Best places: Hot spring hotels in Japan

Simple dorms & rooms with tatami floors in a refined hostel offering a kitchen & a bathhouse.

Minimalist suites with in-room hot spring baths in a modern hotel offering dining & a lobby lounge.

Upmarket inn offering serene rooms, plus a hot spring bathhouse, a posh restaurant & a bar.

Sophisticated hotel with pared-back rooms, plus dining, karaoke rooms & 2 hot spring spa areas.

Warm rooms, some with river views, in a genteel hot spring inn offering bathhouses & private dining.

👍 Second visit. Meals, baths, spring quality, services, rooms, all of which are wonderful inns. The sashimi of yamame trout and carp is really delicious and inspiring. I took a bath most of the time except when I was eating and sleeping. The customer service was very kind and heartfelt, and I was abl...

Relaxed rooms & suites in a serene hot spring resort on 3 hectares of woodland, plus 2 restaurants.

Understated rooms in an unfussy hot spring hotel offering a restaurant & a communal bathhouse.

Cozy hot spring inn offering casual bungalows, some with private soaking tubs, plus dining.

Serene riverfront lodging featuring dining & a cafe, plus indoor & open-air thermal pools.

Tranquil riverside hot spring inn dating from 1900 with a dining, a bathhouse & free breakfast.

Serene rooms offering mountain views in a laid-back hot spring hotel featuring a restaurant.

Warm quarters in a tranquil hot spring hotel featuring a bar, dining & a bathhouse.

Warm quarters in a sophisticated hot spring hotel offering restaurants & a spa, plus mountain views.

👍👍 I needed a place to stay overnight in Matsumoto when I found myself stranded there. This Hotel, and it's staff, far surpassed my expectations. I've been in the hospitality business nearly my entire adult life, working in resorts, hotels, restaurants... I've traveled extensively; staying at many, ma...

Basic rooms in a laid-back lodging offering dining, a karaoke room & a nightclub, plus a bathhouse.

Upscale hot spring inn offering minimalist rooms, bay views & a restaurant, plus outdoor baths.

Serene rooms in a low-key lodging with communal bathhouses, plus views of a lake & Mount Fuji.

Streamlined rooms in an upscale hot spring hotel offering a bathhouse & a cozy bar.

Simple rooms in a casual hot spring hotel offering indoor & outdoor bathhouses, plus a restaurant.