Sansuikan Kawayu Matsuya

Kind of annex of the sister hotel next door. In the annex is an onsen, washing machine and dryer (free to use), vending machines with beer and drinks and noodles. Room is basic. I had a great view on the river. Small balcony, but dirty and no chair. The annex is okay to stay if you are hiking. The best thing is the sister hotel. A great onsen with outdoor bath. Nice souvenir shop with a bit more food. Staff are super friendly and helpful. They also provide bus services (bring and pickup to Hongu Taisha, the other onsen places, the trailhead busstop) which you can use! Just call them if you want to be picked up. I did not realize Kawayu Onsen is a very small place with NO supermarket. If you did not book breakfast (served at the sister) bring your own into town or eat instant noodles. There are 2 small restaurants with delicious local food.

This hotel is okay, it was a bit dingy and the room smelt a little bit of smoke - but I was totally fine with that because you get to use the great onsen at the partner hotel next door (spent my time there), and the area was really nice. I liked it as a cheap option along the kumano kodo.

入住前看了很多網友的評價，都説房間衞生狀況堪憂，可能是心裏預期比較低，入住後竟然覺得還不錯。我住的房間衞生狀況差，主要體現在窗簾上會有咖啡色的污漬，其他都還好。一定要定他家早晚餐自助，種類豐富，徒步身體消耗非常大，吃自助是很划算的。 如果晚上趕不上公交車回酒店，可以用攜程App打電話（不需要電話卡）給酒店，找會説英語/中文的工作人員溝通，酒店會開車免費去接，非常方便。