I had a western style room with private onsen. There was a living room area with couch, coffee table and flat screen TV. They also provided a CD player with a couple CDs. The balcony had two chairs and a small table overlooking an open field and a river in the distance. The bathroom had double sinks and assorted body... More

As previous reviewers stated, this hotel is showing its age a bit but we enjoyed a lovely kaiseki evening meal and the bath area is large as it is over two levels and includes 2 outdoor baths. The lower outdoor bath is a rock bath in the garden and the other is on a balcony on the upper floor. The... More

We drove into this no- frills hotel. Easy to find as it is very close to the bridge. However it is very basic in toiletries and offerings. The futon we slept on was very thin so we had a backache the next day. If you just want to stay the night and can't wait to leave first thing in the... More

Similar to EpicurPK, we visited the local tourist office in search of accommodations after fleeing our previous night's inn, but the front desk staff appeared overjoyed to see us and more than happy to give us a fine fifth floor room with a river view even though we had no reservations (that it was the slow period immediately after Golden... More

Our one-night stay at this grand old lady of hotel was marred by one major problem. Despite being near a large body of water and wild grassy areas, there were no screens on the windows to keep the bugs out. As it was October, the hotel had turned off its aircon and had yet to turn on the heat but... More

We spent one night in this hotel by chance, showing up at the Tokachigawaonsen tourist office in the evening and asking for possible accommodation choices (being out of season helps). After the usual surprise that we had no reservation yet, they booked us into the Daiichi Hotel at the quite reasonable rate of 10000 yen per night and person for... More