Yamanaka Onsen Kissho Yamanaka

In the 2025 cherry blossom season, the first five hotels in Kyoto, Japan and the Hokuriku region were all rated poorly, either dirty or noisy. Finally, there is a hotel with all 5-star reviews. You must make an appointment for the transportation from Kaga Onsen to the hotel at least one day in advance on your own official website or ask Ctrip. I made an appointment with Ctrip two days in advance. I like the customer service. Follow the instructions at the south gate of Kaga Onsen Station to see the hotel's car. The timetable is shown in the last photo. The driver is courteous and considerate. On the way, there will be a brief introduction to the Buddha statue, snow mountain, famous product Mantou Niangniang, etc. It takes 25 minutes to arrive at the hotel. It feels like home. The staff kneels down to serve. Now the process is done quickly. The corner Western-style room I booked is very good to live in. The sun is bright and the size is just right. The hotel is generous and the coffee and tea bar is available 24 hours a day. The quality is excellent. It is so thoughtful. You can choose a Kutani yaki tea cup. The latte is very delicious. The afternoon tea teppanyaki restaurant makes fresh pancakes. At 4 pm, five kinds of sweet cocktails are provided for happy hour. They are prepared by the staff and are delicious. Pudding is provided at 8 pm. There is a geisha performance at 8:45 Yamanaka Festival. A plate of snacks is also delicious in the morning. There is a row of sake for dinner. I didn’t pay attention to whether it is a self-service sake or free. I think this price and quality are above average. Breakfast is also full of sincerity and free sake is provided. The staff in the restaurant are very warm and thoughtful. My room does not have a private bath. When you check in, you will be asked to choose a private bath for 50 minutes. The large bath is also very good. You can also soak in the foot bath when you are free. I really can’t find any fault with this cost performance. I stayed in the expensive hotel next to it, Huazi, the next day. There was nothing except two bottles of water, a bag of coffee and a bag of stick tea. There was a welcome tea, but no other activities or food. Jixiangting is really serious about running a hotel. The only thing is that sometimes there is a faint smell of sewage in the hotel. In addition, there are a lot of Hong Kong tour groups staying there, and they talk very loudly.

The environment is good, with a stream outside the window and the sound of water. The house is clean and tidy, but the Japanese tatami is a little bit unfamiliar, sitting down and standing up is a bit of a test for the knees. The hot spring at the bottom of the building is also good, and you basically don't have to wash in the small bathroom in the room. The kaiseki dinner was too rich, and I had to lean on the wall to eat. The breakfast the next day was also a big plate. The only drawback is that you need to make a shuttle bus reservation three days in advance. You have to wait for the shuttle bus time to take the Shinkansen back and forth, and you have to arrive late and leave early, which is a bit regrettable.

The service is thoughtful, the breakfast and dinner are rich and exquisite, there is free private soup and pick-up, the atmosphere is elegant, the environment is full of Zen, the facilities are new, and the cost performance is super high. I highly recommend it and will stay again.

The environment is good, right next to the Hexian River. The room is nice and big. The service is very good but a bit cumbersome. The introduction lasted a long time. The breakfast and dinner looked exquisite. In fact, the ingredients are relatively simple and the raw materials are very cheap.

I am very satisfied with Jixiang's service and the environment is good. However, you need to call in advance to check the time of the shuttle bus from Kaga Station to the hotel. It is usually half an hour after the express bus.

The best room in the hotel we stayed in was that it couldn't be by the window this time because of the flying insect problem. The hotel is a traditional hot spring hotel, and there was still no one in the town. It was quiet and clean. Unfortunately, the red leaves have just begun. It’s a magical day to eat, drink, and have soup every day. There is a shuttle bus from the hotel to the station