Hatori

The superb location easy walking distance to all major landmarks & distinct heritage sites & excellent breakfasts daily. If not for the eight legged creatures (not harmful, but can irritate the skins) that may hibernate within the tatami in the room, and if not for the initial mistakes of giving us a room too cramp for 4 adults (we had booked 2 japanese styled suite rooms) but ended up giving us a standard room instead. Needed our persistent insistence to change before the front manager relented and gave us a bigger one. Which I find uncalled for. The manager should be more forthright to just get us the right room. Anyway, the stay itself was brilliant. The public hot spring bath is superb. And love the public bath outdoor for guests too.

・Comfortable 2 large public baths One is large bath rooms having open-air a bath, another is smaller but having a jet bath. Both gave me a good relax time. ・Delicious dinner and breakfast Especially, the dinner course is so nice. It was cooked with local ingredients, and they were seasoned with dashi. ・24 hours soft drink bar The bar is 24H open. It serves some soft drink and coffee made by a coffee machine.

We stayed one night at Hatori and I regret it - because it was the best stay we had in our 15 days in Japan :) We should have done more nights here! There is a free shuttle from Kagaonsen Station to the hotel and vice versa (check timings first and plan your route accordingly - lifesaver. We arrived kind of late so were concerned about dinner options, but there were some nice mom-and-pop eateries open in the vicinity and a Lawsons about 5 mins walk away. The breakfast buffet is worth it and delicious, the staff are warm and helpful. Our room came with an ensuite rotenburo and it was lovely starting the day with a private onsen experience; the room was very big for 2 people. The public onsens in the hotel are tattoo-friendly and if you want (and if available) you can walk 5 min to their sister hotel Rurikoh to try their baths too (but check with the staff first)! I am in love with Kagaonsen as a town and a lot of it is thanks to our stay with Hatori. Thank you for the amazing time Team Hatori and hope to see you very soon!

Onsen. Dinner and breakfast were superb. My kids didn’t quite like the traditional Japanese kaiseki meal but they like the ala carte menu. Breakfast has a wide selection of Japanese food and some western option like sausages and bread. Private onsen was easy to book and is a good option for family. Room size was great. Kids really love the experienced staying in ryokan style room.

My boyfriend and I have stayed at a total of 4 hotels in Japan but Hatori was our most favorite one. We read reviews saying the hotel looks old with old carpet, but honestly its really charming! We got the buffet breakfast one day and everything was so delicious -- the curry, fried fish, vegetables. We have tattoos so we weren't able to go to the public bath but we did have an open air bath in our room which we loved!! The amenities are so great too. I love that we got to choose our own yukata and there are free drinks (coffee, tea, house kombucha) for after you bathe. The vending machines are the best too, with water, tea, coffee and alcohol too! We also got in room massages which was great. The staff is super nice too, helpful, and very good at English! I forgot my key in my room once and they were super kind to help me out! The location is good because there are some eating spots around -- just be mindful that most of them do not have an English menu (pointing at Google review photos was helpful for us). Lawson is the only conbini around maybe a 10-15 minute walk. We really miss our stay here as it made our first Japan trip so memorable! Can't wait to come back again and try out the kaiseki meal in the room too!