Great value. Enjoyed the miso chicken nabe for dinner and had a simple but healthy breakfast. We had one hour in the private bath on our plan. The public baths were big and clean. They swap the male and female bath overnight so you can experience both.

ようこそ、大原温泉です。🙇🏻‍♂️ If you plan to visit Ohara and Kyoto, must stay here. I wish I stayed. However, I was not able to do it due to my plan. I think it is worthy. Kyoto area is more stable than other places in Japan, so it is difficult to find good hot spring. But here is the best spa with food services. I used a day plan with spa and lunch, and it was reasonable. And very rare guests were there, so I was able to stop by comfortably. If you do not like full service, you can choose foot spa with tea. To get to the spa, I took a bus from Kyoto station. From the Ohara bus stop to there, it was really beautiful...so if your schedule is flexible, take a walk!!

This is all you can wish for if you are into japanese lifestyle, the floors in the room are tatami with shoji doors. In addition the complementary dinner was a hotpot and the breakfast was tradiontional. Would recommend every one!

A very nice place to stay in the mountains. Close to Jokko-in Temple and ~15 minutes’ walk to the bus station (they also offer a shuttle). The staff were welcoming and friendly. The evening meals were a lot of food for two people but very high quality ingredients (first night was shabu-shabu and second night sukiyaki, which we ourselves made at the table with some help from the staff here and there). The onsen are very nice, I especially liked the outdoor rock one. There is also a small cafe with a footbath just outside the main entrance that I highly recommend.

A no regret place for Onsen! Rooms are clean and tidy, and the dinners are mouthwatering. Don’t forget to try the sake with dinner. It’s a perfect match. The service, the staffs there are warm and welcoming. Will be there sooner or later when visiting the region again.

FANTASTIC. ++ Kind staff that spoke good English. ++ Great value ++ Rooms comfortable traditional Japanese tatami mats. ++ Breakfast and dinner DELICIOUS (Heavily recommend) ++ Onsen very good ++ BEAUTIFUL scenery - Appeared to be a slight bit of moisture/dampness/mould in corner of onsen room? Heavily recommend.

Great service, english speaking staff. Bathhouse right inside the Inn. You can go for various trips around the area, or take the bus to Kyoto.

Amazing place to stay! Fantastic views from the room of mountains and forests. Sparkling clean onsens, and delicious, healthy and authentic traditional Japanese meals. Staff went above and beyond to make us comfortable, and we're always very friendly and approachable. This is the perfect place to relax and recharge on a busy holiday. If you want to have a real Japanese rural traditional experience in an onsen, go here!

Nice Ryokan with Onsen and good food. Beautifully situated against the forest. Good walking trails up into the mountains. We spend two good days here with breakfast and dinner included. Traditional Japanese dishes, locally produced ingredients 👍🏻 The only reason it didn’t get 5 stars is the price. other ryokans in this price-range had drinks included in the half board price.

Absolutely LOVED my stay here. Staff are super nice, and it's fairly English friendly. The meals they serve are among the best I've had in Kyoto, and the scenery is spectacular. I plan on coming here again!

Over rated place, rooms are very basics and noisy, onsen are small and can get crowed at some point, food is ok but nothing incredible, fish and rice for breakfast and note that they charge you extra fees for your stay and the onsen access( nothing huge though but still according to the price of the stay it seemed inapropriate for us) Nothing fancy or comfy so we found it too expensive for what it was. However staff is very friendly and outside onsen in late night or early morning when not busy can be very relaxing !

This was my first time at a Ryokan or an Onsen and I couldn't ask for a better introduction. My partner and I arrived late, nearly 7:30, after a magical walk from the bus station through the winding foot paths of Ohara, up the hill to the Inn. We were able to drop our things in our room and go to dinner, which was a simmering hotpot of miso broth with plated of meat, vegetables, mushrooms and noodles, which was an absolutely perfect meal on a chilly November evening. After dinner we had our first baths, me in the wood baths and her in the stone ones. The ambiance of the outdoor baths is truly magical. Stepping out of the thick fog of the indoor shower room and bath you step into what feels like another world. Japanese maples overhang the walls of the bathing area, where you can alternate between a large hot bath, or a small tepid one fed by the natural spring. Going back is on the top of my list for my next trip to Japan. Some things to know before you go: this is a fairly traditional ryokan, so rooms do not have their own bathrooms, and you do make your own bed from futons on the floor. Every room does come with a safe, a/c, tv and Wi-Fi.