HONKAN KOSEKIYA

Taking the shuttle bus was very convenient, as a staff member was there to meet me and escort me directly to the accommodation. Check-in was smooth, with a detailed explanation of everything and clear instructions on room usage. Despite being a registered cultural heritage site, it's impeccably maintained. The facilities include an elevator, automatic blinds, a retro but functional telephone, and a very comfortable room. I enjoyed a course dinner at Nogawa-tei, breakfast at the main building, and there's 24-hour complimentary drinks and alcohol. Shirogane restaurant is also available for conditional free use. You even get access to the large open-air bath at Ginzan-so, a sister property. The onsen baths in the main building, though small, are two separate areas, allowing for alternating use between men and women. The staff's kindness and attentiveness are beyond praise. Aside from the high price, everything about this accommodation was absolutely perfect.

The service staff were excellent. The hotel's dinner was served at a restaurant on the hot spring street, less than a minute's walk from the hotel, and the food was carefully and exquisitely prepared. Japanese breakfast was provided at the hotel and was also very delicious. The hot springs within the hotel were a bit underwhelming, but you can walk to Ginzan-so to enjoy their hot spring baths, which have various different pool designs and are very comfortable.

It was awesome ✨

従業者の方々が余裕を持って対応していて、こちらの気の持ち方も余裕があるものに。 備品等も質が良い。 食事も美味しかった。

服務態度真係好，環境優美

This inn is located right in the middle of the nostalgic Ginzan Onsen hot spring town. (If you park in the dedicated parking lot at the entrance to the hot spring town, an attendant will take you to the hot spring town in the valley, and when you get out of the car, the attendant will carry your luggage and guide you to the inn.) You need to book this inn about six months in advance to get the room you want. Walking through the hot spring town, you'll already feel like you're in the Taisho era...the retro buildings and gas stoves are wonderful. Upon arriving at the inn, you'll be offered a welcome drink while listening to an explanation of the inn. (Guests from Kosekiya Bekkan and Ginzanso can use each other's hot springs for free. We went to Ginzanso to use the open-air bath.) A unique feature of this inn is that food and drinks are all-inclusive, with unlimited soft drinks and alcohol at the drink bar in the lobby lounge, and most of the menu items for after-dinner drinks and snacks are free at the Yukemuri Shokudo Shirogane. You enter your room with a special key that has a QR code (you can take it home). The room is also Taisho Romantic, and the telephone is an older type of telephone that I remember from before the black telephone era, and it still works perfectly. The facilities such as security boxes, toilets, and air conditioning are state-of-the-art, but what's truly wonderful is the atmosphere that makes you feel like you've traveled back in time to the Taisho era. When I went to sleep, I fell asleep to the sound of the Ginzan River (the side where you can see other inns and gas lamps). The hot springs have white and black baths that men and women can use on alternating days. The hot spring water is colorless and smells of sulfur, and it seems that the 60℃ source water is only diluted with cold water when there is a sudden change in temperature, making it very warming. For dinner, we had a course menu at Nogawa-tei, located at the entrance of the hot spring town, and enjoyed a delicious meal slowly over about an hour and a half. After dinner, we had a drink at the Yukemuri Shokudo "Shirogane". Most of the alcohol and snacks on the menu are included in the free accommodation fee, which is wonderful service. Breakfast is served in the lobby lounge. We had 12 kinds of colorful side dishes, along with imoni (taro stew) and rice (Tsuyahime) warmed over the hearth in front of us, which was also delicious. The building is old, so there are gaps in the outer walls, etc., so if you don't close the inner partition doors properly, stink bugs and other insects will get in.