Towadakohan Sakura — Hotel in Towada

Please don’t come here if you’re on vocation. My family feel like being deceived by the owner. The name of the accommodation sounded like an onsen ryokan but in fact everything is self service and there were only 4 staffs throughout this premise and no staff at all after 12:00 midnight.

We have to cook our own meal, tidy up all the pots and utensils and even make our own beddings during our stay. The counter staff were very slow and unproductive.

The dinner is fast food quality only and the breakfast is just unappetising. There were only plain bread, cheese and ham available.

It is not a real onsen. They merely provide hot water treated with some chemical powder for the hot bath, why my father had very dry skin after...

I have never stayed in such a bad hotel. I was unable to sleep due to the noise from a certain equipment all night long, and the response to the front desk staff did not improve it. In the middle of the night, I tried to contact the staff again and asked to change rooms, but the staff could not be found. My vacation was ruined. I didn’t sleep and didn‘t have the energy to drive and continue the trip because I was worried about crashing and hurting my family. I spent time and money to fly come to Japan, but the result was...

I just wrapped up the coziest stay at Towadakohan Sakura—seriously, it feels like a home away from home! The lake view from my room was breathtaking, and I genuinely appreciated how they set up a little DIY breakfast station each morning. Whipping up my own sandwich while soaking in that lake scenery made morning time feel special. Huge thanks to the team at Sakura for thinking of all the little touches that turned this trip into something I’ll always remember—perfect way to recharge before diving back into...