Satoyama — Hotel in Tsuwano

I've stayed in many places and this has to be one of the worst. It was hard to believe the bathrooms could be in such poor condition. All of the floor mats in the shower room were mouldy, and even the shampoo and conditioner bottles were mouldy. It's shocking they wouldn't replace them. Even the shelves outside to put your clothes on very visibly very dirty, and there was no basket or anything. The toilet itself was terrible and smelt strongly of sewage. In the morning I went to the convenience store instead of trying to use it again. The sink to brush your teeth at was covered in dirty toothbrushes, and definitely hasn't been cleaned lately. The room itself wasn't too bad, but the futon was so thin it was very difficult to sleep. Just outside my room was a dirty ash tray and it stank of smoke, and clearly wasn't being cleaned often either. It was shocking and I...

We loved our stay here! The owner was very friendly and spoke good English. We stayed in a room with two twin beds that was very cozy. The room had its own temperature control which was great because the weather was cold. In the morning the owner made us a delicious Japanese breakfast including a fresh persimmon from a tree in front of the hotel (the pictures don’t include the entire meal). The shower and toilet are shared with other guests but they were clean and we did not mind. The best part of this hotel was the western style rooms are dog friendly so we were able to bring our dog!

Tsuwano is an adorable town I highly...

We booked late and arrived after dark. Its a long walk from the station, but fortunately there was a taxi waiting at the station. Nice place with a friendly owner but as we had booked very last last minute no food and no breakfast available next day. The external compresor for the ac was so noisy we just turned the ac off. ||||In the morning the owner offered us a lift back to town which was a nice of him. ||||Tswano is perhaps more of a stop over than an overnight destination as very little stays open late or...