Best Manno Hotels

During our road trip throughout Western Japan, we needed to spend the night after touring Kochi but before heading to Tomonoura (near Fukuyama in Northern Hiroshima Prefecture.) Looking on the map, and after extensive research, we were hopeful that Asan Kotonami would hit all the right buttons as a luxury Onsen (natural hot springs) ryokan with a mountain retreat vibe and good food. All in all, we enjoyed our stay here and wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. It's about a 30 minute drive from Kotohira-gu (aka Konpira-san), which is the nearest major tourist attraction. Since we had our own car, there was not much effort in getting here, but accessibility to Asan Kotonami might be a bit more challenging if one resorted strictly to public transportation. In any case, if you're looking for something that's not a large, city hotel and is relatively luxurious, there are few (if any) other options - in fact, I'd say that Asan Kotonami might turn out to be the de-facto choice in this regard. First off, it's a gorgeous ryokan - it's in a picturesque location nestled in a mountainous area of rural Kagawa Prefecture. It's modern but done with a simplistic yet stylish Japanese aesthetic that will please many people. Unlike many luxury ryokans, however, Asan Kotonami is relatively new - it was built in 2017, meaning it is not worn down in any way. We loved the modern Japanese architecture, furnishings and decor, and the fact that it was in a remote location surrounded by nature. Thumbs up. We stayed in the ”Type F” room, which is described as a Japanese-Western room with Open-Air Bath. It's Western in that the bedroom has two beds and a couch. The ”living” area is Japanese in that you either sit on the floor, or on an oddly shaped and very low ”chair.” I guess you can call the living room being more Japanese than Western, but it's definitely Japanese in that it's a tiny room. Overall, it's uncomfortable and unusable, which was a shame, because I often need to work late at night, meaning we prefer a nice living room (for work) and a separate bedroom with sufficient noise insulation. Asan Kotonami didn't have that here, unfortunately. The room only had one sink, which is a drawback for a luxury property that was newly built less than 5 years ago. On the positive side, the open-air outdoor Onsen (natural hot springs) bath on our room terrace was fantastic, and internet was very speedy. In addition to the Onsen our room, Asan Kotonami also had among the nicest communal (gender-segregated) ”Daiyokujo” Onsen baths that we've ever experienced. It's almost Disneyland-like in that it's stylish, expansive and has several indoor and outdoor bathing options. It's possible that the property gets an abundance of the hot spring water directly from the source, because they certainly don't make any effort to preserve it. As soon as I stepped out of the changing room and even before going to the bathing area, Onsen was flowing all around me on the floor, with stylish woo

They couldn’t find our reservation when we arrived but we were given the same price that we had reserved it at. It was a good place to stay for one night and across from a supermarket. There’s a convenience store located next door but not a lot of choices nearby for meals. We had to walk almost a kilometer to a restaurant that we wanted to try. The breakfast buffet was simple but sufficient and it was not crowded. There’s a coffee machine that you can use anytime. There is a family floor that has a microwave and a kitchen that can be used. They offer some instant noodles after 930 pm.

I stayed here for the first time on my way back from hiking Mt. ** from Kotohira Shrine, and it was a comfortable stay with ample facilities including a hot spring bath and free massage machines, and the room was well furnished. There was Wi-Fi connection in the building, and the front desk was also able to provide information on nearby restaurants and convenience stores, so I would like to stay here again if I have the opportunity. (Some drawbacks include the limited hours for using the hot spring bath, and the fact that the parking lot is a little difficult to find when accessing from the Konpira Shrine side, and the limited capacity.)

The location is the best, but free parking, new renewed facilities, clean, modern and artistic sense, spacious rooms, mini-mini refrigerator, hair dryer, air conditioning. However, if you go alone, it may be scary to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night ㅋㅋ. Check in at a pretty cafe on the first floor, there is also an elevator

初めて利用しましたが、スタッフの対応、上の部屋はわかりませんが、下の部屋の広さ、清潔さなど、とてもよかったです。また、行く機会があったら、ぜひ利用したいと思いました。

Although I was worried about seeing the word of mouth of trip advisor and Rakuten travel in advance, I think it was not as bad as I thought, and it was comfortable and the customer service was kind. The building, especially the shared part (corridor and elevator) is certainly ragged, but it took a few minutes to spend in the shared part during my stay and I didn't care. The room was quite clean and I didn't feel the smell like it was in other word of mouth. However, because there are few outlets, I think it is good for those who are worried to bring an extension code. I did it. The hot springs are １ day in the rooftop open air and ２ day in the inner hot water. The rooftop open air was hot because the sun was tight, but the scenery can be relaxed well except for it. The inner bath was quite beautiful. My wife used a rental bath (40 minutes 2,200 yen), but it was beautiful and good. The meal was delicious on the first day, sashimi, seafood boiling, rice, and appetizer ３ seeds, horn boiling and sashimi were especially delicious on the second day. The customer service at the meal place was also kind. It is a transportation flight, but I went by plane, but there is a bus stop in front of the inn by the airport bus, and the airport bus stop on the return is also convenient to walk for less than 5 minutes. There is also a convenience store nearby, and of course the approach to the kintohira Gu shrine is also very close. I think it is good to think about cost performance except for those who say that it is not a luxury inn. By the way, I will stay at super luxury hotels (Marriott category 8, Empire Hotel, hotels representing the country overseas, etc.), super luxury inns, and I sometimes stayed at a cartoon cafe when I didn't have money. Considering cost performance, I think the evaluation is enough even ４.

, iwI am the big fan of Kyoritsu Resort and stayed every time we have opportunity at various locations. This is among the one of the best Kyoritsu Resort I've stayed. Location is in the middle of Omotesando to Konpira-san, on the beautiful old fashioned street. We stayed at Triple room with 2 bedrooms, 1 with Queen and 2 twin in living room with sofa. There's small shower in the room with double vanity, separate toilet. Room was very spacious, private and well, well, well stocked. 4 sets of glasses, coffee cups, tea cups, coffee grinder, water in fridge, vanity table with small chairs, 2 closets etc. etc. Cannot complain anything. Dinner was served either 5:30am and 8pm. Service is slow but you'll get to finish in about 1.5hrs. There were 4 private lockable bathroom PLUS large women/men separate bathroom. We didn't have issue using private bathroom, always has at least 1 available and kept well clean. There was lounge next to bathrooms with water, ice pops. Also free washer/dryer (2 each) which was really help. I love this hotel, design and interior are perfect, I can't wait to come back and stay again. If you are driving, you may park right in front of main entrance and drop off luggage. Parking is in the rear of building. You have to be careful not to past the small road to go to rear of main building bc road is VERY narrow, easy to miss.

it was cheap on the way back to kochi I stayed with my family for one night only to climb Mr. kinhira. The room is no problem if you just sleep. Loan cut wind Lu も Liang く. The nearby rice shop was delicious and good. Super dissatisfaction I can't stop because the import car is large in the parking lot. I was taken to a parking lot a little far away. It's a decent car, so I'm worried that I'm going to take it to a place I don't see, and I took it to a place I didn't know at check-out, but I was told to look at the map myself to get it. I was very, very dissatisfied.