Hoshino Resorts KAI Kirishima — Hotel in Kirishima

Wonderful hotel nestled on the middle of a mountain facing Sakurajima and Kagoshima. It’s part of the Hoshino Resorts chain of high-quality hotels. While many Hoshino hotels are renovated from other hotels, this one was built from the ground up. The service here is impeccable, the views are incredible, the the food is wonderful. Many of the rooms have their own baths, but there is also a full onsen down the hill, accessible using an electric tram that guests operate themselves. The ride itself provides a great view as you go up or down. Each side of the onsen has two indoor baths (one hot, one warm) and an outside rotenburo. Every night in the drink lounge (no alcohol served there) there is a taiko performance based on the area’s Takachiho history. The food is all full-course kaiseki at both breakfast and dinner. The beds are a bit too soft for me, and there were no comfortable chairs to sit on in the room. You’ll need to ask for some basics like razors for shaving and soap and a towel for the toilet. One more nice thing to add would be a J1772 charger for those of us driving up the mountain in electric cars. Having written those criticisms, I would fully recommend this hotel to anyone looking to relax in beautiful environment. Thanks for the great stay! Also, a special shout-out to N. Chan for the...

We came her in Feb 2022 for a weekend getaway from the city. Glad we did.All of the room will have a city view but if you book one of the corner rooms, you will not only get a nice tatami area for viewing but will have a city and mountain view, but be sure to get the top 2 floors for the best view. Also, if you book rooms ending in 01, 02, or 03, these will be closest to the elevators (the rooms were pretty well insulated against noise).||||The property also has a public onsen bath. To access it take a short automatic tram ride to a separate lounge area stocked with ice cream and drinks, then a short walk to the bath house. Along the way you will see a few cabanas that you can use to have a nice picnic when the weather permits.||||Meals are served in a semi-private space, meaning you will have a room but noice from the other guest do bleed through since the walls do not go all the way up to the ceiling. Food was great. For breakfast, the hotel knew that I hated to look for small pin bones in the fish so intead the substituted it for stewed pork. ||||The staff also performed one of the local legends after dinner, don't miss it.||||Overall, its a great hotel with...

We came her in Feb 2022 for a weekend getaway from the city. Glad we did.All of the room will have a city view but if you book one of the corner rooms, you will not only get a nice tatami area for viewing but will have a city and mountain view, but be sure to get the top 2 floors for the best view. Also, if you book rooms ending in 01, 02, or 03, these will be closest to the elevators (the rooms were pretty well insulated against noise).||||The property also has a public onsen bath. To access it take a short automatic tram ride to a separate lounge area stocked with ice cream and drinks, then a short walk to the bath house. Along the way you will see a few cabanas that you can use to have a nice picnic when the weather permits.||||Meals are served in a semi-private space, meaning you will have a room but noice from the other guest do bleed through since the walls do not go all the way up to the ceiling. Food was great. For breakfast, the hotel knew that I hated to look for small pin bones in the fish so intead the substituted it for stewed pork. ||||The staff also performed one of the local legends after dinner, don't miss it.||||Overall, its a great hotel with...