Akaneironoumi Arujisu

The private onsen in each room is a good idea as it is comfortable to soak in hot water and listening to the sound of pounding waves, conveniently in your own room; provided the weather is good enough for you to stay out as occasionally it could be very windy with howling sound. Of course, the public bath is more roomy and comfy with amenities, which we also made use of. The room is spacious for 2 people with a sofa for you to view the sunset. Do try to check-in early as this property has good sunset view; we missed it this time as we were a bit late and the weather was not too sunny that day. Meals were served in their restaurant in individual cubicle with curtain, thus serve the purpose of privacy and have a cozy feel. The staff was on the lookout for our arrival and provided quick guidance on parking and we had a speedy check-in.

As I had been staying at Arujisu before, I felt that the meals were served a little bit hasty this time, but overall we had good service during our stay.

Arujisu was easy to locate for self drive. We got a very warm and attentive welcome from the reception staff (For some reasons all of them were male). As we came in the rain, some of them were prepared to shelter us with umbrella, helped us with our luggage, etc. One particular staff was allocated to serve us all through our stay, who could easily understand English and explained to us all the necessary details. We got a room with onsen in balcony (suitable for couple) with a view of the seaside, which we can enjoy the beautiful sunset colour and sound of pounding waves. As we are a group of 4, we went instead to the public, open onsen on 5th floor and tried both the indoor and outdoor pool, both were very spacious as we were the only crowd at that particular moment. Our two meals at Arujisu were good and with excellent presentation. We have a semi-enclosed area for our meals which was comfortable with privacy.

The only minor drawback was the room was a bit crowded with the four of us.