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0.15km from Ryujin Hot Spring
Winter Story at Shimogoten. A relaxing and rejuvenating trip at one of the Top Three Hot Springs with Beauty Benefits.
DDayantutu99 2024.05.24
It is located in the countryside of Tanabe but the transportation is relatively convenient. This hotel is a member of the Secret Hot Spring Guardian Association, and the water quality of the hot spring is very good. The waiters were all local elderly people, and my lovely mother-in-law came to talk to me with a translator during dinner. The food is not luxurious, but it is still quite traditional and authentic Japanese home-cooked food.
Amazing
15 reviews
9.5/10
Price from
US$249
per night
1.41km from Ryujin Hot Spring
Hotel opened April 26, 2004. Fully equipped facilities!
BBoscoay 2024.02.14
The second time I lived, the last time was 8 years ago, the facilities were still clean and not significantly old. There is still the hospitality of traditional Japanese-style hotels. The hot springs are still good, and it is a relatively new hotel near the Dragon God.
Very Good
19 reviews
8.3/10
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0.8km from Ryujin Hot Spring
At Ryokan Bijintei, exceptional service and top-notch amenities create a memorable experience for guests.Complimentary parking is available for guests. Desire to unwind? Make the most of your visit at Ryokan Bijintei with accessible amenities such as daily housekeeping.Accommodations come equipped with all the conveniences required for a restful night's slumber. A selection of rooms at Ryokan Bijintei come furnished with air conditioning to cater to your needs and comfort.A number of rooms feature television for guest amusement and enjoyment.In certain rooms, the ryokan offers visitors access to a refrigerator and instant tea.At Ryokan Bijintei, select bathrooms are equipped with toiletries to enhance your comfort during your stay. Allow your journey to be free from the pangs of hunger! On-site eateries offer delicious and accessible meal choices. At Ryokan Bijintei, affordable refreshments are available 24/7 through the convenient vending machines on-site. At Ryokan Bijintei, guests can take pleasure in the delightful recreational amenities provided for their entertainment.Conclude your days in complete tranquility by visiting the massage situated precisely at the ryokan.
GGuest User 2024.06.20
Although the location is relatively remote, the boss service is good, the spring quality is super good, it is a hot spring hotel that can be visited again.
Great
9 reviews
9.1/10
Price from
US$196
per night
0.03km from Ryujin Hot Spring
An specialized inn without meals at the secret hot springs of Ryujin Onsen, which are among the 3 most famous hot springs of Japan.
HHui Ling 2025.09.20
It’s more for family vacation or friends staycation. Kitchen is well equipped, nearby is only 2 eateries, bus transportation is available but very limited . Bring some food over so u can cook dinner n breakfast for yourself
Very Good
2 reviews
8.4/10
Price from
US$28
per night
1.02km from Ryujin Hot Spring
A family-style hot spring inn, proudly serving home-cooked meals made with seasonal local ingredients and pesticide-free vegetables from our own vegetable garden.
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US$76
per night
0.37km from Ryujin Hot Spring
Enjoy soothing holiday with one of the best three hot springs good for beautiful skin and delicious cuisine.
AAnonymous User 2025.10.29
The accommodation fee was expressed as ､ confusing. ¥ 9,800 〜 Discount if you pay in cash on site. It was different when I went to the site.
