Yukibou Hakusen

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• Lasse H

  29 marzo 2015
  No soundproofing, poor onsen experience

  I have visited many onsens in Japan in Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu areas over the years, but never an onsen hotel since they tend to be quite pricey. Now, we decided to visit this onsen based on high reviews at TripAdvisor and Jalan, a Japan-specific review/booking site. We stayed at this place for one night on a day at end of March, and weather was very windy but otherwise beautiful. The beach close to the place is very beautiful and it's a pleasant walk. But the hotel itself was a disappointment - the room had a very strong smell of cigarette smoke to it, and the staff did not attempt to do much to improve the situation apart from spraying a bit with a deodorizer. The service was very robotic, and not elegant, and the food served for dinner was very much average. You can get same quality of dishes in many washoku restaurants for about 2000 yen per person, although admittedly the portions were very generous. The onsen itself was a big disappointment. There were only three pools in rotemburo, outdoor bath, only one of which was actual volcanic bath, and the other two chlorine. You could not see the sea from the bath, as it was fully fenced, which was a big disappointment as well. There were more baths indoors, but those were rather sento than onsen baths. You can get a bettery variety even in middle of Tokyo for sento, and for much lower price. The worst part was that there was no soundproofing in the room. The strong wind from the sea came inside our room in 7th floor, and you could really easily hear into the corridor as well. The wind would've been fine otherwise, but it kept on clacking the wooden door panes inside the room, making such a noise that it kept us awake into the early hours. If you're travelling to Japan and want to visit onsen, just go to Beppu instead, and enjoy the awesome baths while staying in a hostel / hotel of your choice. If you want to visit an onsen hotel, avoid this one.