Sennen no yu Koman Ryokan

Soon after checking in, a member of the hotel staff came to our room to fit our Yukatas and tell us about the onsens in the area. She also gave us a ticket that would get us into all of the onsen baths in Kinosaki (which comes free with the room). We had a delicious evening meal which focused on crab (Kinosaki’s specialty) but also included a lot of different foods so we got to try a range of Japanese delicacies. Just make sure that you’re very hungry as it is a lot of food! The breakfast is also filling and delicious albeit quite early in the morning! After dinner, we enjoyed putting on our yukata and borrowing the hotel’s geta sandals to go around sampling the baths in the area. The hotel is an easy walking distance to all the main baths and is only about 5 mins from Goshonoyu which was my personal favourite. Just be aware that can be a little tiring in the geta sandals so you might want to give yourself a fair amount of time if you decide to head to Satonoyu. The bath in the hotel itself is also very nice and I actually preferred it to some of the smaller public baths so it is well worth putting the time aside to take a dip there as well. Overall, it is a little expensive but if you can afford it, I would definitely recommend a stay at千年の湯 古まん to experience a wonderful part of Japanese culture.