4-Star Hotels in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

"✅ 3-minute walk from Shimane-Matsue Station ✅ Check-in is on the 2nd floor. There are three machines that can be used for check-in and also exchange for 100 yen coins. ✅ A small gift bag of slippers for children is provided upon check-in. ✅ Water bottles are provided in the rooms. You can refill your water bottle on the 3rd floor. There is also an unmanned vending machine on the 3rd floor with a microwave. ✅ Both men's and women's public baths have washing machines. However, the password for the women's public bath changes daily; please pick it up at the front desk. ✅ Public bath hours: 15:00-24:00 / 6:00-10:00 00 ✅ The front desk staff are all young and provide excellent service. Although their English isn't great, they are very friendly. If you speak English too fast, the staff might not understand you, so it's recommended to use a simple translator to translate it into Japanese and show them the screen. ✅ Check-in is at 2 PM, and check-out is at 11 AM. If you want to check out before 2 PM, it costs an extra $1000 yen per hour. ✅ The hotel reminds guests to close the bathroom door when showering to prevent steam from affecting the smoke detector and igniting the fire extinguisher. ✅ The room rate is really cheap. I saw it on Ctrip. The room is 29 square meters. My room cost $79.19 and $91.20 per night. I once booked a room for less than $72 per night, but I canceled it. ✅ Overall, everything was great. The location is great, and the price is exceptionally high, except the pillows aren't very comfortable. 💠There aren't many places to visit in Matsue, so I recommend staying near the station. Even if you don't know how to use public transportation, you can take a bus from the station and back. It's really difficult to hail a taxi on the street. Uber exists, but you can never get one. In the sweltering 35-degree Celsius midday heat, it's unbearably hot! 😭 💠Staying in Matsue allows you to visit Izumo Taisha Shrine, the Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane, and even Yonago and Tottori."

"Old and famous ryokan in town, with old and very nice Japanese garden with its own history. This hotel provide a very large outdoor public hot bath pond which both men and women could use together. Nearby the hotel is a drainage canal with cherry blossom trees along both sides made a wonderful view."

"Expansive hotel. Breakfast is nice but crowded.  Nice ice cream sticks and drinks. Hot Spring is great and clean."

"very nice! There is a Family Mart nearby and it is a short walk to Izumo Taisha Shrine and the Izumo Historical Museum! The receptionist was very nice. Dinner and breakfast were all buffets. They were delicious. The hot springs were very comfortable. However, there were too many people and I didn’t have the chance to soak in a private hot spring. There were also free ramen and kimono rentals. It was a good choice to go to Izumo Taisha Shrine~ It’s close to the Izumo tram station. It’s a little far away from the main shrine but the road is quite easy to walk!"

"I'm already a repeat customer. The hotel is spacious and comfortable; I highly recommend it. Both meals were delicious, and I suggest booking a room that includes two meals. I asked about the menu, and it seems like a four-night stay is needed for a complete cycle of meals. Next time, I'll stay four nights."

"I was driving myself, so I'm not sure about other public transportation options. The service at check-in was excellent. Being from Hong Kong, I specifically requested a ********* staff member to serve me during meals. They were incredibly attentive, explaining each dish meticulously. On another day at breakfast, this same ********* staff member also arranged for friends and family staying in different rooms to sit together. As for the hot springs, there were different areas and types to choose from. Overall, I was very satisfied with my stay and would definitely come again."

"It was very nice that the landlady was kind. The hot springs are also good. The Italian for dinner is delicious, but I thought that the amount was small for those who often eat it."

"It was a set price, so I couldn't eat dinner at the inn. However, the breakfast was delicious. After all, I wanted to eat dinner at the inn. The sale here is still hot spring ♨️. Tamatsukuri Onsen ♨️ entered three times including in the morning. I was surprised that my skin was smooth. It was a really relaxing time in nature, such as walking around footbaths and shrines. I want to go again."

"Except for the sense of distance of a little ”Busan wading”, everything else is quite good. JR was delayed that day. I got off Odada Station. I couldn't get a taxi and didn't find a hotel in advance. The two people walked three kilometers before arriving. It is best to order one berth and two meals, and it is enough to eat two meals a day. A little original animal crawls in occasionally, it is not a problem."

"The hotel is in a good location, very close to Ichibata Railway Shinjiko Onsen Station, only two or three minutes' walk away. It is very convenient to take the Ichibata Railway to Izumo Taisha Shrine. The hotel rooms are large, clean and tidy. The buffet breakfast and dinner are very good, including seafood bowls. The hot springs are also good and the baths are very comfortable."