Nishiya

立ち寄り湯でおじゃましました。湯滝風呂は高い吹き抜けの若干狭さと昔を感じる風情ある湯殿です。浴槽は小ぶりな御影石の浴槽で熱めのいい湯でした。短時間の入浴でスッキリし汗ダクになりました。三本の湯滝は高い位置からドバドバと多量に温泉が流れ落ち打たせ湯がとても気持ちイイです。泉質はカルシウム-硫酸塩温泉で源泉かけ流しの良温泉でした。昔を感じる茅葺屋根が立派です。

米沢でもかなり山間にある宿で立地は申し分なし。 携帯の電波も良好でこれ想定外でした。 周辺には他2件の宿がありますがこの西屋さんが個人的には最も外観の趣が素晴らしいと感じました。 茅葺屋根の古い建屋のため館内は完全禁煙。愛煙家の方は生きた心地がしないかもしれませんが私たちのような非喫煙者には禁煙であることは大歓迎といえます。 名物の米沢牛のしゃぶしゃぶをはじめ食事はどれもおいしかったです。 山形はご飯がおいしいくてお櫃があっというまに空になってしまいます。 普段おかわりなんてしないのでこれには自分自身驚きました。 湯滝のある浴場は狭くて窮屈感がありましたが湯量は半端なかった。 あぁ～と声が出そうになる素晴らしい泉質でした。 グリーンシーズンの訪問でしたが次回は雪の季節に訪れたてみたいと思います。 茅葺屋根と雪があわさればフォトジェニックな光景も期待できそう 今から楽しみです。

Stayed at Nishiya for two nights in March as part of a 5-day trip to Yamagata with the Tohoku rail pass and was highly impressed by the historic hot spring (700 years old!) and the delicious meals. Meal portions were very generous and the quality of the ingredients were very high. The "all you can drink" bar included with the meal was also a nice addition to the package. It was great value for the experience that we received. The service level is intentionally set at a minimal level (compared to a traditional ryokan) to provide guests with the most amount of freedom. We appreciated this and it was nice to be able to enjoy the hot springs when we wanted and relax in our room without coordinating with the staff. Only challenge I had was regarding the local phone number I provided, which was my family member's instead of my own since I did not have a local phone number. I proactively coordinated with the staff regarding my time of arrival, etc. ahead of time and arrived at the shuttle bus pick up location on time, but there was a lot of confusion when the staff were unable to get through to me with the phone number that I provided. It would be great if Nishiya could provide an alternative option for international guests that may not have a local number. Overall, highly recommended if you are looking for an authentic and historical hot spring getaway with amazing Wagyu beef meals!

Beautiful and historic ryokan with delicious food. Great hotspring, which is 700 years old! Very peaceful area with a nice waterfall and great hiking trails + a ski slope nearby. You can also walk to the other ryokans and try out different hotsprings.