Chigira Jinsentei

I had planned on visiting different places in Ikaho Onsen, but ended up venturing not far from Chigira Jinsentei Ryokan because I kept wanting to head back. The convenient location of the hotel and the views from all angles were incredible. It is literally right in the middle of the stone stairs. All the shops are around you, and you can see snow covered mountains far away. The hot spring is probably the best in all of Ikaho comparing volume of free flowing hot spring to the number of guest rooms. There is one indoor bath (alternate between male/female everyday), one outdoor bath, and 4 free private baths all equipped with sink/AC/Heating units, hair dryer and two little seating areas. The quality of baths alone made me want to return over and over. A lot of thoughts were put into the food and the presentation was wonderful. But we felt the speed of serving was quite slow. Maybe we were just very hungry lol. The room itself was like a movie set. We felt like we traveled back in time (in every sense of the word : only one free electrical plug). It was so beautiful we spent the first 20 min taking pictures. In all, I wouldn't chose another place to stay if I ever visit Ikaho Onsen again.

石段街にすぐに出られる立地のとても大正時代創業の歴史ある旅館です。黄金湯はとても気持ち良く特に仁乃湯は深さ1ｍと初めての経験で、とても暖まります。本館一間を予約しましたが、トイレなど水回りはリニューアルされていて、とても清潔で気持ち良く過ごせました。ただ、食事処で提供された料理は、そのほとんどがすでにテーブルに並べられており、仲居の方の説明もありません。天ぷらですが、「蓮根の海老真薯」、腐っている食材ではないか、臭いがあり傷んでいるようで食べられませんでした。家族全員分を下げてもらいましたが、傷んでいたのかどうかの説明・回答はなく、この夕食の一件で、今回の旅行が台無しになりました。今まで数多くの口コミを書いていますが、こんな経験は今までなく、こういった口コミを書くことはとても残念です。期待していた旅館でしたので、もっと丁寧な説明をして欲しかったと思います。