Ryokan Kozyo

¥24,000 on a Saturday night. It had been renovated 4 years ago and was spotless. Staff were great. Free espresso from a machine in the lobby. Ice bucket brought immediately. Room had decent beds (on new tatami oddly), 4 outlets, hot water heater, drip coffee, green tea, new washlet, nice interior lighting etc. There was a public onsen downstairs that was pretty nice. Our dinner for two was in a small dining room downstairs and was excellent, with some interesting descriptions of the local dishes. The only downside was the BGM loop of 60 seconds of classical piano that echoed throughout the building. It was soft, but had a crescendo we could hear easily in the room. I mentioned it to the staff early the next morning, and he seemed genuinely surprised we could hear it in our room. He shut it off, and at checkout again apologized for disturbing us all night. They were very excited to hear we had seen the unkai surrounding Takeda Castle early in the morning, as that is the main local feature (15 minutes away by car).