Ikaho Onsen Yokotekan

The a**osphere is great, but the walls are thin so it's unfortunate that it can be noisy at night if you're staying with students.

The food was delicious and the service was good. The inns are old-fashioned, but most of them have heating and double-glazed windows. If you turn on the air conditioner, it's warm enough. They will lay out the futon for you while you eat. All drinks in the fridge are paid for. The hot springs made my skin smooth and the temperature was just right. They provided free coffee in the morning, and it tasted a bit sour.

The building itself certainly looks like it was built in the Taisho era, but unfortunately it hasn't been well maintained. I stayed in a room called "Oimatsu," and it was generally dirty, and the shoji screens were torn in more than 10 places. 90% of the staff are foreigners, and although they try their best, communication was often difficult. We had to break things down and explain everything, which was a pain. Even during meals, the foreign staff were explaining things to us, but we had no idea what they were saying. I don't think they understood what they were saying either. The room was cold, so they prepared a kerosene fan heater, but there was little kerosene, and it ran out in the middle of the night, so we were very cold. I wish they wouldn't skimp on trivial things. Overall, it was just a historical building, but the hospitality was lacking, making it a mediocre inn. I think Ikaho's Golden Hot Springs itself is a wonderful hot spring, so I recommend other inns.

When I went there for the first time over 10 years ago, I remember it being a wonderful inn, but this time, it seemed a bit weaker, including the quality of the food... As it is a long-established inn, I hope it will be revived.

The facility as a whole is clean and has a sense of history. There is a wide variety of room service options. The food was also very delicious. The teapots and teacups in the guest rooms were not cleaned properly, and there were water droplets, tea stains, and tea leaves clogging the tea strainer, so we did not use them. The hot springs are divided into two types of baths, with men and women switching at different times, and both are golden hot springs. All the necessary amenities are provided.

It was neither good nor bad, just average.