kupcie to co chcecie po drodze bo potem pozostanie sklepik na terenie obozu. Tak obozu. Obiekt przypomina obóz dla skautów :-) Pokoje są urządzone na modłę japońskich rykoanow ale… śmierdzą stęchlizną i należy trzymać okno cały czas otwarte, u nas była pęknięta umywalka, blat zbutwiały, ciepła woda ledwo leciała z kranu. W łazience zasłonka prysznicowa miała na dole obrzydliwa czarna pleśń. Jedliśmy dwukrotnie japońską tradycyjną kolację kaiseki. Produkty były świeże ale wykonanie nie zawsze było kunsztem kulinarnym. No kurczak tery jaki przypominał kurczaki w cieście w budkach z jedzeniem wietnamskim w latach dziewięćdziesiątych w Warszawie. Raz zjedliśmy grill japoński. Niestety podawano na nim wołowinę Angus z Australii, a za dopłata można było zamienic na wagu. Dlaczego nie lokalną wołowinę ASO? Prywatny Onsen też domaga się remontu! Śniadania były w miarę ok ale mało było pikli oraz wyboru dań. Czasami miałem wrażenie stołówki w domu wypoczynkowym lub sanatorium.
• Karolína (8/5): -
• HELENE (7/5): - Beau paysage, repas et petit dejeuner copieux et bon, ambiance familiale et chill. Tradition japonaise malgré la taille. Onsen un peu ancien mais avec du charme. Lieu un peu excentré, accessible seulement en voiture
• Hisashi (5/5): 久住高原の大自然を満喫したかったが、いまいちだったかな～。 - 接客対応はOKですね！韓国からのお客さんに対しても日本人のお客に対しても同じように接していたのはいいですね！ ①芝生等に入って高原の大自然を見れないのは、お客目線からすると、物足りなさを感じます。 ②夕食の焼肉は美味しかったけど途中で追加注文をしたロースは脂身が多すぎて旨味が全然ないため、ラードを食べている感じがして最悪でしたね。まだ、同じく追加注文したホルモンは美味しかったです。 ③韓国の方々は話し声が大きいため、静かに温泉や食事を楽しみたい私たちからすると、外から声が聞こえて、うるさく、違和感をかんじるものがありました。観光なのでしょうがないことはわかりますが。。。。
• 晉獅 (8/5): 體驗在自然風光下泡湯的感覺是很好的選擇，房間較老舊，廊道燈光可以有改善的空間，晚餐早餐很好吃，工作人員服務都很好 - 自然景色 設施較老舊，廊道燈光不明亮
• m.n (8/5): - 食事がとても美味しかった。朝食ビュッフェが最高です。 建物が古いです。
• iain (10/5): -
• HONG HYE KYUNG (6/5): -
• 울트라고등어 (10/5): -
• Mami (6/5): ロケーションと食事は最高、施設は残念・・・！ - 夕食の和牛BBQ、朝食バイキングなど、食事は美味しく、素晴らしかったです！ロケーションも素晴らしく、朝散歩も気持ちよかったです！ 娘と楽しみにしていた温泉でしたが、老朽化した施設、湯船の中に髪の毛の塊？と思われるものがあったりと、とても残念でした。一方、夫と息子が入った男風呂の方ではそんな印象ではなかったようで、満足していましたが・・・
• David (10/5): - La chambre était spacieuse, le personnel très gentil et le onsen avec une vue incroyable au levé du soleil.
• KEHSUNG DENG (10/5): -
• KUMI (8/5): 高原バカンス - ロケーションが良かった。 お風呂がぬるくて露天風呂が寒かった。
• Kuanling (9/5): - 早晚餐不錯吃，性價比高，還有露天溫泉。屋內有暖爐，飯店還提供大衣外套。
• NKoshi (8/5): - The food was awesome! It snowed and was so beautiful up in the mountains not to mention we were stuck without snow tires and the staff let us extend our checkout (for a small fee) so we could wait for the roads to clear before heading home. With the heavy snow we were snowed in and woke up to snow inside the cabin and our shoes soaked. It was snuck in through the gaps in the doorframe. The outdoor bath was also very chilly due to the strong wind and snow. Not a dealbreaker but would have been good to know - we would have kept our shoes elsewhere and brought larger towels for the bath!
• Kanako (9/5): すごく快適に過ごせて最高！ - ロケーションや料理、お部屋、大浴場とも最高でした。 部屋の清掃が少し気になりました。
• Sook Eng (8/5): Nice accomodation - I stayed here close to Kuju Ski Resort. Love the dinner and breakfast. Public onsen is free but private onsen is yen 1600 for 50mins . In fact public onsen facilities are better than private onsen. Private onsen a bit rundown.
