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Situated in Hongu, 14 km from Hosshinmon Oji Shrine and 21 km from Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art, Guest House Takiyoshi offers free WiFi and air conditioning. It is set 26 km from Kumanoshi Kiwakozan Museum and features a lift. Kamikura Shrine is 36 km away and Kumano Hayatama Taisha is 37 km from the ryokan.

Local specialities and warm dishes are available as part of a Asian breakfast. 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
Superb
42 reviews
Price from
£78
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.

I hope nothing ever changes in this Ryokan. It was a really special place to stay. The Onsen is so beautiful and the hotel itself is full of character. The meals were incredible each morning and evening. The staff were so welcoming and friendly.

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8.7
Fabulous
128 reviews
Price from
£196
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.

Location, room size and condition, friendly welcoming and attentive staff.

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8.5
Very good
451 reviews
Price from
£84
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.

Terrific food! Great scenery and onsen

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8.2
Very good
311 reviews
Price from
£223
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
£96
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
£123
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.

Personnel was extra nice and helpful, hotel was magnificent and food excellent.

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8.8
Fabulous
49 reviews
Price from
£66
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.

Onsen from early morning to late night Accces to rotenburo in neighbour hotel

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7
Good
491 reviews
Price from
£27
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.

Very nice host and convenient location, which is just next to a bus stop. The room is big and clean. And it’s an interesting experience to stay in a tatami style room. In addition, there is wash machine and dryer in the hostel, so it is really helpful for the hiking travellers. The river view is very nice. Morning walk around the area is refreshing.

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9.2
Superb
332 reviews
Price from
£38
per night

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Experience culture authentically with a stay at this traditional Japanese-style accommodation. 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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  • 8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 128 reviews
    Absolutely authentic ryokan and hot spring experience.
    Stephanie
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £46.76
    7.0
    Scored 7.0
    Good
    Rated good
     · 491 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 traveller
  • Avg. price/night: £113.71
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 451 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
    People with friends
  • Avg. price/night: £113.71
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 451 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: £113.71
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 451 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: £113.71
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 451 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
  • 8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 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
  • 9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 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
  • 8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 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
  • 9.1
    Scored 9.1
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 1,146 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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