This was my first time at Awara Onsen. I booked this place because it was relatively high-ranking and you can stay alone. Since I was alone, the only plans I could choose were a Western-style twin room or an 8-tatami Japanese-style room in the Sensenkan, but when I called, I was told that I would get a Japanese-style room if it wasn't particularly busy, so I made a reservation. When I actually checked in, I was upgraded to a 12.5-tatami room with a wide veranda in the Sensenkan. Thank you! While many inns have changed their tea service to self-service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this one properly guided me to my room and served me tea. The room was spacious, with a double sink and a unit bath, which I didn't use. The room wasn't very new, but I didn't feel any deterioration over time. The furnishings were also neat. However, there were no fresh flowers. There was an empty refrigerator, a safe (old-fashioned), and an air purifier. The hangers in the clothes closet were of high quality and there were a lot of them. However, there was no disinfectant provided in the room. When I was preparing my futon during dinner, they properly provided cold water. However, I was concerned that the curtains were not closed. Meals are not served in the room, but at the seasonal dining room Sen no Kowai. Even though it was a weekday during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were surprisingly many guests. However, the tables are spaced apart and there are partitions, so it doesn't bother me. The meal started with appetizers such as scallops and duck. The sashimi was tuna, sweet shrimp, and amberjack. Grilled blackthroat seaperch, shrimp, and scallops? They were cold, but... Hari-hari hot pot, mixed vegetable stew. Tempura. The shrimp was delicious! We finished with seafood buns, a meal, and dessert. The portions were elegant and the dishes were not particularly impressive, but overall it was a satisfying dinner. There are large baths, open-air baths, tub baths, and sleeping baths. The tub bath had a slight chlorine smell, but other than that it didn't bother me. This is an inn where you can feel the effort put into hospitality for guests, such as seeing off staff, making hot springs*, holding a morning market, serving oolong tea in the large bath, and providing special transportation to and from the station.
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