Kinosaki Yamamotoya

Had the most incredible stay here. The rooms are traditional ryokan style, very very cozy - loved staying in our room with a view overlooking the channel. We got the kaiseki dinner which was DELICIOUS, and included a bunch of dishes we never would’ve experienced otherwise. We paired it with the beer they brew on site - also great. But what really stood out was the incredible service. The day of checkout it was raining and they drove us to the train station, about 15min after dropping us off they showed up again with a bag of clothes we forgot in our room. We were so grateful and absolutely floored that they dropped it off with us. Back home we could’ve hoped for a phone call at best. Cannot recommend this place enough.

We had such a wonderful time here during our one-night stay as a family. The staff were warm and friendly and happy to explain everything to us as we hadn't had much experience staying at a traditional inn and had never been to Kinosaki before. This was the perfect location to explore the town from and to visit many of the onsen. My son and I also enjoyed the smaller on-site onsen while the rest of the family was resting in the room. (The outdoor wooden tub was a very nice touch!) The wonderful dinner served in the room was perhaps the highlight of our trip. I definitely recommend Yamamoto-ya to other travelers, whether you are just a couple or brining your children along.

The staff are very friendly. It was an amazing experience from onsen, public bath, dinner, breakfast to wearing yakata! The room, the crab, the beef! Goodness! The best!

This place was pretty incredible and the highlight of our trip so far. The staff are amazing and the meals were delicious. The onsite onsen was very peaceful to nice to have as an option.

Yes yes yes. For a traditional Japanese Onsen experience this is the place for you! The staff were so lovely, the food is INCREDIBLE and the location and atmosphere is just so relaxing and beautiful. I would reccomend this to everyone me.

My wife and I had a wonderful stay here in early April of ‘24. We don’t have other ryokan experience, but it was everything we’d dreamed of. Great in-room meal and service, the larger room we booked blew us away, and the reservable private onsen was very nice. Great location for visiting the public onsens as well. Absolutely recommended.

We loved our stay here! This ryokan is in a great, central location and our room had a pretty view overlooking the street and river. The food was delicious and we especially loved the local beer brewed on site. The staff was incredibly kind and the attention to detail during our stay was exceptional. Highly recommend staying here!

Yamamotoya is right in the center of everything, between two of the seven bath houses in this lovely onsen town. We had a great stay here, the warm service from the ryokan staff, the good meal, the clean and quiet room, and a good walk around the town during the day and at night.