Where to stay in Takayama

The room was spacious and had a jacuzzi, which was a big plus. The staff were excellent and very attentive. Both breakfast and dinner were great, with a nice sense of occasion. The food tasted pretty good too. Definitely worth a visit!

Great location but everything was very dated, the TV, western sofa set, even the car that drove us to the train station. We stayed in a room with an indoor onset which we enjoyed. The kaiseki and breakfast was very good.

Hida-Takayama Onsen Hotel is top-tier among all the onsen hotels I've stayed at in Japan. It's incredibly clean, ideally located very close to Takayama's main attractions, and just a short walk from Takayama Station.

The best Japanese hotel I've ever stayed in. The service was excellent. The young waitress who checked us in was incredibly patient, taking a lot of time to explain everything and provide information in Chinese. She was incredibly responsive to all our requests and very knowledgeable. Truly commendable. The hotel itself was comfortable and clean, and the food was superb. The kaiseki meal was meticulously...

Service is incredibly considerate, foods are delicate. Before we set off, the hotel would send a enquiry email to understand our needs, and they offer the pick up service if they are available.

The best ryokan experience I’ve ever had. The service was truly top-end, with warm, attentive, and professional staff who made the stay feel special from start to finish. The room was beautifully designed and extremely comfortable, the food was exceptional, and the onsen was peaceful and perfectly maintained. Every detail was thoughtfully done, making the entire experience both relaxing and memorable...

Outdoor onsen with unforgettable wonderful experience! Must visit during winter season! Love it♥️

Its great me& my friend enjoyed our stay here so much especially their spa's its natural.. coming fr; the surrounding mountain.. looking forward of coming back in this Hotel..

This hotel boasts an excellent location, right near the Shinhotaka Ropeway and directly across from the Black Bear Zoo. It's a fantastic value-for-money onsen hotel. Waking up, you're greeted with beautiful river and mountain views right outside the window, and there's a waterfall just a short walk from the hotel. They have numerous hot spring baths, and the mixed-gender bath is also great. The absolute...

The accommodation is close to Hira Onsen and has several hot springs, separated for men and women, plus a mixed-gender pool where you can wear clothes. The onsen is excellent and the food is delicious.

location a bit far. otherwise all good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This accommodation is really great! The shared onsen allows you to wear the provided cloth, which is perfect for shy people. However, some bathers do walk around naked briefly. The only downside is that not all bus lines pass by, so you have to check the routes carefully.

The front desk service was poor, the hallway was a mess with shoes everywhere, and the food wasn't good. Compared to other onsen hotels in Hirayu, you can really see the difference.

Excellent service, and the snowy scenery is absolutely beautiful!

Extremely satisfied! The hot springs were fantastic, and both breakfast and dinner were delicious. The service attitude was excellent, and the location was very convenient. They even came out in heavy snow to help with our luggage. The rooms were also great. Highly recommend! I booked two rooms, so I'm commenting twice.

The hotel views were great, but the outdoor mixed-gender onsen wasn't as good without snow in winter. The food was average, not as amazing as I'd hoped. The outdoor hot spring was a bit small; it would be hard to enjoy if there were many people. We ran into a ********* tour group, but thankfully we managed to go at different times. However, it was very thoughtful of them to call our room at 9 AM to...

The hotel is elegant and charming, and the hot springs are fantastic.

Beautiful hotel with wonderful service. The onsens were well cared for and we had them to ourselves. The views of the mountains and river from the onsen were spectacular. The food was great and transitional to Japan. We loved our the stay in the traditional Ryokan. Probably our best stay of the trip.

Pros: convenient location. Just a few minutes walk to the main Hirayu bus station. Very clean, Very friendly staff. Decent size onsen (indoor and outdoor). Outdoor onsen temperature was perfect. Unfortunately Indoor too hot to use. Green tea served was excellent quality. Food quantity and variety was good. Room was spacious. Cons: Some dinner dishes were too salty. Indoor onsen temperature much too...

