10/10 Excellent
Andrew
Nov 17, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic traditional Ryokan experience
Fantastic Ryokan for an authentic experience on Miyajima.
They offer western style beds but the reason you would come is for the full Ryokan experience with tatami floors and futon beds!
There are many rooms with views directly of the floating gate which is truly a sight and offers a great location for walking round miyajima as it is close to the floating shrine, a 10 min walk from the main shopping streets but can be a stating point for one of the many longer walks around the island.
The staff are attentive, polite and very accomodating.
The kaiseki style dinner, heavy on the regional seafood, was truly a brilliant experience and was a seemingly unending series of beautifully presented small dishes.
The hotel itself is dated on the inside but that adds to the charm and overall experience.
There is a private onsen which you can reserve for free but sadly was fully booked during our time there which felt a missed opportunity. I do wonder if there was a way to stagger bookings to enable each guest to experience it, however we did arrive late onto the island so with more pre planning / earlier arrival time likely would have avoided this issues of our own making.
Andrew
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023