Gensen Yunoyado Sennotani

The triple room feels newly built, and the equipment is newer than the Japanese-style room. It seems that most of the guests who come here are for the private lake view hot spring on the top floor, or maybe because of the cold wave, the two large baths are almost unused, and the few times they are used are reserved. Although it is written that only the large bath on the third floor has an open-air bath, in fact, the large bath on the first floor also has an open-air hot spring. It is really a special flavor to soak in a hot spring in the heavy snow.

This hotel is located in Sarugakyo Onsen, a quiet hot spring area further away from Minakami Onsen. There is nothing around the hotel. We stayed as a group of two, but we were given a spacious room with four beds. There are two large public baths just for men, both with open-air baths, so you can relax and enjoy the hot springs. Meals are buffet style, and alcohol is all-you-can-drink. The main dishes are sushi, steak, and tempura, and the rest are mostly fried foods and standard menu items for families rather than creative cuisine. There is a bar, banquet hall, and ping pong table, so the hotel is a bit lively at night.

Sarugakyo Onsen. I booked a twin room, but was surprised to find that there were four beds in the room. The heating was very powerful and the room warmed up quickly. There was a buffet in the evening, with live sushi, tempura, and sirloin steak. There wasn't a lot of food, but everything was there. I was also happy that there was free alcohol. There was also table tennis and a lounge. However, it was a shame that the karaoke sound from the lounge next door leaked into the room on the second floor.

I wanted to go to a hot spring during the long weekend, so I went to nearby Sarugakyo Onsen. I was impressed with the polite service from the reservation stage. We were picked up from Jomo-Kogen Station at the time of the Shinkansen arrival. We also stopped at Gokan Station on the way. The local buses that seem to go to hot springs without shuttles were crowded, so I was grateful. I had heard in advance that we would be given a room as soon as it was ready, even before check-in time, and as expected, our room was prepared as soon as we checked in. The inn itself seems to have been a company welfare inn in the past, and I was surprised at the size of 58 square meters, which is unbelievable for this price range. The ceiling of the room is low, but it has been renovated and is clean. Amenities are also available. Two-liter plastic bottles of mineral water, tea sweets, and tea bags were provided. There are two large public baths, so it was not crowded considering the number of rooms. The large public bath on the first floor was a little cold, perhaps because it was large. Dinner was a buffet style with all-you-can-drink. I think the menu was enjoyable for both adults and children. The sushi, tempura and steaks from the live kitchen at dinner were great. The all-you-can-drink service was great, with sake, shochu, beer, wine and whiskey all on offer. The breakfast buffet was also enjoyable, with a wide variety of Japanese and Western dishes. The facilities were designed to be enjoyable, and at check-in we were given self-service coffee, tea and other drinks. There was a 100-yen coffee that could be purchased outside check-in time, as well as a convenience store, table tennis, a game corner, karaoke and beauty treatments. There was also a paper cutting show at night, which gave us the feeling of a "good old hot spring inn." The interior of the lobby was also chic and lovely. For those who use the Shinkansen, I think this price is reasonable, including transportation. The reasonable hospitality that combined the best of hotels and inns was well received. It's an inn that can be reached in just two hours from Tokyo. I would like to return if I have the opportunity.

Both dinner and breakfast were buffets, and I was very satisfied with the variety of items and each item was delicious. The live kitchen's tempura (crispy shrimp), sushi (tuna!), sirloin steak, and morning omelet were especially good. Also, the all-you-can-drink menu had a wide selection of beer, highballs, wine, shochu, and sake, so I was spoiled for choice. Very satisfied, thank you very much.