The room was a bit old. There was a noticeable tear in the wallpaper near the baseboard. The tatami mat was peeling slightly, leaving small debris on my socks when I walked around. The faucet in my room operated in the opposite way to what I'm used to, making it a bit awkward to use. I noticed a faint smell of machine oil in the hotel's elevator. Compared to other onsen hotels, the lobby on the first...

Hirayu Onsen Hirata-kan Stay Review 📍Location: Conveniently located within Hirayu Onsen village, easily walkable from Hirayu Onsen Station. Restaurants and convenience stores are also readily accessible nearby. 🍱Meals: - Dinner and breakfast are typical Japanese kaiseki-style meals. The ingredients are fresh and the selection is abundant. The local Hida beef dishes were particularly outstanding...

Very satisfied with the room, and it even has a private hot spring inside.

Place is nice, a bit old but well maintained. in the dinner and breakfast plenty of things to try, but I missed a bit of explanation or a paper in enlight with the dishes, as you ar enot familiar and at the same time you want to know more about the disches!

Great location right just 5 mintue walk from the bus station. Hotspring and dinner are great.

Clean. Public bath. Far from everything. No breakfast and no diner available.

Really nice Ryokan! Room was clean, breakfast and dinner was really delicious and I love the Onsen!

My room was spacious and spotless. My window looked out toward the beautiful Japanese Alps, nice to wake up to! I would highly recommend booking the meal plans for both dinners and breakfasts... the inn is a bit of a walk from town (very do-able), but it was so nice to eat right there, and the meals were just fantastic! Staff is great, the baths are wonderful... would stay there again.

Close to Hida Village, too far from everything else. Only h

A charming place to stay just outside Takayama. We thoroughly enjoyed our peaceful stay.

The staff were incredibly friendly and always smiling. The place was spotless, and we appreciated that yukata were provided for everyone to wear to the baths. No private showers were available (they're currently under renovation), but the onsens were absolutely fantastic and separated for men and women. Unbeatable value for money! 😉

A very calm and high quality Ryokan. We stayed for two nights in a traditional Japanese room, which I wasn’t looking forward to but really enjoyed. The futon matresses (make sure you use 2) were very comfortable and the simplicity of the room was very characterful. However access to comfy chairs would be appreciated. We loved the meals in the private dining room. There were four of us and we enjoyed...

English not spoken. It was very difficult to communicate with the front desk. Fortunately, we had a fabulous attendant, “Sana.” Food, even on the “western” menu was primarily fish and tofu. That’s ok if it’s your first night, but frankly, I am Sick of raw fish. The ryokan was pretty well located relative to other activities. Transportation access was good. In short, the food variety made our visit...

Wow, Hidatei Hanougi may have been our best stay in over a month traveling Japan, and we've been to some nice places. Yes, it's pricey, but you get what you pay for. In this case, that starts with the greeting you receive on arrival and just keeps going. Our Japanese style room was huge with private onsen and zen garden. The public onsens are spacious and extremely well-appointed, including one set...

Charming ryokan in north Takayama a good walk from the old town area. Our room had a private courtyard with onsen - great for relaxing at the end of a day of exploring. Several restaurants - we ate breakfast there. Remember to take your shoes off in the entry and use the slippers!

The hotel is located in the Takayama area and is a standard Japanese hotel. , The hotel has a batch of koi fish, which are amazingly expensive. [Kaisaki dinner] with Hida beef shabu-shabu is of high standard, a standard Kyoto cuisine, with high-quality ingredients, delicious taste, and exquisite utensils. Mizuda beef is well-deserved and worth a try.

The fourth and best ryokan we have ever visited in Japan. We had an own hot bath in the private garden, and the room was very spacious. As we stayed two nights we had two dinners and breakfasts. Our first dinner was kaiseki and second shobu-shobu. Both were excellent. We tried both Japanese and Western breakfast, so my advice is to choose Japanese, as it was great, but Western just good. This ryokan...

Very nice traditional stay Excellent dinner

Beautiful private bath, owner very helpful and polite

Excellent! Mr Murayama and his family fantastics Fantastic stay, nice Ryokan and excellent service. Owners very kind

Great stay! Cosy Ryokan with extremely friendly service.

