Juhachiro

Fuimos a Gifu para ver la pesca con cormoranes, y el embarcadero para montarse en las barcas de observación está justo al lado, con una salida directa desde el hotel. El mismo hotel nos gestionó las reservas de las barcas desde España por correo electrónico, porque no pudimos hacerlo por internet con las empresas que los realizan, sin cargos de comisión. El onsen es muy bonito, con varios ambientes, uno al aire libre, otro antiguo muy bien restaurado y dos pequeñas piscinas más de aspecto convencional, excelente en su conjunto. Es un hotel antiguo pero en buen estado de conservación. Muy recomendable.

La temperatura de las piscinas del hotel para nosotros era demasiado alta, 40-42 grados en el mes de julio-agosto. No tiene zonas de agua templada ni fría como otros onsen.

Food and hot spring are good

Service 5 stars. Location 4 stars. Room 4 stars. Bath (ONSEN) 4.5 stars. Food 3.5 stars ( review for buffet breakfast only ). Front desk 4 stars. Parking staff 4 stars. Overall: 4.3 stars

If you have issues with walking, this is not the hotel you want to stay.

The breakfast is absolutely amazing. Not only is there a huge variety of food available, but it is all very delicious. Not to mention the cool old dude doing pancake art. I could have just relaxed in the dinning area all morning. In addition, the hot spring is first class. There are plenty of different baths so I never felt crowded. If the baths do seem a little to busy for your liking, I recommend going earlier in the evening and later in the morning. Seems like most other people preferred a late evening and early morning trip to the hot spring.

Though checkout was at a typical time, I would have really liked a later checkout time (or a longer breakfast time). Between the great breakfast and wanting to visit the hot spring again the morning, you can feel a bit pressed for time. It would be nice to be able to sleep in and enjoy a relaxing breakfast starting at 8 or 9. But the breakfast starts at 6:30 (which is good for those early-risers) but only lasts until 9am. Maybe this is all very typical for hotels, but, again, I really wanted to be able to take my time and enjoy my morning there a bit longer.