Itoen Hotel Atagawa

On Sat, March 28, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. We arrived at the Hotel at 19:30. Since we use a wheelchair, they allowed us to park in front of the Hotel. The Hotel was fully booked, and dinner was served in five time slots. We had the last slot from 20:45. Until then, we enjoyed the baths. The panoramic bath is made of hinoki cypress; I also used it in the morning, and it offers a spectacular view overlooking the ocean. There were three types of shampoo as well, which was fun to try. Dinner featured a Chinese fair with mapo tofu and shumai dumplings. There were plenty of options—curry, ramen, nigiri sushi, salads—and everything was quickly refilled when it ran low. Amazingly, sake and beer were all-you-can-drink! The beer even came from an automatic dispenser—I’d never seen one before and was impressed (laugh). While some aging of the building is unavoidable, everything was kept very clean, and every staff member we encountered was extremely pleasant. Staying here was absolutely the right choice for us. We’d love to stay again if we have another opportunity.

My spouse and I stayed here on Saturday, February 7.Since it was inexpensive, we didn’t have high expectations, but it was better than we expected for the price!