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9.6/10
70 review
The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko
Hotel near Nikko
"Friendly host""Great stay!"
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No.
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8.9/10
17 review
Kanaya Hotel Kinugawa
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Luxurious private hot springs with valley views
Unwind at the bar to end your day
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8.5/10
92 review
Hoshino Resorts KAI Kinugawa
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Pure alkaline hot springs with serene views
Surrounded by forest with seasonal views
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No.
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8.9/10
122 review
Asaya
Hotel near Nikko
"Relaxing hot springs""Delicious buffet"
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No.
5
9.4/10
82 review
Nanaeyae
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Eleven soothing hot springs for relaxation
Tranquil river views with natural surroundings
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No.
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9.3/10
79 review
Nikko Senhime Monogatari
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Relaxing alkaline hot springs for rejuvenation
Free nightly live piano performances
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No.
7
9.3/10
30 review
Kinugawa Grand Hotel Yume No Toki
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Five unique hot spring baths for relaxation
Beautiful sunrise and sunset mountain view
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No.
8
9.2/10
40 review
Kinugawa Onsen Sanraku
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Relaxing indoor and outdoor hot spring experiences
Indulge in relaxing spa with river views
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No.
9
9.3/10
24 review
Yunishigawa Onsen Honke Bankyu
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Natural onsen with private outdoor baths
Cross the traditional vine bridge to the dining area
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No.
10
9.3/10
56 review
Nikko Hoshino Yado
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Natural hot springs with stunning garden views
Enjoy serene garden views from the open-air onsen
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11
9.4/10
42 review
Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Outdoor hot springs with seasonal scenic views
Dinner with mesmerizing acrobatics performance
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No.
12
8.6/10
55 review
Hotel Shikisai
Hotel near Nikko
Highlights
Therapeutic natural sulfur springs at 79 degrees Celsius
Outdoor bath overlooking mystic forest
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9.2/10
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AAnonymous UserFirst of all, let me praise the hotel's service. It is simply a model. You can experience 100% care, 100% seriousness, and 100% diligence. In addition to meeting the various requirements of guests, a tip is that when you arrive at Kinugawa Onsen Station, you don’t need to take a ride. Let the hotel know in advance and the hotel will send a car to pick you up at the station. Of course, it will also be delivered to the station. In fact, the station is not far from the hotel, only a few hundred meters, and it is quite fast to walk there.
The restaurant's food quality is good, whether for breakfast or dinner, it is worthy of praise. Sometimes the restaurant is full of customers and the three waitresses keep running around. It’s so hard.
The hot spring water is so hot that I'll be sweating after a while.
The room is large in size and the facilities are average.
Because the price is not expensive, there are so many guests here that it is always full. Yes, a good hotel will naturally attract more people.
HHoSVery old school ryokan run by very friendly who has been working there for many years. Your name will be displayed on the board next to the entrance of the ryokan to show that they were currently welcoming these guests staying at the ryokan! We stayed there for 2 nights with free parking and we didn’t have to drive anywhere until we checked out as the ryokan is within walking distance to the 3 major world heritage listed shrines including The Toshogu Palace.
Avoid room 312 or 313 (which we stayed) which are the smallest rooms. Those rooms in the middle parts are bigger and more comfortable. Do ask for any room facing the back of the ryokan and avoid those facing the front where you only see car parks with coaches coming in the morning bringing tourists to the shrines.
The onsite Onsen for ryokan guests, breakfasts and dinners are the highlights. You’d love the traditional Japanese meals served there and you won’t be hungry.
Would I come back to this ryokan again? Yes definitely due to its location and friendly staff.
GGuest UserI had a very pleasant stay at this hotel. The service was consistently excellent, with friendly and attentive staff who were always ready to help. The location is a major highlight—convenient, easy to access, and close to many attractions, shops, and restaurants. Overall, it offers great comfort and value, and I would happily stay here again.
GGuest UserThis hotel is expensive, but the service is disappointing. First, no one helped me carry my luggage to my room.