The hotel is very good, my family is very satisfied and likes it very much. First, it is very down-to-earth, second, I like the simplicity of the hotel, third, the owner is very nice, and finally, it is very close to Hida no Sato (Folk Village), just a few minutes walk away. It was a very happy experience:) By the way, you can order breakfast, there are two options of Japanese and European, the price...

This Ryokan is set out of town in a nice quiet area. Easy walk to the teddy bear museum, a cat Sanctuary that you can visit and the Hida Folk Village. Close to bus stop if you want to travel outside of the free shuttle bus times. The staff are very friendly and helpful. On our second morning (the owner) noticed that I was limping badly. Whilst having breakfast she very kindly came and gave me some...

We visited on the second day of a two-night trip to Kamikochi and Mount Norikura. The food was served in a private room, and the male staff were very attentive. The menu was a delightful kaiseki course. The salt-grilled sweetfish was farmed, but even as a sweetfish fisherman, I found it to be comparable to wild-caught sweetfish, perfectly cooked and paired perfectly with the vinegared watercress. I...

The facility is quite old, but is well-constructed. The lobby on the first floor has a very relaxing atmosphere, and I really enjoyed the complimentary coffee in the morning. The room was very spacious, and the food at both breakfast and dinner was delicious. It was mostly self-service, probably because privacy is respected, but the staff were all friendly and I enjoyed chatting with them. I visited...

It would be better if there is a locker facility at the hot spring changing area. & high cost performance~

A memorable inn. I used it for a trip for two girls in the cold season. I was able to relax in my room and it was delicious at night and in the morning. The Yukimi bath and the digging kotatsu are the best. When I had dinner, I said that the one who carried me had a fireworks display, so I rushed to the bus and participated in the winter fireworks display. I would definitely like to go to stay again...

Beautiful and quaint onsen Ryokan located in a small town near the snow capped mountains. The hosts and owners are amazing people, the elderly female host came outside to greet us as we pulled in to the car park with the car in the freezing winter! Showed us to our rooms and helped us settle in. In the following morning the other hosts greeted us at the lobby and ushered us to the dining hall which...

A beautiful and welcoming traditional Ryokan run by a friendly Japanese staff. My wife and I considered this one of our best accommodation experiences we ever had! The service was incredible, with attention to every single detail (the owner ran around looking for an umbrella to give us because it was raining outside). The kaiseki meal was amazing too - delicious and authentic! The onsen's view overlooking...

The hotel has a very Japanese vibe. The room was quite spacious, a mix of Japanese and Western styles. In the evening, there was sake available, which created a wonderful atmosphere. The staff were all very nice, and the location was excellent, right next to the old town.

This might be the first time I've stayed at a hotel that blends Japanese and Western styles so perfectly. The room wasn't small, and the size of the beds, the space between them, and the bedding all offered a high degree of comfort and convenience. I specifically came to see the Takayama Festival this time, and coincidentally, there were several floats parked right outside the hotel entrance for everyone...

They have a pub with live music in the evening, which is a nice touch. The rooms are pretty standard but have a certain quality to them. I'd recommend it for travelers who have specific expectations for their accommodation.

A great place to relax with an onsen, close to tourist attractions. Very convenient with everything you need. The service was excellent. I'll definitely be back to stay again.

Best place to old town sightseeing. Have convenience stores near hotel.

Nice stay walking distance to many areas

I had a great time with my family in the great outdoors. The starry sky was amazing. It was cool in the mornings and evenings, so we didn't need air conditioning.

Poor interior decoration, dilapidated

We stayed for a night with three kids, my mom and my sister + my husband last month (July 2021). After visiting the Shirakawa go, we planned to go to a nearby river but it suddenly rained so hard so we decided to check in. It was 38 degrees when we had lunch at Shirakawa go, in this resort, it was 16 degrees after it rained. No need for an AC in the summer. And this alone was worth the trip up the...

It was the best cottage I've ever stayed at. The furniture was like a hotel and had a luxurious feel. It's a pity that the only TV is not connected to YouTube at all. I stayed at GW, but it's cold enough to heat up at night. But at night, the stars looked very beautiful. There is also a forest walk course, so if you are lucky you can meet animals. I met a raccoon dog while taking a walk. Amenity included...

