Yumeguri no Yado Shuzenji Onsen Katsuragawa

The buffet was delicious, with sashimi for making your own seafood rice bowl, steak, freshly fried tempura, and a variety of tasty local specialties. The deep-fried dried horse mackerel at breakfast was especially crispy and amazing! The welcome drink and after-bath ice cream were also a nice touch. It’s great that you can choose between a yukata or samue. Being able to enjoy table tennis and tour the seven private baths with no extra charge is a big plus.\nWe stayed as five women in a Japanese-Western style room with two beds. The property was very clean throughout, and I highly recommend it.

I arrived before check-in, and they kindly let me park my car, which was a big help. In the end, I paid an additional 3,000 yen to check in early so I could rest, which was also very helpful. It was a triple Room, but it was spacious, clean, and comfortable for my stay. The large public bath on the top floor was great—I used it twice (at night and early morning), and since there were few other guests, I could enjoy it in a very spacious setting. I did notice some hair around the area where you use the hair dryers, but otherwise everything was well cleaned and tidy. There are two open-air baths. They felt wonderfully open and relaxing, though it would have been perfect if the water temperature were a bit hotter! There are five massage chairs. They were free to use, so there was no need to prepare coins, and they were great for relieving travel fatigue. Both breakfast and dinner buffets included dishes made with local ingredients, and everything tasted great. The soft-serve ice cream I had as “dessert” was delicious too. They also offered free welcome drinks and after-bath drinks inside the building; the space was large and relaxing to use, and I can see why some guests choose a Multiple Night Stay here.