1 review
6.0/10
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1.88km from Ryujin Hot Spring
A secluded forest bungalow, surrounded by mountain streams and greenery
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US$74
per night
9.76km from Ryujin Hot Spring
Marui Ryokan provides flawless service and all the necessary facilities for visitors.Stay connected with your associates, as complimentary Wi-Fi is available during your entire visit. When arriving by car, you'll be grateful for the on-site complimentary parking at ryokan.The ryokan offers reception amenities including luggage storage and safety deposit boxes to ensure a comfortable stay for guests.The ryokan's daily housekeeping ensures an excellent option for your stay. To ensure the well-being and convenience of all visitors, smoking is strictly prohibited throughout the entire ryokan.Smoking is permitted solely in the specified smoking zones allocated by ryokan.In order to ensure the utmost level of relaxation, the guestrooms feature an inviting design and are equipped with all basic necessities, creating a delightful stay experience.To ensure your satisfaction, certain rooms in the ryokan come fitted with air conditioning for a more pleasant stay. Selected rooms offer in-room amusement like television as a source of entertainment for guests to enjoy.Rest assured, quenching your thirst is not a concern with a refrigerator available in select accommodations.Understanding the significance of bathroom facilities in enhancing visitor contentment, ryokan offers a hair dryer, toiletries and bathrobes within a few chosen chambers. Various excellent meal offerings at ryokan ensure that enticing and easily accessible options are constantly available.Throughout the day and night, guests can enjoy light refreshments with the ryokan offering vending machines. Visitors wishing to create their personal culinary delights will appreciate the on-site shared kitchen provided at this establishment.
AAnonymous User 2026.03.31
Service attitude is very good, food quality is high! The house is big!
The hot spring is by the river, and the underground tunnel is a bit special.
Great
3 reviews
9.2/10
Price from
US$116
per night
Tanabe Ryujin Hot Spring Hotels
This is a “container house” inn that offers a unique and special experience in Chikaruro, an inn town on the Kumano Kodo Route. You can enjoy meals, bonfires, and all-inclusive Wakayama specialty drinks. Meals are as follows. (tentative) Please note that the meal menu is subject to change without notice. Breakfast: Bread and coffee set Dinner: Ghibier shabu-shabu (November to March) / BBQ set (April to October) Please inform us of your request for allergy and boxed lunch plans upon reservation from the official website.
CCEL_L 2024.09.22
I was about to give bad reviews due to some poor check-in experience, but everything after check in is so good that compensates this journey.
First, the check-in process that brings me with bad experience: it is self-served and there is no any staff. By rights you should receive an instruction email with check-in PIN in advance, which I heard from other guests. However, I didn’t receive anything but Trip’s confirmation letter and I was unable to check in. And my sim card in Japan is just an internet card unable to make phone calls, which means I have no way to contact the hotel directly. My partner and I were desperately locked out of the hotel in the evening, after 7h hiking, with no other available hotel in the mountain. After waiting for over 1 hour, other guests helped us to enter the admin room where there is an ipad to call the hotel (why not make it available to guests without checking in?), and with the help of Trip’s agency, we finally checked in successfully.
Then here is the staying experience: so good that makes me almost forgive the poor check-in experience. Each room is a spacious individual house and ours has a garden for BBQ. The food is also self-served, with the cooking stuffs and ingredients in the fridge. It was unexpected that you need to cook yourself (I don’t think it was listed on room info when I booked it), but it’s not bad that Wagyu, chicken, and vegetables are served. The rooms are big and cozy, and you can do the laundry after hiking.
Everything is good about the hotel itself, just be aware of the self-checkin process and make sure you get the instructions before that.
Amazing
69 reviews
9.4/10
Price from
US$114
per night
Tanabe Ryujin Hot Spring Hotels
Dinner on the day of arrival, as well as breakfast and a boxed lunch the following morning, are included in the price.
GGuest User 2026.05.08
Very good homestay, the landlord is friendly and friendly, the geographical environment is very good, the room is large, clean and hygienic. Every meal is delicious, every detail reveals the landlord’s intentions, and I will go again if I have a chance in the future.
Outstanding
1 review
10/10
Price from
US$204
per night
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9.8/10
Outstanding
GGuest UserMy husband and I stayed here after a very long and wet day of hiking on the Kumano Kodo. It was a perfect place to land, rest and recover. The room is small, but the bed was one of the most comfortable of our whole trip. Our bodies also very much appreciated the onsen tubs, which both of us had to ourselves (separate men and women’s). The meal was definitely one of the very vest that we had during our entire trip in Japan, and the hostess even did emergency laundry so that we would have some dry clothes for the next day. We are very grateful to both of them for such an exceptional stay.