Beautiful water in the outdoor pool

Rustic feeling cottages. Old but clean and nice. Some bugs but it’s in the wilderness. So that’s perfectly normal. Nothing bothersome. Very nice place to stay and explore the region.

Excellent apartment in the heart of Takayama. It is an easy 5 minute walk with luggage from the train station. Quick and easy to reserve with excellent communication throughout the booking process. Unit was easy to find and well marked. Key Box and codes were given in advance and correct. The unit had 2 bedrooms. The front bedroom has 3 beds and its own air conditioner. The second bedroom off...

This place is very nice. It was included in the package I went on today. The room is amazing with a massage chair to relax in and the room is fully stocked. Plus free spa I get to go use. Plus it was fun to see a little of the surrounding town and get some local goodies. 😁✌️

Very friendly and helpful staff! They were incredibly kind and gave us lots of good information about the hotel and town (in very good English). They had lots of recommendations and even offered to set up reservations. They checked times of restaurants and such since they may have been different because of COVID and the holiday season. The room was a nice size and very clean. Came with all the amenities...

The hotel is very close to the JR station and the bus station only 180 metres. The staff were friendly, smiley and good at English who could help my stay more enjoyable. In the room, there is a massage chair which released the tense from my walking. I also loved the Nespresso machine in the room. The pyjamas were soft and comfy as the bed. The hotel also provided the smart phone with free call all...

The service at this hotel is friendly and efficient. The staff have a little English but communication was never a problem. They have a ‘hole in the wall’ car park which was a novelty for us but worked like a charm. We chose a twin room and it was spacious and well appointed. The breakfast had plenty of Western and Japanese choices and was perfectly adequate. It is about 10 minutes walk to the historic...

Excellent hotel. The room was very smartly designed and spotless. The bathroom was very contemporary and had glass walls that made the room seem even larger. Breakfast buffet was terrific. The spa for ladies had 3 whirlpool/jacuzzi tubs at onsen temperatures. Good location.

Very good location. Near to Takayama Station. However, bad experience with the tatami bed bug bites. The low table with heated blanket had bad smell. Suggest hotel to do a better clean for these items in the room.

It’s a very nice place, 3mins walk from Nohi bus station. Very aesthetic Japanese layout, each room are themed with different Japanese cultures. The staffs are also very friendly and helpful and can’t complaint about the level of service.

The Wi-Fi was terrible; there was none in the room initially. They fixed it later, and I got two bars of signal, but it was still poor. There's no hot spring here; what they call a hot spring is just tap water. The bedding was awful; I got bitten all over and felt very itchy, and the duvet cover kept coming off the comforter. This price is just not worth it; my child's skin was red and itchy from bites

Superb location, and I truly appreciated the ryokan’s omotenashi hospitality.

Wonderful hotel with wonderful staff and private onsen!

Very good experience. Great location, staff was helpful and free flow sake at the night

Friendly people. Location was near the old district of Takayama, not that close to the station.

Room is a bit dirty and rundown

The hotel is decent, but the room is a bit cramped for three adults. There's no room for luggage. The shared bathroom has a hot tub. The shared kitchen has everything you need: a kettle, tea, a microwave, and a refrigerator.

Great hotel :) The owner was very welcoming and kind, made us feel right at home. The room is spacious and clean. The onsen was relaxing. The dinning area was clean quite and with a nice view! A bit outdated, but still very well maintained. Great location. I’d definitely come back and 100% recommend staying here :)

The owner of the Jas Hotel is very friendly and happy to help. Beautiful scenery and warm onsen. There is food served as well which is all homemade. Much love is poured out in this place.

This is a semi traditional hotel. I loved the location and the ladies at the front desk were very welcoming. The shower room is in an onsen. You can shower there but also enjoy the onsen if you'd like.

The onsens were wonderful. I did both the public Onsen (free ) and the private Onsen (pay 1000 yen). Both were great, but I thought the public Onsen was much better because it was bigger and had a better view! The place was beautiful and comfortable. Very clean as well. I wouldn’t recommend guests to go for the Japanese dinner in the ryokan though. I kinda thought it wasn’t that great. And i wasn’t...

