Hotel Takachiho

Nice traditional and clean hotel. The family slept on tatami for the first time and it was comfortable. The rooms are clean and the service is good. The hotel provides yukata for all ages too. The breakfast and dinner was great. Authentic Japanese food at affordable prices. There are public baths for the hotel guests as well.

Spacious tatami style hotel with in-house onsen (man-made onsen water mix with mineral) quite and super cosy at night. There is shochu tasting (free-flow) at the lobby for the guest. Plus there rent out seating cushion for free for those that is visiting the kagura dance.

Wow! This hotel! First of all, my husband and I were there as a couple, but this hotel is clearly kid friendly. There was a very nice indoor play area for children with lots of books for them lining the walls. I was very impressed with that as I haven't seen that at other hotels in Japan. The room was lovely, the view was beautiful, and the surroundings were quiet. It was an easy walk to some of the best meals we've ever had, and it was a quick walk to the temple for the nightly show exemplifying one of the oldest forms of dance in all of Japan. We booked a western style bedroom but they also have tatami mat rooms with futons if you prefer that. The bathrooms are western style which we appreciated. The service was wonderful, and they had a few people at the front desk who spoke English so we were able to get some really good restaurant recommendations.

Hotel Takachiho is a convenient place to stay in as it’s very near Takachiho gorge. Decent place with an onsen.

This hotel is situated about 5 min drive to the Takachiho gorge . However the walk there is quite dangerous and long as it involves walking along windy roads and we even encountered a snake as we drove up from the boating area to the hotel . |Parking is free and plentiful . |The reception has Nepalese staff who spoke English which was good . |We had booked the tatami futon beds which we had to lay out ourselves. The bed was hard and we had difficulty getting up from the floor . Maybe the next time we will book the twin rooms instead . The reason we booked the tatami futon room was that this hotel booking was only available 6 months ahead with Rakuten and they only sell this sort of rooms . Perhaps the hotel should consider opening up all the room bookings well ahead . |No chairs were provided in the room . Wifi was adequate but the aircon control could only set to very cold or off . |Dinner we had at Eiraku restaurant which the receptionist kindly made the reservation for us . Wonderful Yakiniku restaurant . Very affordable with excellent marbled beef and pork . |Breakfast had a good selection of western and Japanese . It was good . |Onsen was adequate but not very big . |Overall an adequate stay.

Great location, you can walk to Takachiho Gorge. Good breakfast.

We came back again to revisit the gorge . Unfortunately due to strong winds , the boats were cancelled . The hotel could only check us in at 3 pm . Luggage storage was available though . |This time we booked three to a room and they upgraded us to a suite with a single twin bedroom and a tatami futon / dining room and in addition a living room with sofa . Wow this was the best hotel room in the whole trip . |The breakfast was good with onsen eggs . |We had dinner at Eiraku restaurant which the receptionist kindly booked for us . |Overall a good stay . There are twin rooms and futon beds and two suites in the whole hotel.

The best part of this hotel is the location and wonderful staff. It is very close to the gorge and within walking distance of Takachiho-jinja (高千穂神社). I stayed in a single room that was very comfortable. The bed was good, there was a balcony, and the view was amazing. I had dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. Apparently you have to make a reservation for dinner, which I did not have, but the kitchen was very accommodating and allowed me to order from the lunch menu. I was very thankful as it was a holiday and just about every restaurant I drove by was closed. The only negative was the very dingy carpet. Overall, I would recommend this hotel as it was a good value and the staff was very friendly and helpful.