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An Asian breakfast is available each morning at the property and includes warm dishes and local specialities. The ryokan is located in a geothermal area, with a number of hot springs nearby for guests to relax in.

Breakfast and dinner were great. Location is very central and close to bus stop. Onsen is also good although not outside but facility good and clean. The owners are very nice and helpful to us

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9.3
Wonderful
42 reviews
Price from
$124
per night

Set in Hongu and only 14 km from Hosshinmon Oji Shrine, Ryokan Adumaya offers accommodation with mountain views, free WiFi and free private parking. The ryokan features a spa experience, with its hot spring bath, public bath and open-air bath. The property is allergy-free and is situated 21 km from Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art.

Best looking in symione onsen. Near one of the best Kumano Kodo trails. We got our own waiter who introduced meals and made our beds.

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8.7
Excellent
128 reviews
Price from
$248
per night

The ryokan offers free WiFi access in public areas. The on-site restaurant serves breakfast buffet and Japanese Kaiseki course dinner.

Located in Kumano Kodo, one of many ancient pilgrimage routes registered in UNESCO World Heritage, the ryokan is a couple minutes’ walk from Kawayu Onsen Bus Stop and a 10-minute drive from Kumano Hongu Shrine.

Excellent service, even driving the guest to known locations for starting hikes on the Kumano Kodo.

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8.5
Very Good
448 reviews
Price from
$107
per night

Fujiya Ryokan’s hot spring baths are spacious and situated both indoor and outdoor. One of the stylish baths can be reserved for private use at an extra charge. A naturally-made bath on a river bunk in front of the property is also available.

Atmosphere, location, staff, and the meals

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8.2
Very Good
311 reviews
Price from
$284
per night

Watarase Onsen Hotel Yamayuri is situated in Hongu, 41 km from Shirahama. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.

Each room at this ryokan is air conditioned and comes with a flat-screen TV. You will find a kettle in the room. Each room is fitted with a shared bathroom.

The location and room were great.

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8.2
Very Good
90 reviews
Price from
$121
per night

Watarase Onsen Hotel Sasayuri offers accommodation in Hongu. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.

The ryokan also offers free use of bicycles. The nearest airport is Kansai International Airport, 84 km from Watarase Onsen Hotel Sasayuri.

The onsens we delightful and the staff were extremely helpful and polite.

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8.4
Very Good
39 reviews
Price from
$155
per night

The traditional rooms at Yunominesou Ryokan have sliding paper screens, floor cushions and Japanese futon bedding on a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Guests can relax in the Yukata robe or watch the LCD TV. All rooms include a toilet, an electric kettle and a fridge.

Spectacular service, very clean, excellent Japanese meals with full explanations for foreign guests, very quiet traditional rooms with modern public areas, traditional Onsen (our room had its own toilet but bathing is public in separate male and female baths (this might seem like a big deal to some but we embraced it as rare opportunity to experience a traditional Japanese Ryokan. Stayed here 2 nights to complete the Hongu loop of the Kumano Kodo in one day (traveling to and from the property is possible using reliable and inexpensive public transportation; it will take a day to get there from Tokyo and another day to return). The staff speak excellent English and I can’t say enough about their professionalism and care for their guest’s comfort.

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8.8
Excellent
46 reviews
Price from
$84
per night

Sansuikan Kawayu Matsuya is situated just a 2-minute walk away from Kawayu Onsen bus stop. The public hot-spring bath on site is made from Hinoki cypress wood and features free flowing natural spring water.

we had a great room overlooking the river. The on-site Ibsen was good or could go to the riverside Ensen just a short walk away. good wifi. many vending machines for coffee, beer and noodles.

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7
Good
488 reviews
Price from
$34
per night

Located just 12 km from Hosshinmon Oji Shrine, Minshuku Sumiya features accommodation in Tanabe with access to an open-air bath, a bar, as well as a housekeeping service. This 2-star ryokan offers a spa experience, with its hot spring bath and public bath. The ryokan provides rooms with air conditioning, free private parking and free WiFi.

