Aso Uchinomaki Onsen Yumeoiso

This is a retro-style inn with a Showa-era feel. The wallpaper was peeling in places, giving the room the feel of an old guesthouse. The towels in the room and in the bathroom were so stiff that they had been used a lot and were so hard that it made my skin sting when I wiped my face with them. It was my first experience. Is the indoor washroom a consideration for hygiene management? It's a paper towel. This is also my first experience. The supplies were disappointing, but so was the service. The breakfast buffet had a wide variety of items, and I really liked the onigiri service that included Aso specialties.

One night stay without meals. They picked me up from Aso Station. It was a privately owned sedan, and the female driver was kind. However, the female staff member's attitude at check-in was quite rude and not good. It was only just 3pm, so it was just before they got busy, so I imagine she would have been very unkind to the people who came later. To be specific, I was staying alone, but she looked at me suspiciously, thinking that a second person would come in later. Gross. She asked me questions like, "Do other people smoke?" Also, even though I was staying without meals, she explained the dining area to me. The hotel industry is low-paid, so I hope the management pays their employees a good salary. I think that would improve their attitudes. To be honest, I feel sorry for her. I know I'm being nosy, but... The room was in Building D, with a bath. I was surprised at how big the bath was, more than a king-size bed. There was also space to take a bath, so I was satisfied. The temperature was quite hot, but I was tired after walking Mt. Aso right after checking in, so it was just right. At night, it felt a little too hot for some reason, so I turned on the water tap to dilute the hot spring ingredients a little, but I was glad that I could stay in for a long time and adjust it myself. The futon was not bad either. It was not thin or hard. However, the way the futon was placed, I wanted the pillow to be pressed against the wall, but there was a gap, which was a little unnatural. Normal inns can adjust the amount of hot spring water, but here a certain amount of hot water comes out (maybe they heat the carefully selected water?), so if you add just a little water, it becomes a comfortable temperature. Someone wrote that there were floating objects and it was dirty, but that's hot spring flowers. Minerals and organic substances from the ground are coming out, so it's a sign of a good hot spring. I was only staying overnight, and I was afraid of the coronavirus (for some reason, the ratio of infected people is higher in Aso than in Tokyo. Everyone, be careful.), so I stayed in my room. The room was spacious and comfortable. I bought strawberries, water, and takana manju at the roadside station and brought them with me. That's enough. The heating is too hot, and even when I turn it down, it's still too hot, so I turn it off and go to sleep. Well, it's better than having a cold room. There is 24-hour ventilation, and it seems that they bring air into the bedroom and let the air out of the room from the toilet. Maybe it's because the building is old, but for some reason you can hear children running and other things. Also, there is a curtain in front of the door leading from the room to the bath, and although I don't use it, it seems that the person next door uses it, and every time they use it, you can hear the noise from here. Well, I'm staying here for about 15,000 yen with no meals, with a half open-air bath with natural hot spring water, and I'm staying there without meals, but if it's a small room, I think you can stay alone for about 12,000 yen. Personally, I'm satisfied because the room and the bath are bigger because they didn't skimp on the price and got a bigger room, but as for whether this price is high, well, they don't even serve tea in the room, so it's a little expensive. However, I wish they would raise the salary of that employee, so I guess it's okay. I might go back when I'm alone. I'll stay at a better inn with my family, with meals included. I don't feel like eating buffets with my family anymore, competing with others. But I enjoyed it by myself. They pick you up and drop you off, and there's probably a bus from near the hotel to Aso Shrine, and you can take a bus from there to the airport. The trains are apparently stopped due to the earthquake last night, so if you're traveling and don't do much sightseeing, you can use the bus. There aren't many buses, but if you time your bus to suit your schedule, it's easy to get to, so I don't think it's bad.