Ryokan Karasawa

The purpose for our visit was to relax quietly after a busy 6 days in Tokyo and Kyoto and experience a traditional Japanese ryokan accommodation and that’s exactly what we got. Our room could not have been more spacious (we did have the largest room) with an indoor balcony with two chairs that looked over the small garden, a large sleeping space and separate private bathroom and porch area. We were kindly picked up and dropped off to the station and was made very welcome by the host. We enjoyed the clean onsen and the hot dip! After a chat with the host the building is 40years old where I imagine the surrounding buildings and main roads were built after it. This therefore means it is now surrounded by the background noise from the road and slightly overlooked from the two storey homes around it. At night we pulled our screens across which reduced this noise and we slept comfortably and warm in our floor beds. The communal areas do seem a little tired and in need of some tlc and sorting out but for us, for one night, it was great to quietly recharge our batteries.

Karasawa is really a great place with a wonderful traditional charm. The rooms are wide and comfortable, and the indoor onsen nice to dip in after a day of walking (or bicycling on the house's bicycles. The host is most hospitable and very friendly. Absolutely recommendable!

Very friendly people and helpful people

Excelente hotel y staff, todo 10/10 salvo por la ubicación que tampoco es pésima. En 20 min llegas desde la estación. Recomendable

ホームページの雰囲気と実際の雰囲気の差がちょっと大きいかも。 女将さんの対応はとてもいいのですが、所々床が抜けていたり松の間に宿泊したのですが入ってすぐの４畳半スペースが雨漏りしていて驚きました。 庭の雰囲気も池の水が全てポンプで排水されていて台無しです。 これで素泊まりプラン1人当たり10,000円の価格設定はかなり割高だと思いました。

町の中心部から少し離れていて、静かで落ち着いた雰囲気でした。とても親切に対応頂き、ゆっくりと快適に過ごせました。ありがとうございました。