• Yoshihisa (7/5): -
• SATOMI (7/5): あいにくの雨でしたが、虫以外は満足でした。 - 食事が美味しかった。 スタッフの方も親切で丁寧でした。 部屋に虫が出て　変えてもらった。
• KAZUYUKI (7/5): -
• muyang (10/5): - Perfect BBQ dinner, beautiful winter mountain view, kind staff help us enjoy the food , thank you!
• JIA HAO (10/5): 絕對會再來 - 有幫我們升等 沒有
• makiko (8/5): -
• Kazuo (10/5): -
• chigusa (7/5): ご飯といい、温泉といい、ロケーションといい最高でした！ - とにかく眺望が良く、星空の見える温泉が素敵でした 掃除しづらいところだと思いますが、梁の上に埃が見えたのでそこだけ気になりました
• btkim (10/5): -
• SHINSUKE (7/5): ロケーションは最高 - 朝、露天風呂からの景色が良かった 当日、雨が降っていて、部屋までの通路で屋根がない所があり、夕飯やお風呂の時に濡れてしまった。
• 真道 (7/5): 夕日と朝日むちゃ綺麗でした - 夕飯も朝飯も良かった。美味しい〰️ 寒くて毛布置いてほしい
• Mayumi (10/5): 癒しの場 - 今回3回目でしたが毎回ご飯が美味しくて お風呂も絶景でまた何度も行きたい場所です 今回はサプライズでケーキをお願いしました 家族も喜んでくれて大満足です
• YIU CHUN (8/5): 已經第二次入住，原因是它性價比高，四周大自然環境非常靚，溫泉分室外室外，今次試家庭風呂，室外景色優美；晚餐享用季節炭火燒和牛套餐，非常美味；早餐自助餐正常質素；十一月尾入住，房間有足夠暖氣和厚褸，非常舒適；值得與家人再來。 - 性價比高 四周大自然環境非常靚 溫泉分室外室外室，景色絕美 晚餐享用季節炭火燒和牛套餐，非常美味； 房間有足夠暖氣和厚褸，非常舒適； 值得與家人再來。
• セツコ (3/5): 安かろう悪かろう - ロケーションは良かった 部屋が臭い
• mori (7/5): ばばあ４人旅 - 素晴らしいロケーションで星が近くて手に届きそうでした❗ 部屋までが遠くて少し大変でした。
• 민성 (7/5): - 일본식 아침식사 깔끔하고 괜찮았습니다. 온천에 사람이 없어서 좋았어여. 옆방에 단체손님인듯한 중국인들이 12시 넘을때까지 마작을 하는지 소리지르고, 시끄러워서 잠을 못잤음, 시끄러워서 전화를 해도 10시가 넘어서인지 카운터에서 전화를 안받아서 컴플레인을 못함. 중국인 때문에라도 다시 못갈듯.
• Tsuyoshi (7/5): -
• Catherine (8/5): Nice view place - Very quiet place, nice view
• Ttosio (6/5): - 宿泊の部屋から大浴場及び食事場所が遠く感じた。
• 忠芳 (7/5): ザ平原 - ロケーションが良かった。 特に無し
• 和浩 (9/5): とてもよかったです。星を観察したかったのですが、残念ながら雲がかかってしまい見ることができませんでした。 - ロケーションがよかった
• 桜井 (9/5): - 露天風呂からの阿蘇方面眺望が最高でした 全体的に古さは否めません
• Jane (9/5): -
• YONG SEI (9/5): -
• Komaki (10/5): また、利用したいです。 - お部屋は少し古かったのですが、ロケーションは最高でした^_^ スタッフさんもとても対応が良く大変良かったです。 建物が古くて、仕方がないとは思うのですが、部屋の鍵が開けにくいなと感じました。
• 中嶌 (5/5): まあまあ -
• wung (10/5): - 초원에서 누리는숙소, 들판과 산이 보이는 천연온천, 쏟아지는 별들의 향연, 맛있는 식사
• YOSHINOBU (7/5): -
• サエ (8/5): この施設を愛しているからこそ、今後も来たいからこそ、本気で水回りのリフォームが望まれる - 環境が素晴らしい。スタッフが親切で配慮がある。 水回りの老朽化、お風呂の蛇口などに問題が発生していた。 トイレの清掃が今ひとつ行き届いていなかったのが残念だった。
• Takatoshi (9/5): -
• takuma (8/5): -
• Taguchi (10/5): - スタッフが感じがよくて、素晴らしいです。 お料理もとても美味しかったので大満足です。
• まゆりん (9/5): -
• YUKI (4/5): とても残念 - 食事、お風呂(温泉)は、とても良かった とにかく古い。 カーペットも清潔かどうかわかない感じ。 シャワーもついていましたが、海の家のシャワーみたいでした。
• Yuval (9/5): Superb -
• Zhenglai (10/5): Exceptional - Everything is great Everything is great
• Meir (6/5): Great location and view, but poor cleanliness and service. - The location was excellent – quiet, scenic, and surrounded by nature. We really enjoyed the view from our room. Breakfast was very good and well-prepared, and dinner was fine as well. Overall, the setting made us feel relaxed. The room was not clean at all. The bathroom was in poor condition – the shower was broken, the toilet was dirty, and to our surprise, we found cockroaches in the room. Although the staff were friendly and pleasant, they didn’t offer any real solutions to these problems. Their kindness couldn’t make up for the lack of proper service and hygiene.
