Momijiya Honkan Takao Sansou

53 reviews

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  Yaru

  family · Sep 2025

  10/10

  Very friendly staff and beautiful environment!

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  Ashokkumar

  partner · Sep 2025

  8/10

  Perfect place for Japanese ryokan and food experience. Room with mats, low table and chairs, and basic tv. I opted for twin beds to make it easy getting up, otherwise you sleep on the floor on futons. Dinner is at a nearby restaurant close to water, and Japanese breakfast is at the hotel. You dress up in Yacata and slippers during stay.

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  Christine

  Jul 2025

  10/10

  The most magical part of our trip!

  On our recent trip to Japan we wanted an authentic experience staying in a ryokan. We were greeted by an extremely attentive staff who whisked our luggage away to our mountain view room. We received hotel slippers and were given a tour of the hotel. Our modest room had a low table and chairs with a tea service, a private bathroom, tatami mat floor and yukata robes. We had 3 hours until dinner so we enjoyed the private onsen nestled in the forest overlooking the forest. For ¥4000 ($27) this is not to miss. Then, at 6:00 a shuttle takes you through the small town and down to the riverside to a restaurant on the water. You cross a long bridge into the restaurant where you are greeted by the efficient staff and seated in low chairs to enjoy haute cuisine by riverside. The meal is presented in a bento box and is a work of art. The second course is a salty fish and then a soup prepared at the table. While the soup is cooking, a geisha performs and chats with you. Finally, the restaurant turns out the lights so you can listen to the frogs and watch fireflies! The shuttle returns you to the hotel and the staff has prepared the room for bed. The futon are all on the ground and it’s bedtime. The next morning, you are treated to an equally beautiful traditional savory Japanese breakfast. The shuttle will take you as far as the Honazono Station. If arriving from Kyoto, the shuttle will pick you up from there if you arrange it, or you can use the GO app to call a cab to go.

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  Cassandra

  Jul 2025

  4/10

  Very Disappointing Stay

  Unfortunately, I felt compelled to pass along how disappointed we were in this hotel and the overall experience. Check in was extremely rushed. No time to breathe before we were practicaly pushed into two chairs and had the front desk employee go over all the details we would need for our 1 night stay. Then we were brought upstairs to our room where they dumped our bags, filled a tea pot and wouldn't leave until we sat at the table and had poured our tea. The room was in terrible shape. There was cracked tiles in the bathroom, mildew build up in the sink, the ceiling paneling was not fully attached, water damaged walls, the list goes on. the air conditioning is also very old and not up to the challenge of hot Japanese summers. We did enjoy the private onsen experience but again were very rushed to get there and get out with an employee banging on our door when we still had 10 minutes before we had to leave. Dinner was at a cute little riverside restaurant. Drinks (including water) were all over 400yen and the pretty location couldn't make up for the food. The sashimi was warm and slimy and most of the food tasted a little off or like it had been sitting out for hours. Given the price point and prior good reviews, we were pretty surprised this experience. We loved the area but left before breakfast was served the next day. We would not return to this hotel or recommend it to anyone.

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  Kay

  friends · Jun 2025

  10/10

  love the area is so nice and perfectbfor getaways