Kojohama Onsen Hotel Izumi

It's a traditional Japanese hotel, very clean - you need to take shoes off upon arrival (and they give you a pair of socks to wear), and they will clean the shoes and then put them in the shoe rack room. They will also the wheels of my luggage before putting it in my room. The hotel is located 5 minutes away from JR station, and it has free shuttle service - you just need to call when you arrive at the JR station and shuttle van will come in 5 minutes. The hotel is very quiet and has good privacy, and I can see the ocean from my room. The outdoor hot spring also offers very nice view of the nature. Personally I prefer this hotel than the big hotels in the Jigokudani area. Visiting the Jogokudani area is easy - just take the shuttle to JR station, then take the bus, and you can call for a shuttle on your way back (just need to be before 6pm). Traditional Japanese dinner was great - and a menu that lists what's in today's dinner was provided. Breakfast was also very good.

I was a little surprised when I saw my name on the poster board at the entry to hotel restaurant - I suppose this is not bad, it's just a way that the hotel recognize (honored) guests dinning at the restaurant. Guest names and room number are also posted at the shore rack room - this is where the guest shoes are stored. Nothing bad about this either - they need to identify which shoes belong to whom.

Just beautiful property with a very nice onsen.

A little lonely in wintertime, but that's not hotel's fault.

The room is spacious with traditional Japanese decoration. The dinner with our package was amazing. We love our stay with this hotel. The sea view of our room allowed us to enjoy sunset and sunrise.

The room may be a bit aged however it's very clean. The location may be a bit far from train station, however that's not a problem to us as we were driving.

Outdoor onsen, delicious food, and friendly staff. Japanese style room and breakfast/dinner are fantastic.

Room temperature is a bit hot and dry. The water tap separates hot and cold water which makes face washing difficult.

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