Hanasen — Local services in Yufu

We were a pax of 4. Staying in this ryokan (Japanese guesthouse) has been one of our highlights. ||Since we were one of the two groups staying in the guesthouse, I think our host Kintaro-san, who is really really friendly and energetic, secretly gave us an upgrade. The room was spacious and lovely. ||He came to pick us up from the train station (we didnt request for it!) and drove us to the ryokan. Since we were arriving late, we had requested for dinner be included and it (the appetizer) was ready there the moment we got in. Shortly after, Kintaro-san made tenpanyaki for us. ||We went there for the onsen, and I asked when making the booking whether the onsen would be only and surely enough, the private onsen was there ready for us after dinner. Mind you though, the onsen is shared with the entire ryokan and not gender segregated.||Kintaro speaks very little English but Hiro-san who works there speaks more English. The language wasnt much of a problem. When Hiro wasnt around, we got Google translate to get complex ideas across but otherwise, that was no a problem at all. ||I would recommend this place with no hesitation and would return the next...

My husband and I never been to Yufu and for our first time taking our trip there with our dogs, the stay was amazing! If you are bringing a dog, I would suggest keeping them in a kennel if you decide to leave the room without them but other than that it is dog friendly. The owner was really generous and amazing! We loved staying there and the onsen was just perfect! The hospitality was great and he has two cats that greet the guests that are sweet. I can’t thank the owner enough for showing us around and having us there. We had an amazing trip overall and I highly recommend staying here especially if...

The owner is extremely hospitable and accommodating. He offered both rides and recommendations to our family group. We were brought to a local yakitori spot that was delicious and the owner drove us back as well.

The family private onsen is lovely and clean. This is the same for the rooms. The ryokan has charm and everything we interacted with was well-maintained and clean.

Even though we do not speak Japanese, he communicated with us.

We enjoyed our...