四季彩の宿かのえ — Hotel in Iiyama

Thank you for the absolutely great service! It was a pleasure to be a guest at your House.

We were there for 2 days. It was a heartwarming atmosphere. The breakfast and dinner was an absolute pleasure. The food was traditional, regional and fresh. Rice and vegetables were homegrown goods. Full of flavour and a true eye opener for japanese cuisine. We are now in a 4 star japanese style hotel and I miss the food we were served in iiyama. For sure in a 4 star hotel the presesntation with 8 steps of dinner is fancy and it was "good". But this fancy menus are not even close to the grade of the ingredients or the taste we had in your house. It felt like we were part of the house hold for the time of stay and got the same food as the owners would offer their niece and nephew. Like vacation at grandmas house as a kid.

The Onsen was really nice. Since the house was not too much booked while we were there, it was no problem using it (we are tattooed).

Also the english skills of the owner and her family were really good. The best english we have heard during our trip to Japan.

For the weather context: It was the end of October, so we didn't ski/snowboard. But it's a good time for hiking, since the temperature was between...

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