Good place to stay and enjoy Onsen. Pick the right time and you may have the public onsen for your own. Japanese room was ok but the heater quite dusty. so those with sensitive noise please take note.

- Location: Very very close to the bus terminal - Room: a bit old dated, but still quite comfy - Food: very good for both dinner and breakfast - Service: the staff are quite helpful - Onsen: both outdoor and private ones are great

The hotel has 2 parts, one old and one new side. It was full during the New Year and we (2 of us) were in the old side. The room has nothing fancy, it was old, the carpet as well (should be changed). It was expensive for nothing. The view was facing the backyard fountain which was nice from the lobby, but noisy for guests in the room. Staffs were nice and one of them (grey hair man) could speak a bit...

Outdoor female onsen was nice! Futon was comfy, and the room was clean. Also, snacks provided each day was pretty sweet, no pun intended lol. Nearby to the bus to town made it convenient, and service was great; but beware, most people cannot speak English.

Very nice ryokan with an excellent outdoor onsen. The meals are excellent and generous. Take much effort to finish the food.

We stayed here for one night to experience a Japanese Ryokan and to make use of the onsen. This is a small, family-run Ryokan. On arrival, you are given a kimono and slippers to wear, as no shoes are allowed inside. The staff are welcoming and friendly. We had a traditional Japanese dinner here which consisted of several courses and we came away full! The onsen was very relaxing and I had it to myself...

Really friendly and nice touches like choosing your own kimono for wear around the hotel. Onsen just had 1 bathing place but it was quiet, nice and clean.

We had the best stay at Royokan Asunaro. Very comfortable room and beds. The staff is sublime, the Japanese style breakfast I would come back for it was so good. Location is perfect for exploring Takayama and other areas nearby.

We had a wonderful stay at Ryokan Asunaro. The onsen was relaxing, the traditional tatami rooms were beautiful, and the staff was very friendly. I had a medical emergency and had to go to the hospital one evening so we were not able to make it back in time for the curfew (11pm), but they kept the doors open for us. The location is also very convenient, within a short walk from the bus and train stations...

Very very warm and friendly staffs!! Definitely one of the cleanest and best maintained hotel I have visited, and worths a second visit next time. Just a 10 mins short walk and you can reach all popular attractions in Takayama including the Old Street.

We went as a group and we loved the ryokan. It was very spacious, everything was very clean, and it was conveniently located near the bus station, the train station, and the city center where most of the shopping takes place. The rooms were the most spacious we stayed in throughout Japan, and the staff were all very kind. I would definitely stay here again.

The room is spacious. Dinner is delicious. The futon is very comfortable to sleep.

Great ryokan experience. Food was great. Would recommend.

If visiting Japan then you can't not stay in a traditional Ryokan for at least part of your stay! This one is ideally situated about a 10 minute flat walk from the train station (so very easy for visiting other local towns like Hida Furukawa like we did) and a few minutes walk to the pedestrianised streets with their wooden traditional buildings. We were warmly welcomed and shown to our room ...

Recommend to book this experience. It's not just a hotel, you pay for experience.

Excellent!! Highly recommended!!! The service was superb!!!

We stayed for 2 nights at Ryokan Tanabe as part of a 2 week tour of Japan. The Ryokan is a 90 year old traditional Japanese inn. The rooms are tatami mat, with futons on the floor, and all the rituals of traditional Japanese life. Bathing is i the onsen, public baths in the hot springs. Service was absolutely excellent, and the ryokan had a really homely and cosy feels, in part because of the narrow...

Whilst we are glad we stayed here for the laughs and stories we will dine out on, it missed the bar by a big way as a Westerner it wasn’t designed for us. We did embrace the meal the first night. The food was not to our taste. Other places we felt comfortable eating Japanese food but not for us here. The lady who spoke English… used a translation app which was fine but she was extremely passive aggressive...

This is a lovely, traditional ryokan, which means the furnishings and bathrooms and such are a bit dated. It is very quiet and both our private hot springs and the public one were comfortable. Enjoyed the hospitality overall, though few staff speak English very well.

