Inatori Toukai Hotel Yuen in Higashiizu

We enjoyed the hotel so much, the room is spacious with sea view, it is located in the quiet neighborhood. We also booked for dinner at hotel and it was more than our expectation. The food is fresh and delicious, the staff were super friendly. There is a great izakaya restaurant near by with reasonable price.

Stayed from Oct 2-4.

**Environment**: Right by the sea, you can see the ocean as soon as you open the curtains, with waves crashing against the rocks. The balcony is an excellent spot to watch the sunrise and sunset. The window insulation is superb; when you close the windows at night, you can't hear the sound of the waves at all. This hotel seems to be the closest to the sea on this street, and I absolutely loved the location.

**Service**: The hotel offers a very convenient shuttle service to Inatori Station, with several departures to the train station daily. The shuttle is clean and tidy.

**Dining**: The Japanese breakfast and dinner were very standard, exquisite, and abundant. The portions were so large that I couldn't finish any meal.

**Hot Springs**: The public hot spring area has many different pools, each with a different temperature. There are complimentary cold drinks and ice water available at the entrance to the hot spring rooms.

**Details**: Both the hotel rooms and public hot spring rooms provide facial cleansers and skincare products, all by POLA. There's also hair treatment oil available for use. Each room comes with complimentary snacks, and the 'Sakura Ebi no Mai' (cherry shrimp crackers), a specialty of Shizuoka Prefecture, are delicious. Before leaving, I bought POLA skincare products, 'Sakura Ebi no Mai,' and 'Kinmedai Miso Soup' (red snapper miso soup) from the hotel's shop.

**Unexpected Surprise**: Upon arrival, I was informed that my room had been upgraded. My room's balcony came with a private hot spring bath, which was absolutely fantastic! I could wake up in the morning and soak in the hot spring while listening to the sound of the waves.

For everything else that words can't convey, just look at the pictures. In short, if I go to Izu again, I will definitely choose this onsen hotel.

The room was very spacious; we booked the Lian Yin room on the 3rd floor. The hotel has many room types. We arrived at the station at 6:30 PM, past the last shuttle bus for over six years, but the hotel still came to pick us up. Dinner and breakfast were incredibly rich and exceeded our expectations!

This hotel is a 10-minute walk from Izu Inatori Station, or you can request a hotel transfer, but we couldn't get through on the phone so we couldn't use that service.

The beach is right outside the door, and it's also very close to Ginsui-so. A stroll in the evening is very pleasant.

The open-air onsens are on the 3rd and 5th floors, but you can't see the sunrise from there. You can watch it from the beach downstairs or from the rooftop onsen on the 8th floor. It's absolutely beautiful.

Both breakfast and dinner were incredibly rich and delicious; enough to fill two people completely.

From 2 PM to 9 PM, there are free drinks available, including Sapporo beer, popcorn, and red bean mochi.

Check-out is at 10 AM. Extending it until 11 AM costs 3300 JPY. The shuttle bus to the JR station departs at 9:20, 9:50, and 10:20 AM.

There's an Aeon, McDonald's, and Daiso near the hotel, which is convenient for grabbing snacks.

I have to highlight the two meals at this hotel. Pictures 1-5 show dinner. The portions were huge, more than we could finish. The taste was good, the sashimi was fresh, and the splendid alfonsino was also delicious. Picture 6 shows breakfast. What really stood out was the fragrant grilled fish, and mixing the onsen egg into the rice was absolutely amazing!

I booked a standard sea-view room and made a reservation in advance, so the hotel arranged a shuttle bus to pick us up from and drop us off at Izu-Inatori Station. To be honest, the room was a bit old and the hygiene was just so-so, but the half-board (dinner and breakfast) was absolutely amazing! There was a wide variety of sashimi, lobster soup, shabu-shabu with pork and matcha-infused broth, and a whole stewed splendid alfonsino – super satisfying! Even the cheesecake for dessert was delicious! Breakfast was equally exquisite and abundant, with both Japanese and Western options. We ate to our heart's content. As for the hot springs, there are two baths, and I highly recommend the open-air bath on the 5th floor. From 5 AM, you can soak in the hot spring while watching the sunrise over the ocean, and I had it all to myself – it was incredibly refreshing 🌅

Service: 5/5 – On September 5, 2025, Typhoon Pipa swept across the Izu Peninsula, causing the Izu Kyuko Line to suspend all services during the day. The hotel arranged a minivan to transport all checked-out guests to Izu-Kogen Station, a 40-minute drive.

Onsen (Hot Springs): 5/5 – The hot spring area is a classic, aged traditional ryokan, but the cleanliness is impeccable. The hot springs are certified, and both the men's and women's outdoor rotenburo baths are unique, with the main large bath facing the coast.

Food: 4.5/5 – Both breakfast and dinner were a slightly lavish kaiseki style, and the portions were more than generous. Even our two big appetites were completely stuffed. We experienced seven different ways of preparing Kinmedai (splendid alfonsino) over two days, including a whole fish served on the first night. The lobby offers complimentary Suntory beer, which is quite good, along with free snacks. However, soft drinks are not free and need to be purchased from a vending machine.

If you have specific room type requests, you can communicate them with the ryokan in advance, and they genuinely try to accommodate them. When staying at this type of old-fashioned ryokan, it's best to state your needs directly, otherwise, it might affect your experience.

Higashiizu Town is a rural town built into the mountains. Shopping is decent thanks to an Aeon supermarket, but dining out isn't very convenient.

The hotel is a 5-minute drive from Izu-Inatori Station, and they provide a shuttle service. It's also not far from Izu Omuroyama, which is accessible by train. Overall, it offers great value for money. However, the wardrobes and futon closets in the room had a strong, unpleasant odor, like some kind of insecticide. The room did boast an unbeatable direct ocean view, and it was lovely to enjoy tea on the balcony.

I booked a two-night stay with breakfast and dinner included, and honestly, by the end, I was a bit tired of the food because the portions were simply too large. Even breakfast included sashimi, but the quality of the sashimi was just average, and there was no salmon. If you're looking to experience it, I'd suggest booking just one night with meals. Although the menu changes slightly each day, you can find much better food by dining out.

Hotel service was excellent, and they even offered a souvenir. I witnessed a guest leave their bag in the car, and the driver went out of his way to deliver it to the train platform, asking everyone until he found the owner. Very nice of them!

Excellent hotel! Probably the best hotel I have ever been to. The guest service is fantastic and the food is delicious.There were drinks and snacks in the lounge and fireworks during our stay! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who never been to the Inatori!

This onsen hotel is right by the sea, and our room was a Japanese-style tatami room where we could sit and enjoy the ocean view. Our 3rd-floor room had a balcony, but we couldn't go out on it, which obstructed the view a bit. It's a shame you can't see the sunrise or sunset from here. Both breakfast and dinner were plentiful, especially dinner with generous portions of sashimi. The ingredients were high-quality, and there was even Ise lobster. We were amazed when they brought out a whole kinmedai (splendid alfonsino) – we couldn't possibly finish it! The bathhouse on the third floor has several pools but isn't great for views as it's obstructed. The fifth floor, however, has two large indoor and outdoor hot spring baths where you can soak while looking out at the sea. They don't provide towels at the baths, so you need to bring them from your room. Their yukata robes look plain at first glance but are surprisingly stylish when worn. It's less than a 20-minute walk from Inatori Station, or a 5-minute shuttle ride, and there are many restaurants nearby, making it quite convenient.