"An absolutely incredible hotel set within a stunning forest. You can watch the wildlife from the windows. We saw deer, a fox, birds including woodpeckers, butterflies and stag beetles. The onsen was great, especially the outdoor pool and the food was fantastic"
"Wonderful traditional Japanese room overlooking the lake. Unfortunately only had one night and was unable to try the traditional meal service. The hotel overall feels like a period piece from the 70s in a good way, and everything is very well maintained. The large onsen area (strictly no tattoos allowed) was great for winding down after a day of exploring. Would stay again."
"Nice hotel communal areas are lovely and well maintained, with a lot of more rural Japanese hotels they all seem to be partially renovated, communal areas always modernised and well maintained however bedrooms and bathrooms especially need updating. Breakfast buffet was ok not really much variety and always the same. Dinner buffet good and rotation of foods, we stayed 4 nights and on the 3rd + 4th night served a special plate by the chef as a gift for continuous stay. I would avoid visiting at weekends as very crowded and onsen and dining areas noisy and busy- staff very attentive especially waiting staff in dining hall took a shine to our baby girl. Onsen nice and clean and massage service also very good."
"Overall, nice and central place in Kitami to stay. Bed was comfortable, several parking lots make it easy to park. We did have some late night partiers the first night, but I was too tired to be bothered and it wasn't reflective of the hotel. I hadn't stayed in a Dormy Inn, but I would stay in this one or another again. Didn't try the onsen, but it looked like a nice small onsen was available."
"The rooftop mixed onsen was a big surprise, but super nice as we don't usually get to be with family members of other sex. (You do provide basic swimwear). It was so nice to look over the lake and just chill out in the onsen upstairs, but the main onsen were also incredible. Food options were plenty in the restaurant (buffet style), and it's so close to the Ainu Kotan... definitely worth a visit!!"
"An old school travel hotel with a nice onsen. This was a great jumping off spot to see Lake Mashu observatory, drive down to Sunayu Onsen and dig your own onsen, etc.
Staff were friendly, breakfast was traditional Japanese breakfast. Overall, nice and easy stay."