Hotels Near Keishoji in Shibukawa

In order to examine the group trip in February, we used the cheapest price twin 1 night 2 meal for our couple. Because the parking lot is another place, after you get off in front of the entrance, you will move to the inn and bring it in the morning. (so that you don't forget things in the car) Just a luxury car, you can park next to the entrance. Good location, about 5 minutes walk to the stone steps. Overall an old building, but clean. This time, I emphasized the cheapness and chose no view from the room, so the view is unquestionable. The bath was 々 (the same floor) separate from the open-air and inner baths, and １ inner baths were not available during renovation, and another one was a men and women time change. It is still inconvenient. The open-air bath can be bathed 24 hours. The meal was necessary and sufficient for the evening morning.

The building itself certainly looks like Taisho, but it's a pity that it's not maintained. I stayed in a room called [Omatsu], but overall it was a little dirty and more than 10 shoji were torn. 90% of the employees are foreigners, and although I am doing my best, I often couldn't communicate well. This has to be crushed one by one and explained, which is troublesome. The foreign staff explained something at the time of the meal, but I didn't know what I was saying at all. I think the person who is saying also understands the content and doesn't talk. The room was cold and I had you prepare an oil fan heater, but there was little kerosene and I felt very cold at midnight. I hope you don't get stingy in a place that can't be helped. Overall, it was a subtle inn with a lack of hospitality, just because the building has a history. I think Ikaho's golden hot spring itself is a wonderful hot spring, so I recommend other inns.

With its location along the famous stone stairs and its access to abundant ”golden hot spring water”, one can easily tell this is a long-established hotel in Ikaho. And this is the reason for my choosing to stay here since it is not easy to find onsen hotels that offer ”natural flowing water” nowadays (onsen water will be ”recycled” in many hotels). If one's purpose for coming to Ikaho is for their good water, Kishigo will be a good choice because they have three hot spring baths, and I particularly like the one detached from the main building, i.e. Open-Air Bath Gonzaemon no Yu. I got a Western style room with view of the stone stairs, nothing fancy, but I do not mind. As a solo traveller, I was not given the choice of dining at the hotel when making the booking. It worried me a bit at first since I always enjoy having traditional Japanese dinner in onsen hotels; and with this being my first visit to Ikaho, I did not even know if there is any restaurant in the area (shops in most onsen towns close at 5pm or earlier). It worked out all right in the end for there are restaurants, and I went to one that is just a minute's walk from the hotel. Dining out also meant I had more flexibility in spending time on a stroll around the area and relaxing in the hot springs.

While visiting Ikaho in 2019, I saw 福一 while walking the stone steps. The unmaintained, unkempt external of the building and the bags of trash littered around the building were enough to make my visceral reaction be one of… I’m glad I’m not staying there. Unfortunately, while visiting more recently, the ryokan I’d stayed at previously was fully booked. I happened upon 福一’s website and didn’t realize that it was the same ryokan that had made me internally shudder. The website makes you believe this ryokan will be updated and beautiful. Don’t be fooled like me. The ryokan was old and dirty inside. I’ve stayed at many ryokans and I don’t mind old buildings and fixtures, furniture, etc. Old can be beautifully-maintained and clean. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case here. Carpets in common areas were horribly stained. Parts of wooden fixtures were peeling off. There was mold in the sink in our bathroom. The bathroom trash can was literally a yellow bucket that has not been cleaned of stains in quite a while. There was mold covering the soap dispenser in our room. The room I booked was called the “Modern Japanese room”. Superficial things in the room had been updated (like the wallpaper) but the sink, shower, bathtub, etc were obviously from when the ryokan opened. The food was disappointing as well. It’d obviously been cooked in huge batches beforehand and was just sitting around for awhile prior to being served. The rice in the 炊き込みご飯 at the end of the meal was cold and hard. Anyone who is familiar with rice would know it’d obviously been cooked well before and had been left out for awhile. The breakfast buffet had plenty of variety but the quality of the food was poor. All in all, quite bad cost performance. While this ryokan charges the same price as other ryokans in the area, the quality of the room and the facilities and the quality of the food really don’t live up to the price point. I couldn’t wait to leave 福一.

Oedo Onsen Monogatari Ikaho is a hotel located in Ikaho, Ikaho Town, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture. Ikaho Onsen is a hot spring located in Ikaho Town, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture. It is a historical hot spring resort that appears in Manyoshu, and is said to have been maintained by Masayuki Sanada. Ikaho Onsen is said to be the birthplace of hot spring manju. On October 5, 2021, I climbed Mt. Akagi on this day. From there, we drove to Oedo Onsen Monogatari Ikaho. The parking lot is very large. Go straight through the door. It seems that they also take a day trip bath. store. There was a table tennis table. I will be staying in room 306 on the 3rd floor. I can't open the lock all the time. The refrigerator at the entrance is large. Wash basin. I'm going to the public bath, so I probably won't use it, but there's also a bathtub. The toilet has a warm water seat. The 10-tatami Japanese-style room is already covered with futons, which is unique to Oedo Onsen Monogatari. The view from the window is like this (bitter smile) TV and safe. I went to the hot springs right away. There were two types of hot springs: iron springs and colorless and transparent hot springs. Kogane no Yu is a sulfate spring. Shirogane no Yu is a simple hot spring containing a large amount of metasilicic acid. There was also a bedrock bath, so I slowly entered for about 30 minutes. This day is an all-you-can-drink plan, so refrain from beer time in the room (laughs). It's 5:30, so I'm moving to the dinner hall. I thought I was the first one, but I was waiting for my turn (sweat;) Buffet style. (laughs) After the beer, I ordered a sake called Seitoku. The next morning, at 7:15, I headed to the breakfast venue. Breakfast is also a buffet. I checked out in the morning (laughs) and moved on.

