A super wonderful Ryokan experience with their impressive Kaiseki where you can have it in your room if you book the corner room with Lake view(I believe all lake view rooms are the same?) Other rooms also have their own dining area right out of the their room which also have nice window view where you can also see some part of the lake view. Perhaps the most debated topic should be the private bath and its admission as it is totally up to the guests to control its use. I was lucky to secure it for my parents but during peak season, its use could become tricky. There must have beeb good reason why they have maintained this system, but could improve with a bit of tweak I suppose. The private bath itself is wonderful even comes with a small Tadami room and all that you need. I also stayed a fancy, modern centric Ryokan in the same trip with higher price, and I have to say this Ryokan is definitely better at least to me. The room and its things were also great as they were apparently renewed or renovated recently, no sign of old and pale stuffs in the room. Strongly recommend this place and make sure you book breakfast and dinner in the package unless you have good plan for them. 5 out of 5.

직원분들이 너무 친절하고 음식은 파라이빗 룸에서 식구끼리 정말 맛있게 먹었습니다. 꼭 가보시기 바랍니다.

The food was one of the best. We stayed two nights. It would have been better, if we could choose to stay without meal, because we found 2 meals a day was too much.

Great stay. The staff speaks limited English so use google translate and limited dinner choices nearby. Otherwise a really amazing place

很乾凈、舒服、可泡湯、離公車站近180公尺

Japanese attention to detail was everywhere. Food, tatami mats, onsen and wonderful staff made us feel very welcome.

Amazing staff, food and hospitality

Huge room, good service and onsen

Nice ryokan near the lake. 2 meals are good but slightly pricy.

Kashintei Shirahama is definitely one of the best Japanese ryokans we have visited. Location wise it's perfectly located right by Lake Tazawa, 30 minutes from Kakunodate, ski resort, Dakigaeri Valley, Tatsuko statue. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, especially Nori-san and Minori. Whenever we hit a snag with our communications, Google Translate would hop in. The first floor is where the private onsen and public onsen are located. The rooms are on 3rd,4th and 5th, with 5 units on each floor. We got the room with 2 double beds. We ordered the half board option so we have Japanese breakfast and kaiseki dinner for 2 days. There's no duplicate dish, and we got to enjoy many Akita specialty such as Kiritanpo, Hinai chicken, Inaniwa udon. Every single dish is exquisite in taste and is a piece of art. The meals are served at a private dining room. You can also use the private onsen free off charge, it's first come first serve for 40 minutes max. There's a free parking lot across there street and elevator, so it's not of a concern with moving the luggage to the room. The bed is very comfortable, we slept like a baby. It's very relaxing vibe.

Excellent retreat option. Highly recommend.

玄関を上がってからエレベーター内も廊下も部屋も畳で大変気持ち良く、お部屋の中にある個室ダイニングルームでのお食事も美味しく、とてもゆったりと快適な滞在となりました。 大浴場に行く際に使う素敵なカゴが浴衣セットと一緒にお部屋に置いてあり、テンションが上がりました！ シャンプー、コンディショナー、ボディソープを部屋風呂用にフロントで貸していただきました。かわいい小さなボトルに入っていて、感動しました。 露天風呂と大浴場の間の網戸が修理されていたら、全て5スターにしました。

ホスピタリティの高い、居心地の良い旅館でした。機会があれば、また行きたいです。

食事が美味しい

事前にナマモノが食べれないと伝えていたが 連携が取れていなかった。 しかし、貸切風呂が良かった。 スタッフの皆さんも笑顔が多く気持ちよく過ごせました。

清掃が行き届いている。食事もおいしい

部屋食でダイニングが別になっているのは良かった。食事も大変美味しく、内容も充実していた。 露天風呂に温度維持の為のカバーが掛かっていたのには幻滅した。全く風情が無かった。他が良かったのに、露天風呂のせいで再訪はないかなと思った。とても残念。

館内はとても清潔で、落ち着いた和の雰囲気が心地よかったです。スタッフの方々も親切で、チェックインからチェックアウトまで丁寧に対応していただきました。

非常乾淨的飯店，全棟飯店都鋪上塌塌米，連電梯內也是。入內需要脫鞋，飯店服務人員會幫你收鞋子、或是幫你準備好鞋子。用餐的地方就在你房間門口對面，用餐氣氛極佳。24小時開放溫泉，有家庭風呂與露天風呂。鄰近田澤湖畔，落日很漂亮。

Excellent Japanes Onsen experience. Will come back next year.