Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba

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Rakuten Travel rating 4.52 out of 5 (674 reviews). Guests praise this Kurokawa Onsen ryokan for its skin-friendly waters, which can be enjoyed in the open-air and indoor communal baths as well as the private-hire baths. Some rooms have their own indoor bath, and because dinner can be taken in the room or on an irori hearth-side plan, families with children can relax without worrying about other guests.
Kids Facilities
Private-hire baths
Private-hire baths
There are 2 private-hire baths available by reservation, at 2,500 yen per family for 40 minutes. This family bath is open to visitors who are not staying at the ryokan as well, and it lets you bathe with a small child who is not used to the communal bath without worrying about other guests.
- •Reservation required
Kids' meals and children's dinner sets
Kids' meals and children's dinner sets
Children are served a kids' meal at dinner, and Kids' Dinner Set B and Kids' Dinner Set C are also available. For children in the upper grades of elementary school, a meal similar to the adult one is recommended, at an additional 3,300 yen.
- •The adult-style meal for children in the upper grades of elementary school costs an additional 3,300 yen
Humidifier available to borrow
Humidifier available to borrow
A humidifier is available to borrow for your room.
Children's bathing pass and day-use bathing
Children's bathing pass and day-use bathing
The children's bathing pass, which lets you tour the open-air baths of Kurokawa Onsen, costs 700 yen for ages 3 to 12. Day-use bathing at Ryokan Wakaba is also available at 300 yen for ages 3 to 12.
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Overview
Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba is a small 16-room ryokan in Kurokawa Onsen, Minamioguni, Kumamoto. The main building, annex and detached wing each have Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms, and dinner is a kaiseki course served either in your room or in the dining area. The detached wing is limited to 4 rooms, each with its own indoor bath, and there is also a women-only open-air bath called Kesho no Yu, private-hire baths by reservation, a communal bath and ganbanyoku (a heated-stone sauna). Co-sleeping and children's rates are available, and humidifiers can be borrowed for guest rooms.
Rooms
The main building, annex and detached wing each offer Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms with their own character, 16 rooms in total. The main building's Japanese-Western room Satsuki (Type A: a 10-tatami Japanese-style room plus twin beds and a shower) is served dinner in the room and is recommended for guests traveling with small children; it accommodates up to 6 people per room. The main building's Japanese-Western room Yamabuki (Type B: a 3-tatami area plus twin beds) also has dinner served in the room and accommodates up to 2 people per room. There are also main-building Western rooms (Type C: twin beds plus a sofa bed, up to 3 people per room) and main-building Japanese-Western rooms (Type D: 2 beds plus 1 sofa bed, up to 3 people per room); in both, dinner and breakfast are served in the room, and children's rates are available. The detached wing is limited to 4 rooms, 2 Japanese-style tatami rooms and 2 Japanese-Western rooms, each with its own indoor bath, where you can enjoy onsen flowing directly from the source in your room. The annex has Japanese-style tatami rooms made up of two connecting rooms of 8 and 6 tatami mats, accommodating up to 7 people per room. Because it stands in a separate building, you need to step outside the main building to reach it, but the walkway to the separate building is covered by a roof. Dinner for annex guests is served in the dining area.
Dining
Dinner is a kaiseki course. It is served in the room in the main building and in the detached wing's Japanese-Western rooms with an indoor bath, and in the dining area for the detached wing's Japanese-style tatami rooms with an indoor bath and for the annex. Children are served a kids' meal at dinner, and for children in the upper grades of elementary school a meal similar to the adult one is also recommended, at an additional 3,300 yen. Kids' Dinner Set B and Kids' Dinner Set C are also available. If you have allergies, changes cannot be made on the day, so please let the ryokan know at least one week in advance.
Baths and Onsen
The spring water is a simple onsen (hypotonic, weakly acidic, high-temperature). Along with the communal bath and open-air bath, there are 2 private-hire baths available by reservation. A private-hire bath costs 2,500 yen per family for 40 minutes and is open to visitors who are not staying at the ryokan as well. Because a family can have the bath to themselves, you can bathe with a small child who is not used to the communal bath without worrying about other guests. The women-only open-air bath Kesho no Yu has a reputation for leaving skin so moist and smooth that no toner is needed. There is also ganbanyoku (a heated-stone sauna). The children's bathing pass for touring the baths of Kurokawa Onsen is 700 yen for ages 3 to 12, and day-use bathing at Ryokan Wakaba is 300 yen for ages 3 to 12.
Family-Friendly Points
Co-sleeping is available for up to 1 child, and children's rates for babies and toddlers are set according to whether meals and bedding are included. Note that children are asked to refrain from staying in the detached wing's Japanese-Western rooms with an indoor bath, and children may use the main building's Type B Japanese-Western room only when co-sleeping without meals. Humidifiers are also available to borrow for guest rooms.
Access
A free shuttle runs to and from the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop and other points, and advance notice is required to use it. Parking for 15 cars is available free of charge for staying guests.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 6431-1 Manganji, Minamioguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto 869-2402 |
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| directions_carAccess | Kurokawa Onsen bus stop. If you would like the shuttle, please reserve it by phone in advance. |
| trainNearest station | Aso Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 15 cars, free of charge. |
| callPhone | +81-967-44-0500 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, Mastercard |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.ryokanwakaba.com/open_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba 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 Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba?
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Parking: Parking for 15 cars, free of charge.
How do you get to Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba?
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Kurokawa Onsen bus stop. If you would like the shuttle, please reserve it by phone in advance.
How much does it cost for a baby or toddler to co-sleep with us?
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Co-sleeping is available for up to one baby or toddler. The rate is 7,700 yen with meals and bedding, or 3,300 yen with bedding but no meals. Note that children are asked to refrain from staying in the detached wing's Japanese-Western rooms with an indoor bath, and the main building's Type B Japanese-Western room is available only for children co-sleeping without meals.
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