Nukumorino Yado Okesho — Hotel in Toyooka

Underrated little ryokan located just by the crossing of the two main roads of this quaint little town. About 750m from the train station and right by the convenient store if your decadent crab steamboat dinner was not sufficient! Meals are served to you in your ryokan and your bed is made and then taken away for you. Most accessible to many of the onsens in the area which are otherwise all walking-distance away. We booked a garden view but got the river view which was excellent for people watching as they walk by in their yukatas and clogs!

A family-run establishment so service is warm and friendly but there is very little English so come prepared with key Japanese phrases! A bit pricy for what it is but we went during the Sakura peak season so other places were going to be even pricier and not necessarily much...

We had an amazing stay at Okeshou Hotel in Kinosaki Onsen! The owners were super friendly, spoke great English, and really made us feel welcome. When we arrived, they gave us a helpful overview of the town’s attractions with a map and some pamphlets, which made it easy to plan our visit.

The hotel provides free yukatas, slippers, and an onsen pass for the public baths around town—which was awesome. They also have two private onsen baths right at the hotel (one indoor and one outdoor), which was a really nice touch and super relaxing.

We loved it so much after the first day that we decided to stay an extra night. The staff were so helpful with extending our booking and even called our next hotel to help rearrange things. They truly went above and beyond—we’re really grateful for their hospitality. Highly recommend...

We spent three incredible nights here. We're a couple from Australia and were impressed with the location, size of room, friendliness and the private bath (which we could use together). From memory, the booking process was a little bit difficult online - but it is definitely worth it. All bath house access, yukata and bathing towels are included. The kaiseki dinner was a must also. We have travelled to many countries together, and this town will forever be in the top of our memories. We must give special thanks to our English speaking staff, Hong Gnoc, who was honestly just the sweetest person we have ever met and made the stay so enjoyable....