Arima Onsen Gekkoen Yugetsusanso

Excellent staff, very helpful, exceptional onsen facilities, perfect location to explore Arima

We stayed the last 2 days of our 16 day Japan tour in Arima Onsen, to relax. And it was perfect for relaxing. Very good hot spring option (Public and private), beautiful Ryokan style rooms. Good service. But, most importantly, we stayed with breakfast and dinner included. A very good choice; as the open buffet was excellent. The variety, the quality, the abundance (sashimi, steak, noodles, fish, desserts ... everything).

We booked the ryokan so our toddler can experience his 1st onsen & ryokan stay. We spotted some shops and eateries while driving to the property but didn't manage to explore the area as we were there only for a night. Free praking available at the property. The room is in a good size. Breakfast and dinner spreads were good, lots of varieties. A little lacking in taste for some of the food but still acceptable. Overall we quite enjoy our stay and our boy had fun doing onsen.

Cannot say enough good things about our stay here. The staff provided an impeccable service from the moment we arrived, we felt like VIPs the whole time we were there. The location is stunning, situated up the hill at the back of town, away from the bustle of the tourist streets, and spanning the river, which we had a gorgeous view of from our room. The room was cosy and spacious. The traditional onsen ryokan aesthetic greets you the moment you walk in the door. Special mention given for catering to our awkward dietary requirements with the included meals (seafood allergy and a vegetarian between us). Our special dinner inclusions were still fantastic despite this, and I didn't feel like I was missing out or getting a "consolation prize" meal. The breakfast buffet is also good, it leans heavily toward Japanese cuisine but there's enough there for fussy westerners like me. This is definitely a great place to stay if a traditional Japanese breakfast is not to your taste. There's a couple of different baths to choose from. I enjoyed the outdoor bath with rich iron content in the water. The temperature of the water was also perfect for me. I also noticed they had a sign saying there were private baths available for guests with tattoos, which seems like a bit of a rarity.

Very cool Ryokan and hotel combination. The bridge in the photos is part of the hotel and divides the classic Ryokan side of the hotel and the more modern multilevel hotel. There are three onsen baths in the hotel and three more private baths that may be rented. We only went to the non-private baths which were still excellent. The bath in the modern hotel (Korokan) was super nice. We stayed in the classic Ryokan side. Great experience overall.