Hotel Oosado

“Pricey, but the highest quality option in Sado Island”

We intended to explore Sado Island to visit the Sado Kinzan Gold Mines, roam around the well-preserved Shukunegi Village, check out the native Toki birds at Toki no Mori Park, and learn about the island's history at the Sado History Museum. From our research, it appeared that the default option for… lisää

We intended to explore Sado Island to visit the Sado Kinzan Gold Mines, roam around the well-preserved Shukunegi Village, check out the native Toki birds at Toki no Mori Park, and learn about the island's history at the Sado History Museum. From our research, it appeared that the default option for a high-end stay was Hotel Oosado. The property also had a spacious and comfortable 108m² Premium Suite that featured a terrace with an open-air onsen (hot spring) bath. While the stay was an extremely pricey one (there are far less expensive rooms and stay packages), we were satisfied with the overall experience and am glad we bit the bullet for a superior accommodation. While Hotel Oosado has a breakfast-only plan, given where it's located, you'll definitely want to start your day with a meal at the property. We not only opted with a half-board (breakfast and dinner) plan, we paid extra (35,000 yen per night for two) for an upgraded course. We're glad we went with this plan, as they did a wonderful job in representing the finest ingredients and recipes that Sado Island (and Niigata Prefecture overall) had to offer. This included Red Snow Crab, Abalone, Murakami Wagyu Beef, and Sado Melon and Fig. On the second night, hey brought out a seafood hot pot with the broth from Shrimp Tomalley (Ebi-miso), which was delightful. The sashimi course - Japanese Red Seaperch, Sea Urchin, Toro, Japanese Amberjack and Red Sea Bream - were all local and all awesome. As a bonus, Premium Suite guests get meals served in a private room, leading to an intimate and interactive experience with our dedicated server. By comparison to the elaborate dinner, breakfast is a buffet affair, which we appreciated since we wanted an early start to our touring day, and were able to finish our meals within 30 minutes with a full and satisfied stomach. The spread featured a mixture of Japanese and Western options to cater to everyone's palate. The Premium Suite was relatively modern with muted tones and high quality furnishings. The Suite had a Western living room along with a dining table and two bedrooms. The expansive balcony spanned the length of the room, and was equipped with a love seat and lounge chair, and an onsen hot tub at one end. The deck is covered overhead, so you can enjoy the views and fresh air even if it's raining outside. While we mainly spent our time touring the island, the tranquil vibe definitely aided in reducing our blood pressure - the serenity of the setting was unforgettable. One thing to note about the hot springs - while our Premium Suite's onsen was pure, it is not piped in directly from nearby, but rather trucked in to Oosado, and it's recirculated. I was told that the private rental bath is about 50% onsen and the communal bath (Daiyokujo) is about 30% onsen. Service was hosted at a very high standard. We were warmly greeted with smiles each time we returned to Oosado, and while we speak the language and did not require concierge services, staff were always around and frequently asked whether there was anything they could do for us. Finally, our private dinner server was well versed in each course and was able to explain the intricacies in great detail. While we could have easily spent less at Oosado, and stayed in a non-Premium Suite accommodation and feasted on their standard dinner offering, our decision to go all-in on the property's highest quality experience was something we're glad that we opted into.

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“Overall we had an enjoyable stay and would stay again on our next visit.”

This is one of the few left modern ryokans in the Aikawa area. Our room was spacious and the futon bed comfortable enough. I enjoyed the onsen baths, both inner as well as the open air, which were very clean and well maintained. Dinner was a kaiseki style as you would expect in this class of ryokan… lisää

This is one of the few left modern ryokans in the Aikawa area. Our room was spacious and the futon bed comfortable enough. I enjoyed the onsen baths, both inner as well as the open air, which were very clean and well maintained. Dinner was a kaiseki style as you would expect in this class of ryokan with a lot of volume including a whole crab. It was ok but I thought they could do better. Breakfast was a buffet. It was quite busy and we had to wait to find a table for six. The buffet was average for this class of hotel (but most likely the best in the area). All the staff were polite and willing to help in any way. Overall we had an enjoyable stay and would stay again on our next visit.

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“Lovely Ryokan with magnificent views”

Our room was delightfully warm when we arrived. The picture window overlooking the ocean was superb. Our room was a traditional tatami mat and futon style room. Dinner was delicious with the highlight being a whole crab. The buffet Japanese style buffet breakfast in the morning was delightfully … lisää

Our room was delightfully warm when we arrived. The picture window overlooking the ocean was superb. Our room was a traditional tatami mat and futon style room. Dinner was delicious with the highlight being a whole crab. The buffet Japanese style buffet breakfast in the morning was delightfully varied and plentiful. My only criticism of the hotel is that the entry is reminiscent of a high school gym.

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“Great food, food and onsen”

All very good. The room was comfortable and clean. The only thing that I didn't like is that they replaced all of the toothbrushes, sheets and towels every day. Not very eco friendly. The dinners were great, but not much variation if you stay 3 nights. Breakfast buffet was one of the best that I … lisää

All very good. The room was comfortable and clean. The only thing that I didn't like is that they replaced all of the toothbrushes, sheets and towels every day. Not very eco friendly. The dinners were great, but not much variation if you stay 3 nights. Breakfast buffet was one of the best that I have had a Japanese hotel. All of the staff were friendly.

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