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Reviews of Hodakaso Yamano Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Hodakaso Yamano Hotel
577-13 Kansaka Okuhidaonsengo, Takayama, Gifu-ken

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 143 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 143 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 143 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 143 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 143 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

marcus, portland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful time at this ryokan. We chose this inn specifically for its remote location and traditional atmosphere and were not disappointed. The hotel, outdoor onsen, and woodsy surroundings were all excellent. The building is old and reminded me of the railroad lodges of the western United States: creaky old doors and floors, metal keys, and rotary dial phones. Other than the hotel, there are no restaurants nearby (that I know of) and dinner is an elaborate kaiseki ryori that requires advanced reservations. They were able to accommodate us for dinner when we arrived around 3:00 pm, but I recommend emailing prior to your stay to be sure you have dinner reservations for your first night if you want to eat there. Otherwise, there is instant ramen in the gift shop and hot water in the room. The staff are all very friendly. Most do not speak English but did their best to communicate with us and we were able to check in and out, make dinner and breakfast arrangements, and discuss the bus schedule without a problem. If you're coming from the south or southwest, I recommend the Hida Limited Express train to get to Takayama, then the public bus to the hotel. The train and bus rides are both wonderful scenic rides into the mountains.

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place needs to go under a full maintenance throughout the whole facility. There is literarily pieces of the wooden wall falling apart at the spa. Very disappointed to learn on check in that the restaurant wouldn't accept us because we needed reservation. Needed some cleaning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Japanese Experience
Very nice onsen and excellent dinner and breakfast. Also enjoyed the foot bath in the lobby. Great location to reach the ropeway and Kamikochi. This hotel could be a little difficult for Westerners, as very little English is spoken among the staff and the futons are very thin.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was worried about accessibility initially but the Nohi bus service dropped us off at bus stop H57, right in front of the Hotel. The hotel also provides return shuttle bus service to Shin Hotaka Ropeway. Otherwise, very comfortable stay with sumptuous Japanese dinner and breakfast prior to my departure.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Maggie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Room is alright, just no air conditioner. In night time the weather is cool in July, so just a fan also enough.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unique outdoor onsen by the riverside which you have background music of the river. The foot spa and fireplace at hotel corner were good places to enjoy peace. Kaiseki breakfast and dinner was superb.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Restful place with a wonderful dinner
This hotel is old fashioned (not a bad thing) in furnishings and manner of service. It is in a beautiful location with the best outdoor onsen, mostly empty so you can enjoy the views of the snow-clad mountains in the distance. Recommended to book the half board option as the kaiseki meal in the evening was wonderful as was the traditional breakfast. All the staff, except for one (a small man with salt and pepper hair at the reception desk) were unfailingly polite, helpful and kind. One gentleman went out of his way to organise a lift to the Shinhotaka Ropeway. There are many walks in the area; ask at the Shinhotaka Onsen Information Centre (down the hill from the Ropeway). They can provide you with a mud map of walks in the area. The stay here was a delight and wished I had opted for two instead of one night. Very relaxing and reinvigorating after the hustle of Kyoto. The Nohi bus ride to the area was comfortable and most convenient as the bus stop (Yamano) was directly opposite the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spectacular, but better with friends/family
I booked this hotel simply because it was close-ish to Shinhotaka Ropeway. It was a bit of a hike from Tokyo, stopping at Hirayu Onsen and changing to another bus, but the hotel itself was spectacular. Unfortunately, I was on my own so couldn’t really enjoy it like it was designed, but that was obviously not the hotel’s fault. The rooms were big, Onsen magnificent and the dinner amazing. There’s nothing in the local area so book the dinner or you will go hungry. They also drove me up to the Ropeway, which was a big help. It was about a 10 minute drive. The bus to / from Takayama drops off and leaves right in front of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with beautiful public outdoor. Facilities are good and staff are friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best! Highlight of our Japan Trip
The kaiseki dinners and breakfasts were amazing! You won;t do better than this anywhere in Japan! The indoor and especially the outdoor onsens are unbeatable. So beautiful with a backdrop of mountains and river. Great location next to the bus stop. Prebook the meals when you get there (or before). Deluxe rooms. Amazing views from the rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable stay
The bed was a bit soft with only one pillow. Otherwise overall stay was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paddy

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Worth the drive, spectacular outside Onsen....
Location is an hour from Takayama so it is far and expensive by Taxi. However views are spectacular and the outdoor onsen brilliant. Food ok, very Japanese but good value.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
family trip
great stay. outdoor onsen was awesome
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kam Ting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotspring
The hot spring is great.

8/10 Good

Yip Fai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent outdoor onsen
Amazing environment of the outdoor onsen. Must stay here if you like outdoor onsen

10/10 Excellent

Frank, P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome dinner, staff, and hot springs
This hotel was fantastic although a bit dated. However, for a dated hotel, It was really clean. I gave this place a 5 because my only negatives were purely of personal preference issues. The hotel experience was amazing. The dinners were fantastic and the hot spring was beautiful. Also, there is a shuttle to take you to the rope way and other springs.

8/10 Good

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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Chi Wai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

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Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

あきら

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
思っていたよりとても良かった。私は身体が大きいので、ベッドがセミダブルならもっと良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Yim na

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Kin San

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Yung Chun Wilson

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel located on the remote area and you need to drive here. If the hotel is good, it's worth for it. However, there are few points you need to consider if you want to book this hotel. (1) No bottled water provide (2) Poor customer service and poor English, you cannot communciate with them if you dont know Japanses. (3) If you ask questions to front desk, they try to avoid listening because it is English. (4) The time slot of spa is very limited (5) The nice view spa is public spa and you need to go out the hotel and cross a road to find it without any remarks. (6) Hidden charge I seldom to complain hotel because travel should be fun. However, this hotel totally affected my traveling mood & it's very super EXPENSIVE. it's totally not worth for that price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

WAI KUEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

yoko

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

kiyoshi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
食事サービス改善を！
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

MITSUKO

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

CHIKAKO

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Toshio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
落ち着いた雰囲気の良いホテルと思います。雪見露天風呂は最高でした。スタッフの対応にはややバラツキがありますが、全体的には良かったと思います。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
温泉は快適、食事も美味しかったが部屋が寒かった。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
雪遊びの日の快適な一泊
久しぶりの雪の日であったためか、宿泊客は少なめのようでした。 スタッフの対応はとても丁寧で気分良く過ごせました。 館内、室内共に清潔　清掃も行き届いていました。 夕食、朝食　質量共に大満足。 食堂から雪景色を眺めながら満喫しました。 また、宿泊したいと思っています。 温泉と食事は旅館 でもここは"ホテル"でした。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

HIROSHI

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

ishihata

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
クラシック
山のリゾートホテル　調度品やラウンジ、ロビーも落ち着いたシックな作り 部屋も広々ゆったり 食事も満足、温泉はツルツル　満足です 二三日ゆっくり過ごしたいホテルです
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

CHISATO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Yoshiyuki

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

KENSEI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

CHIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
景色サイコー！
露天風呂からの景色が最高です。　湯浴み着を来て混浴で露天風呂を楽しめるので、家族で来てもカップルで来ても、一緒に景色を見れますよ。夜、プールサイドから見上げた星空はプラネタリウムみたいでした。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

EMI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tada

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
温泉は、質が良く広い。
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

HARUMI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

YOSHIYUKI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Kana

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

KAZUYA

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
料理が美味しかったです
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

TOMOYUKI

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021