• Leslie (10/5): Amazing stay with gorgeous views and great for adventurous travelers. - Gorgeous location. We loved the outdoor onsen with amazing views! Everything was extremely clean. The buffet was plentiful and all the staff were very friendly. The nearby Guernsey Farm is a must see for delicious milk and the coffee in Chie’s cafe was incredible. The staff at Chie’s were SO friendly. This isn’t a bad thing but travelers should know that the property is definitely rustic.
• Christopher (8/5): Very good -
• Julie (9/5): Superb -
• Rikipedia (8/5): Great experience if you are looking to get away from the city, dinner is amazing. - The absolute highlight of this property was the food and staff! We stayed for 2 nights and had breakfast and dinner each morning and night. Breakfast is standard continental breakfast with a good selection of Japanese dishes, but dinner shined! 1st night we had a 14 course Japanese set dinner, ryokan style, then we had wagyu beef charcoal BBQ on the 2nd night. Amazing quality! The staff are the most responsive I have ever interacted with, they always replied with a couple of hours to anything I asked them. There is are 2 onsite onsens; 1 public that's included as part of your stay, and 1 private that requires booking and an additional charge. The private onsen is suited for families, as the public onsen is divided by gender, as is typical for onsens. The location is remote, you must drive to get here, and there are no nearby stores of any kind. If you want to buy anything, there is a small onsite snack/souvenir store, but the selection is low. The bathroom in the room is pretty bad. We visited mid-December and the bathroom does not have any heating, so it was absolutely freezing! I recommend taking your showers at the onsite onsen instead of using your room's shower (which also has zero water pressure. The shower head basically dribbles on you). The toilet handle was broken and flushing was more difficult than I ever expected.
• Jan (7/5): The landscape aroub the hotel is worth it - It needs refreshing - older building - it says cottage but it is a big group place - full of chinese tourists - not our style - I woukd say it needs a big maintenance
• Phoebe (9/5): Perfect location for a peaceful holiday surrounded by nature - Beautiful, peaceful and quiet location just at the bottom of Mount Kuju. The views were just incredible and it was the perfect respite after the city. The location was perfect for us, we were able to explore Mount Kuju, Mount Aso and Takachiho Gorge. Onsens were great. Staff were friendly and welcoming, we can't wait to go back! The bed was very firm
• Rojnipha (7/5): Good - Good scenery and nice and helpful staffs. The room is slightly not clean.
• Enrica (10/5): Exceptional - Kuju Kogen cottage is an onsen resort in the middle of the Kuju mountain range. On the day of check-in, the staff was very kind in allowing us to change the room to a Japanese style tatami room (they had initially given us a western style room). Booking a private hot spring bath room for me and my girlfriend was easy too (50 minutes, with an additional charge). Access to public male and female onsen rooms is included in the room charge. I loved the dinner selection, both the Yakiniku and the Japanese style option. While speaking a little japanese makes things easier, the staff can handle English speaking visitors fairly well. The views from the resort are simply stunning and I feel lucky to have been there.
• Catherine (9/5): A simple cottage, with amazing view! - The view from the cottage is amazing - beautiful views of the hills and mountains in the distance. It's worth it to view the sunset during the visit. Lovely and delicious Japanese dinner and breakfast. Friendly staffs and nice onsen (with beautiful outdoor view too). The little rest house near the hill to view sunset was not in-use anymore. Will be great if can sit there to view the sunset.
• Hardie (9/5): Superb - Superb location. Kind kitchen staff. Nothing, though this is a holiday complex not a cottage!
