Name: Kinosaki Yamamotoya
Address: 643 Kinosaki-cho Yushima, Toyooka, Toyooka, Toyooka, 669-6101, Japan
Rating: 9

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Tottori Airport

Kinosaki Yamamotoya

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It should be a crime what they charge for these rooms. We got a no meal plan and it was still over ¥20,000 a night. The walls and paper windows were all stained. Furniture was sticky. The mini fridge, a/c, and bathroom were ancient and kept rattling and humming the entire night. There is no sink and mirror in the bathroom so you have to use the bar in front of the big window. The onsen at this place was also old and outdated. I understand the selling point of this place is that it's ancient, but that doesn't excuse them from never upgrading the electronics. Also, if you have problems with stairs, choose a different place. The stairs are shallow and steep. No elevator.The staff was very unfriendly. When there was staff at the lobby, we got yelled at to leave because they didn't remember us and thought we weren't staying there. Often there was no staff at the front, even during the daytime so anyone can walk in and out of the hotel. We had them hold our bags after checkout and they just had our bags sitting in the lobby with no staff around. I walked out with my bag without anyone saying anything. What if it wasn't my bag?Our friend had a room at a Ryokan down the street and it was half the price and the rooms were much better. This hotel's location may be centrally located, but the street isn't very long. I'd rather walk the extra 5-10 minutes and stay elsewhere.

Old, overpriced, and tired hotel

We did not really know what to expect as this was our first visit to an Onsen town, but we really had a wonderful time!
The hospitality at Kinosaki Yamamotoya was the best, we had a nice room and the food was fantastic.
We stayed for two nights and got a different meal every day.

Wonderful time in Kinosaki Onsen

Our first night at Kinosaki onsen was spent at this 350 year old ryokan, Yamamotoya. Upon arrival from Osaka, we dropped our luggage at the Kinosaki Onsen Ryokan Service Center directly opposite from the train station. For a token fee, they delivered our luggage to the ryokan, thus freeing us to explore this quaint onsen town with ease (Onsenji's venerated eleven-headed Buddha is currently on its once every 30 years exhibition until 2021 April so this is a current must-see!). Yamamotoya is very well located in the center of Willow Street (Yanagidori) such that all the seven public onsens are within less than 10 minutes' walk - with two right next door to the ryokan, Yanagi-yu and Ichino-yu. One should walk Yanagidori during both daytime and at night because the atmosphere changes dramatically and beautifully too. Welcome tea was served by the affable and helpful Ryota-san in our room, as with all meals. And Ryota-san, who spoke good English, was the one to take care of us throughout our stay. We enjoyed our Tajima beef kaiseki dinner and their house-brewed stout. After dinner, we had a familial soak in the ryokan's private onsen which turned out to be a rather small earthen tub (prior reservation and charges apply - skippable imho unless, like us, you enjoy bathing privately as a couple), and then their public rotenburos. The night view of Yanagidori from our room's balcony was really remarkable. Breakfast was good though nothing stood out in particular. Unfortunately, the famed Goshono-yu was closed for repairs and Yanagi-yu didn't open in the morning so we only tried Kouno-yu and Ichino-yu. If not for Ryota-san's unceasing hospitality, we might have left Yamamotoya missing the feeling of genuine warmth from a family-run inn in Japan - surprisingly it felt rather pedestrian for such an established ryokan.

Well-established and very well-located ryokan

I came here from the review on TripAdvisor and found that this hotel is very good to stay. Staffs are lovely and willing to help. Food is nice for both dinner and breakfast. However, please bring your room confirmation with you since firstly they can’t see that my reservation already includes dinner. They have WiFi but with low speed. Overall is still ok. I recommend this place 

This ryokan is right in the heart of Kinosakionsen. We had a traditional room right on the street front. The service is fantastic and their own baths (private and communal) were lovely. Kinosakionsen is lovely little place but can be hard to find food or a drink before 10am or after 5, even when they say they should be open so unless you're eating at the ryokan be ready to do some walking! Totally worth the though.

Perfect location, perfect place!

This is my favorite hotel in my favorite town in the world! Wonderful, authentic feeling. Each room is lovely and the staff is wonderfully friendly. They keep a few English speakers on staff and the owners speak very good English as well. I'm happy to see the town growing in popularity. Yamamoto-ya's onsen is a great place to try the experience for the first time. I used to come here almost every night for 4 months and I had it to myself 3 out of 5 times. And when there were other people, it was just 1 or 2. Again, a great place to try out the onsen and get used to the idea. The landscaping behind the onsen, which you can appreciate from the outdoor bath, is very relaxing and beautiful.

Overall, I just cannot recommend this hotel enough. The atmosphere is may favorite aspect but the whole experience is top notch.

Excellent hotel! Family atmosphere, authentic experience

Warm and welcoming hospitality, delicious food, relaxing onsen with a lovely view and beautiful room looking out onto the garden. There was a very strong musty/mouldy smell in the room that detracted from the overall experience. But the view onto the garden was so beautiful, I would still stay again!

Beautiful garden view in summer!

The ryoukin was very nice and the staff was very friendly and helpful.
The room was fairly standard for what we were in, view was amazing.
There was a good amount of outlets in the room itself so we could charge up our devices.

I would recommend staying at this place.

A Quaint Place to Stay with Many Onsens

Beautiful view of the street and canal from the front part of the room. Private toilet and sink. Shared bathroom.

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