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The river across the road with geothermal heat was a wonderful surprise. Having a cool dip in the river followed by a relaxing bath in a self created rock pool at the edge was so relaxing after a days walking on the Kumano Kodo. Very quiet area compared to Yumonime Onsen village a few kms down the road.

十一放假一個人去徒步，計劃五天全踏破，第一天想把比較難的前幾個章蓋掉。所以住到高原是非常合適的。千算萬算沒想到在國內的颱風餘波會影響到紀伊半島，所以我開始的當天就開始下起了大雨。 頂着雨走重裝完了第一天，因為攜程上這家店的訊息過於陳舊，當時還是有點緊張會不會太日本化的，結果晚餐是非常個人胃口的，老闆也會簡單的中文，完全是個社牛，帶着大家一起吃晚餐，一起聊天。 房間稍微有些年代感，但有烘乾衣服的設施以及澡堂！真的淋了一天雨，泡個澡衣服也烘乾了，真的太舒服。 也因為前一天的雨，第二天房間外全是雲海，真的很值得！希望以後還有機會來這裏徒步，一定要繼續住在這裏一次。

I was about to give bad reviews due to some poor check-in experience, but everything after check in is so good that compensates this journey. First, the check-in process that brings me with bad experience: it is self-served and there is no any staff. By rights you should receive an instruction email with check-in PIN in advance, which I heard from other guests. However, I didn’t receive anything but Trip’s confirmation letter and I was unable to check in. And my sim card in Japan is just an internet card unable to make phone calls, which means I have no way to contact the hotel directly. My partner and I were desperately locked out of the hotel in the evening, after 7h hiking, with no other available hotel in the mountain. After waiting for over 1 hour, other guests helped us to enter the admin room where there is an ipad to call the hotel (why not make it available to guests without checking in?), and with the help of Trip’s agency, we finally checked in successfully. Then here is the staying experience: so good that makes me almost forgive the poor check-in experience. Each room is a spacious individual house and ours has a garden for BBQ. The food is also self-served, with the cooking stuffs and ingredients in the fridge. It was unexpected that you need to cook yourself (I don’t think it was listed on room info when I booked it), but it’s not bad that Wagyu, chicken, and vegetables are served. The rooms are big and cozy, and you can do the laundry after hiking. Everything is good about the hotel itself, just be aware of the self-checkin process and make sure you get the instructions before that.

Right in front of the bus stop Kamaya-Mae I think.. Kind hosts who speaks a reasonable amount of English. Dinner smelled delicious but I didn’t go for it because I wanted to try the other restaurant in the area. If I return to kawayu, I will come back here.

服務態度非常好，食物質素高！ 房屋大！ 温泉係河邊，要行地底隧道過去，有點特色

This hotel is perfect for a relaxing one day stay. It’s right beside a sapphire-blue river in the middle of the mountains. The in-room onsen is more than big enough for two people and they also have communal baths. They also offer a free shuttle to the start of a stretch of the Kumano Kodo if you want to hike the next day.

A bit minimalistic (shared bathroom and restroom) but otherwise very friendly, clean, with standard set of amenities (TV, WiFi, refrigerator) for this type of hotels. If you are doing hiking and have to stay for a night, this place has almost unbeatable price. Highly recommend.

It was 3rd day when my wife and I are hiking KUMANO KODO. After 6 and half hour hiking and 20 minutes bus, we arrived at Watarase Onsen Hotel Sasayuri around 5pm. At checking counter, we found that I booked wrong day - one day late….. However service person rearranged room and dinner for us within less than half hour. Their traditional Japanese service and food are amazing and forgettable. I will be for sure coming back when I revisit this area.

Nice place for a night on the road, welcoming people and great Onsen. Must be even nicer in summer

Lovely cosy private apartment - you’ll be living with the senior couple. Feels like going to your grandmother’s home. This place is suitable if you don’t mind cosy home setting. You’ll need to drive for this area. Free parking.