A nice little Ryokan. The food was beautifully presented and delicious - only hiccup was that despite the fact we’d told them in advance that a couple of us didn’t eat seafood - we were served seafood at each meal - besides that, the beef was delicious and good serving portions. The lady who looked after us during our stay was very nice and always happy. The location is slightly out of the main hustle...

We stayed in four ryokans during our trip to Japan and this was easily the best of them, despite its official three-star grading (small TVs and some tired furnishings may explain that), set apart from the rest because of its simply outstanding hospitality and service. Staff here not only welcome guests with genuine warmth but also work hard to anticipate needs. Two examples from many: 1) We arrived...

A pleasant Ryokan. Food was beautifully presented and quite good. Some of the little dishes were excellent, others less so. Our lady who was looking after us was called Emily and was very kind and friendly and helpful. The location is slightly out of the main hustle and bustle but they do provide a shuttle service. Was a nice experience but somehow was expecting a little more really. Worthy of a solid...

I have no other ryokan onsen places to compare this to, but this place was simply outstanding. Only 15 rooms. Ours had our own private onsen on the porch with continuously flowing hot spring water; had no need to use the larger communal hotel onsens. They give you slippers and kimonos to wear to meals and pajamas. Dinner was a 12 course Kaiseki gourmet extravaganza with at least 25 different items...

The hotel staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful. As soon as we arrived, they cleaned our suitcases and carried them to our room. The room and all other hotel areas were spotless. The private onsen in the room was a definite highlight. Highly recommended! It was a bit tricky to find the entrance initially because of the snow accumulation, which obscured the sign.

Food is very tasty and fresh meat..

I booked a package including breakfast and dinner. The room was okay, but the air conditioning was only in the bedroom; the living room and other areas were a bit cold. The bedroom air conditioning wasn't very effective either. Dinner was quite good, but the price was a bit high. For the same price difference, I could probably get more meat outside. Eating at the hotel was just more convenient. The...

The room design and comfort are excellent, perfectly blending with nature. The hot springs are outstanding and ideal for relaxation. However, there's a significant gap between Trip.com's booking service and Booking.com's. When I booked this hotel through *********** previously, there were detailed instructions for dinner reservations and bus station transfers, making check-in very smooth. This time...

The dinner food was very fresh, but the Japanese breakfast was definitely not to my taste. The staff's English was very basic, but they were very smiling and patient. With the help of a translator, I got perfect answers. Plus, the snow outside made the scenery absolutely spectacular! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Environment: A hotel nestled in the mountains! Cleanliness: Very clean and tidy, the private onsen (hot spring bath) is fantastic! Service: Japanese-style kneeling service, very attentive! Highly recommended hotel, not far from Hirayu Station, a 6-minute walk. The rooms are excellent! Green views from the windows, especially the private onsen, which offers exceptional privacy! The only reason to...

Loved our stay here! Great location near lots of good restaurants. Walking distance to major attractions and 10 min walk from the bus station for day trips. Huge perk is the onsen inside the hotel!

It is very convenient to go to Miyagawa Morning Market, free parking is provided, free hot tea and coffee are available in the lobby, although the hotel room feels a bit old, it is clean and sanitary, and the cost-effectiveness is worth staying.

Great hotel in the hearth of Takayama, very close to the morning market and the many other activities located in the city. It has a parking and the pice for one night is slightly below other hotels in the area (at the time of writing). The room feels a bit outdated but still very cozy and with all you need for a short stay. Restaurant next to the hotel provide the breakfast which is mostly Japanese...

The hotel is right opposite the Miyagawa Morning Market, but the hotel signage is not very obvious. Older building, front desk service is very helpful. Free coffee and tea are provided. I didn't go for breakfast because I overslept, but the view from the room was great. It is more convenient to live near the station and go to Kamikochi early in the morning.

Good location near market and temple

The views are absolutely superb. Request the 6th floor facing Miyagawa river if you can. Great space and facilities for a budget hotel, where you want to spend most your time in Takayama. Staff are very helpful and even dropped us off at the train station.