Oyado Kinkiyu

We stayed in the old Kinkiyu hotel in 2019. This time we booked the annexe wing which was newer and nicer . |Car park was spacious and right in front of hotel . |There were free drinks including beer and snacks almost all day in the cafe . |Room was of adequate size , tatami mats but with low beds . Wifi was weak but adequate for emails . Air con was available for temperature control. Two bottles of water were provided. |Dinner was amazing with free flow crabs and sushi with small sweet prawns , salmon and tuna as well as sukiyaki beef , tempura and great desserts like the layer cakes, chocolate tarts,cream puffs etc. Alcohol was also free. For non alcoholic drinkers , peach tea was available . |Onsens - the outdoor one was quite nice though the rocks could be slippery due to the acidity of the water . The water had a very low pH so the skin did feel silkily smooth after the soak .|Overall a wonderful stay

Came here during summer and wanted to enjoy the Kawayu onsen town. I booked this place, hotel stated that there is air conditioning in their rooms. When I checked in, they informed us that the hotel has NO air conditioning in the building. I tried to make do, opened the windows and was greeted with a wave of flies that entered our room. We were only provided with a pathetic small fan. WIFI was supposed to be working, but there was no WIFI at all. Toilet vent was not working as well, so it was very humid after showering. Laundry area was located in a shady corner of the hotel, with construction beside. It’s not possible to come out of the laundry room without being dusty. Hotel is being dishonest in the information provided. Please do not book this hotel. It was a very unpleasant and uncomfortable experience.

We really enjoyed our stay at Oyado Kinkiyu! Very charming, retro hotel with an interesting history and an extensive natural onsen complex. Great place to base yourself for a variety of activities in the area. Really appreciated the complementary local sake tasting in the evening too, delicious!

Staying at the hotel in the winter is a different experience. Using the onsen is extra special when snowing as they have an outdoor as well as an indoor onsen. The restaurant is okay, and the rooms are generally nice. The hotel is in the middle of its small town, and everything is easily walkabout. Overall, a nice stay.

It's advisable to be aware that this hotel belongs to the Japanese tradition of ryokan. According to this tradition, it's equipped not with Western-style beds, but with tatami (mattresses), placed directly on the floor, with its own sheets, pillows and pillowcases, and the obligation to remove shoes into the rooms is particularly strict.|The hotel is located in the heart of the town. But thanks to its rural character, this doesn't imply in any way crowds or noisy streets.|Like many hotels in Japan, the structure is equipped with an onsen (thermal bath) directly in the basement of the building. We also used this service, having a fully positive experience, on the only evening we spent here; however, I didn't use also the open-air tubs, while my wife did.|Overall, we recommend this hotel.

A relaxing and quiet place for resting, Good hot spring cozy place. Rooms look too old but clean. Parking available around the hotel. Coin laundry available 2 washer and 2 dryer. Visits for only hot springs are available.

The highlight of the hotel is really the double floored Onsen, with five separate pools containing water of different temperatures to your liking. The water is highly acidic and sulphurous, which makes you feel like you’re really bathing in a geothermal vent. ||||The staff are hospitable, going above and beyond to ensure we had a good time, from ensuring we had a speedy check in to helping us with the windscreen scraper in the morning. ||||The rooms have basic amenities. The restaurant serves up a pretty decent meal, although I preferred the breakfast buffet service to the dinner kaiseki service, which I never thought would ever happen. The buffet breakfast had a good mix of traditional Japanese and continental items, all of which were pretty good quality.

Nice spacious lobby, very seamless check-in, reception had a decent command of English, a lot better than my Japanese. |Rooms were traditional Japanese tatami, though this gave full sized mattresses. Rooms are clean, however showing much it's age, peeling wall paper/ceiling, worn vanish on wood and leaky faucet. I guess the rooms is comfy enough for night's stay. |Not exactly budget price either, JPN 40,200 for two rooms one night.|Sink or basin really low like for a child and the door way low too.