3-Star Hotels in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

The hotel's location is absolutely fantastic. Right downstairs, you'll find a bustling shopping street brimming with drugstores, yakitori restaurants, and all sorts of snacks – truly everything you could ask for. Both Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Garden are within easy walking distance, and it's also very close to Tsuruya Department Store. A highly recommended choice!

The staff is friendly and provide good service. The bath house is normal, but can tell its age. I feel the room is very dusty, it’s making my hand itchy and nose sneezy all the time. The bathroom is also old with water marks and mould. I am a fan of Dormy Inn and have stayed in Dormy Inn branches at Aomori, Hachinohe, Tokyo, and Osaka before, but this Kumamoto branch has the most room for improvement. The hotel is in walkable distance to the castle, so it is great.

The room was very clean and not small at all. The only downsides were that the sink tended to splash water easily, and it was quite rare for a bathroom in Japan not to have a bathtub (though I personally found it convenient and clean). If you really want to catch the volcano opening, staying here for two nights is a good idea. The tranquility after the day-trippers leave in the early morning and evening is wonderful. However, dining options nearby are a bit limited. There's a medium-sized local supermarket near Aso Station that closes at 6 PM; it's great for grabbing discounted onigiri and bento boxes. If you walk about 3 minutes towards the main road, there's a Western-style cafe that offers three-course sets. A Lawson convenience store is 5 minutes away, and about 10 minutes away, there's a local ramen shop called 'Hi no Kuni' (Fire Country) that's highly recommended. Their black garlic ramen, a full-meal type, costs 75 yen and tastes good, though the shop is a bit old and could be cleaner.

This is an old Japanese-style hotel, the hotel waiters are uncles and aunts, there is an English-speaking aunt, so try to prepare translation software if possible. The hotel's food is very family-oriented, Japanese home-cooked food, want to experience the Kyushu Samo flavor here is right. If there is no car, it really takes a lot of trouble to come over. It is recommended to take a taxi directly. The locals know this hotel.

The reserved pick-up time was full when we arrived on the first day. When we checked out the next morning, it was raining heavily. We asked the luggage storage area at the bus station how to get there. As a result, a hotel gentleman drove us to the luggage storage area. They also took us to the bus stop in front and introduced us to where to take the bus. Thank you very much. We didn’t have to push our luggage in the wind and rain. The hotel's breakfast and dinner are very exquisite, with delicious set meals. Dining will be arranged for each guest in an exclusive room. There are many kinds of hot spring houses to choose from, and you can experience different styles.

The sea was so healed in front of me! The hot springs were also very warm and the open-air bath was very comfortable and I put it slowly at night and in the morning. Above all, the hotel was very kind and I wanted to repeat it again 😊✨

Stayed with friends in this ryokan, everything was great. Clean, cozy rooms, mountain view, birds singing under the window. Onsens are great, there are shared ones, there are several private ones. I really liked the private onsen with a cedar bath. There is a bus stop nearby, a grocery store and a cafe nearby. The ryokan also has kaiseki. The hosts are very nice, friendly people. The host met us and drove us. We really enjoyed our stay here and we will definitely come back)

The hot springs are very comfortable and the reception staff at the counter and restaurant are very friendly. The only downside is that the room is arranged next to the restaurant, and the whole floor of the room is not very comfortable.

The biggest advantage is convenience; it's right next to the JR station. I also had an unforgettable experience with a phone alert for a red warning of heavy rain one night, which led to all transportation in Kumamoto being shut down and malls closed the next day. This trip to Kumamoto was truly 'bear-y' eventful! Oh, and there was a really beautiful female staff member at the JR station that I still can't forget even after all this time.

The hotel, which opened on August 20th, boasts a beautiful, clean, and quiet environment. Guests are greeted with free coffee and late-night ramen. Free popsicles and Yakult are available in the hot spring area, and the reading lounge is filled with manga. Shoes are required throughout the tatami mats, and the staff are always on hand to maintain and clean them. My three-day stay was very comfortable, and my children were so happy they didn't want to leave. There is parking available, but guests must reserve a day's parking fee of 1,500 yen. There's also a 24-hour parking tower at the intersection, which has a special agreement with the hotel for 1,200 yen between 3:00 PM and 11:00 AM. It's quite good.