Okudogo Ichiyu no Mori — Hotel in Matsuyama

Hotel||====||The hotel is built in 1960, and although it has been renovated a bit, it is very worn. It used to have it's own cable-car to the mountain just across the river, as well as a nice nature walk, but both are closed down (broken down).||||It features a big outdoor "Jungle Spa" which is worn but well-kept. ||||Rooms||=====||Roms were featuring furniture from the 70's but were well kept and generally nice. They were very children-friendly and brough baby-cots and night/spa-clothes even for small children :-) ||||If you get room in main building, they will all be facing the mountain with huge floor-to-ceiling windows. A very green view :-)||||The Spa||=======||The hotel is located by a hot spring and has a big covered-but-kinda-outdoor "jungle spa", which is the main attraction of the hotel. The spa is also dated, but well-kept, and the view from outdoor hot pools is great. Fun fact is that they switch male / female side of the spa every day, so you get to see it all. In general nice, but worn. ||||It also features some private spas which were renovated in 2006 and are in excellent condition. ||||Food||====||Hotel rates usually include breakfast + dinner. It is served in what feels like a school cantina, but the food is really really good. ||||||Shopping||========||A bit surprising, but there is a shopping arcade which is fully functioning inside the hotel with convenience store and everything, along with a bar, tacky tourist stuff etc. ||||||Children||======||There is a small indoor playground at 4th floor, at the Shopping Archade. Fine for kids 2-5 years. ||||||Surroundings||==========||Historically hotel has been located in nice surroundings and there used to be walks etc. But most seems to be closed down. Probably still possible to walk up the...

Hotel||====||The hotel is built in 1960, and although it has been renovated a bit, it is very worn. It used to have it's own cable-car to the mountain just across the river, as well as a nice nature walk, but both are closed down (broken down).||||It features a big outdoor "Jungle Spa" which is worn but well-kept. ||||Rooms||=====||Roms were featuring furniture from the 70's but were well kept and generally nice. They were very children-friendly and brough baby-cots and night/spa-clothes even for small children :-) ||||If you get room in main building, they will all be facing the mountain with huge floor-to-ceiling windows. A very green view :-)||||The Spa||=======||The hotel is located by a hot spring and has a big covered-but-kinda-outdoor "jungle spa", which is the main attraction of the hotel. The spa is also dated, but well-kept, and the view from outdoor hot pools is great. Fun fact is that they switch male / female side of the spa every day, so you get to see it all. In general nice, but worn. ||||It also features some private spas which were renovated in 2006 and are in excellent condition. ||||Food||====||Hotel rates usually include breakfast + dinner. It is served in what feels like a school cantina, but the food is really really good. ||||||Shopping||========||A bit surprising, but there is a shopping arcade which is fully functioning inside the hotel with convenience store and everything, along with a bar, tacky tourist stuff etc. ||||||Children||======||There is a small indoor playground at 4th floor, at the Shopping Archade. Fine for kids 2-5 years. ||||||Surroundings||==========||Historically hotel has been located in nice surroundings and there used to be walks etc. But most seems to be closed down. Probably still possible to walk up the...

The hotspring is good but need to walk up stairs after shower.||The food is good with great variety, however the staff is relatively unfriendly to the Japanese standard. The lady serving dessert in dinner was literally rude, while I was asking for a jelly cup and pudding very politely and she was like throwing the dish on the counter. It's first time ever I experience this in pass over 20 times traveling around Japan. ||Other staff were okay, so she's probably a special case and I would rather not judge the hotel base on one person. ||It's the hotspring you are coming for and its still nice even though would prefer the shower and changing place a bit closer to the hotspring places.||||The room is spacious with a tea place. The bathroom is tiny like those Tokyo hotels. Be aware that the bath tub is actually detached from the walls and water would flow out if u shower on the wall side. ||||If I come again I think I would try...