Arima Gyoen

This Accommodation was a great find in Arima Onsen, offering free-flowing hot spring water at a relatively reasonable price.It was a cold day with some snow flurries even in March, so it was tough to kill time until the 5:00 PM check-in, but the front desk staff welcomed us warmly.As you’d expect from a popular Onsen, the property was crowded, but we could check the bath crowd levels on our phones, so it wasn’t an issue.We were satisfied to be able to soak in the Kinsen (gold) bath.We didn’t use the open-air Ginsen (silver) bath much since it didn’t seem to be free-flowing, but we were glad we could experience both.

The building is old, but the guest Rooms were spacious, and both the toilet and the in-Room bathroom had been renovated and were very clean.The large public bath offered both Kinsen (gold spring) and Ginsen (silver spring), and the Ginsen bath was an open-air bath.Meals were served in a banquet hall, which was spacious and comfortable.The road to the parking lot is narrow, so larger vehicles are better parked in the second parking lot.I parked a Lexus RX in the first parking lot; there was plenty of space between cars, but because of its length, it was a little difficult to exit.