Shintsuta

I stayed the night before with a group due to work in Iwaki City. It's a large and stately inn, but I can't help but feel that there is a shortage of people after the coronavirus (as is the case throughout Japan). We had dinner and breakfast, and both were clean. The presentation was delicious and the food was delicious.I arrived late and left after breakfast, so I wasn't able to get a full view of the inn, but I was able to enjoy the hot springs.It was like an inn connected to Ujo Noguchi. It was interesting to see an exhibition corner with materials such as items.

This is a good example of the misery of a large, nondescript inn, which has been made worse by the coronavirus. Currently, it is one of the largest hotels in Iwaki Yumoto, with over 50 rooms, and boasts that it was once used by Prince Akishino. Although the day I stayed was a weekday, there were only 3 rooms occupied. This does not even cover the cost of maintaining the equipment. I understand the reason. I would like to enumerate some of the old-fashioned ways of dealing with guests that are common in large inns.・The service sweets in the room will proudly put out the unsold original products that are on sale at half price at the shop.・The famous open-air bath was canceled in the morning due to the coronavirus (there was no verbal explanation, and I ended up not taking a bath even once during my stay) There is no explanation at all why the morning bath would be canceled due to the coronavirus. I guess it's just to cut down on cleaning costs and utility costs.・Although I told them at the time of reservation that I don't eat meat, I was served frozen king crab instead of steak. It may be worth it in terms of price, but it lacks a lot of ingenuity. Seafood is plentiful near Onahama, and there are photos of high-quality fish on the website, but frozen is probably the best alternative to hot food. If I were the cook, I would serve abalone steak. On the other hand, shriveled matsutake mushrooms steamed in clay pots contain chicken. For breakfast, I ordered a cold pack of natto instead of chawanmushi. For chawanmushi, all you have to do is add fish fillet instead of chicken. You can clearly see that the chef is very flexible in his approach to cooking, making sure to make fun of the customers.・In the bath, there is a ``horse oil shampoo'' type, ``charcoal body soap'' type, and a heel pickpocket, and a sign says that they are also sold at the shop. In addition, in the changing room there is a massager with a picture of a foot pressure point on it and a sales pamphlet. There may be a back margin from the manufacturer, but this kind of thing gives off a sense of cheapness.・The one massager I saw was coin-operated. What is a comfortable service that fits the times? If we don't pursue the current trend of true hospitality, we are doomed.