Juhachiro

“Traditional Japanese onsen hotel”

We stayed only one night there and really felt welcomed by all the staff. The hotel provides a variety of types of onsen, and massage chairs are free to use. The place is very clean, and I am very happy with the whole experience. Guests can also book a free shuttle going to the JR station in the mo… lisää

We stayed only one night there and really felt welcomed by all the staff. The hotel provides a variety of types of onsen, and massage chairs are free to use. The place is very clean, and I am very happy with the whole experience. Guests can also book a free shuttle going to the JR station in the morning.

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“Four Fabulous Nights”

Staying here for 4 nights was one of the best decisions we made during our 2 week trek through the less "touristy" areas of Japan. It has the natural beauty and wonderful amenities of a traditional Japanese ryokan while providing world-class service. The staff was warm and welcoming and always will… lisää

Staying here for 4 nights was one of the best decisions we made during our 2 week trek through the less "touristy" areas of Japan. It has the natural beauty and wonderful amenities of a traditional Japanese ryokan while providing world-class service. The staff was warm and welcoming and always willing to answer questions. Though our Japanese language skills are limited and only a few staff spoke English, the communication was flawless. They provide key documents with English translation and always accommodating. We booked a Japanese style room with modern Japanese Beds and our view was perfect - looking directly out on the river where we could see the cormorant fishing boats go out each evening. The onsen had unique baths that are so therapeutic. Appreciated that we could use a QR code in the room to check the activity level (very busy to vacant) of the baths before leaving our room. Breakfast buffet had a well stocked variety of tasty items, kindly labeled in Japanese & English. Seating was spacious. Kaiseki dinners were exceptionally beautiful and deliciously creative. You could tell that the chef took great pride in each creation. The Hide Beef Course is worth the upgraded price. Treat yourself! After all of the great food, you can use free bicycles to ride around the local area. Great for taking a nice long ride across the nearby bridge and along the Nagara river. This property has its own boarding area for cormorant fishing viewing and their process is so comfortable and organized. Highly recommend you book that activity directly through the hotel. TIP: Third party booking sites may have a great rate but it gets confusing to try and book meals or any activities through a third party website. We ended up securing room/breakfast through a booking site. Then, I emailed the Juhachiro directly with some questions about the view , a request to book cormorant fishing viewing and also expressed a desire to book only two evenings with Kaiseki dinner instead of all four evenings (to allow us to try other restaurants). Ms. Yuri Asano of Reservations responded so quickly and kindly helped us to get everything in order before we arrived. She was amazing. We found the rest of the team at this hotel to be equally kind. Once you have stayed here you will realize why they have managed to stay in business for 160 years. They do it right all the time!

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“Rush the food to the table”

The hotel and the staff were nice, but the dinner was not a harmonic meal. Crying children in the stall next door, all trough the dinner, and a waiter who brought the food before the prior course wasn’t ready. Somebody was in a hurry. Chef or the staff? Food was good, but the experience was bad.