Izumo hotellia

Plussat: The entrance area is very welcoming and gives a very traditional Japanese style feeling. Location next to Izumo shrine is perfect. All staff were extremely welcoming, helpful and friendly.

Miinukset: there was really nothing to complain about

Plussat: The location is great. However, 1) English speaking is very limited. 2) Did not ask for food preference? For example, I booked including dinner and breakfast. During check in, did not ask if there is any preference, taboo or food allergy, etc. I don’t eat beef and poultry. I didn’t touch. 3) the portion is too big. I few waste. 4) no guideline or recommendation on transportation to airport 5) did not offer local map? 6) it is more cater to Japanese and those who already known the area. In general, the place is comfortable and the staffs are friendly.

Miinukset: Already written on the above

Plussat: Excellent location almost across from the famous Izumo Taisha Shrine. If you plan to visit the Shrine this is an excellent property to consider. This property is beautiful and it retains the old wooden beams and structures throughout the property.

Miinukset: Nothing I do not like about this property.

Plussat: Best location in the area, right opposite the shrine allows you to visit it during early morning hours (best time to experience the true culture before the tourists arrive)

Miinukset: Did not give us the Japanese Ryokan hospitality experience. Hardware is there but it’s serving nothing more than a normal hotel.

Plussat: It was excellent especially the beautiful food.

Plussat: Traditional Japanese hotel close to the Izumo Shrine. Stayed here to get a feel for Japanese traditions and hospitality

Miinukset: As per previous comment, the area tends to shut down after 6.00pm

Plussat: I loved the very relaxing and meditative stay so close to the spiritual center. The relaxing massage chair was awesome, the view was spectacular from my room. I loved the quietness and the peacefulness as well as it was very close to the beach!

Miinukset: Exceeded my expectations, nothing to improve upon. Best for quiet and contemplative visitors!

Plussat: Clean, comfortable and the hotel is close to the Izumo Taisha Shrine. Very happy and will come back.

Plussat: Staff’s attitude was really good.

Miinukset: The room was too small for a suburban hotel. And the rate was over priced for that manner.

Plussat: The breakfast was mostly Japanese style and very good. The rooms are comfortable and relatively spacious.

Miinukset: Everything was fine.

Plussat: Comfy bed and queen size

Miinukset: Small bathroom

Plussat: It’s about a mile from the station, a bus runs hourly or you can get a taxi or walk. Very easy to get to Izumo Taisha Shrine by bus. Very nice staff. We had a room looking towards the mountains which was great.

Miinukset: We would have liked the breakfasts eg. scrambled egg, to be warmer.

Plussat: Exceptional service on the front desk, very helpful and a pleasure to deal with.

Miinukset: Can't recall anything.

Plussat: Clean.

Miinukset: The western breakfast is awful!!! All highly processed foods including the horrible egg that comes in a carton. Better to go out and get your own breakfast.

Plussat: A great selection of pillows and bath yukatas are offered. A famous soba noodle restaurant with 5 minutes walk. Parking is provided with a small fee. Hurry to park before it gets full. Artificial onsen is available. Decent breakfast. Great for just passing through the town. Glad I made the choice to stay.

Plussat: Close to the train station (10m), this modern hotel has a restaurant and it was a wise choice to stay overight before proceeding to Izumo Taisha early in the morning. Arigato!

Plussat: Great hotel, great location and facilities. They had all the things we needed like pajamas and a very nice massage chair.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Great place, room and price were good for a normal hotel in Japan. Place was very clean and amenities were abundant and useful. Coin laundry was nice too. Place is 5 mins walk from a bus station that can take you to Izumo shrine and the city.

Miinukset: About 6 minutes walk from the station so if you have lots of luggage, gg.

Plussat: I left my keycard in my room and the reception staff helped me no questions asked at no charge. It's right next to the station which was good for me going to Izumo Taisha shrine.

Miinukset: I had to ask the staff in order to open the window in my room.

Plussat: Room was really comfortable and hotel is in front of the station. Staff was kind and helpful. Highly recommend anyone wants to have comfortable stay at reasonable price

Miinukset: Nothing special

Plussat: Location. It’s right next to JR Izumo-shi station.

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: 5days same breakfast

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Little distance from train station. I changed hotel next day.

Plussat: Location.

Miinukset: A little bit old and beat up. A simple coat of paint would fix this. There was some nasty stains on the room walls.

Plussat: This hotel is very very beautiful. The rooms are large and oriented for ocean views. My room had a large ceramic bath, but I never used it because I enjoyed the hot spring spa rooms so much. They were spacious with both indoor and outdoor baths, truly extraordinary. The food was also amazing, both the breakfasts and dinners included with my room package. Many of the staff spoke English and all were so kind.

Miinukset: It’s a little out of the way but that’s fine because it’s such a beautiful natural environment and also very quiet. I didn’t have a car but they gave me free shuttle service to and from the train station and to Izumo Taisha. I took the public bus back from the shrine and that worked well with their good instructions.

Plussat: It was useful to have a sink in the room to supplement the shared bathroom facilities. There seemed to be plenty of toilets for the number of people on our floor. The food (kaiseki dinner and breakfast) was a real experience, giving us the opportunity to taste a wide variety of Japanese food and beautifully presented. The outdoor hot spring is very pleasant. The tatami bedroom was spacious and included a hot water 'kettle', tea and biscuits.

Miinukset: We found the room very hot to sleep in as we left the heating on all night. To be fair we probably could have changed the setting but as we couldn't understand the instructions we didn't dare do so. We were able to open the window though.