Ryokan Warabino

This place was by far the greatest place I’ve hey experienced while in this beautiful country. The food was incredible, every course exciting and the staff is the warmest, friendliest around. The private baths are gorgeous and I loved that everyone was able to take turns and get a chance to experience them all. The facilities are so clean, the beds cozy and the ambience is unlike any other. I hope to return again someday. I miss this place already ❤️

The staff are the friendliest we’ve met along our travels in Japan. They were helpful and kind at every point even though we did not speak Japanese. It would have helped a lot if we did, but that’s on us. There is a lovely aroma of incense in the air as you walk the halls. The rooms are a bit dated in appearance, but charming and comfortable nonetheless. The onsens are all clean and relaxing. I particularly loved the open air baths. Some of the other foreign guests didn’t grasp all of the rules that include a 50 min time limit and a request to write your finishing time on a white board outside the door to the onsen. That said we were able to get into each of the baths almost every time we wanted to without wait. The breakfast and dinner provided was a delicious spread of traditional Japanese meals each day that left us very happy and maybe a touch too full. I hope to return again some day!

Great place to be, unique experience of the country side in Japan. Excellent service and special Onsen facilities. The location is very good for nature day trips as well as visiting nearby small villages. We had a lot of fun during our 2 days stay at the Ryokan.

Several hot spring bath options each with its charming characters, including a rocky outdoor bath and a larger public bath which apparently serves as a popular meeting spot for local residents too. The kaiseki dinner was so colourful and delicious, with a range of fine wine choices from the local winery making popular wines using only the grapes grown within the village.

Easily THE best accommodation experience during my 1-month Japan trip. The staff were lovely and helpful. The included food was exceptional and made me want to not eat for the rest of the day just so I can eat everything (there's so much, I think dinner was a 6 course meal). Varied from rice, pickles to Kobe steak and shabushabu. The room was spacious - you can run across and jump around if you want and you won't collide with anything. Best part of it all was the private onsen. We had 3 options (Stone, Wood with an outdoor space, and the fully outdoor one). They have a system where it's first come first serve and you 'occupy' it 50m at a time. During that time it's all yours. It was magical as snow fell on me as I was in 40C hot springs. I want to go back to Japan JUST to experience this again.