Hoshino Resorts Kai Tsugaru

Take JR from Hirosaki Station to Owani Onsen Station. There will be a shuttle bus to Hoshino when you arrive. You must make an appointment one day in advance. We forgot to make an appointment and talked to the kind Ctrip customer service. Finally, we added another bus. Thank you Ctrip customer service! The food is great, the open-air hot spring in the ice and snow is very good, and there are apple cider vinegar and popsicles to eat when you come out. There is a shamisen performance in the evening, you can listen to it!

The Hoshino Group exceeded expectations. Breakfast and dinner were well arranged. It is worth recommending

The scenery is so beautiful, I recommend coming again, the food is also delicious, it is not a traditional buffet, it is Kaiseki cuisine, one set per person, the service is very good, there are performances, the scenery of the outdoor hot spring is really beautiful

The water pipes in the bathroom are stained with water. The hotel is very old and there are no activities. Came here for the Apple Hot Springs, but the food was quite disappointing. Special mention to the food. This is really the most mediocre Japanese food I have ever eaten. The service is also very rigid. There is no room service or take-out wine service. Overall, it is not worth traveling so far to stay here.

Let's talk about the advantages first♥️: The room is comfortable, and there is thick snow in the forest outside the window. The food is great, especially the kaiseki cuisine in the evening; the shamisen performance after the meal is also very local. The main ingredient of the Owani Onsen♨️ is sulfate spring, which makes the skin smooth for several days after washing. Disadvantages🩶: This Hoshino should be rebuilt on the basis of the original old hot spring hotel. The renovation is not thorough, so the overall style is a bit old, especially the lobby furnishings and room corridors. Due to the heavy snow in Aomori, the Ou Main Line has been suspended for many days (including the JR Express we were supposed to take), so we had to take the express bus🚌 from Morioka. We arrived at Owani at noon, and we couldn't get a taxi🚕 because of the heavy snow❄️. In this case, the hotel did not give us any other suggestions or help except to say that the shuttle bus would be available after 3pm. Also, when we arrived at the hotel and communicated in advance about the pick-up arrangements for the next day, there was not much flexibility. The service experience in this regard was slightly poor.

The room is large, the heating is sufficient, the breakfast and dinner are rich, and the apple hot spring is superb.