Nishimuraya Honkan

Superb in every way. Stunning hotel in gorgeous location which is popular with Japanese people for taking an onsen cure. We had a Japanese style room, so gorgeous, wonderful wet room bathroom, sitting area overlooking the verdant garden, complete with auspicious (and greedy) carp! A place to reconnect with self at every point of the experience, incense to create the mood, astonishing breakfasts - both western and Japanese style - a Michelin level kaseki meal of 9 courses over 2 hours, a variety of onsen available in the hotel (fantastic), free access to all the onsen in town (lovely too), yukata, take, geta to wear all the time if you wish (plus a special one for the meal), gorgeous artefacts and a good shop.

Amazing first time experience at traditional ryokan as well as first time onsen. I think we have been spoiled for life by our stay. Nishimuraya Honkan definitely set the bar high. From the in-room dining service with our lovely and joyful Yu-san who was very attentiveto our needs, to the delicious menu prepared by chef who catered to our raw vs cooked requests, and to to tranquil and healing environment of the grounds and onsen. Well kept and maintained. We loved having a drink or tea by the window overlooking the koi pond. I enjoyed the lounge after a bath. And cannot forget the amazing, relaxing and healing experience of the onsen on site. It was so clean and beautiful we did use any of the other onsen in town even though we had the pass! Like I said, Nishimuraya Honkan set the bar high.

It was the most memorable hotel stay in my life and best birthday away from home hands down. Thanks to some blogger who went to this hotel for their honeymoon I was able to research and plan my stay way in advance . My actual experience exceeded any expectations and probably ruined every other hotel stay I will have . Food, service, architecture, garden - I am simply short for words to describe how happy and honored I was to be this hotel’s guest . Thank you for making a once a life time memory both for me and my son ❤️

Nishimuraya Honkan is an absolutely superb ryokan and amongst the top ryokans I have visited across many onsen towns in Japan. We stayed 3 nights. The atmosphere was beautiful and peaceful, the staff and service top notch, and the food is exquisite. Not all staff speak fluent English, but we had no issues communicating. We had the half board so dinners are served in our room while breakfasts are in a common room, with different menus every day. Every meal was meticulously prepared and a feast. We had the large Japanese style Horai room that had an open air bath (as well as open air shower - some may find it a bit cold in cooler months but it was fine for us in Spring), which was very enjoyable and relaxing. Don't miss the coffee/tea/juice area on the first floor that looks out to a lovely garden, and taking a walk in the garden to see their beautiful koi fish. Although the ryokan is about a 12 minute walk from Kinosakionsen Station, there is a bus from the station that can take you directly to the ryokan, and we were also able to get on the hotel's shuttle back to the station when we left. An amazing and highly recommended experience that's not to be missed if you ever visit Kinosaki Onsen.

Loved everything about this ryokan, from the room to the food to the services provided. We had a Japanese suite room which was at the top of the ryokan and had a lovely view overlooking the ropeway and the garden. The room and ryokan were both clean, offered Yukata and geta to use for the duration of your stay, and comes with access to the many onsens in the town. There are two onsens within the ryokan, too, which are worth checking out that switch genders each night, so it's worth going at night and in the morning to experience both (one is Japanese-themed, the other is Greco-Roman). The food is lovely, both dinner and breakfast are plentiful with a wide selection of seafood, noodles, and other ingredients. The crab is exquisite. Service from all hotel staff, from the receptionists to the servers to even the maintenance staff were all so polite and helpful. Loved every thing about our stay.