Hinode Ryokan

We had a great time especially the bath. A bit noisy from the train

If you want to experience staying in a traditional japanese house, this is relatively affordable choice. Even though they have only 1 shower, they make effort in cleaning up the shower area after a guest has used it, so that it is clean and nice for the next guest.

The staff is excellent, they are extremely helpful and very nice and gave good tips about the event around, I just don't think it's worth 200$CA, when there's only 1 bathroom for 5-6 rooms, and Turkish style toilet. If the price goes down, its definitely a very Japanese experience, right now it's an overpriced experience. We got a 300$CA Ryokan earlier, and was way better and with private onsens available.

It was really cute and the owners were very nice! A lot of people complained about noise and bathroom conditions. This is a Ryokan, not a Hilton Resort. The building is historically old and if you are staying here, you stay for the experience. I would recommend one or two nights max. Our room was air conditioned and it was great. The second we left our bedroom, it was hot and humid (summer). The air conditioner really worked hard. My only recommendation is that the place could use some touch ups and Reno’s in certain areas. Loose floor board, missing wall trim in room, etc.

Let me preface this review by saying if you are an adult or couple travelling and want to truly experience Japanese traditional hotel life, this is the place for you. However, traveling as a family is already a challenge without hotels misrepresenting their facilities. We booked this hotel despite it being 45 minutes from our travel destination due to the room description of having a separate living room and soaking tub IN THE ROOM (see picture). When we arrived, we were shown our room which was a traditional tatami room just big enough for 3 twin size futons. Then we were directed to the public toilets and shower. We are sure that staying in this home would have been a unique Japanese experience, but we were looking for the comfort of space that was advertised. We decided to suck it up and just go to sleep. Unfortunately, the lights from the surrounding city lit our room up brighter than actual daylight the entire night. We could literally hear people walking outside. Meanwhile, our toddler tossed and turned all night less than a foot away from us. We left around 6am and attempted to get a refund for our second night as we could not reasonably justify spending over $100 for an incredibly uncomfortable stay when an entire house WITH separate living spaces is a click away on AirBnB. We were refused the refund. Please take heed of this and other reviews to ensure this hotel is what you are looking for in your stay. The pictures and descriptions are misleading.

Traditional Japanese house, very comfortable, excellent location, and friendly owners. Highly recommend.

Yummi, was a wonderful host. Going well out of her way to show us around the town at dinner time, she really impressed us - and enabled us to have the most wonderful time in her town, and at the accommodation. Very pleased travellers.

A really beautiful place to stay, the staff is very welcoming and friendly and the location is great!

It was a 120 year old traditional Japanese house. I didnt know this when I booked. But glad I stayed there for the experience. Only downside was that I left my watch that my wife bought me in the shared bathroom and someone decided that they needed it more than me. Not the hosts fault but.

Although this is a very beautiful original Ryokan is did not provide any comfort. Our room was just big enough for the 2 futons and did not provide even a chair. One shared bathroom only, and no breakfast. This Ryokan, accepting its originality, was over priced.

You get to experience a genuine ryokan experience.

Great experience staying at a traditional Ryokan. Easy walk from train station. Budget accommodation only really suited to an overnight stay as there is nowhere to sit or eat or relax.

Amazing old traditional Japanese house. Rooms weren’t too small, had to be quiet though as walls are made of paper (as is traditional)

Everything we expected of a traditional Japanese home

Charming old inn but totally lack of modern bathroom comfort. Only 1 washroom & 1 bathroom for the whole building and 2 out of the 3 toilets are of the historic sqaddung type! No big luggage allowed in room in order to protect wooden floor but all other old ryokans I stayed before have no such rule....

Convenient to JR station, traditional type accommodation, fair value

A good traditional house with very strict and rigid rules like no shower after certain times. Even with just 15mins late, they won't even allow you to shower. Toilet is super smelly,they need to work that out. I wouldn't go to their toilet but to wait until I go out and use the toilet in the restaurant nearby or train station. A little dusk in my room too. When they said no shower after certain time, I thought if someone else is using the face wash area,I could just use the sink at the shower room for face wash but no, the owner pointed at the sign at the door saying no shower but I wasn't showing at all, I wasn't even entering the hot tub area but the sink area for face wash since a family of three were washing their face, brushing teeth at the appointed area. The owner can really be more open and easy going on little stuff like this

We honestly can’t give good feedback regarding this guesthouse. There are several aspects of our stay that were problematic: - The pictures from the website are NOT REPRESENTATIVE of the guesthouse we stayed in. - The bathrooms were NOT CLEAN, they smelled pretty bad and the floor was kind of sticky. As far as I saw, there was only 1 western toilet. Also, they were for both sex, and there were male toilets on the open right there, so you might find yourself seeing someone peeing. - The whole house smelled strange: our own room smelled as it had not been ventilated in a while. The room was not unclean, but the windows were quite difficult (if not impossible) to open. - There was a strict timetable for showering, from 6 to 9 AM and from 3 to 11 PM. If you know that beforehand, it might be acceptable for you, but if there is a lot of people in the house, it can be problematic. Once we finished at 9:11 and the owner complained. - We found a bug lying in the pillow one day. It is an old house, so it is not that strange. Since we did not pay a high price, it might be acceptable for some people. *It must also be said that the rooms had A/C. The problem is that all these aspects are not announced when booking, and so you find yourself in an uncomfortable/unexpected situation when you arrive. Personally, I did not like the way we were addressed by the owner, which had us call him (as a sort of joke) “king”. Again, that is my take on that and it might not bother other people.

True experience of traditional japanese style living.

Very friendly staff. Very spartan.