Senkyoro

If you are looking for an authentic luxury Japanese ryoken, this is the place. From the real tatami mat flooring, to the fabulous kaiseki meals served by a personal attendant to the soothing onsen baths with gorgeous Mountain View’s, to the ultra hospitable staff, this ryoken was top notch. We could easily stayed a week in our suite without ever leaving the door. The only downside is that this kind of traditional authenticity means that the interiors can look a little worn out. But upgrading would likely remove its charm

Great experience at the ryokan. The place itself is very nice and quiet and they have some really nice hot water springs which you can book for private use. The rooms are very spacious and staff is great. The food in the evening was really tasty and filling. Would not spend more than one day here if you do not have a car to explore during the day, as there is nothing to do in the area.

We payed almost 600€ per night of the experience in a Japanese styled room with a private onsen and a meal plan. The description said that there would be a bar and a restaurant as well as a beautiful garden path to take a stroll in the yukatas provided by the premises. There were also high reviews on the quality of the meals. It turned out there was no bar, no restaurant, no karaoke, nothing. The garden path was a boring forest path around the premises with no other landscape other than the industrial-like facilities of the ryokan. The minibar only had a few overpriced beverages, so we had to go to the Family Mart nearby to buy drinks and food. But why did we want drinks and food if the reservation included a dinner and a breakfast? Because they were BAD. They were beautiful visually but there was absolutely no flavor. Everything was bland, cold and mushy and the only drinks were one small glass of wine in the dinner menu and one tiny glass of juice in the breakfast menu. We were aware that the menu would be a traditional Japanese one, but already being aware of what a good one tastes like, that was not it. Mushy, bland, cold seafood, including a whole fish with its bones and bowels intact, fish babies, clam soup, frozen vegetables etc. The best dish of all was the warm pot of rice. If the meals used to be good, I assume the chef has changed. We asked for some kind of a compensation due to the false advertisement of entertainment, but were blatantly denied. We feel extremely robbed. For comparison: with the same amount of money we were able to book a luxurious room in the 41st floor of Kabukicho tower in Shinjuku Tokyo with a very tasty meal plan. The staff was friendly, the private onsen was fun and the futons were comfortable, but those are the only pros I can give. Do not book a room here!