Jozankei Onsen Hotel YamaKeisono — Hotel in Sapporo

I stayed in this hotel by the arrangement of group tour.

I am no saying the old style TaTaMi "bed" is not good. It is just not suit for some people and you need to know this first - this hotel is with TataMi bed(floor).

It is an very old hotel (in and out) with bad smell once you walk out the elevator. By the way, there is only one elevator for guests. I waited 4 rounds...

I can see the other connected section is locked/closed (likes a ruined club). Many areas (wall, floor, door) shown low maintained (scratches and tapes)...

Spa area is only with two seats for you to dry your hair - other hotels with 10 and more in my trip.

I walked around this hotel inside and outside, and I can not believe this a "Japanese' hotel - it is definitely lacking of maintenance. Also the front desk people (a mid-age manager) is very rude to guest.

By the way, you will hear loud talking noise at breakfast from other tourists...

There are many hotels around. I think our tour company has not treated the best for its customers. I will not recommend any tourists to stay in this hotel.

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I saw other comments with many starts, and most of them written by "tour guide". I do not agree with their...

We stayed here for one night for a visit to the Jozankei. There's a free shuttle service (about 1 hour ride) to and from the Sapporo station. Make sure to make arrangements prior to your stay.||The staffs are friendly, polite and efficient. The tatami room is small but acceptable. The futons are already set up when we checked in at 4pm. The bath is small, with an indoor and outdoor bath area. Not much of a view. ||The dinner was yummy. They serve hokkaido milk ice cream at the lobby, which was delicious (except that the manager's ice cream serving skill wasn't...

Excellent room- traditional authentic Japanese decors. Option of western bed or bedding in the floor, Beautiful tatami mats. All rooms faced the river. |We enjoyed the onsens, the use of Yakuta, all very relaxing. We had banquet style dinner of 10 courses. Beer flowed freely in the lounge from 5 pm to 6 pm . Desert was served In the lounge after dinner . |The Japanese breakfast was traditional and supplemented by western foods such as fruit...