9.6/10
Amazing
GGuest UserThis hotel is conveniently located just a 5-minute walk from Tanabe JR Station. It's a traditional Japanese budget hotel, small but well-equipped, and very clean. The Japanese-style breakfast buffet in the morning is also quite extensive. For dinner, you can head to the nearby Komyoji area, which is small but excellent, with many family-run eateries. I chose a tempura restaurant where they prepared the food right in front of me – it was delicious! This is the starting point for the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route, so it attracts a lot of hikers from both Japan and abroad. Many people choose to stay here.
9.4/10
Amazing
GGuest UserThe room was very clean and the front desk staff were really friendly. I asked for a room facing away from the railway tracks and they happily switched it for me. I booked this hotel for my Kumano Kodo trek. It's small but has everything you need: a bathtub, shower, desk, and carpet. I forgot to take photos, but the room was probably around 8-9 square meters. It's quite small, but the soundproofing was decent. I booked breakfast included, which was pretty simple. I arrived early because I had a train to catch, so I just grabbed a quick bite and headed out. It's located in the countryside, so there aren't many places to explore, and a lot of shops close early. I ended up getting dinner from a convenience store, which was conveniently located right next to the station. P.S. The electric kettle was surprisingly made of plastic!
9.4/10
Amazing
GGuest UserReview of Hanayo Garden Hotel Shirahama, Japan
Located in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, the hotel boasts a prime location nestled between the mountains and the sea, about an 8-10 minute walk from Shirahama Beach. The surroundings are tranquil.
Specializing in seaside hot spring experiences, the hotel offers both open-air and indoor hot spring baths, some of which face the Pacific Ocean, allowing you to soak while watching the sunset or waves. The slightly alkaline spring water is beneficial for relieving muscle aches and fatigue. The facilities are well-maintained, and basic toiletries are provided. The nighttime bathing atmosphere is breathtaking, with the sounds of the stars and waves adding to the soothing effect.
The guest rooms are available in Japanese, Western, and mixed Japanese/Western styles. Spacious (25-40 square meters), they feature mattresses with a perfect firmness, making them ideal for families or groups. Bathrooms have separate wet and dry areas, bathtubs, and toilets. High-floor ocean view rooms are recommended for unobstructed views.
Hanayo Garden Hotel is a secluded retreat in Shirahama Onsen, renowned for its ocean view hot springs, fresh seafood, and family-friendly amenities. If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy a slow-paced holiday of ”soaking in hot springs, watching the sea, and eating seafood”, this place is worth including in your list.
9.3/10
Great
GGuest UserThis hotel served as a perfect stopover while hiking the Kumano Kodo. It's less than a 10-minute taxi ride from Kumano Hongu Taisha. This was my second stay, and when I asked, the hotel mentioned a renovation in November 2025, but it sounds like it will only be a partial refurbishment! The hot springs are very comfortable, with both indoor and outdoor baths. The outdoor bath is mixed-gender, and they provide special robes you can wear out there. I booked the half-board option (dinner and breakfast), but the food was quite ordinary with limited choices. However, since there are no convenience stores nearby, eating at the hotel was the only option. The hot spring river, just a 5-minute walk away, now has a public hot spring pool. Many people were enjoying it early in the morning, and kids were also digging their own small pools in the river. Waking up to the steam rising from the river was just wonderful.
9.1/10
Great
GGuest UserWe booked this traditional Japanese hotel the night before because we were heading to the Kumano Kodo Trail early the next morning. It was a bit beyond our expectations. The ocean is right behind the hotel! 🌊 Before boarding our flight in Shanghai, I sent an email asking about the hotel shuttle service. I saw the reply email upon landing in Osaka, and everything was perfect! The next day, after checking out, while waiting for the shuttle, the waiter brought us rice balls, saying they'd help us with our hike. It was so touching, even though it was just rice balls. The hotel also offers free ramen in the evening. The portions for a one-night stay and two meals are small, but they look exquisite. Highly recommended.
