Best places: Japanese inns 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.

👍👍 Very relaxing and private sauna experience in a beautiful kyoto machiya that is more than 160 years old! The host was friendly and provided a detailed tour/explanation during the check in. A quiet area away from the busy and hustling streets of kyoto. I wished i had more time to chill in this amazin...

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.

Laid-back hot spring hotel with lake & mountain views, plus dining & communal bathhouses.

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

Posh hot spring inn offering warmly furnished suites with verandas, open-air baths & ocean views.

Time-tested hot spring lodging with a warm eatery, plus indoor, open-air & private thermal pools.

👍 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...

Polished lodging offering 2 restaurants & a bar, plus a garden, a spa & a communal bathhouse.

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

Simple rooms, some with en suite bathrooms, in a low-key inn offering communal baths & free Wi-Fi.

Unassuming inn offering free parking, a garden & a restaurant, plus 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.

Tranquil rooms in a high-end hot spring inn featuring dining, a bar & a lounge, plus a garden.