Tsuruya — Hotel in Awara

A very nice onsen hotel with very good food and high quality of service. It was near to the local train station (Echizen line), just a 3 min walk, but if you are taking the JR train, the JR station is a bit far and you need to call the hotel to arrange for transfer. We arrived by the local train line (Echizen line - which is different from the JR line) and walked to the hotel. On the day of departure, we took the free hotel shuttle to get to the father away JR train station. ||||Service level was excellent and good. Food included for breakfast and dinner was fantastic. It was a small hotel with few rooms only so you will not get the disturbance of any large group or small children. It quiet and peaceful. ||||The only downside was that the Awara onsen town was really a onsen town with onsen hotel only and nothing else. You won't see any local shops or onsen street like in other Japan onsen town. Basically you stay in your hotel, and you got nothing to do or to see on the street. There was a very small and very short so call the night market street with few shops and bar that only open at night, but we did not visit it so cannot comment too much on that but judging from the few shops and bars in that short street, it won't...

Un merveilleux Ryokan avec une qualité de service extraordinaire. J’ai l’habitude de passer la nuit dans de beaux Ryokan à travers tout le pays, et celui-là est clairement dans ce qui se fait de mieux au niveau de l’accueil et du service Omotenashi à la japonaise.

La nourriture Kaiseki est excellente et raffinée, et le petit-déjeuner japonais est bien équilibré (l’accent est mis sur la qualité plutôt que la quantité) ce qui est rare pour un Ryokan.

Les bains sont assez jolis et élégants, et il y a également un bain privatif pour les familles et les couples.

Le cadre général du Ryokan est charmant et offre une authentique élégance à la japonaise.

L’emplacement est idéal, à 1 minute des Ashiyu publics, de Yukemuri Yokocho (allée nocturne avec des petits bars à la bonne franquette), et du salon de Geisha qui est une activité que je vous recommande à Awara Onsen.

Bref, c’est un Ryokan luxueux qui vous plongera le temps d’une nuit dans un monde doux...

Beyond my imagination. The care for guests and the beautifully prepared dining experiences… the room preparation - every thing was well thought out so the guest has an amazing, exceptional visit. Thanks to all the staff who guided us for a truly one-of-a...