Tsutaya Ryokan — Hotel in Honshu

Our travel agent booked this family-run inn and I deliberately didn't research it before we arrived, so we really didn't know exactly what to expect, and we were very pleased. It might not have been the poshest hotel we stayed at, but it was the most delightful with the most delicious food. We had two breakfasts and dinners here, and each menu was varied and beautifully presented. (We had just stayed at Benesse House, on Naoshima, and the food here was even better.) The multi-course meals (kaiseki) focused on autumn flavours and colours. It's worth staying here for the Japanese breakfast alone.||||Each day we were given beautifully laundered kimonos to wear with lovely silk over jackets-- just about everybody wore these for all meals. One the first night there was a mix of Japanese diners and Australian walkers, and on our second night we were the only non-Japanese. The staff spoke limited English but could not have done more to make us welcome.||||Just is a traditional inn, so you sleep on futons on the floor. The room is prepared while you are at dinner and then the futons are put away while you are at breakfast. We had a large room across the front of the hotel on the 4th floor and it was very quiet at night.||||The traditional hot baths were very relaxing, and as another reviewer noted the natural hot-water food baths in the village are real treat if you've been walking along the Nakasendo Trail. (We walked from Magome to Tsumago, and the train and bus connections work well; the hotel has timetables for all connections. As we were advised, the route is easiest from Magome to Tsumago.) If you are walking the trail, this is an excellent stopping point, and they send bags on to the...

Our room was spacious and comfortable, Japanese-style so we slept on futons on the floor. Bathroom was functional.||We chose half board which included breakfast and dinner. As we dressed in our kimonos for dinner we were unprepared for the wonderful evening in store. A party of four, we had the dining room to ourselves and the attentive service of a delightful waiter. We had not expected an eight course feast of delicious food presented with professionalism and care. The dishes were thoughtfully prepared and beautifully balanced, each course a culinary delight of Japanese flavours. We chose a Kiso Vlley white wine to accompany our meal. The whole experience was a gastronomic delight and we compliment the very talented kitchen team on a most memorable stay.||The Japanese breakfast was again beautifully presented and well-balanced, definitely a contrast to our Western style breakfasts.||We did not use the Onsen but took turns in the massage chair!||Our only negative comment would be that our room faced the street and the lighting of ryokan made our room very bright at night.||Congratulations to this wonderfully run...

飯坂温泉には20年近く前から年に一度のペースで家族で来ておりますが、こちらのお宿には今回初めて利用させていただきました。 飯坂温泉駅の駅前にあるお宿という事で、飯坂温泉に来るたびに気になっていましたが、利用して良かったと感じております。

宿の方の対応は大変親切丁寧で大変好感がもてました。

建物はそこそこ年季が入っていてどこか懐かしい昭和的な雰囲気が漂ってますが、しっかりとリニューアルされていたり、保守整備がしっかりとされていました。また、お掃除も部屋はもちろん、廊下や大浴場も行き届いていて安心して利用できました。

口コミには「食事が美味しい」というコメントが多数ありましたが、口コミ通りの美味しい和食を朝晩といただく事ができました。特にお出汁の取り方が絶品で、味噌汁やお吸い物、煮物などの味付けは絶品で印象に残っております！

あえて難点を挙げるとすれば、大浴場へのアクセスがバリアフリーではない事（エレベーターやスロープがなくて階段のみのアクセスでした）、お風呂が源泉掛け流しなので、夏季シーズンは浴槽内の温度が45度ほどになっている事ですね。

足腰が弱くて、シルバーカーや杖を利用されておられる方は大浴場にいらっしゃる際は、付き添いの方と一緒に行かれた方が良いかな？！と感じました。

温泉のお湯が比較的高温である件は。東京都内の銭湯の浴槽の温度で平気である方は問題ないと思いますが、暑くて入れないという方にはちょっとしんどいかもしれません。この辺りが改善されればより高評価になると感じました。

とはいえ、温泉の泉質はとてもよく、肌荒れが改善するくらいスベスベになりましたので、温泉の効果は文句なくあると感じましたし、それ以外の項目に関しては、すばらしい応対をしてくださるお宿だと思います。また家族で飯坂温泉に参りましたら利用し...