Yunoshimakan

Wonderful experience! A stately & historical large ryokan nested on the eastern hill slope of Gero town. My second stay at this ryokan & will continue to stay there next time I am in Gero. Very good vista of the town in the morning or evening. Very large garden & landscape, with tall tress & seasonal flower trees.or bushes.. a beautiful & varied feast for the eyes & senses if one come at different seasons... Has its own hotel museum to showcase it's checkered history & early artifacts, etc. just like many other ryokans with a long historical tradition. Onsen water is alkaline typical of Gero & has that silky smooth feel. Food & service is good as expected. If one is in Gero, this is a ryokan that one should stay at least one night to experience Gero ambiance..

Amazing experience. Excellent service. Free shuttle to the hotel upon arrival and departure. Breakfast and dinner included were delicious. Facilities were well maintained. Enjoyed a very relaxing vacation. Can't wait to visit again.

Room , food and service were fantastic but the rest of the hotel facilities are living in its past glory,

Great place and great staff. we have had a very great time here

Their hospitality is superb!! Traditional japanese breakfast and dinner in the room were very tasty!! The hida beef shabu shabu was unforgettable! Shout to Suehiro for his top notch service during dinner preparation and his very good english! Staff in reception has also treated us with unforgettable hospitality experience!! We will definitely come back! The Momiji room is definitely worth it, specially the outdoor private onsen bath!!

Excellent famous onsen ryokan visited by two previous emperors. Excellent service, rooms are traditional tatami mat rooms but with nice views of Gero town below and the surrounding greenery. Traditional but with character and Japanese flavour. Dinner and breakfast are set courses and excellent in presentation and flavours. Separate men and women onsen baths have large indoor pools and smaller but very beautiful rock garden style outdoor pools - very relaxing to sit in outdoor pool looking up at the night sky stars.

The hotel is surrounded by countless tall trees and we could only breathe fresh air as we arrived. Yunoshimakan is an old-fashioned hotel. "Old-fashioned" isn't used in a negative way, as, after all, this is why we came to stay. Architecturally, this is a very interesting hotel - a historical wooden hotel with seemingly endless carpeted corridors that bring you to different locations in the hotel to gaze out through the windows to its green surroundings and the hills in the distance. We came in May and everything outside was mostly green; I can only try to imagine how the view changes when foliage changes to its autumn colors. Staff members of the hotel were friendly and helpful. Meals were, however, not impressive. I hope there could be options to upgrade them.

Hotel is old. Staffs are polite and helpful. It looks beautiful outside. But inside the property, EVERYTHING needed an upgrade a few years ago.

Very attentive, personable, caring staffs. Best onsen in Gero.

Very good onsen experience, excellent dinner. Highly recommended

Located on high ground with good view of onsen town below .Great service with many smiles and sumptuous breakfast and dinner together with nice onsen indoor and outdoor provide us with a marvellous stay

Excellent and warm reception given. Beautiful place, quiet, good food.

Excellent service, good food and highly recommended

Staff spoke English and were great at accommodating our requests.

It was great Place is Unique and traditional.

Quick response. Good service. Dinner was delicious. Overall I had good experience.

Only stayed one night but it was absolutely amazing, the private dinner in the room was beautifully prepared & presented, & served by the excellent & friendly staff. The room was very spacious, very clean & the open air onsen was fantastic! One of the highlights of our trip to Japan will definitely stay here again on our next trip.

This is definitely the best hotel ( both services and facilities) I have ever stayed in my lifetime. We were driving from Nagoya to Gero for one night stay. Few days before arrival, staff has sent message via hotel.com to confirm arrival and dinner time. When we arrived hotel, there’s 2 gentlemen waiting us outside of the hotel and handled the luggages for us. Then we had two specific staff who serviced us during the stay. The staff has clearly explained to us the hotel’s facilities and prepared hot tea to us. Our room is in traditional building with private outdoor onsen. However, if you can’t get a chance to book a room with private onsen, there are 4 private onsen rooms which are opened for all guests, you can occupy the whole room with your loved one. There r also public indoor and outdoor onsen with view. Dinner and breakfast are delicious, frankly speaking not the “food to die for” but considering the service, staff and whole atmosphere, ill say it has brought the dining experience to the top level. The hotel locates on the top of the “mountain?” which can enjoy the view of Gero. I really like the historical Japanese style architecture, I like everything in this hotel. I’ll def come back! I would also like to take this chance via hotel.com to show our gratitude to Yunoshimakan team. Thank you for taking care of us. You have made our trip more meaningful and you have well represented your country :)

Not so friendly with foreign tourists and dinner is very general, not premium as charged.

Very nice staffs