The lounge are was very nice as well as the public onsen. We were disappointed with the breakfast and dinner—tastes very subpar. The private onsen also disappointing…..you cannot view the stars as advertised since it is enclosed, the onsen is not from a natural hot spring. The rooms are dated. Value for money is lacking.

Some really nice amenities (like the private bath up the hillside—don’t forget to slide the window open so you get that hot bath in the forest experience, the lounge with coffee and tea and nice windows). And some really lovely service (thanks Adi!). Nice place to relax after doing the nakasendo way between Magome and Tsumago.

We’ve just spent two wonderful nights, here, and everything has been perfect. The hotel is miles from anywhere so you either need a car or use the hotel shuttle bus to ferry you to and from the nearest station. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The highlight was the traditional Japanese meals served in a private dining area. Every course (they kept on coming) is a wonderful new ‘taste surprise’. We also hired the private Onsen, for an hour; another new experience. If you like being well looked after and being away from the hustle and bustle of the cities, this is for you!

Amazing experience, perfect place to relax and enjoy some traditional Japanese food and accommodation. Highly recommended.

食事が美味しかった 大変静かでお天気がよければ星を見るのに良いロケーション残念ながらお天気には恵まれなかった（泣） お風呂もお部屋も掃除が行き届き気持ちよく過ごせた スタッフも大変親切でぜひまた星を見に訪れたいと思った

Hôtel dans les montagnes reposant et agréable. Service de navette depuis la gare de Nagiso très pratique autant pour rejoindre l'hôtel que pour faire des excursions à la journée (Vallée d'Atira / Nakasendo). Personnel très gentil. Lieu très propre. Le dîner du soir est délicieux. Le onsen tout en bois est incroyable avec vue sur les montagnes ainsi que des bains extérieurs au milieu de la forêt (attention aucun vêtement ni maillot n'est admis dans les onsens au Japon). Le seul regret que nous avons est de ne pas être restés plus longtemps.

温泉の泉質が素晴らしい。

お部屋もお風呂もスタップの対応も最高で、食事も美味しかっです。曇っていたので、星空が見えなかったのが、残念でした。リピートして、リベンジしたいです。特別室だってので、6人で、泊まっても、広々して良かったです。お部屋にマッサージ機があったので、取り合いになってしまいました。コスパも良くて、お友達にも、お勧めしたいです。

案内の方が丁寧でゆっくり過ごせました!

Nice hotel located in the mountain with a beautiful outdoor hot spring.

I stayed two nights here to see magome and tsumago. The hotel was the best hotel of my trip in Japan offering traditional japanese breakfast and dinner as well as a wonderful onsen. The staff was incredible and kind helping me even though I cannot speak Japanese. I cannot recommend this Hotel enough if you are planning on visiting this part of the Nakasendo Trail.

母とのゆっくり旅でした。お食事もとても美味しく、近年リフォームされたというロッジスタイルのお部屋もきれいで大変居心地がよく、広々としたラウンジでのハーブティーやコーヒーもおいしかったです。温泉は肌がつるつるになります。かなり山の中にあるので車が無いと移動には不便ですが、ただただ静かにゆっくりしたい方には水も空気もとびきりおいしく、檜の美林に囲まれて最高の立地だと思います。晴れた晩は星もよく見えて大満足でした。おかげさまでゆっくり贅沢な時間を過ごすことができました。また行きたいです。

時節柄、宿泊される方が少ない事もありましたが 静かで居心地のよいホテルでした。ラウンジはガラス張りでゆったりとくつろげるスペースでした。お風呂もジャグジー付の露天風呂があり温泉は肌がしっとりするお湯でした。 何より食事は楽しませていただきました。地の物がふんだんに盛り込まれ盛り付けも綺麗でした。料金以上の満足感でした。

コロナの影響で二組だけのお客だったけど とても良かったです。 お風呂😌♨️も貸し切りにしてもらえました❗️

Très bel hôtel traditionnel dans un site calme et vert. Le Repas du soir est à essayer!

Interesting remote location with shuttle bus service to/from Tsumago and Nagiso, but only at 910 and 950am and 410 and 510 pm. The amenities did not seem to be of a good quality as at other inns in this range. The kaiseki meal seemed less sophisticated than I've had, perhaps because it did use all local ingredients, including deer, horse and ayu fish. However the meal did include excellent wagyu beef for at-table grilling. Dinner is served in private sections in the banquet hall, not in the room.. Overall, a satisfactorily quiet, restful, comfortable place to stay.

Good good. Good service and amazing Vallet.

Excellent ryokan set in the woods. Charming ambience and good food. A few kms from Tsumago so handy for the Magome-Tsumago walk (the hotel has shuttle to and from Tsumago and Nagiso station but it is best if you have your own car. The only gripe is that there is no English language TV - a bit surprising since much of the clientele is overseas visitors.

We ended up here at the end of a long hike as most of the people and decided to stay here in the mountains for the weekend. It’s the only place to eat for dinner and you need to reserve the dinner in advance. I reserved my dinner but I discovered on the day they informed they didn’t read the email properly and we were left with no option than a curry dinner, like if they buy every day just about what’s needed. No apologies, nothing at all. They charge you for every single thing like an extra towel, you don’t have choices for dinner lunch etc, just what they have and you have to eat it or you starve. Same thing happened for breakfast, we asked about it the night before but no, they didn’t have any ingredients to prepare breakfast the day after. The place is expensive, overrated, a bit old, with mould on the walls, futon are old and not comfortable, the whole place needs some refurbishment. I would never stay on this hotel again. Only positive thing is the natural surroundings: beautiful, and the onsen: very good. Don’t waste your money here.

This is a great small hotel in the mountains 20 mins away from Nagiso train station. Stayed in the European-style room with the family for one night as part of the Tsumago/Magome trip. Very clean, well designed property, The Japanese breakfast was tasty with the allergies taken into account at preparation. Couple of things to keep in mind - since the property is small, it does not have a 24/7 kitchen, so if you arrive late it is not possible to get any food (bring your own), also you’d need to let the hotel know in advance if you want to have breakfast. On the plus side- the hotel’s own onsen (thermal spring) is open 24x7, and it has great indoor and outdoor facilities,