I stayed in Takasaki after a long time and chose Metropolitan Takasaki at that time. When I stayed before, I remember staying in a large room with a low accommodation fee, but this time all rooms were set to have a high accommodation fee. The atmosphere of the lobby and the room remained the same as before, but the room is a standard single room with breakfast and ¥ 12,800 is expensive. However, I felt a feeling of cleanliness, and I was able to spend a relaxing time with an air purifier.

Hotel room: The space is good for a Japanese hotel, but the bathroom is small. Hotel facilities: But the hotel has hot springs, free self-service washing machines, and self-service dryers for ¥100 for 20 minutes. There are free ice cream bars, free soba noodles during part of the evening, and free Yakult during part of the morning. Location: It is about a 12-minute walk from JR Takasaki Station to the hotel. There are many restaurants, shopping malls, and large Japanese supermarkets nearby for shopping. If you buy a JR Tokyo wide pass, taking JR from this location to various ski resorts (such as Goetsu Yuzawa and Karuizawa) is less than half an hour's drive away, which is very convenient!

Takasaki trip ２ day. Originally I was going to return at １ nights, but I was in poor health on that day and I stayed at １ nights. I stayed at the Toyoko Inn chain for the first time. First of all, it was good to return to the front desk staff at the time of bad **. I came by car again, but I introduced the hotel, the affiliated parking lot and stopped at the parking lot opposite, but I couldn't convince it was higher than the hotel. I think the same fee is the basic for the affiliated parking lot. The room is a feeling of making the Showa look more like Dommy Inn. I thought it was a happy service that breakfast was served with service. I don't know if the front desk staff is busy with the phone response, but I thanked and gestured with my left hand while calling. I arrived on the way back to the stone stone and thought I would never come to this hotel again. At the end, I was able to travel to Gunma.

New hotel. Excellent location, centrally located. The decor is elegant. The room is spacious and has windows that can be opened. The large bed is comfortable. There are indoor hot springs on ground floor, but no outdoor hot springs. Large parking lot, parking is very convenient. Staff service is top notch. Breakfast is average but enough.

I stayed with my family twice in January 2022, after the New Year and in late January. Both rooms were on the 7th floor. The first time was a corner room, and if you looked down from the veranda, you could see the flow of the Shima River. The second time was not a corner room, but a family of three could relax in a Japanese-style room of 10 and a half tatami mats. Both arrived earlier than the check-in time, but the check-in was smooth, and the explanation from the front desk staff was polite, and it was easy to understand with memos such as meal time and bath time. Thanks to that, I was able to enjoy the open-air bath early. The open-air bath had shampoo conditioner, body soap, and soap. A razor, aftershave lotion, hair tonic, hair liquid, comb, cotton swabs, and tissues are provided at the open-air bath washbasin. It seems that there was also a cleansing for women. There was a place where you can drink the hot springs on the first floor. A paper cup is provided. Two elevators. One was the observation elevator. There were heaters and rubbing alcohol throughout the ryokan. Wifi was available everywhere in the room and inside the hotel, so I didn't have any problems during my stay. It was fast enough. By the way, the price of juice etc. in the vending machine in the inn was the same as the price outside. I was impressed that there was also a vending machine for cup noodles. Tea and sweets were placed in the room, and there was hot water in the electric kettle and cold water in the refrigerator. The tea was Japanese tea and hojicha, and there were many teapot packs. For dinner, we had a meal in a large hall, but each table was far away, and we were given a bag to put away the mask during the meal. You can enjoy your meal slowly. I was satisfied with the quantity and taste. The catering staff was moving very quickly and it felt good. After dinner, there was a picture-story show by the proprietress. It was about 15 minutes, but seeing the proprietress's heartfelt picture-story show made me feel very nostalgic. There was also an explanation of Shima Onsen. When my son saw the picture-story show for the first time, he became a fan of the proprietress. The second time, after the picture-story show, my son was very happy to have a two-shot with the proprietress. When you return to your room after dinner, the futons are spread out and you can sleep right away. My bed is always my home, so the futon in the Japanese-style room is somewhat fresh. The open-air bath was open to men and women at different times, but it was spacious and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even after 5:00 in the morning, I went to the open-air bath in the dark and woke up perfectly. Breakfast was also very good. Check-out is at 11:00, so buy souvenirs at the shop before that. If you pay by credit card, it will be smoother if you ask them to charge the room before checking out. When I left the entrance, the staff took out my shoes, everyone greeted me in a loud voice, and I was able to leave comfortably. On the way back, when I took a family photo in front of the entrance, the staff came immediately and took it for me. Shima Onsen wasn't a big tourist spot, but it was a very good place to go to the hot springs with your family.