Second, during the buffet dinner, they kept running out of melons, and in the last ten minutes, they were completely out of melons. They told me to wait five more minutes, saying they would come back one last time. But there was nothing. I feel that for a buffet, to simply stop serving food in the last ten minutes is a very bad form of fraud. Since the hotel is unwilling to honor its promises to save a little money, I think I will probably not return to this hotel anymore.
AAnonymous UserThis hotel is recommended. Great buffets with variety of options (japanese, western, tempura, wagyu). Fruit taste was not as good as we expected though and you might not feel excited much about the food after a couple days as they’re pretty much the same. Wonderful public baht with generous amenities provided. Pajama is not needed if you enjoy wearing yukata and sock when sleeping at night as we did. Staff were also friendly. We had a great time overall.
GGuest UserWe were absolutely thrilled with our stay at Kaniyu Onsen.
The journey there was a Jochen Schweitzer experience in itself! By train from Kita Senju to Kinugawaonsen (1.5 hours), then by bus to Meotobuchi (1.5 hours) and then by Onsen Shuttle (20 minutes). Booking on site without knowing Japanese was an adventure! But everything worked out perfectly, thanks in part to the very helpful women at the tourist information office and what a beautiful landscape during the journey!
When we arrived at the Onsen, English was spoken quite well and everything was explained in detail. One thing that was very important to us was that tattoos are tolerated, but you should be considerate of the other visitors. This means that you can swim when there is no one else in the pool or cover it with a towel. We didn't go into the large communal pool until very late. Before that we had only been in the small pools, where you are not seen very much.
The dinner is also very unusual. As a European you have to get involved in it and for me, who doesn't eat fish, it was a bit of a challenge. But you only experience something like that once, so they do it!!
We thought it was great and would come back anytime! Thank you for the great time!
GGuest UserThe hotel is located on top of the hill, is not very convenient to get there. The shuttle bus from Nikko station is fully booked even we tried to book 1 day in advance as recommended on their website which only written in Japanese. There is no shuttle provided to pick up from the hotel bus stop. With luggage it’s definitely more than 7min up hill walk. The room we book comes with an open air bath, but was informed that the open air bath in room cannot be use during winter due to frozen pipe condition. The food is mediocre, nothing special.
DdreamingfabiThe reception inside the dormitory pod is almost non. Wi-if can be connected but no signal. Could not get cell service either. Not sure but it seemed like the pod walls blocking the service?
Communal space on the second floor was great. Various kind of free beverages and sofa and hammock to relax.
GGuest UserThe exterior of the hotel is pretty, but the interior of the hotel is dated and needs a bit of updating. There were parts of the hotel that were completely shut down (maybe there are saving up enough money to one day renovate). However the facilities and rooms are well maintained and the onsens are beautiful and peaceful. There are 2 main onsens, that are separated by men and women. Each day the onsens are switched, in the morning you will go to one, and in the evening before dinner you can experience the other onsen. Onsite there is a really nice restaurant and gift shop that featured local products at reasonable prices. There is a 24 hour coffee/tea station that is free to use. It's a short 10 minute walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station. When you arrive they provide you a yukata to wear while you are staying at the hotel. The rooms are spacious with options for a western bed or japanese style (sleeping on the floor). We opted for the western bed to be higher off the ground as we thought it would be colder to sleep on the ground. Although the rooms are very well heated and was a bit too warm, that we needed to open the window to cool the room down. The rooms have nice views of the countryside. They provide a pitcher of ice water in the room and you can go to the front desk to refill with ice if more is needed. The bathroom is quite large and has both a shower and toilet in a separate room of the bathroom; although we mostly bathed in the onsen. There is a 7-eleven nearby that was open 24 hours, but otherwise there isn't much else around the hotel. Also the town of Kinugawa Onsen closes quite early, around 8pm it's quite deserted. We were there at the end of November 2024, and it seemed that the hotel was mostly unoccupied, so we felt like we had the place to ourselves. It was a very nice one night stay.