The staff was very attentive and nice. Our room and view were beautiful. Wifi excellent. The hot springs were excellently maintained and very serene. The meals (dinner and breakfast) were extremely interesting and elaborate, but only so-so in terms of flavor. (I'm an American, but am generally a big fan of a wide range Japanese foods; this was not my favorite.) We were sort of disappointed that, despite the age of the hotel as an organization, there is apparently no trace of old structures, so it was hard to tell that it was more than 10 years old.