Uchiyama — Hotel in Ito

This was the first of three ryokans we tried in this area. After the three , this one stood out for the great service and fabulous food.||First off: we seldom find bad ryokans. Some have distinctive features.||This ryokan: very boutique. 6 rooms in total. Our room had two personal onsens. One indoor, one outdoor. Floor area was about 250 sf feet downstairs and 200 sq ft upstairs (yes we had two floors to ourselves!)||No view obstruction: we were looking towards the sea in the distance.||As it goes this would be the standout feature in many ryokans already!||But surpassing this were two things: service and food.||Service was highly personalised. Our receptionist was our restaurant server and our concierge. All our pre-registration requests were fulfilled and anticipated. Every effort was made to be unobtrusive and invisible.||Food: the chef was a master of frying techniques. Meals were elaborate multi-course multi-plate affairs but aside from the caught-that-day freshness of all the seafood, the chef impressed us with his delicacy in frying:fried fish skin was like shavings of crystallised air that melted on the tongue. Magical!||My wife Caroline also rated this as one of the best ryokans we...

This was the first of three ryokans we tried in this area. After the three , this one stood out for the great service and fabulous food.||First off: we seldom find bad ryokans. Some have distinctive features.||This ryokan: very boutique. 6 rooms in total. Our room had two personal onsens. One indoor, one outdoor. Floor area was about 250 sf feet downstairs and 200 sq ft upstairs (yes we had two floors to ourselves!)||No view obstruction: we were looking towards the sea in the distance.||As it goes this would be the standout feature in many ryokans already!||But surpassing this were two things: service and food.||Service was highly personalised. Our receptionist was our restaurant server and our concierge. All our pre-registration requests were fulfilled and anticipated. Every effort was made to be unobtrusive and invisible.||Food: the chef was a master of frying techniques. Meals were elaborate multi-course multi-plate affairs but aside from the caught-that-day freshness of all the seafood, the chef impressed us with his delicacy in frying:fried fish skin was like shavings of crystallised air that melted on the tongue. Magical!||My wife Caroline also rated this as one of the best ryokans we...

Had a surprisingly pleasant experience at this ryokan. The room is two-stories, and ours was setup with both an indoor and outdoor bath. Because it's essentially situated at the base of Mt. Omura, you get a great view of the water from the second floor.||The food was also a surprise hit. Nothing particularly fancy, but everything was very well executed. The staff was especially friendly. We were assigned English speaking Kotomi-san, who not only ensured we were comfortable, but also made sure to provide us with itinerary suggestions based on our trip and what we like. At the end of the stay, they were not able to find us a taxi back to the station, so one of the staff offered to drive us down in her personal car - Very kind of them!||Highly recommended if you plan on a trip out to the...