Yufuin-Sanso Waremokou

I cannot begin to put into words how much I loved this stay. My husband and I came here as part of our honeymoon trip. I had always dreamed of staying in a Ryokan and it exceeded my expectations. The location was beautiful. The staff were friendly, helpful and just amazing. The baths were so relaxing. The views were breathtaking. Yufuin in general was great to explore too!! I will be talking about the food forever. It was fantastic. I’m a big foodie, and every meal here went straight to the top of my list of favourite foods I ate in Japan. I cannot thank the staff enough for making our stay so wonderful. We truly loved it!!!!!!

In room onsens. Spacious room. View. Location of the ryokan is private away from the town. Special service to drop off and pick up at arranged timing to and from yufuin town saved us the hassle to take a drive down to town. The beef served for the 2 nights were good. Pork was on the tougher side though.

Stayed for two nights. Our room had two outdoor onsens which was well maintained and clean. Room is a little dated but still clean. As we had a half board package, daily breakfast and dinner were included. Food was superb with a hearty Japanese breakfast and dinner was shabu shabu on the first night and bbq on the second. Service was top notched. We had a nice Nepalese lady looking after us. We had a private room for all our meals and were very well looked after. Lastly, the staff took our photo and printed it out for us for keepsake upon check out. Nice gesture. I had an extra photo taken with the owner's little brown poodle Hazel. :)

The breakfast and dinner provided with this ryokan onsen stay was beyond amazing, the quality & quantity fully satisfied our appetites, with private dining rooms to enjoy our meal with a view of Yufuin town and mountain. The location is further away from the main town but with good reason, having a room here with a jaw dropping view of Yufuin mountain while soaking in the private onsen in the cold. Staff service was flawless and they made our stay feel so relaxed and pleasant.

Simply amazing. I don't think I ever was this thrilled to stay anywhere. - Villa with a private onsen with great views over Yufuin. - Water in the onsen makes your skin silky. It's hard to describe, but it is the most pleasant feeling. - Great dinner experience. Prime Yufuin-raised marbled beef just melts on the tongue. AMAZING staff! They made me feel like I am at my second home rather than staying in a hotel. And they are so helpful! My partner was having a birthday, and I asked them last minute if they could take care of buying some flowers and decorating the garden/onsen with sakura tree branches. (Of course for an additional price). They did it discretely while we were away exploring Yufuin, and just transformed the place. It was a magical experience. Never before have I been so grateful to resort staff.