富士山の見える全室個室サウナ付旅館 しずく — Attraction in Yamanakako

Twice before i had been to Japan without seeing Mt. Fuji and I wasn't going to let that happen again. I took the opportunity during Spring break 2013 to go with my daughter to visit a high school friend in Tokyo to have him set this up. I do not think i would have been able to do it without his Japanese wife because this hotel, while very polite to westerners (no issues what so ever), does little to identify itself to non Japanese people. We drove around for quite some time looking for it, back and forth right past and we weren't able to recognize the signage. we actually went in to the hotel to ask for directions and discovered we had arrived! Pleasant supprise.||We were early so we toured the neighborhood. It was early in the season so a few things were not open. But it is a very quaint tourist area and I highly recommend it. ||We arrive back at check in time and we were met in the parking lot and helped, all through the check in process and up to the room. We decided to book a very traditional Japanese room with the mats, it is almost exactly like the photographs for the hotel, except ours had a television in the corner. I am not much for Futon beds but if you are, this is as authentic as i can imagine. With our room, we also got both dinner and breakfast. We were provided with some kind of authentic robe (please excuse my ignorance of the culture) I do not know the name of and while most people in the restaurant were wearing it while dining, i did not and that seemed to be acceptable. My daugher wore hers but apparently put it on wrong and was swiftly whisked away to have it redone. apparently she was wearing it funeral style. (again, this was a very traditional establishment and we were likely quite a assault on the traditions. we apologized profusely although it didn't seem necessary). Returning from dinner, the futons were rolled out and arranged for us while the table was cleared away. ||The hotel provides access to an onsite traditional Japanese public bath with both indoor and outdoor pools. This is a must do! Too much detail on that for this review.||Our room faced directly over the town site and to Mount Fuji. Sunrise was crystal clear and it was as every postcard depicted it. The outdoor balcony offered a perfect view.||a perfect one night stay by a couple noisy western tourists that were made as welcome as possible. The hotel was not crowded and mostly older Japanese retired couples were registered, although it seemed like we were the only people because of the extremely quiet and serene feel to the place. It was expensive even for Japanese hotel standards, but like i said, you got breakfast and dinner. These were traditional meals with approximately 15 different plates in front of each of us. very very closely attended by the two servers. It was essentially...

Me and my husband stayed here for two nights and they were things we liked and didn’t like about this hotel. Likes. The hotel is located right by the lake and we love the easy access to the water activities. In the morning the lake looks majestic with the fog and views of the mountain, swans, and other wild life. Another positive is there’s a Denny’s less then a 5 minute walk and we would eat there every morning. If you stayed on the other side of the hotel you could see Mt Fuji but we stayed on the lake side. The hotel also had an Onsen and after hiking up Mt Fuji, it was amazing to soak in it for an hour. Also the local bus stop is literally right in front of the hotel. So if you are dependent on local transportation this is a plus. The hotel is nice and there were some traditional Japanese art and furniture in the lobby area, which is appealing. It is also an Ryokan. So if you want a traditional Japanese room they have a few. We stayed in a western style room. The hotel also has a restaurant but we did not take advantage of it and ate out in town. Now what we didn’t like. Our room was outdated. The furniture looked old and worn. The beds were really hard and we were only allowed one pillow. Any extra pillows or towels were an extra charge. There were red stains on the wall that looked suspect. The bathroom tiles were moldy and looked like they needed replacing. There was a tea kettle that had old water in it. The air conditioner seemed to only work during random times during the day. We would go to sleep and it would feel good and cool then we would wake up hot as if it weren’t working. Then when we were leaving to explore it felt like it was working again. There wasn’t enough outlets to charge all of our devices. So we had to take turns. We stayed here bc we were vacationing with friends who booked for everyone. But I don’t think I’ll come back and stay at this hotel. Staff was friendly and welcoming but I feel like the western style rooms need some work and updating. The hotel was cheaper then others so I guess you get what...

The photos do not do this ryokan justice, it is BEAUTIFUL. We stayed in deluxe Japanese room 201 which was delightfully appointed with an unforgettable view of Fuji-San. The staff were extremely helpful and polite and the onsen was very nice, with a sauna and hot pool outside under bamboo. It had a lovely garden and we'll priced gift shop. We had a traditional Japanese breakfast which was delicious and varied and the restaurant overlooked the lake. We took a taxi from Fuji San eki to Yamanakako where the hotel was located for about 4500¥ because we arrived quite late from Tokyo but the hotel was 10 metres from the bus stop, and it cost us 850¥ to get back the next day, and it was a very picturesque bus ride. It was easy to catch transport from Tokyo, Chuo line from Shinjuku to Otsuki, then local commuter train Kawaguchiko line to FujiSan Eki. The ramen shop nearby the hotel has delicious food at a reasonable price, don't be fooled by it's humble appearance. The only detraction was no open air onsen for couples. We booked through Japanican.com which was having a sale at the time, so we got the room about 20% cheaper. 10/10...