I enjoyed to have my vacation at Hotel Shikanoyu. I will visit it again during this Fall.

Good Location and value for money. Japanese Buffet breakfast and Japanese dinner were great and delicious.

This is my first onsen hotel experience and it is much better than my expectation right from the moment I arrived. The hotel is situated in a lush area next to a beautiful creek. It is well decorated, clean and has an upscale feel. The room is quite big in my opinion compared to other Japan hotels I have stayed. I enjoyed the included buffet dinner and breakfast, although not serving expensive items like crab, quality meat, etc,, the dishes are nonetheless tasty with a plenty of choices.. The onsen is also quite big with separate areas for indoor onsen, outdoor onsen and also a jacuzzi. I particularly like the outdoor onsen as it has clear view over the creek and the trees right outside. Soaking in hot onsen water and enjoying the serenity of surrounding nature at the same time has been one of my greatest experience thus far. The area around the hotel is also very peaceful with many excellent spots for taking pictures. After checking out, we actually strolled around the area for an hour before leaving. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay there and will definitely be back if there was a chance.