Hotels in Arima Onsen Hotspring, Kobe

Very nice and cosy ryokan with beautiful interiors, perfect personnel service and onsen. Private bath was great. Also we liked bath with hot water on the balcony in a room. Good location in Arima.

The property is a little out of the way but you can arrange for the hotel to pick you up from where you are. The service here is good, staff are attentive and quick to assist. Upon arriving, the staff will greet you, bring you to your room and introduce the property. The facilities look old but it's clean and well maintained. The view from the balcony is very serene. Yukata was provided but Pyjamas is not provided, you can rent it for an additional charge. Meals are buffet style only.

The hotel is quiet and comfortable, with large rooms. If you drive yourself, it is more suitable and parking is convenient. I usually park underground and find the doorman to swipe the parking card before driving out. Kyoto is not big and it is close to everywhere! There is a guy at the front desk No. 5 who is learning Chinese! He works very hard, I hope he can be more proficient!

Amazing outdoor onsen and close to town and you should definitely order a transfer from the train station if you are not used to climbing steep roads. Overall it was a great stay for a reasonable price and the town area had tonnes of good food and creative souvenirs.

Good hotel for relaxation and enjoying the onsen. The golden pool is hot spring salt water from the strata formed 6 mil years ago and very relaxing. Unfortunately the course dinners was much below our expectations compared to those we had at other areas similar resorts.

This hot spring hotel is perfect, their service is excellent. My family and I have a really good experience in here and we all enjoy the special hot spring provided, though there is one thing to remind all of you, bring your towels from your room before going to onsen coz no towels will be provided in the onsen

The service was impeccable. The staff were very friendly and generally able to communicate in English. Their service is so good that they wipe down all your luggage upon arrival at the hotel, and my bags came out cleaner than when I came! The food also left us speechless. I’ve never tasted such a delicious meal, and I consider myself a foodie. The dishes were prepared fresh right in front of us. Every detail was attended to, from presentation to taste. It deserves a 100% without a doubt. Since I had a food allergy, they were careful to leave out the allergen in all the foods. I was really thankful for that, because it’s not always a given at Asian restaurants. The establishment itself is dated, but that’s why we chose it in the first place- to feel the aura of tradition. Having said that though, it was slightly inconvenient that there was no shower inside our room. However, it wasn’t too much of a problem because the shared shower/onsen room was just a short distance from our room, and it was generally not occupied. When we stayed there, there was a storm going on, so the the rain crashing on the window and the outside blinds gave off a spooky feeling, which added to the sense of adventure.

This was our second visit here. The staff is very helpful, and there is a free transfer not just to and from the station - if you want a pickup from the town or the ropeway during your stay, they will help too. The private baths are beautiful and very well maintained, and the reserve-next-as-you-leave-the-previous system is very convenient. Overall, great experience.

Although the hotel is about 15 minutes walk from the station, it is all uphill, mainly for driving. It will be very hard to walk to the hotel with a large suitcase. People who are not physically fit should walk for at least 20 minutes. The hotel does not have its own shuttle bus, so you can only rely on The Gran Prince Hotel to arrange it. Although there is a shuttle to 1930, it may not be arranged. If you want to have lunch or dinner, you need to walk 15 minutes to the restaurant in the hot spring street. There are no restaurants nearby. The staff are very polite, but please note that there is no staff at the front desk from 1000 to 1500. The 5-story building is older in facilities but the maintenance is OK. The sound insulation of the room is average. The bathhouse has a golden spring pool on the 5th floor, a hotter bath and a cold water pool, and a sauna room. The opening hours are 0600-1000 and 1500-2300.

What an amazing stay! It exceeded all expectations. The place is super nice with design interior, rooms are warm, spacious and comfortable. The whole place is modern, yet has a very traditional authentic feel and feels serene. The staff is very attentive, caring and fulfills your every need - they make you feel welcome, and explain everything to you very well even if you are a foreigner, there was no problem communicating in english. You are guaranteed 2 private stays in the private onsen spa of your chice - one in the evening and one in the morning, the time slots are more than enough to cover guest capacity and you have choice. The public onsen is pretty awesome too, although i felt so relaxed after private onsen for so long i went there just because of curiosity lol. The dinner and breakfast are HUGE and are SUPER tasty. Excellent products and execution, it was my first time tasting a5 wagyu. I recommend you do not eat lunch before coming to the ryokan for dinner, maybe just breakfast or something small because you will want to eat everything in this amazing meal set. I still feel kind of full 1 day after checking out. The hotel has nice common areas with free beverages, board games, ping pong ans some slot machines for entertainment. You can reserve karaoke room or get massaged in the automatic massage chairs. After we chcecked in at 3pm we did not need to go anywhere away from the hotel and just enjoyed our time there. If you want to book very specific timeslots for the private spa come in at that 3pm, because people queue up 30 min before in the lobby. Although i felt this was not really necessarry because like i said, the capacity is calculated well and you are guaranteed 2 entramces with available time slots. The first time slot starts at 4pm and is in 1hr intervals - with 5 available onsens up until the night. Morning onsen had plenty of free slots. They also offer free shuttle bus and it was always quick, we even called from public telephone in Arima when before checkin and had no problems arranging pickup in english. What i wish is if they were a little bit more flexible with breakfast times, because you also reserve a time slot but it's not like it's a course meal but traditional breakfast + buffet and you have to decide at the check in, which is kind of soon to think about when you want to have morning meal, but it's not too big problem. I guess it is a way to prevent everyone rushing in 5 min before closing time like some people do. The breakfast has plenty of variety and you even get a preheated own grill! Overall, we couldn't pick a better place for our visit in Arima, we are so relaxed and it was oje of the best places we have ever been to!