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From about US$416/ per night (2 adults, ¥66,000)

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Rakuten Travel rating 4.56 out of 5 (2,501 reviews). A long-established Arima Onsen ryokan with 700 years of history. Guests can soak to their heart's content in Kinsen, the golden waters unique to Arima Onsen, across three communal baths, each with its own character. Families across three generations can take their time over in-room dining and in the calm Japanese-style tatami rooms, and the ryokan is close to Arima Onsen Station, which makes strolling the hot-spring town easy.

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Kids Facilities

Baby items available to borrow (portable bassinet, baby chair and more)

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A portable bassinet, baby chair, baby bath, children's tableware, toilet-training seat and diaper bin are available to borrow for use in the room. Families traveling with young children can borrow a full set of the things they need in the room.

Baby items at the communal baths

Indoor

At the communal baths, baby baths and baby chairs are available to borrow, along with all-over shampoo for children. Each communal bath also has a baby bed, making it easier to bathe with a young child.

Services for babies

Indoor

The ryokan sterilizes baby bottles and warms baby food, and also sells diapers and wipes. These services cut down on the formula and baby-food supplies you need to pack, so you can travel lighter with a baby.

Children's dinner menus

Indoor

Dinner differs by the child's age. Elementary school students in the upper grades are served a kaiseki meal modeled on the adult menu with fewer courses, while children from under school age through elementary school students in the lower grades are served a kids' meal, so you can pick what suits their age.

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Overview

Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku is a long-established ryokan on the hillside of Arima Onsen, founded about 700 years ago. Its three communal baths, the largest in scale in Arima, and its private-hire open-air bath let guests go from bath to bath in Kinsen, the town's famous hot spring. Rooms are mainly Japanese-style tatami rooms, with Japanese-Western rooms that include a bedroom and larger rooms as well, so families are well covered. Portable bassinets and children's tableware are available to borrow, and services for families with babies include baby-bottle sterilization and warming of baby food.

Rooms

There are 13 room types. Most are soothing Japanese-style tatami rooms, and guests can also choose high-grade rooms with a massage chair or Japanese-Western rooms with a twin bedroom. The East, West and North Wings each have one special room, well suited to anniversaries and trips with three generations of a family. The high-grade rooms in the North Wing are 10 tatami mats for 2 to 5 guests and are the closest of all to the communal baths. The corner rooms in the North Wing and the top-floor rooms with an adjoining second room are 12.5 tatami mats for 2 to 8 guests, and come with a massage chair and a coffee set. The Japanese-style tatami room with a bedroom on the top floor of the North Wing consists of a 12.5-tatami room plus a twin bedroom and sleeps 2 to 6 guests. The standard rooms in the South Wing are 10 tatami mats plus a hiroen sitting area by the window, for up to 5 guests. The West Wing has rooms with a bedroom (10 tatami mats plus a bedroom, for up to 7 guests) as well as Western-style twin rooms of about 8 tatami mats for up to 2 guests. For groups, there is also a large room of two connecting rooms, 15 tatami mats plus 7.5 tatami mats, for up to 10 guests. In rooms with beds, when 3 or more guests stay, 2 of them use the beds and futon bedding is laid out for everyone else. The VIP suite Oimatsu no Ma on the top floor of the East Wing is 150 sq m and sleeps up to 8 guests. It has a private dining room and the only semi-open-air bath among all the guest rooms that is supplied with Kinsen.

Dining

Guests can choose among a seasonal kaiseki menu, a charcoal-grilled kaiseki menu served in a private dining room with sunken-floor (horigotatsu) seating, and the Arima Shikisai buffet, which lays out about 50 Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes. The seasonal kaiseki menu can also be served as in-room dining in some rooms. Breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet of about 40 dishes with a drink bar. Dinner for children depends on age: elementary school students in the upper grades are served a kaiseki meal modeled on the adult menu with fewer courses, while children under school age through elementary school students in the lower grades are served a kids' meal. Meals accommodating allergies can be arranged if you notify the ryokan.

Baths and Onsen

There are three communal baths filled with Kinsen, the famous hot spring of Arima Onsen. Ichi-no-yu, a Japanese-style bath with a beautiful latticed ceiling, and Ni-no-yu, with Roman-style interiors, switch between men's and women's use on alternating days; both have an indoor bath, an open-air bath and a sauna. San-no-yu looks out over a Japanese garden and is built in the style of a traditional hot-spring-cure bathhouse. The private-hire open-air baths Asagiri and Yugiri, each with their own garden, are another way to enjoy Kinsen; they require a reservation and a fee. The bath in the rooms with an open-air bath on the top floor of the West Wing is not an onsen, so if Kinsen is what you are after, we recommend a communal bath, a private-hire open-air bath, or the VIP suite that is supplied with Kinsen.

Family-Friendly Features

Up to 2 children can co-sleep, and guests aged 13 and over are charged the adult rate. On plans where dinner is the buffet, children aged 0 with no meal and no bedding stay free of charge, and children aged 1 to 2 with a meal but no bedding are 2,200 yen per child. On plans where dinner is not the buffet, children aged 0 to 2 with no meal and no bedding stay free of charge. Rates for babies and young children also vary by plan and are divided in detail according to whether meals and bedding are included. Under the ryokan's terms and conditions, children aged 3 to 5 who are provided neither bedding nor meals are 5,500 yen per child. At the communal baths, baby baths and baby chairs are available to borrow, as is all-over shampoo for children, and each communal bath has a baby bed. For use in the room, a portable bassinet, baby chair, baby bath, children's tableware, toilet-training seat and diaper bin are available to borrow. The ryokan also sterilizes baby bottles, warms baby food, and sells diapers and wipes. Yukata and slippers are for children at least 80 cm tall, and towels and toothbrushes are for children aged 3 and over, so it is a good idea to bring your own for smaller children.

Access

The ryokan is about a 6-minute walk from Arima Onsen Station on the Kobe Electric Railway and from the bus stop, and a free shuttle bus runs to the station, the bus stop and Arima Station on the ropeway; call the ryokan after you arrive. Parking for 120 cars is free for staying guests, on a first-come, first-served basis. It is about 30 minutes by train from Kobe (Sannomiya) and about 55 minutes by Hankyu bus from Osaka.

Access & Information

location_onAddress1904 Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-1401
directions_carAccessWithin walking distance of Arima Onsen Station on the Kobe Electric Railway, with a shuttle available. About 30 minutes by car from central Kobe.
trainNearest stationArima Onsen Station
local_parkingParkingParking is available for 120 cars, free for staying guests on a first-come, first-served basis.
callPhone+81-78-904-0501
paymentsCardsVISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, OMC, UFJ Card, Mastercard, Saison, AEON, APLUS, CF, ORICO, Rakuten Card
languageOfficial sitehttps://www.hyoe.co.jp/open_in_new

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Frequently Asked Questions

What ages is Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku best suited to?

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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.

Is there parking at Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku?

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Parking: Parking is available for 120 cars, free for staying guests on a first-come, first-served basis.

How do you get to Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku?

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Within walking distance of Arima Onsen Station on the Kobe Electric Railway, with a shuttle available. About 30 minutes by car from central Kobe.

How much do children cost to stay at Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku?

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Children's rates vary by plan. Children aged 0 to 2 with no meal and no bedding stay free of charge; with a meal or bedding included, the rate is 5,500 to 6,600 yen depending on the plan.

Can we borrow a baby bath or a baby chair?

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Baby baths and baby chairs are available to borrow at the communal baths.

Is baby shampoo available at the baths?

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All-over shampoo for children is available to borrow at the communal baths.

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