Kurokawa Onsen Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai

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Rakuten Travel rating 4.37 out of 5 (1,938 reviews), a popular ryokan with a large number of reviews. In the Kurokawa Onsen village, guests can take their time in the spacious tubs surrounded by bamboo groves, a mountain stream and the scent of hinoki cypress, and with its private-hire baths, rooms with an open-air bath and Japanese-style tatami rooms, it is used by families as well.
Kids Facilities
Private-hire baths (Sugi no Yu and Nagomi no Yu)
Private-hire baths (Sugi no Yu and Nagomi no Yu)
There are two private-hire baths, Sugi no Yu and Nagomi no Yu, and both flow straight from the source. No reservation is needed and there is no time limit, so you can bathe with a small child without worrying about other guests. Bathing hours are 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to midnight.
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Overview
Kurokawa Onsen Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai is a hot-spring ryokan in the center of the Kurokawa Onsen village. It has nine baths in all - four communal baths, three open-air baths and two private-hire baths - and every one of them flows straight from the source. Dinner and breakfast are both served buffet-style. Some guest rooms do not accept children co-sleeping, so families traveling with babies and toddlers need to check the room type. The private-hire baths need no reservation and have no time limit, which makes them easy to use when bathing with a small child.
Rooms
The 13 guest rooms fall into three groups: special rooms with an open-air bath (2 rooms), Akari Koji (5 rooms) and the main building (6 rooms). The special rooms with an open-air bath, Yamamomiji and Yamazakura, are 38 sq m with two Japanese-style tatami rooms (14 tatami mats plus 8 tatami mats); Yamamomiji has a hinoki-cypress open-air bath and Yamazakura a stone one. They sleep 2 to 4 guests and have set child rates. The Akari Koji Junior Suite is the largest room here at 80 sq m (a 10-tatami Japanese-style room plus a bedroom), with 4 beds, sleeping 2 to 7 guests, and it has set child rates. The Akari Koji Japanese-Western rooms come as 14 tatami mats plus a bedroom (38 sq m) and 12 tatami mats plus a bedroom (35 sq m), each for 2 to 5 guests, and 9 tatami mats plus a bedroom (30 sq m) for 2 to 4 guests; all of them have set child rates. Set child rates also apply to the main building Family Deluxe Room (50 sq m, 1 to 5 guests), the main building Japanese-Western room (28 sq m, 2 to 4 guests) and the main building 10-tatami Japanese-style tatami room (2 to 4 guests). The main building 8-tatami Japanese-style tatami room (with a bed, 15 sq m), on the other hand, cannot accept children at all - not only co-sleeping children but elementary school children and babies and toddlers as well. The main building 10-tatami Japanese-style tatami room (with a bed, 18 sq m) and the main building Akari Koji Western-style room (twin) both have beds installed, so they cannot accept children co-sleeping either.
Dining
Dinner and breakfast are both served at Yuzentei, a buffet hall of about 300 tatami mats. Dinner runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with last entry at 7 p.m., and includes eight kinds of nigiri sushi starting with bluefin tuna, plus a kushiage corner where a chef fries the skewers in front of you. All-you-can-drink is included, alcoholic drinks such as beer and cocktails among them, and the hotel describes it as a spread that everyone from adults to children can enjoy. Breakfast runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., with last entry at 9 a.m., and the menu includes Kumamoto regional dishes such as gameni (simmered chicken and vegetables), karashi renkon (mustard-stuffed lotus root) and gojiru (soybean soup), along with a bread buffet corner. Because the meals are buffet-style, individual accommodations for food allergies are not made; guests with allergies may bring in food and tableware that are safe for them, and anyone who would like to do so needs to say so when booking.
Baths and Onsen
There are nine baths in all - four communal baths (indoor baths), three open-air baths and two private-hire baths - and every one of them flows straight from the source. The spring water is a chloride-sulfate spring and a sodium chloride spring, said to be beneficial for muscle pain and neuralgia. Bathing hours are 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to midnight. The private-hire baths, Sugi no Yu and Nagomi no Yu, need no reservation and have no time limit, so they are easy to use when you want to bathe with a small child without worrying about other guests.
Family-Friendly Features
Children can stay, co-sleeping included, in the private-hire baths, the special rooms with an open-air bath and the Japanese-style tatami rooms without beds. As noted above, however, some rooms with beds installed do not accept children co-sleeping, and one does not accept children at all, so families traveling with babies and toddlers need to check the room type. A humidifier is available to borrow. Childcare services are not available.
Access
Because public transport is limited, arriving by car or rental car is recommended. It is about 50 minutes by car from JR Aso Station, or about 50 minutes by bus bound for Beppu from Aso Station on the JR Hohi Line, followed by a 10-minute walk from the Kurokawa Onsen stop. A shuttle runs between the Kurokawa Onsen bus stop and the ryokan, and it must be reserved in advance. There is parking for 50 cars, free for staying guests.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 6554-1 Kitakurokawa, Manganji, Minamioguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto 869-2402 |
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| directions_carAccess | From Aso Station on the JR Hohi Line, take the bus bound for Beppu for about 50 minutes, get off at the Kurokawa Onsen stop and walk 10 minutes. |
| trainNearest station | Aso Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 50 cars, free of charge. |
| callPhone | +81-967-44-0111 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, Mastercard, LIFE, JTB |
| languageOfficial site | https://yusai.com/open_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Kurokawa Onsen Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2). There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Kurokawa Onsen Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai?
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Parking: Parking for 50 cars, free of charge.
How do you get to Kurokawa Onsen Yukyo no Hibiki Yusai?
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From Aso Station on the JR Hohi Line, take the bus bound for Beppu for about 50 minutes, get off at the Kurokawa Onsen stop and walk 10 minutes.
Can our baby stay with us and co-sleep?
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Children aged 0 to 12 are accepted for co-sleeping in the private-hire baths, the special rooms with an open-air bath and the Japanese-style tatami rooms without beds. Rooms with a bed installed, such as the main building 8-tatami Japanese-style tatami room, cannot accept children, co-sleeping included. If you are traveling with a baby or toddler, you need to check the room type.
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