Uetoh Ryokan

We loved our time in Gifu! The ryokan was in a lovely quiet part of Gifu surrounded front and back by parks. The staff spoke a little English and we even less Japanese but it didn’t matter- they were so helpful and kind and so friendly -they even did our laundry and drove us to the train station as part of the service!!! There is an onsen - on the top floor. Everything very clean and old world traditional. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend.

We stayed here for only one night, so I can't speak for longer term, but we really enjoyed our night here. It's a small family run ryokan that's about 15 minutes walk from the local train station or about 25 from the Gifu JR station. You could also hire a car. It's actually situated along a park with an abundance of cherry trees, so if you come during the blossom season you get an incredible treat. There's also a protected national forest nearby, and a very beautiful, quiet shinto shrine a hundred feet away. The proprietors are extremely nice and polite and refused to let me carry our bags to my room alone, despite me being twice their size and able to carry both our suitcases at once. They were nothing but warm and helpful our time there, despite neither of us speaking very much of the other's languages. Our room had a beautiful view of Gifu, as the Ryokan is about 3-4 levels with landings(a lot of stairs, so if that's a physical problem be warned). It's an incredibly cozy place and I would happily spend a week here if time had allowed.

場所は、ビジネス向けではないが、不便ではない。梅のシーズンはとてもよさそう。部屋は旅館で、ホテルの快適さはないが、悪くない。部屋にもバスタブはあるが、部屋の外の風呂が快適なので、ぜひ使いたい。このホテルの良いところは、なんといっても食事。朝食はとても充実した和食で、３泊したが毎日メニューが変わって美味しい。自分で作る手作り豆腐は、初めて食べたが美味しい。そして、ここに宿泊するならぜひ夕食を。豆腐田楽など素晴らしい。夏は冷酒がピッタリ。ぜひ、もう一度行きたい。