8.9/10
Very Good
GGuest UserA bit minimalistic (shared bathroom and restroom) but otherwise very friendly, clean, with standard set of amenities (TV, WiFi, refrigerator) for this type of hotels. If you are doing hiking and have to stay for a night, this place has almost unbeatable price. Highly recommend.
8.7/10
Very Good
JjackiethKumano Honno is the hometown of hot springs. It includes Tangzhifeng Hot Spring, Chuantang Hot Spring, and Duyu Hot Spring. Compared with the famous Chuantang Hot Spring, the Duyu Hot Spring Hotel we booked is more niche and quieter in a small mountain. The hotel has three floors, each floor is 10 and the foreign room. We arrived at the hotel at 1 pm. There was no regular told to check in after 3:00. We were very enthusiastic to help us check in and introduce the soup rules. The room is large, twin bed + tatami, facing the river bank, the window is cherry blossoms.
There are two hotels and four soup pools, you can soak, there is the largest open-air wind in Western Japan and the Japanese family special loan cut open-air wind.
The dinner was very delicate and the breakfast was very delicate.
8.5/10
Very Good
GGuest UserThe hot springs are a bit dated and didn't seem very clean.
The toilets were across from our second-floor room, and as soon as we got there, we could smell a strong urine odor. The cleanliness needs to be improved.
I came here specifically for the food, which was absolutely delicious. It was definitely worth it. I give it a 120. They put a lot of thought into the preparation, and the portions were generous. It was like a truly luxurious set menu! The service was also very good.
I just hope the cleanliness could be improved...
7.3/10
OOlalla MI loved my stay, and was surprised by this property only being rated with a 7 because for such a low price in that area is amazing. According to what I've read, there's some things that have changed in comparison to previous years such as automated check-in/check-out (be aware that if you have any issue during check-in immediately the hotel stuff will call you to the phone on the desk behind you... it took me a while to realize that the call was for me :D ), there's an onsen now at the property at the 3rd floor, and there's no food service anymore.
Laundry is free (both waschmachine and dryer).
I was positively surprised!
Frequently asked questions
What hotels are recommended near Ryujin Onsen?
If you're struggling to choose a hotel, you might consider staying at Shimogoten (from US$260),Motoyu Bekkan (from US$31) and Ryokan Bijintei (from US$133) . These hotels are highly rated, so you should book early.
Which popular hotels near Ryujin Onsen have parking?
If you're planning a road trip to Tanabe and Ryujin Onsen, consider staying at Ryokan Bijintei (from US$133),SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU (from US$63) and Ryujin Onsen Marui Ryokan (from US$133) . These are popular hotels with parking lots.
Which hotels near Ryujin Onsen are the most popular?
Shimogoten (from US$260),Motoyu Bekkan (from US$31) and Ryokan Bijintei (from US$133) are the most popular hotels.
What's the average price of hotels near Ryujin Onsen this weekend?
According to Trip.com data, the average price for a 1-night stay at hotels near Tanabe and Ryujin Onsen this weekend is US$434. Please note that prices fluctuate frequently, and the above price is for reference only.
What's the average price per night of hotels near Ryujin Onsen?
According to Trip.com data, the average price for a 1-night stay at hotels near Tanabe and Ryujin Onsen is US$376. Please note that prices fluctuate frequently, and the above price is for reference only.
Which hotels near Ryujin Onsen have free Wi-Fi?
Hotel internet is especially important for independent travellers or business travellers. Shimogoten (from US$260),SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU (from US$63) and Ryokan Bijintei (from US$133) are popular hotels with free Wi-Fi.
What hotels near Ryujin Onsen offer breakfast?
A perfect breakfast gives you energy for the day. If you want to stay at a hotel near Tanabe Ryujin Onsen with a high-quality breakfast, you can consider staying Ryokan Bijintei (from US$133),SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU (from US$63) and Riverside Garden -kumanokodo-chikatsuyu- (from US$266) .These hotels are very popular, so book early.
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| Number of reviews | 146 |
|---|---|
| Total properties | 11 |
| Weekday Avg. Price | US$309 |
| Weekend Avg. Price | US$323 |
| Trending hotel | Shimogoten |
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