Host is very frindly and nice place very clean place good taste dinner and braekfast. If you plan to travel around koyasan area this place is good for you because this location is perfect.

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9.2
Wonderful
330 reviews
Price from
$47
per night

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Experience culture authentically with a stay at these traditional Japanese-style accommodations. Sleep on the floor (on a futon roll) in a room furnished with tatami flooring and sliding doors. Guests can often expect access to a communal bath, plus a complimentary Japanese garment called a yukata.
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  • Avg. price/night: $247.93
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 128 reviews
    Absolutely authentic ryokan and hot spring experience.
    Stephanie
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $59.48
    7.0
    Scored 7.0
    Good
    Rated good
     · 488 reviews
    While Matsuya has basic amenities and facilities, the good thing about it is that guests are allowed to use the onsen at its sister hotel, Midoriya which is just a 3-4min walk away. The Midoriya has pretty decent facilities from massage chairs to a bigger onsen, outdoor bathing area, laundry room etc. The view from the room was pretty decent and the futon beds were comfortable but there is not much floor space for large luggage. It should be ok if you're hiking and making this a pit stop.
    Pei Zhen
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $144.63
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 448 reviews
    Large tatami room overlooking the river. Welcome onsen after two days on the Kumamo Kodo. The staff were excellent and went out of their way to look after my companion who had twisted his ankle.
    TERENCE
    Travelers with friends
  • Avg. price/night: $144.63
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 448 reviews
    One of Top Hotel during our trip in Japan! We got an authentic room with tatami, with amazing river view. Onsen inside are classic Japanese, but the one outside are really amazing, carved into the rocks, few meters from the river, the calmness, the falcons, the forest just as into a movie...Dinner and breakfast super extended, maybe even too much you don't know where to begin and where to end. Staff also super friendly. So, surely a recommendation for 3/4 days even more!
    Gianluca
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $144.63
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 448 reviews
    Rooms were spacious, clean and futons were comfortable. Both the buffet breakfast and dinner were pretty good as well with a decent variety and rotation of the dishes over the 2N that we stayed. However the outside onsen that was right next to the river with a wide open view of a mountain forest oppsite the hotel was the highlight, cover ups were provided for the mixed gender outdoor onsen, so me and my partner could enjoy an onsen together for the first time!
    Timothy
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $144.63
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 448 reviews
    This ryokan is very nicely located on a river bank, across from a mature forest. Offering a view to admire is very Japanese, and so, its onsen extends on the river bank. This is where it gets messy : read below.
    Jean-Francois
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $247.93
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 128 reviews
    The meals were amazing - beautifully prepared and presented. So much thought went into them and they were delivered by a lovely Japanese host. The beds were on tatami mats with hard pillows .....something that you expect in a Japanese Ryokan.
    Julie
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $201.93
    9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Wonderful
    Rated wonderful
     · 42 reviews
    Very kind staff who could not do enough for us. Delicious set dinner and breakfast. Clean and comfortable ryokan style room. All in a great location just over the hill from Hongu, next to the oldest natural onsen in Japan.
    robert
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: $247.93
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 128 reviews
    The hosts were amazing and helped us make our evening Tsubo-yu appointment by shifting our dinner degustation earlier at short notice! Really appreciated the effort they went to, to help us with this. The food courses were amazing, and we enjoyed the onsen at the Ryokan as well!
    Bor
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $75.13
    9.1
    Scored 9.1
    Wonderful
    Rated wonderful
     · 1,142 reviews
    A good hostel, in a good location (though Yunomine onsen is not that big). It had a nice tatami common area that even had a few games provided, such as go. The hostel had its own private hot springs, that are free to use: a lovely outdoor bath, a relatively big indoor bath and a rather small indoor bath. We had booked a private room, not big but fine with three persons. We received bento boxes for dinner and you could grab rice for free. There was also free rice porridge for breakfast. Overall very good value for the price.
    Maria
    Group
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