J-Hoppers Kumano Yunomine

For the price you pay, this place is great! The beds themselves are really squeaky bunk beds but like... its a hostel lol. Great baths and common areas. Lots of mosquitos inside? But yunomine generally had a lot of them. Amazing location but also the town is 2 feet long anyway haha. Great service desk :)

This is the perfect hostel in Yunomine Onsen. It was fairly priced and very clean. And it had its own indoor and outdoor onsen. The facilities are quite good and were really happy with our host, Momo!

Great backpacker hostel (¥4,350/night) with clean and fairly comfortable dorm rooms. The futons were nice but the duvet felt too thick for summer while the room AC was a bit too cold for me. I often woke up sweating until my body adjusted. There's a kitchen where porridge is served every morning though it's often not enough when the place is full. The common area has plenty of tables and the wifi is fast. There's also a private onsen open 24/7 available whenever it's not in use. For travelers doing the Kumano Kodo with limited time, one option is to spend the first night in atea. You can walk the Takijiri-Oji to Chikatsuyu section (14 km) on the first day, then take the 4:05 pm bus from Chikatsuyu to Yunomine.

Premium service for a hostel. There are three private (only usable one person at a time, max 30 mins per session) onsen baths, two inside and one outside. Personnel is very kind. Very clean and well organised.

A hidden gem in the mountains! Private onsen with natural hot spring water, fantastic trekking opportunities, an ice-cold beer waiting afterwards, and a super comfy bed for a quiet night’s rest. Perfect balance of adventure and relaxation.

This is such a wonderful hostel, right in Yunomine Onsen town. They have private onsens you can use as well as a well equipped kitchen and communal area to eat. The rooms were so clean and quiet.

I think this place is a good deal if dormitories are available. The common area and kitchen are certainly nice. You have to do groceries in Hongu, though (a 1-hour hike or short bus drive away). As for single rooms, paying more than 10,000 yen without dinner and without bento simply isn't worth it. The hot springs inside the property were lukewarm at best. It's better to use the town's public bath if you don't have tattoos. The room was good, but the duvet was short for a 180 cm person; either my feet or shoulders were exposed. There was rice porridge (plain boiled rice with pickles) in the morning, and free tea and coffee were available all the time. There was also a donation box near the porridge! All in all, this place is a far cry from traditional trail hospitality, except for the nice room.

Amazing accommodation on the Kumano Kodo with three private onsens (including an outdoor one!). Spacious common area, decent kitchen, dorms are pod style with lots of room. Service is excellent, staff really go out of there way to help and make you feel welcome.