Osatsu Pacific Hotel

We (my wife and I) reserved a room here because most other hotels/ryokans in the Toba area were booked. After reading the reviews prior to our stay, I was ready to be disappointed. The hotel is a bit old, but the staff was courteous and we had enjoyable conversations with them during breakfast and dinner. The food was quite good, delightfully presented and satisfying, maybe not the best I have had at Japanese ryokans, but I enjoyed every meal. The room showed the age of the hotel, but my futon was very comfortable and I slept soundly to the sound of the waves breaking on the beach nearby. Osatsu is a relaxing location. It has a small but interesting Ama museum detailing the history of the Ama women who dive for shellfish in the sea around Toba. We met two Ama women at their hut on the sea. There are a couple of coffee houses that we visited and a Shinto shrine dedicated to the women. Also we took seaside walks and toured Osatsu's small fishing port. Overall a relaxing two days at a hotel that I felt was much better than describe in previous reviews.