Hotel Gujo Hachiman

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• PMORENO

  26 agosto 2010
  Excellent hotel and excellent service. Privileged location and views

  We stayed at this hotel for five days during the Bon Odori festival in August. The first night we arrived (very late at night) we didn't expect the warm welcome from the hotel staff we received, as we were really tired and hungry after 500 kilometers by car from Narita airport. They had prepared a dinner for us and served it in our private room. This was really a boost for all of us after such an exhausting trip (both by plane from Spain and by car from Narita). We did really appreciate this as it was the turning point from a tiring holiday start into a happy and rewarding feeling. We had booked a Japanese style room through Japanican and it was in the fifth floor. It was very spacious with a toilet, bath and entrance. During the night the tatami floor was occupied by futons and in the morning when we went to the breakfast service (down in the second floor) the room service stored the futons and put two low tables and four low chairs in the room Japanese style nicely arranged with cookies and a kettle with green tea. Later in the afternoon we had our diner in the room and a Japanese lady in Kimono came to our room and served a wonderful dinner to us. She was very helpful in showing us how to use the different dishes and tried to explain in Japanese what was each of the different food and sauces in the menu. We did our best to understand her but I'm not sure we get all the useful information about the food and the instructions on how to mix the dishes she was patiently trying to tell us. We enjoy a lot this dinner time and her attempts to make us understand what are the Japanese dishes and how to eat it. The hotel has a spa area (or onsen in Japanese). One for man and another for women. I used the onsen quite a lot as has one pool in the open air overlooking the Yoshida river and this is quite a unforgettable time to bath in the onsen and have the magnificent river flowing at your feet. During the afternoon the hotel organized trips by bus to the Gujo city to join the Bon Odori dance for the hotel guests from 20:00 hours until midnight. The hotel provided kimonos and Japanese wooden clogs for the hotel guests to dress adequately and join to the native dancers in Gujo Bon Odori party which we enjoy and dance a lot. As we were the only western guests in the hotel and the staff did not speak English at all, the hotel manager arranged to include in the second day a English interpreter for us during our stay. This was really magnificent and we fell like at home. She did a great job for us arranging tours around the city to visit wonderful caves up in the mountain, and preparing lessons in Gujo city to learn how to dance the Bon Odory 10 different steps. We enjoy a lot and really appreciate her support and the job she did. In all Hotel Gujo Hachiman is a hidden gem and I would recommend this hotel to anybody that is looking for a good and relaxing Japanese style hotel.

  

• wong15

  17 abril 2012
  Good hotel for a night's stay

  We had researched hotels in Gujo Hachiman but did not find a wide choice. As we were staying 3 nights in ryokans this trip (they are more pricey as they include meals) we decided to look for a reasonably priced hotel in this town since we were arriving late & leaving early. The hotel seemed a little out of town which was alright for us as we had a car. The receptionist who welcomed us spoke good English and asked us if we wanted to have the set dinner at the hotel which we declined. She then showed us to a little "cafe" in the hotel where we could have noodles or rice. As we had just arrived on the red-eye flight the night before and not had proper sleep, we decided to have an early dinner of noodles & curry rice which turned out to be surprisingly good & reasonably priced. The sleeping room (like the hotel) was simple & clean, although both seemed a bit old and worn. The same Receptionist who attended to our check-in thoughtfully left us notes (she was off-duty the next day) on where to go for coffee the following morning as we had asked her for a suggestion, as well as maps on how to drive to the food replica workshops which are famous in Gujo.

  

• khwy

  29 junio 2015
  Charming local hotel but location is inconvenient

  We stayed two nights at this hotel in December 2014. The hotel is quite a distance away from Gujo Hachiman town centre. If you are taking the Meitetsu bus from Takayama, you would need to get off at the Gujo Hachiman IC (interchange) along the highway, and will need to lug your heavy luggage down a long flight of stairs in order to get to any transportation. Staff from the hotel are friendly and warm, but speaks very little English. Dinner was served in room and the food is very very good. The service staff comprised mainly of elderly Japanese - it felt awkward to have them serve us. If you are planning to book a room with in-room hot spring, note that the bathroom is situated outdoor, which may be all good and well in summer, but is almost impossible to take a shower in almost sub-zero temperature in winter. We went to the public bath and take our shower there after soaking in the hotspring. The hotel's onsen is also opened to the public and hordes of locals visit the early morning or evening. The hotel also provides a shuttle service to Gujo Hachiman town centre but you would need to find your way back.

  

• Beverly G

  17 octubre 2015
  Large hotel catering to tour groups

  The Yoshidaya, which is the main hotel cum ryokan in Gujo town was full, so we settled for the next best hotel, the Gujo Hachiman, which is 4km from town (about a 7-8 min drive). The fairly large hotel is dated and rather ordinary, however is acceptable if you just need a stopover in the small town of Gujo. On the night we were there a large tour group had checked in as well. The hotel boasts a number of onsens, however the truth is that there is a large public onsen facility annexed to the hotel which hotel guests can use. We did not feel compelled to try the onsen, which was well patronised. A quaint feature of the hotel is a theatre of sorts also annexed to the hotel, which hotel guests are entitled to for free as well. There was a show starting at 7pm featuring a male/female character in full costume the night we were there. At 9pm there was a dance session where guests could have a go at the famed Gujo Odori dance. We opted not to have dinner provided ryokan-style in our room and instead drove into town for a splendid Hitsumaboshi dinner. Breakfast was in a large dining hall, and though simple and no frills it was a good Japanese breakfast.

  

• Lluís P

  13 septiembre 2017
  Una estancia en un Ryokan con comodidades de hotel

  Solo pudimos pasar una noche, pero fue perfecta para saborear el ambiente de un Ryokan, el autentico hotel japonés, habitaciones con tatami, futones para dormir. Las habitaciones con todos los servicios, amplias y limpias. El desayuno, como no podía ser de otra forma, es japonés.