BEAUTY & SPA RESORT IZU 頬杖の刻 -HOOZUE NO TOKI- — Hotel in Izu

Good location for ocean and village views decorated by sunset and easy access from Tokyo via Tomei and Izu-Jyukan motorway, more than sufficiently large and well designed room, comfortable bed to sleep, good meals and nice individual dining rooms and efficient services overall all at a reasonable price are the attraction. As there are only 8 guest rooms and dining rooms are well hidden one hardly encounters with other guests. For the price we paid I must say dinner and breakfast were very good. Both are fixed Japanese meals well prepared and cooked. Seafood was of good quality particularly for “Nabe Ryori”(hot pot cooking) for which lobster, crab, oyster and sermon were in place among others. While these were being cooked venison poele with salad was served and it was surprisingly delicious though we usually avoid game of any kind. Sake for selection was good with reasonable price and quantity which is not so prevailing these days. When you order 1 small pot (“go”in Japanese) sake at restaurants and “Izakaya” bar you usually get only 0.8 “go”. A small private park up the little hill behind is charming with a very good view of the port and sea. So to us veteran travelers this “Ryokan” was almost perfect. ||Shortcomings are bath only available outdoor on terrace so not appropriate in winter, TV for BS channels unavailable causing travelers anxious to catch international news inconvenient, and sharp steps up toward second and third levels. Last but not least important I must mention that the bill we paid for us two was about Yen 60,000 including drinks...

Good location for ocean and village views decorated by sunset and easy access from Tokyo via Tomei and Izu-Jyukan motorway, more than sufficiently large and well designed room, comfortable bed to sleep, good meals and nice individual dining rooms and efficient services overall all at a reasonable price are the attraction. As there are only 8 guest rooms and dining rooms are well hidden one hardly encounters with other guests. For the price we paid I must say dinner and breakfast were very good. Both are fixed Japanese meals well prepared and cooked. Seafood was of good quality particularly for “Nabe Ryori”(hot pot cooking) for which lobster, crab, oyster and sermon were in place among others. While these were being cooked venison poele with salad was served and it was surprisingly delicious though we usually avoid game of any kind. Sake for selection was good with reasonable price and quantity which is not so prevailing these days. When you order 1 small pot (“go”in Japanese) sake at restaurants and “Izakaya” bar you usually get only 0.8 “go”. A small private park up the little hill behind is charming with a very good view of the port and sea. So to us veteran travelers this “Ryokan” was almost perfect. ||Shortcomings are bath only available outdoor on terrace so not appropriate in winter, TV for BS channels unavailable causing travelers anxious to catch international news inconvenient, and sharp steps up toward second and third levels. Last but not least important I must mention that the bill we paid for us two was about Yen 60,000 including drinks...

This is a small onsen hotel with only 10 rooms. Every room has a private onsen sited in a sea view balcony where you can embrace the sunset while enjoying the onsen. Do check the sunset time and check in to the hotel well ahead. This hotel is located in the middle of nowhere. The nearest civilization is 10 min drive away. This is a good place to relax in the onsen with perfect quietness (occasionally with a few cars passing by), feel the sea breeze and listen to the sea waves. Unlike most of the other onsen hotels, this one is more western. They serve western dinner...