Osakaya Ryokan

Excellent service. I will give 10 out of 5 if I could. There was a staff who rushed out to us and asked if we were going to stay at the Ryokan. Very helpful for lost travelers overwhelmed by the cold weather. Greeted us warmly when we arrived. Explained the important information to us as best as they could in English, which is perfectly fine. Room was big. Decorated meticulously in the traditional Japanese style. Yukata and Obi provided added on to the immersive experience. Dinner was exquisite. Dishes gave us a taste of what traditional Japanese cuisine was like. The food was sincere (didn’t feel like frozen / canned / ready made food), served and plated meticulously. There were 2 onsens, indoor and outdoor. They were clean and spacious enough. Water (I believe) is from the hot spring nearby and was immensely therapeutic. Ryokan was near the heart of the town and everything was within walking distance. Kindly shuttled us to the bus terminal when we checked out (we didn’t have to wait for fixed timings) and carried our (heavy) luggage. All in all, we enjoyed the one night stay very much and they set a high bar for Japanese hospitality.

酒店有接送服務，不用拿着行李前往酒店，酒店非常接近草津溫泉商店街，十分方便。晚餐及早餐亦很美味，溫泉也有2個區域，價錢經濟，算是不錯的酒店。

大阪屋是一間很傳統的日本旅店館，應該是當區其中一間最舊式的旅館。這是我第一次到草津旅行，旅館入邊很多時都有會說英語的外國人幫忙，所以感受還是可以的。 日本的旅店字一分錢一分貨，這裏的食物在我心目中只是屬於可以的水平，由於房費不算太高，我都不太介意了。 這裏的溫泉水很好，雖然不是一間豪華旅館，若果預算有限，大阪屋也算是一個可以的選擇。