Chigira Jinsentei

I had planned on visiting different places in Ikaho Onsen, but ended up venturing not far from Chigira Jinsentei Ryokan because I kept wanting to head back. The convenient location of the hotel and the views from all angles were incredible. It is literally right in the middle of the stone stairs. All the shops are around you, and you can see snow covered mountains far away. The hot spring is probably the best in all of Ikaho comparing volume of free flowing hot spring to the number of guest rooms. There is one indoor bath (alternate between male/female everyday), one outdoor bath, and 4 free private baths all equipped with sink/AC/Heating units, hair dryer and two little seating areas. The quality of baths alone made me want to return over and over. A lot of thoughts were put into the food and the presentation was wonderful. But we felt the speed of serving was quite slow. Maybe we were just very hungry lol. The room itself was like a movie set. We felt like we traveled back in time (in every sense of the word : only one free electrical plug). It was so beautiful we spent the first 20 min taking pictures. In all, I wouldn't chose another place to stay if I ever visit Ikaho Onsen again.