• Goh (7/5): Good - Food was great as we requested for Wagyu beef BBQ for dinner at extra costs. Buffer breakfast had a considerable good spread but they closed very punctually at 10am. The onsen was great with view of Aso Alps if you visit before dark or early in the morning before they close for cleaning. The hotel staff were attentive as they noticed that we forgot to turn off headlights of our car after checking in and called us by the room phone to alert us! Although we stayed at the farthest block away from the main block, we were able to park our car near our block and only dragged our luggage for a short distance! We arrived after dark due to the distance of the place and was texting the hotel to inform them that we will be late for dinner. They were kind to respond and guided us to dinner first before going to the room. The onsen did not provide shampoo/conditioner/face wash which was a surprise to us as most onsen hotels will provide such amenities. The hotel is very far away, although the drive was scenic, we ended up arriving late for dinner. It is a must to book half board if staying here. This is a ranch style hotel, and the space is huge. Staying furthest away from the main block, we have to drive to take breakfast and visit the onsen to save time walking. (We walked to the onsen in the night before and took at least 15 minutes maneuvering through the other blocks of cottages before we reached the onsen - the signs were all faded in colors and directions were not clearly shown!) Centipedes were found in the bathroom (hiding underneath the bathmat of the shower area) of the room -not sure what can be done but my daughter refused to bath in the bathroom because of this! We noted that it can't be helped as the hotel is this near to nature, but maybe room servicing team can check and clean the rooms better? (note the bathroom has no windows, so maybe the centipedes crawl in from the sewage pipes?) Overall, the room is big and spacious but the futons are too thin for the platform (unlike tatami floor, it is too hard to sleep on the platform beds with thin futons!)
• Irwin (7/5): Good - Beautiful rustic surrounds with good food. Amenities were decent but not very clean. Our bathroom reeked of stale urine. Was silly to carpet the toilet floor. The humming from the generator was particularly disturbing at night as the surrounds were so quiet.
• Minh (10/5): Great place to relax and enjoying the country atmosphere - Nice and warm Japanese hospitality , great onsen to relax Nothing
• Yuk (9/5): View of open onsen is very nice. - Location is good. Their staff would communicate with me and made good suggestions for dinner. The 4-bed room is not similar as shown in pictures.
• Chia (10/5): Exceptional - Awesome dinner and breakfast. Fantastic view at the public onsen pool. Comfortable tatami room. Overall worth the price. None
• Aiamjan (10/5): Exceptional - Unfornately, we have not stayed here as the hotel plan to renovate at that time so they asked us to stay other which they prepared to support. So it made us surprised because we got the perfect place that i have stayed before. Big bedroom, Big dinner course - French Style, and japapnese breakfast, Private onsen and good view. The weather is cloud and rain when i stayed there 😉
• Chin (8/5): Very good -
• Hwee (8/5): Very good -
• Krin (8/5): Good location and good view - Beautiful view. Cottage style room. The bathroom is too small and very cold (during winter).
• Toh (9/5): Superb -
• Sai (10/5): Exceptional -
• Leung (9/5): Enjoy to stay - Like the views surrounding the cottage, the room is spacious and have great view. Breakfast and dinner are good, especially we have upgraded bbq dinner to Wagyu. Staff are nice, outdoor onsen and Sauna is good. Can have local beer at the restaurant near the hotel. The facilities are a bit old, but clean.
• Lizhong (10/5): Great - Everything is perfect
• Haejin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Coey (7/5): Good - The view is so good No lift for the hotel, is so simple
• Chiew (10/5): Exceptional -
• Itthichai (9/5): Superb -
• Ting (3/5): Poor - the view Cleanliness was very poor especially by Japanese standard. The fridge in the room smell so bad (like dirty socks) and there were stains all over the basin. The onsen facilities also not than clean
• Ruopei (10/5): We enjoyed entire time here with delicious foods and awesome services. - We liked every thing they provided. The outdoor onsen with magnificent sunset view was awesome. The room was clean and spacious, the heating kutatsu table was so nice. The breakfast and diner are delicious and changed many every day. The service people are very friendly and helpful.
• ธีรารัตน์ (9/5): Superb -
• Donghyun (10/5): Exceptional - Very goog!!! Nothing!
• Lim (10/5): Exceptional -
• Wongsakorn (9/5): Superb -
• Jacques (8/5): Nice place to stay for the night and enjoy the cold mountain fresh air - Breakfast and dinner are quite decent Room are little dated and room give does not have the best view although the property is only 5% occupied.
• Hao (10/5): Exceptional -
• Waraporn (10/5): Exceptional -
• Hui (10/5): I can't wait to return! - Everything in Kuju Kogen Cottage surpassed my expectations - from the hospitality of the staff to the breathtaking view outside the window of my room! Mr Yosuke delivers exceptional service with a personal touch. For example, when he found out that we had difficulty booking a cab to get to the cottage, Mr Yosuke drove down personally to pick us up from the state. He was also very attentive to details, providing us with map and info about the Kuju mountains and arranging for taxi pick up when he found out that we were interested in hiking the mountains. The staff at the cottage were also wonderful and patient, and tried their best even though they may not speak fluent English. I love the food served, especially the bbq dinner which comprised generous chunks of quality beef. The room was top-notch, cozy with amazing views, same goes for the hot spring located within Kogen Cottage. It was a truly unforgettable stay:) We even extended our stay by one night! The location may not be the most convenient so I would recommend this place for those who are driving.

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