Motoyu Ishiya

The baths were charming and the place had an old world charm to it.

This was the stay on my trip I was most looking forward to. Perhaps I had set my expectations too high. To begin with the place is in need of some refurbishment. The walls in the dining room were dirty. The walls elsewhere show signs of mildew. However the biggest turn off was the all prevailing smell of cigarette smoke coming through the air con. I ended up turning it off and enduring the heat. Dinner was great but felt extremely rushed. I ate at 6 and had to be out of the dining room by 7. Since there is nothing there other than the restraunt, the Onsen and a couple of lounges it was a pity to be rushed through my meal. Breakfast was the same. One other annoyance was that although I had seen a wine list in English earlier I couldn't have one at dinner. I was given a list in japanese and had to make do with the translator on my phone. My waitress couldn't speak any English but we made do. As a result I had no idea what I was eating or drinking.