Keisui — Local services in Omachi

We stayed here prior to an Alpine Route trip. We took the JR line to Omachi station then took a bus to Omachi Onsen. We were picked up by a hotel shuttle which brought us to the hotel. (Shuttel was there meeting the bus - I think it does so in the afternoons). Mr Ota was very helpful - he filled out the baggage transfer from for me so we could ship our luggage to Toyama. He also gave us good recommendations on where to go in the town for dinner. Be aware there are not a lot of options, they tend to fill up and are hard to get into for larger parties, and they close early. The place we went to had sensational food, great service (albeit no English and we don't speak Japanese, but very friendly anyway, and with Google translate we figured out what to order :). The breakfast at the hotel was amazing, with tons of western and Japanese options. The hotel is very well situated for the Alpine Route. We loved walking around the town at night - you can go out in your yukata with the over robe and it is comfortable, also there are lanterns you can bring for an atmospheric experience. we loved the fact that there are not very many non-Japanese on the Alpine Route and at this hotel, as it made for a more authentic Japanese experience - and Mr Ota was there to help if we had questions. The onsen was also a hit, as was the footbath. We got a room with private open air bath, which was nice as well. very comfortable. the whole area is pricey to find a hotel room at, as it is an onsen...

We stayed here prior to an Alpine Route trip. We took the JR line to Omachi station then took a bus to Omachi Onsen. We were picked up by a hotel shuttle which brought us to the hotel. (Shuttel was there meeting the bus - I think it does so in the afternoons). Mr Ota was very helpful - he filled out the baggage transfer from for me so we could ship our luggage to Toyama. He also gave us good recommendations on where to go in the town for dinner. Be aware there are not a lot of options, they tend to fill up and are hard to get into for larger parties, and they close early. The place we went to had sensational food, great service (albeit no English and we don't speak Japanese, but very friendly anyway, and with Google translate we figured out what to order :). The breakfast at the hotel was amazing, with tons of western and Japanese options. The hotel is very well situated for the Alpine Route. We loved walking around the town at night - you can go out in your yukata with the over robe and it is comfortable, also there are lanterns you can bring for an atmospheric experience. we loved the fact that there are not very many non-Japanese on the Alpine Route and at this hotel, as it made for a more authentic Japanese experience - and Mr Ota was there to help if we had questions. The onsen was also a hit, as was the footbath. We got a room with private open air bath, which was nice as well. very comfortable. the whole area is pricey to find a hotel room at, as it is an onsen...

There is a lot of onsen resort or ryokan around the area, I chose this hotel because it looks very Japanese, I like the local feel, and it didn't let me down.||||We chose the Japanese tatami room, it was spacious and tidy, the view is great! ||||For the onsen, there is one indoor pool which is very large, and an outdoor pool, which is small but the atmosphere is good, I like the outdoor one. After finishing onsen, there is some apple juice and snow water outside the lounge for free, the apple juice tastes great. ||||During summer times, there is a foot bath outside the tea room, the view seems good, but I went there during winter so it was closed. ||||I reckon the tea room is a great place to visit too, because the decoration and the view is very nice, I feel very comfortable to have a cup of tea and do some readings there.||||For dinner, I chose the simple Japanese meal, which is already very satisfying. Basically the menu includes every famous local produce, like Japanese mushroom, local pork, apple, soba etc, can't remember all the dishes as there is a lot (!!) dishes.||||Breakfast is very local-styled, rice, congee, eggs, prickles, simple but nice.||||There is a lounge next to the front desk, very large, many sofas, there were many people in the evening, I think they are using the public wifi there, as there is no free wifi at rooms.||||Also there is a shop for souvenirs, it also sells the bath gel and lotion that are put in the onsen area, you can buy it if you feel good...