I was amazed and delighted by the hotel and room. The hotel’s location is amazing, with views of the nearby forest and stream. Deer visit frequently and can be seen from the room window. A superbly peaceful and serene place to stay. A car is needed as it’s a 5 min drive to the nearby town and tourist attractions.
The hotel room is also generously sized, with a sitting area, a huge almost full length window, and a sleeping area which can be separated from the sitting area with blinds that the hotel thoughtfully installed. The bathroom comes with a wooden tub that can be filled with hot water for a personal onsen experience.
A touch of old world charm was added in the form of coffee beans and hand operated coffee grinder, rather than the soulless instant coffee in most hotels.
The hotel’s onsen facilities are also amazing, sitting in the outdoor pool felt like sitting in the middle of a secluded forest. There are also 3 private onsen rooms for a more private onsen experience .
Where the hotel could improve is to improve the food offering and also the service level. We had both breakfast and dinner and both were of rather average quality. I would also note that the service levels can be improved - the hotel declined to provide a shuttle bus ride into the town, just because we had our own car. They also misrepresented the price of the dinner to us - telling us the cost was jpy4400. We were charged jpy8800 per person upon check out!