Staff were amazing, really went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable and memorable. Beautiful view of the Torri gate from our room and complimentary shuttle available to get to and from the ferry station. Excellent.
Fantastic Ryokan for an authentic experience on Miyajima.
They offer western style beds but the reason you would come is for the full Ryokan experience with tatami floors and futon beds!
There are many rooms with views directly of the floating gate which is truly a sight and offers a great location for walking round miyajima as it is close to the floating shrine, a 10 min walk from the main shopping streets but can be a stating point for one of the many longer walks around the island.
The staff are attentive, polite and very accomodating.
The kaiseki style dinner, heavy on the regional seafood, was truly a brilliant experience and was a seemingly unending series of beautifully presented small dishes.
The hotel itself is dated on the inside but that adds to the charm and overall experience.
There is a private onsen which you can reserve for free but sadly was fully booked during our time there which felt a missed opportunity. I do wonder if there was a way to stagger bookings to enable each guest to experience it, however we did arrive late onto the island so with more pre planning / earlier arrival time likely would have avoided this issues of our own making.
Wonderful stay at this large ryokan where the staff managed to make it feel like a welcome family stay. Amazing view from the rooms and welcome free “onsen” for guests. As we arrived early we were allowed 45mins to use it privately as a couple (usually segregated). We ate a Kaiseki meal at the ryokan which was enjoyable and very filling. The lovely staff both in reception and dining room were so relaxed and friendly to help some who were uncertain how to cope with traditional Japanese customs.
Sleeping was on futons on tatami mats and more comfortable than expected (though still a little hard). Rooms were enormous. Didn’t want to leave.
Excellent service. Very spacious traditional rooms with an excellent view over the shrine from the sea view rooms we booked. Inclusive evening meal was wonderful.