1-chome-1-30 Kamatahoncho, Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, 994-0025, JapanView hotel details
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Service9.2
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Japanese-Style|Japanese-Western Room with Scenic Open-Air Bath & Rooftop Terrace
Stayed in Aug 2026
Family
6 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Sep 15, 2026
the private bath was excellent
and the room was very big and clean
staffs were nice as wel
Guest User
Annex Standard Japanese-Western Style Room
Stayed in Dec 2025
Family
2 reviews
9.0/10
Great
Posted on Jan 24, 2026
Was pleasantly surprised at the size of the hotel. The annex side houses the onsen and dinner place. The lounge is situated somewhere in between the main building and annex. Really awesome view in the room and breakfast place. Breakfast choices is limited but kaiseki dinner is good.
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯へお越しいただき、ありがとうございます。館内の広さやラウンジ、お部屋と朝食会場からの眺めを楽しんでいただけたようで、うれしく拝見いたしました。ご夕食もお口に合い、何よりでございます。朝食についての率直なご感想も、今後の参考として大切にお預かりいたします。また天童の景色と温泉を楽しみにお越しくださいませ。
Guest User
Annex Standard Japanese-Western Style Room
Stayed in Oct 2025
Couple
16 reviews
7.5/10
Posted on Nov 16, 2025
Indoor onsen is huge and well maintained while the outdoor one is hopelessly tiny and viewless. Hotel breakfast is typical Japanese but average, nothing surprising. Overall the hotel is ok but personally I think it’s slightly over priced.
Madam Jaki
Annex Standard Japanese Style Room
Stayed in Oct 2025
Traveling with friends
7 reviews
8.5/10
Very good
Posted on Dec 4, 2025
i like the ambiance ng hotel very unique and modern
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯にお越しいただき、誠にありがとうございました。館内の雰囲気を気に入っていただけたとのこと、うれしく拝見いたしました。昔ながらの温泉宿の趣を残しながら、皆さまに心地よくお過ごしいただける空間づくりを大切にしております。お写真も添えてご紹介いただき、ありがとうございました。また天童を訪れる機会がございましたら、季節を変えてお越しいただけましたら幸いです。
Guest User
Main Building The Heritage Washitsu
Stayed in Dec 2025
Couple
2 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 17, 2026
My name joanne Wong cho Yan .will recommend my family to stay here again !! Old school style hotel and like a tradition hotel !! However I booked a bigger room last night and switched to bigger room .i think small room the lay out is better than the bigger room …
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯にお越しいただき、誠にありがとうございました。ご家族でのご滞在に当館をお選びいただき、館内の雰囲気や設備について高い評価をいただけましたこと、うれしく拝見いたしました。また、お部屋の広さや間取りについての率直なお声もありがとうございます。これからも、皆さまにより快適にお過ごしいただける宿を目指し、大切なご意見として参考にさせていただきます。また山形へお越しの折には、ぜひ皆さまでお立ち寄りくださいませ。再びお迎えできます日を楽しみにしております。
미래소년코난
Shikitei Traditional Japanese Room 12.5 Tatami Mats, Embracing The Warmth Of Japan
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
82 reviews
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Dec 21, 2025
This hotel is located in Tendo City. For reference, Tendo City is about a 2.5-hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo. As it's a small city, it's perfect for a relaxing hot spring getaway. The public bath is quite large for the number of guests, so you can enjoy the onsen at your leisure. The only downside is that it's a bit pricey. Tendo City is also known as the city of shogi (Japanese chess), producing 95% of Japan's shogi pieces. It's also famous for its peaches and cherries.
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Response from Property: Thank you very much for staying at Hohoemi no Yado Takinoyu. Thank you for your kind introduction to the town of Tendo and our hot springs. We are delighted to hear that you were able to relax in the large public bath. Thank you also for your frank feedback regarding the accommodation fee. We will continue to strive to be an inn where guests feel "it was worth coming" through Yamagata's unique cuisine, hot springs, and the time spent at the inn. If you have the opportunity to visit Tendo again, please do come and stay with us.
