Meijiの丘の宿 — Hotel in Biei

Excellent stay, spotlessly clean, so quiet. This little bnb was quite the experience for me. It is run by a nice couple. It really is in the middle of fields, so it is very dark at night with no street lights. A car is definitely needed to be in this area. My visit was during the summer at the start of July. When I arrived just past 19:30, I hadn't eaten dinner. It was hard to find a restaurant that was open in the downtown area, which is maybe a 5-minute drive away. The owner was so kind to recommend something on the map for me. It was also too cloudy to stargaze; I was very sad about that.

I wish I asked what room we had - whether oak or elm. The room was so lovely. The thing I noticed about being out in the middle of nowhere is the number of bugs. We saw flying ones, spiders, tiny ones, etc. I also noticed that you need to remove shoes once entering the building. They prepare slippers that you can use once inside.

Parking is free. There are maybe 4-5 spots over small rocks. They had a refrigerator where we could put our things in the hallway. Wifi available.

I opted for breakfast, and the preparation was so lovely. The owner kindly named them in English for me. There were other guests having breakfast, so it was a bit awkwardly quiet. The scenery was quite nice.

As a foreigner trying to plan a trip here, I found it so helpful that they communicated via email. I asked them questions prior to my visit. Also their website was helpful, and it gave me a sense of what to expect in terms of their rules. The front door is locked at night, so you need to tell them if you will be checking in after 20:00.

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The couple owner of the inn was really lovely. And they have a super lovely place too, made of wood and aesthetically decorated (feels like you are in Muji lol)

It’s surrounded by several farms one of them is the sunflower farm.

The place is really out of nowhere so I bet you can do stargazing here when the sky isn’t cloudy but it was cloudy when we were there so we couldn’t do it (such a bummer I know)

The room was comfy. The toilet was super clean and comfortable. The hot water runs strong.

We love our stay so much I wished we stayed there for more than 1 night.

The breakfast was meticulously prepared. It was delicious and they tried to explain as much as they can with limited English.

The house is super clean, the owner even cleaned our luggage wheels when we first moved them into the house.

Will come back again if we go to...

The owners are very welcoming and friendly. Even though they couldn’t speak very good English, they tried to explain as much as they can. And I also learnt a bit from the areas from them.

The room was very clean and cozy, I like the minimalist style a lot. And the breakfast was super delicious, they also modified a vegetarian version for me. Even the bread was made by the owner!!

The only not positive thing I could think of is that the walls between the rooms are thin, we could hear other people easily.

Overall highly recommended☺️ Not forget that the view from here...