Hotel Towadaso

“Nice Ryokan”

I stayed at this Ryokan in a Japanese-style room. My room was spacious and comfortable. Dinner at my hotel was served Kaiseki style. That means small plates of many dishes. Some of them were a mystery to me, but they did note my dietary restrictions. Over the flame was Barayaki, made with beef… lisää

I stayed at this Ryokan in a Japanese-style room. My room was spacious and comfortable. Dinner at my hotel was served Kaiseki style. That means small plates of many dishes. Some of them were a mystery to me, but they did note my dietary restrictions. Over the flame was Barayaki, made with beef. The following night, I enjoyed the steak. It is a five-minute walk to the lakefront.

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“Decent place but nothing inspiring”

We spent a couple of nights at the Hotel Towadaso on our latest trip to Japan and found it to be a decent base for visiting the area. It is quite a big hotel and caters to the numerous bus tours that roll through the area, so it has a bit of a mass tourism feel to it which we didn’t like. The locat… lisää

We spent a couple of nights at the Hotel Towadaso on our latest trip to Japan and found it to be a decent base for visiting the area. It is quite a big hotel and caters to the numerous bus tours that roll through the area, so it has a bit of a mass tourism feel to it which we didn’t like. The location is OK, just a 5-minute walk to the lake front, however not a very inspiring location. The hotel was clean and well-presented, weeds under control, but with an air of faded grandeur. The reception staff were all good, very helpful and spoke a little bit of English. Our Japanese style room was lovely, very large and airy, with plenty of areas for storage and room to spread out (but drastically lacking hooks to hang things on. Our futon bed was comfortable and we had a good night’s sleep. The room was clean and well-maintained. The walls however are a bit thin, so you are able to hear your neighbors engaged in conversation, and also a bit of noise from the hallway. There is a number of restaurants on site. The one we ate our dinners at wasn’t all that great. The food was quite bland and tasteless and not much that was even recognizable. Luckily we had some extra food with us to supplement with. The breakfast, on the other hand, was quite good, but you eat it in this massive industrial type cafeteria that is obviously geared up for the mass bus tours. Good food, zero ambience. The hotel wifi was intermittent, almost unusable in the evenings, so we just switched to 4G data. So overall, not a bad experience, but we’d probably look for something else if we were to stay in the area again.

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“Good Value Option Nearby The Snow Festival Site”

The hotel is a bit dated especially at the onsen; food quality not impressive. Yet, considering it as a 2 meals included onsen hotel, price offered is pretty attractive. If you come to Towada Lake in Winter time without a car, Hotel Towadako will be a good choice. City bus runs between Hachinohe… lisää

The hotel is a bit dated especially at the onsen; food quality not impressive. Yet, considering it as a 2 meals included onsen hotel, price offered is pretty attractive. If you come to Towada Lake in Winter time without a car, Hotel Towadako will be a good choice. City bus runs between Hachinohe and Towada Lake stops 10 mins away. Another JR tourist bus run between Hanchinohe station and Towada Lake stops right in front of the hotel. In addition, this tourist bus runs along the Oirase scenic road and will stop at 3 main attractions for few minutes allowing the passengers come out to enjoy the view. The 3rd option to take the hotel free shuttle running between Hachinohe station; which can drop you (or pick up) at the Towada Art Center or Oirase Keiryu Hotel on request.

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