Wonderful atmosphere, I hadn't felt this relaxed in over 3 months of travelling. Hearing the water from the fountain in the japanese garden outside as you ate your traditional japanese breakfast in the morning. Fabulous staff, highly recommend this place.

Julie
From Australia
Stayed in Mar. '08
Stayed at Homeikan, Tokyo

Fantastic character with beautiful environment(garden and bath) and atmosphere. We would recommend it for its fantastic originality. We enjoyed the welcome, the nice room, the food, the silence, the bath and the friendliness of the staff a lot. There is a safety deposit in the room and we felt very safe! The location was good and easily found. Staff were very friendly, helpful and efficient. We felt really very good in the hotel and this was also because the staff were so attentive and knowledgable. Just perfect! Thank you!

Nicole Gobel
From Zurich, Switzerland
Stayed in Apr. '08
I stayed at Benten-no Yado Itsukushima, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

We stayed one night in this basic traditional Japanese style little Minshuku. Located near a busy road, 10 min to the railway station, 20-25 minutes walk to the old town alleys - a bit far away but it was ok. The staff was efficient: the morning cleaning activities started early, as in the countryside they always start :) Our room was clean, small but nice for one day - the best part was though the cosy furo bath we sneaked in the evening with our Yukatas.

Riina
From Finland
Stayed in Apr. '08
We stayed at Minshuku Sosuke, Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Lovely place to stay for feel of traditional Japan with convenience of a modern hotel. Great location, close to Shibu onsen and snow monkleys- much more character than Yudanaka. Yamada family could not be more welcoming and friendly. Would definitely come back/recommend.

Natalie and Robert Rowland
From London, UK
Stayed in Mar. '08
I stayed at Shibu Hotel, Shibu Onsen, Nagano Prefecture

I enjoyed my stay here in the ryokan-style room. The hostel is very easy to find, even arriving on my own at 10pm without directions. My room was very quiet even though the street was the sort of place where businessmen party - although it has some dodgy-looking nightclubs, it didn't seem dangerous or intimidating to a solo female walking around.

Rebecca
From England
Stayed in Feb. '08
I stayed at Kaneyoshi Ryokan, Osaka Prefecture.

Although it was a bit hard to find if you don't know the area, all in all a lovely place with lots of character.

Thomas
From Australia
Stayed in Jan. '08
Stayed at Ryokan Ichi-Fuji, Nagoya

We had a wonderful stay at your ryokan! The hospitality was awesome! The staff was really warm and helpufl; recommendations for things to do were great! We really enjoyed the scrumptious traditional breakfast. I've been to many ryokans, but Itsukushima truly will be a memorable experience because of the hospitality we've received and lovely meals!

Eugenia Ng/Stacy Sakai
From California, USA
Stayed in Apr. '08
I stayed at Benten-no Yado Itsukushima, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Warm and welcoming hotel.Staff very friendly,managers very professional,kind,speak English and will help you with anything.The western style rooms are OK but a bit fusty.We had a very nice Japanese style room-spacious with balcony,mountain and river views. The hotel Onsen is also excellent. All in all we had a really relaxing stay here and would definitely recommend the hotel.

Liz
From Ireland
Stayed in May. '08
We stayed at Ogawaya, Gero Onsen Gifu Prefecture.