登別カルルス温泉 湯元オロフレ荘 — Hotel in Noboribetsu

I stayed here on 27 August 2014. The place looks old and run down from the outside and the communal areas need TLC, but all the rooms have recently been renovated and is very clean and extremely comfortable.||||The staff are extremely friendly and nice.||||The food is ok. But nothing out of this world and generally I thought every dishes were far too sweet (it maybe the way they like to flavour the food is in this area, but it's the equivalent of say eating sweet mangos with scallops as a starter, then duck l'orange for you main, then a sweet sweet chocolate pudding).||||The public communal baths are very large, and relatively well cleaned. The actual onsen water is clear, and had no particular smell (no sulphurous smell usually associated with hot springs). So compared to central Noboribetsu onsen water, it's far far inferior, but less draining to the body as it's got less minerals. The bath tubs are very old fashioned and need changing. It looks like a very retro furoya (or old fashioned communal baths for those of you who don't know what that is).||||The ryokan (Japanese style hotel) is in the middle of nowhere so bring everything you want with you. Though the hotel has a shop, it's tiny and not well stocked. Though they have plenty of beer at a very reasonable price (430 yen for large 500ml cans and 260yen for small 350ml cans).||||Overall, the hotel is good value for money so great if you're on a budget holiday. But don't expect a luxury...

I stayed here on 27 August 2014. The place looks old and run down from the outside and the communal areas need TLC, but all the rooms have recently been renovated and is very clean and extremely comfortable.||||The staff are extremely friendly and nice.||||The food is ok. But nothing out of this world and generally I thought every dishes were far too sweet (it maybe the way they like to flavour the food is in this area, but it's the equivalent of say eating sweet mangos with scallops as a starter, then duck l'orange for you main, then a sweet sweet chocolate pudding).||||The public communal baths are very large, and relatively well cleaned. The actual onsen water is clear, and had no particular smell (no sulphurous smell usually associated with hot springs). So compared to central Noboribetsu onsen water, it's far far inferior, but less draining to the body as it's got less minerals. The bath tubs are very old fashioned and need changing. It looks like a very retro furoya (or old fashioned communal baths for those of you who don't know what that is).||||The ryokan (Japanese style hotel) is in the middle of nowhere so bring everything you want with you. Though the hotel has a shop, it's tiny and not well stocked. Though they have plenty of beer at a very reasonable price (430 yen for large 500ml cans and 260yen for small 350ml cans).||||Overall, the hotel is good value for money so great if you're on a budget holiday. But don't expect a luxury...

A charming onsen hotel located away from the main onsen valley , with newly renovated facilities that set it apart from traditional onsen hotels. The room we stayed was spacious, comfortably accommodating my family - 2 adults and 2 kids, and came equipped with a TV connected to Netflix and YouTube. The Wi-Fi is strong throughout the property.

The public bath area is impressive, offering 4 pools with varying temperatures and an outdoor onsen where you can relax while enjoying the snowy scenery.

What truly made our stay memorable was the kindness of the hotel owner, who voluntarily drove us to a convenience store to get food for our kids, as they didn’t enjoy the...