Yamashiroya is a lovely retreat in a small village away from the tourist hotspots like Yufuin or Beppu. If you are looking for a place with nothing then flush green hills around this is the place to go. Take it as an experience as the exceptional friendly hosts will welcome you to their house, treat you to fantastic food and relax in the wonderful private baths before/after. Foreigners and especially Singles are also welcomed, which is another big plus! Explanations of the facilities and the different dinner/breakfast courses are provided in English.

Christian Switzerland

We are 6 friends from Malaysia and was our first visit to Yunohira, a little onsen town. We are thankful to choose to stay at Ryokan Yamashiroya. The host is very responsive to our queries before our trip and during our stay. After we parked the car at the allocated parking lot, the host fetched all of us to the ryokan on a narrow road and this save our energy lugging our luggages to the ryokan. We enjoyed our stay in the spacious and clean rooms plus the few private onsen were a bonus to us! We also enjoyed the sumptous dinner and breakfast in a private room with wearing the yukata for photos. Upon our checkout, the host fetched all of us back to our car. Highly recommended!

Jessie Malaysia

Hosts were super friendly and able to communicate smoothly in English. Food was excellent. I like how quiet it is and the room is very comfortable. It was freezing cold in the outdoor onsen at night but as soon as I am in the onsen it was fine and I loved it. We walked through the cobblestone streets nearby and got some nice photos. There’s not much to do in the surroundings but allows you focus on resting.

Edith Australia

The hosts were very kind and friendly. The food was one of the best I’ve taken in Japan (consider I had plenty of business trips in Japan before and attended a lot of banquets hosted by large corporations). The onsens were very comfortable. The room was quiet and cozy with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. We also like the decor and the collection of vintage items. Very surprised to find out that the old analog phone in our room was still working!After all, we felt at home in this ryokan because the hosts serve their guests with all their hearts. Will definitely come back.

Wai Hong Kong

I like everything about this Onsen Hotel. The hotel is very nice and warm. We have a warm welcome from the husband and wife who manage this hotel. Due to the hotel is located at down hill and the road in front of the hotel is super narrow, the husband drive his car to help carry our luggage while we have our Alpha park at the hotel parking at the side roads. Both husband and wife help us to carry the luggage up to our rooms and explain in details about the 'yukata' and room/hotel facilities. The rooms we slept also is super neat, tidy and warm. Our rooms are come with the toilet. For the bathroom, is actually the Onsen area. If u wan to take the bath, just check which Onsen rooms are available and lock it to have your private Onsen session. So this is definitely suit our needs cause we are too shy for using public Onsen. Last but not least is their dinner and breakfast. The foods are very delicious and ready on time for us.

Kwa Malaysia

We loved how friendly, energetic and lovely the whole family at Yamashiroya was, it made the stay so much better, paired with the amazing food that was served at every meal, and topped off with different amazing onsen facilities, this place was a 11/10!

Yuen Australia

Everything. I will go back again for the room, onsen and the exceptional food and warm service!

Reuben Singapore

Though the location is a bit off centre, this family run Onsen Ryokan exceeded my expectation and delivered good quality food (both dinner and breakfast) and is good value for money. 4 private onsens are available for guests (2 open and 2 indoor). All are maintained at excellent condition. Rooms are spacious and spotless clean. Free parking is available but it is located at the roadside while the Ryokan is at around 50 meters downhill in the village. I parked the car at the hotel parking lot first and walked down to the Ryokan to check whether we needed to carry the luggage downhill, the host was very kind to drive a van uphill (just 1 min drive) to assist loading and unloading our suitcases.

Kent Hong Kong

The private bath Dinner and breakfast are all good

Amy Canada

The location in Yufu is exceptional. You feel transported into an old Japanese movie with winding streets along mountain streams and rice fields all around. Old style buildings, quiet, and traditional countryside hospitality. The owners were so helpful going above and beyond our needs, and directions to where to park clearly explained in a video sent ahead of time. The food was excellent: fresh fish, meat, and vegetables all locally gathered. Spacious room with tatamis. Comfortable beds. Yufuin is very close as are Mount Yufu's trails. Excellent command of English.

Agnes United States