10/10 – Utmerket
steffen viel og Oslo
23. mars 2015
Likte: Renhold, personale og service, overnattingsstedets bygg og tilstand og romkomfort
Relaxing hot spring near Osaka!
After a typical city holiday, shopping, walking a lot and and traveling all over Kansai, we wanted to end our holiday on a relaxing note with a japanese hot spring. Since we were flying out from Kansai Airport we wanted to have somewhere which had easy access , and after a lot of searching this ryokan came up as the best choice.
Its not to far from Osaka, 30 minutes by train, then 20 minutes by taxi.
The room was great, and the view from the private hot spring in our room was so relaxing. Listening to the stream below and seeing nothing but green forest and blue skies while relaxing in the hot spring with some local sake was a sharp contrast to the buzzing city we left behind.
The dinner served in the room was great, fish, meat, tempura and other Japanese dishes. We stayed for two nights to really get some time to relax, and there was a different dinner menu on the second day, which we appreciated.
The service from the staff was second to none, we felt really welcome, like a proper old fashioned ryokan.
There is a local shrine situated by a waterfall in the nearby mountain, which we decided to visit on our second day, walking along a pleasant forest path.
The communal outdoors hot springs on the first floor, situated with the stream just below is also something to try, especially in the evening, so tranquil and calm.
After our stay we took the free shuffle bus from the hotel and then a 15 minutes train trip to Kansai International airport. Couldn't be easier;-)
