Ito Onsen Yokikan

The hotel is an authentic traditional Japanese ryokan which has a japanese garden at the hotel lobby where we were able to sit on the massage chairs and enjoy a therapeutic view and sounds of the mini waterfall. The hotel staffs were friendly and hospitable. The rooms were spacious and we had a good view of the city and nature as its situated in the middle of the mountain. They have a mini rail cable that brings you to the rooms which was very interesting but also became a hassle each time we wanted to use the hot springs at the ground level or get out for meals. The rail cable closes at 10:30pm so we had to watch for time to avoid having to climb many flights of stairs if we missed it. The outdoor hot springs were amazing but there was no shower available for that which also created some inconvenience.

The hotel was rather old and they had pests issues (given the fact that they are also next to nature). one of our futon was infested with mini cockroaches which totally freaked us out! The staff was quick to respond and changed the entire bed for my friend but we were left with a creepy feeling after knowing that we were sleeping on futons which were on the tatami floor.