Dogo Onsen Yachiyo

We stayed here to celebrate my mother’s birthday.The food was delicious, and in addition to the cake we ordered, we were surprised and delighted by a complimentary fruit platter with a message on the plate.They also took photos for us and gifted us one in a photo frame.We were truly amazed by these unexpected services.I’m grateful to have seen my mother carefully display it at home.Also, in most Hotels or Ryokan, you can usually hear sounds when someone is using the toilet, but in Yachiyo’s Room we couldn’t hear anything at all. I’ve never experienced that before and would give more than five stars.However, I rated the Facility four stars because the Wi-Fi signal was hard to connect to, and the buzzer sound from the provided tablet kept going off repeatedly at night, which was a bit unpleasant.Other than that, everything was perfect.I would love to stay at Yachiyo again.

I stay in Dogo Onsen almost every year, and this time I chose Yachiyo. I had long known it as a Ryokan with an excellent reputation for its cuisine, and a friend who lives in Matsuyama told me that after a renovation a few years ago, every Room now has an open-air bath and meals are delivered to your Room—highly recommended. I’d been wanting to stay there for some time, and at last my wish came true.The building was completely different from the traditional Ryokan atmosphere I had imagined; it was a modern reinforced-concrete building. It’s small, but the entrance and interior were very clean, and everyone—from the attendants to the front desk staff—was extremely kind.They guided my car down to the underground parking area, took my luggage there, and I could go up to the front desk by elevator.The Room was brand-new and spacious. The layout was thoughtfully designed so that meals could be brought directly from the entrance into a dining space with chairs and a table.Each dish was served one by one; the tableware and presentation were beautiful, and of course everything tasted wonderful—I felt truly happy.The open-air bath in the Room was also very large. I did visit the public bath as well, but it wasn’t crowded—perhaps because the in-room baths are so good.It’s an Accommodation that feels especially comfortable for older guests, but I think younger guests would enjoy it too. This is an Accommodation I would love to stay at again. Thank you very much.