We stayed for three nights in a room with a private bath. The view overlooked a wide patch of forest where the leaves were changing color, so the feeling was very private. The bath did take some time to warm up so we had to turn it on about 20 minutes prior to using it. I also used the common... More

The Ryoken was clean and the staff was very friendly. However I would like to start this review with stating that I got food poisoning from my exploration in the pre-set dinner. The food is very traditional kaseki. They serve a beautiful presentation and all the Japanese guests seemed to enjoy the food but since the staff does not speak... More

I visited Nikko in Sep 2010, but I thought it's really worth a review. This is by far the most expensive stay I have splurged in a night - SGD700 for their Japanese Style Guest Room with a outdoor private bath tub. Their service is personal, like many other Japanese hotels. I have to say that both their breakfast and... More

Stayed for 2 nights here during the 2nd week of October 2012. It was a wonderful experience. I speak minimal Japanese but could get by easily. Though they claim to speak English, not all the staff spoke English, but they made everything easy for you via other methods like sign language. They are extremely hospital and the customer service is... More

Just returned from two nights at the Hotel Shikisai and had the most wonderful stay. From the moment we were collected at the JR station by our English speaking host, we were so well looked after. No request was too small from side trips to pharmacies to complementary nappies for our baby. For meals we were provided with a private... More

We stayed for two nights in November after leaving Tokyo and absolutely adored the Shikisai. The staff were very helpful and friendly, the room was attractive and comfortable and the food was fantastic. This was our introduction to onsen and we made full use of it. Sitting in the cocooning warmth of the outdoor bath with a cool drizzle dampening... More

We stayed at the ryokan for one night in October during peak fall colors. We were very lucky to even get a room. I cannot say enough about the customer service of the staff. They were so welcoming and accomodating to our large group of 4 adults and 4 children. The rooms were very clean and traditional Japanese style. We... More

We stayed here for 2 nights and we really enjoyed it. The japanese food was very delicious. The service from start to end was great. The hot springs were very clean and I could relax and unwind. Also nice view from the hot springs. The room we had was japanese, it was good because we had kids, so we all... More

This is a Japanese Hotspring Hotel. We booked the hotel in mid Feb 2010 via internet, which is a Japanese website and is rather difficult for someone do not know the language. As we can read Kanji (Chinese characters) we managed to fill in the necessary information. I cut and paste and enquired the hotel for the information I did... More