Jeff
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Ryokans are normally a luxury experience-wise, but Monjusou Shourotei is truly a luxury ryokan.
Service was fantastic with staff members waiting for us outside on check-in day, and all of the high level hospitality you’d expect from a ryokan. Breakfast and dinner were changed between the two days/nights we stayed with dinner being a huge amount of food. We skipped lunch the next day because of how large dinner was combined with breakfast in the morning, but every dish was delicious. They were also very accommodating for my partner’s pescatarian diet.
The rooms were huge and is where the “luxury” part comes in. Lots of light switches with separate brightness levers, automatic curtains, floor heating in nearly every room, and separate aircon temperature controls for literally every room. Views were amazing even when it was foggy and rainy. Toilet was a neorest and the tub in the bathroom had automatic water flow when you opened the door to enter. Towels were from Imabari and we were even asked to take a couple home, along with the chopsticks we used for dinner and tabi socks that were provided in the room with the yukatas. WiFi was also extremely fast and reliable.
The only downside was mosquitoes. From my research of ryokans at Amanohashidate, this is not an issue isolated to Monjusou Shourotei, but all over the town. But when I used the onsen, I noticed there were both indoor and outdoor baths. But upon stepping outside, I saw the outdoor bath had tons of dead mosquitoes in the water. A net was provided to clean the water of them and leaves, but the realization of there being that many mosquitoes outside made me stick to the indoors, including in our room (which was a bit of a letdown since the terrace looked nice). Fortunately we avoided being bitten.
This is the fourth ryokan I’ve had the pleasure of staying at in Japan and it was by far the most luxurious and of course the most expensive. But if you’re looking to spoil yourself for a night or two, Monjusou Shourotei is the way to go.
