Ikenotaira Hotel & Resort

子供連れの家族でゆっくり滞在するととても良いと思います

I went there to try the sauna, and it was the best shared sauna I've ever been to! However, the facility has a lot of children, so it's hard to enjoy the sauna at your own pace...

We stayed in a renovated Japanese-Western room on the 7th floor of the Annex building, facing the lake. There was a twin bed on tatami mats, and a round low table and cushions by the window. The renovation is old in many places, and even if you don't use the bath in the room, it's better not to look at it. We don't use it, but it's a Showa-era bathroom. There are many small children, so it might be good for families with babies who find it difficult to travel. We were a middle-aged couple, so everything was not suitable. Next time, we'll stay at a hotel with a quiet room where we can eat quietly, and a bath where the little ones don't run around. It can't be helped, since we stayed there without doing much research. The hotel itself is proactive in hiring foreigners, disabled people, and locals, and I think they've done a lot of research on the buffet menu. I think it's the winner among the hotels around Lake Shirakaba.

I stayed in the new building, so the building was very clean and I was satisfied, and the bath was great, but the food was catastrophic. If I stay again, I would like to stay without meals, but there is no plan for that. I hope they will offer something a little better, taking inspiration from Taki no Yu.