Shimanto No Yado

We were a little disappointed that the hotel does not command any views of the Shimanto River delta (a really beautiful area.) Still, the hotel was lovely. We stayed in a Japanese style room that was spacious and nicely outfitted. We enjoyed the baths and the dinner was excellent, as was the included breakfast. We only stayed one night, but everything about our time there was very pleasant.

This authentic accommodation was a highlight on our Japan trip, nestled in the countryside a short drive from the Shimanto River.||The staff were helpful and friendly, using Google Translate were necessary to bridge the language gap.||We felt looked after and well informed about what the booking had to offer, including a gorgeous restaurant, outside flower garden and relaxed café.||Our room was made complete with tatami mats and all required amenities, this was the biggest room we had the pleasure of staying in on our holiday by a good margin.||Though we were unable to make use of the public bath due to our busy schedule, it is open to guests.||I highly recommend Shimanto no Yado, our stay elevated our trip and made it very special.

Super clean room, facing the woods with plenty of privacy. The futon was super comfy and temperature was comfortable (with aircon machine). Little mini fridge, safety box and the bathroom has most everything you need. The onsen was very nice, indoor hot pool (freshwater), indoor cold plunge (freshwater), indoor semi-dry sauna, indoor aromatic hot pool (bark, tea, herbs, freshwater), outdoor warm natural pool, outdoor deck with beautiful forest scenery. Friendly staff, patient with my questions and happy to help!

We were told that our upstairs western style room was "their largest". It was good, but had a somewhat noisy vent fan above one bed. Unfortunately, wifi was only available in the bar area and was not as fast as expected. The onsen was very good and the outside pool very pleasant. Meals were Japanese style, tasty and adequate. Meals were different each day. Staff "protected" our parking space - which was appreciated especially when it was raining. Some staff spoke English and all were warm and welcoming.

Very nice hotel and great location to enjoy the stars. Staff's English was the best during the whole journey. Surrounding nature was pretty. It's a pity that we couldn's stay longer to enjoy more.

Perched atop a hillside by the sea, this hotel forms the perfect base to explore the near-by Shimanto area of Kochi prefecture. Our room was generously sized and nicely appointed with two single beds in a Western-Japanese style. The private outdoor onsen offering forest view, is made of cast-iron, gives an impression of soaking in a dutch oven. Public onsens are well equipped and lives up to expectation. Delicious Japanese style dinner and breakfast were served in the restaurant, where drinks and extra dishes could be ordered at very reasonable prices.||Wifi available in the lounge/bar area where one can relax with a nice selection of lifestyle mags.

Location is peaceful, close to ocean. Hotel itself looked fine, even artistic. However, the room was tired, dated, old. It appears to be 40 year old everything in the room. Decently maintained, but old. WiFi does not reach the room. Onsen was ok. Meals were ok, below average.

Nice and quiet.||I enjoyed sitting at the common living room. Also enjoyed the morning coffee there.||Meals were great and restaurant staff was very attentive.||||It's located at a park and away from the main road, so I walked out in the morning and watched the sun rise from the ocean. What a beautiful view!||||The bath was public shared with locals but was not crowded.||I had a nice and relaxing stay.