Mtsl
Main Building: Rooftop Terrace + Open-Air Bath Room With Japanese-Western Style [33]
Stayed in Mar 2026
Family
5 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 21, 2026
Stayed with friends and family, it was so comfortable 😌
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Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯へお越しいただき、ありがとうございます。ご友人やご家族とのひとときを、ゆっくりお過ごしいただけたようで何よりです。また皆様でお越しいただける日を、スタッフ一同お待ちしております。
Guest User
Annex Standard Japanese Style Room
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
3 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Dec 22, 2025
Excellent hotel , great food and good onsen , will visit again !!
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯にご宿泊いただき、誠にありがとうございました。お食事や温泉をお楽しみいただけたとのこと、大変うれしく拝見いたしました。「また利用したい」とのお言葉も、私どもにとって何よりの励みでございます。次回も山形の味わいと温泉をゆっくりお楽しみいただけるよう、お迎えしてまいります。またのお越しを心よりお待ちしております。
H Kennis
Standard Twin Room, 2 Bedrooms, Bathtub, Garden View
Stayed in Mar 2025
Couple
39 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Apr 19, 2025
Good breakfast, good service, nice view !
Guest User
Standard Japanese-Style Room-Main Building
Stayed in Apr 2026
Couple
7 reviews
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on May 4, 2026
Very good hotel. Value for money.
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯へお越しいただき、ありがとうございます。「とても良いホテル」とのお言葉をいただき、大変うれしく拝見しました。これからも、気持ちよくお過ごしいただける宿であり続けられるよう努めてまいります。またのお越しをお待ちしております。
Steve Siauw
Annex Standard Japanese Style Room
Stayed in Nov 2024
Family
31 reviews
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on Jan 5, 2025
Clean hotel, location quite central, easy to find supermarket and CVS. We were trapped in heavy snow on the way back from a very bad tour. Hotel was hesitant to pick us up; we were cold and trapped outside and they were about to cancel our dinner even though we have paid for it. Also, the hotel will only answer your call between 09:00 and 19:00; what a lame service … hotel should be ready to answer its guests’ call 24 hrs, especially when you charge your guest over 170 USD per night per person!
Guest User
Annex Standard Japanese-Western Style Room
Stayed in May 2025
Family
1 reviews
7.0/10
Posted on Jun 21, 2025
Onsen, I am told, is lovely.
Stained mats and walls in our room suite was a concern.
Charged for ice bucket to the room.
Staff is friendly but seemed unable to take initiative to help.
Breakfast has plentiful choices but some cut fresh fruits were still frozen.
Guest User
Annex Twin With Bath, City View
Stayed in Mar 2025
Couple
48 reviews
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on Apr 28, 2025
Not much choice of hotel in the city and I guess that’s the best onsen hotel in the area. No complain.
Guest User
Annex Japanese-Style With Bath, City View
Stayed in Feb 2025
Family
67 reviews
9.0/10
Great
Posted on Apr 2, 2025
The room is conformable with in-room onsen. The public onsen is also good. In the mean while, the hotel location is convenient for car parking.
KFYap
Annex Executive Floor Deluxe, Japanese-Western Mixed With Bath, Garden View
Stayed in Sep 2025
Traveling with friends
24 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Nov 26, 2025
Clean,Comfortable and reasonably priced
Response from Property: この度は、ほほえみの宿 滝の湯にご宿泊いただき、誠にありがとうございました。館内で快適にお過ごしいただけたご様子を、うれしく拝見いたしました。清潔さや価格についてもご満足いただけたとのこと、何よりでございます。これからも気持ちよくお寛ぎいただける宿であるよう、日々のお手入れとおもてなしを大切にしてまいります。また天童へお越しの際には、ぜひお立ち寄りくださいませ。