This hotel was a renovation of a Western period themed hotel. The hotel is charming in its way--sort of the Japanese perception of English life in the early 1900s. Each room is named after an Herb or Berry. We had two rooms, one with an outdoor onsen, and one with and indoor onsen that was in a separate recreation "pool house". The rooms themselves were a bit small like many Japanese hotels are, but the room with the separate indoor onsen was actually huge with a projector TV, lounge area, and large shower and comfortable onsen. Service was very attentive although we only saw two gentlemen working 12 hours shifts at the front desk. The grounds were updated into a mini park, and the restaurant was modern, western, and farm based. Food was excellent as it usually is in Tsuruga properties. Free use of bikes, some electric-assisted, to ride around the nearby lake but the views around the lake from the bike path seemed very limited. Overall we had a nice time here, but its not a super luxe, glamorous ryokan if that's what you're looking for.