Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu

Hotel staff was awaiting our arrival outside the ryokan and helped park our car. Polite staff. Cosy and peaceful stay. The dinner and breakfast was spectacular. Beautiful kaiseki dinner blew us away. Private onsen room we booked in advance helped us experience the onsen comfortably. Beautiful yukata obtained from the reception staff. A number of shops nearby.

Food was excellent, and the location, a short walk from Jigoku-dani and a block from the bus station, couldn’t be better. Perfect if you want an old-fashioned atmosphere to enjoy in peace and quiet. Breakfast and dinner both give great variety, and breakfast is enough that you probably won’t need lunch (especially if you choose an early dinner time). Water in the onsen feels amazing, but be prepared to see discolored tiles from all the sulfur and other minerals in the water.

Location within walk distance from Onsen bus terminal and near to shops and Hell Valley. Nice layout, well decorated and spacious room (for 3 pax) with partition for different areas and has separate basin, toilet and shower areas. Guests were asked to choose timing for having the meals at the restaurant. Great dinner and breakfast set meal, delicious and nice presentation. These were the best meals we had in Hokkaido. Guest's shoes are stored in pigeonholes near the entrance of hotel and slippers were provided for guest to wear inside the hotel. At restaurants, pegs with number were provided for guest to clip to their respective slippers. When our slippers were taken by other guests, the staff provided us with another set of slippers. Great service provided by the restaurant staff as well. As this is the first time we stayed in a rokyan, it was overall a great experience.

Very helpful staff (even though most of them cannot speak English, you know that they all try to help.) Was impressed with the service - the staff's providing hot face towel and hot tea upon your arrival - they understand that you are exhausted and need to rest and relax a bit. The hotel provides private onsen - helpful for those guests who are not comfortable in enjoying hot spring in public but ok with just a few friends. The breakfast and dinner are delicious and very well presented - you know that the staff who work in the dining area really put in the effort to make it perfect. It's a small and friendly hotel that is run by a team of staff (like a small family) who strives to make your stay enjoyable.

Onsen was small but sufficed for a ryokan of its size in my opinion. Dinner was great. Location is fantastic as it's a short walk from the bus terminal and to the Jigoku Hell Valley.