Yugawara Onsen Hotel Shikisai
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Rakuten Travel rating 3.83 out of 5 (912 reviews). Free karaoke and table tennis tables, along with a game corner, are on hand and go down well with children. Guests say the dinner and breakfast buffets also have plenty of dishes children like, which is welcome when traveling with kids. Some do note that on consecutive nights the buffet is the same both days and they would like more variety.
Kids Facilities
Private-hire open-air bath
Private-hire open-air bath
A private-hire open-air bath on the roof. It costs 2,200 yen including tax for a 60-minute session, in slots from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Reservations are accepted both on the day and in advance. Your family has it to yourselves without worrying about other guests, though the water is not onsen but heated water.
- •60 minutes per session, 2,200 yen including tax
- •The private-hire open-air bath is heated water, not onsen
- •The number of reservations is limited
- •It is an alternative when you want to bathe together with a child aged 7 or over of the opposite gender
Indoor pool (summer only)
Indoor pool (summer only)
- calendar_monthSeason:Summer only
- scheduleHours:9:00〜10:00 / 13:00〜17:00
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
An indoor pool inside the hotel. It opens in the summer season only; in 2026 it ran from July 18 to August 30 and staying guests could use it free of charge. It is available from check-in on July 18 and until checkout on August 30, in two slots, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The water depth, the ages it is intended for and whether children who are not yet out of diapers may use it are not listed in our information.
- •It opens in the summer season only. Please confirm the operating period in later years with the hotel
- •The water depth, the ages it is intended for and whether children who are not yet out of diapers may use it are not listed in our information
Overview
Yugawara Onsen Hotel Shikisai is an Itoen Hotels onsen inn standing along the Chitose River in Yugawara Onsen. Its 78 rooms cover Japanese-style tatami rooms, Japanese-Western rooms and Western-style rooms, including two-room tatami layouts such as 10 mats plus 6 mats and riverside tatami rooms looking out over the Chitose River, so there are rooms spacious enough for a family stay. The alkaline simple onsen from the hotel's own source can be enjoyed in the communal baths and the open-air baths, and there is also a private-hire open-air bath on the roof, available for a fee. Dinner and breakfast are served buffet-style. In summer the indoor pool inside the hotel opens, free for staying guests. There is a free table tennis corner and a karaoke room, and a shuttle bus runs from Yugawara Station with no reservation needed.
Rooms
The hotel has 78 rooms in all, in a variety of types: Japanese-style tatami rooms, Japanese-Western rooms and Western-style rooms. The riverside Japanese-style tatami rooms sleep up to 6 guests and consist of two tatami rooms (10 mats plus 6 mats), with a bath and toilet, Wi-Fi, a television and a refrigerator. With a 10-mat room and a 6-mat room in a row, there is space to keep the sleeping area separate from the living area, which suits families and groups. Other layouts include a two-room tatami room of 8 mats plus 4.5 mats with no bath in the room, sleeping up to 4; a river-view two-room tatami room of 10 mats plus 6 mats with no bath in the room, sleeping up to 6; and the largest, a river-view two-room tatami room of 10 mats plus 7.5 mats, sleeping up to 7. Capacity and whether the room has its own bath therefore differ from room to room. In a room with no bath, bathing a young child means using the communal bath or the private-hire open-air bath. Towels and bath towels are the ones provided in your room. Pets cannot stay at the hotel.
Dining
Dinner and breakfast are both buffets. Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes are all-you-can-eat, with around 40 to 50 items on offer. The format makes it easy to serve out small portions for children at the age when likes and dislikes are pronounced. At dinner there is also an all-you-can-drink option that includes alcohol such as draft beer, sake and shochu, while at breakfast only soft drinks are all-you-can-drink. Meals are served in the buffet hall and restaurant hall on the second floor of the main building, and in-room dining is not offered. Itoen Hotels does not prepare food and drink for food allergies and does not disclose ingredient lists. Many dishes are cooked in the same kitchen, and serving chopsticks and tongs are shared at the buffet, so the group states that contamination by allergens cannot be completely prevented. Only the person with the allergy may bring in safe food, such as retort-pouch or frozen items, along with their own tableware, declaring this when booking and again at check-in. Bringing food and drink into the restaurant is generally not permitted, but baby food and therapeutic meals may be brought in. Whether the buffet includes children's menu items is not listed in our information.
Baths and Onsen
There are two communal baths, Tsubaki no Yu and Tachibana no Yu, which alternate between men and women, open from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to midnight (times change on Saturdays and Sundays for cleaning). There is also an open-air bath adjoining the communal bath. The water is an alkaline simple onsen from the hotel's own source, and it is characterized by causing little irritation. On the roof there is a private-hire open-air bath, available for a fee of 2,200 yen including tax for a 60-minute session, in slots from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with reservations accepted both on the day and in advance. Note that this private-hire open-air bath is not onsen but heated water, and the number of reservations is limited. Since you can bathe there without worrying about other guests, it is an easy option for families who want to enjoy the water together with a young child. People with tattoos are not permitted to bathe.
Play Spaces and Pool
There is an indoor pool inside the hotel, open in the summer season only. In 2026 it ran from July 18 to August 30, and staying guests could use it free of charge (from check-in on July 18, and until checkout on August 30). It opens in two slots, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The water depth, the ages it is intended for and whether children who are not yet out of diapers may use it are not listed in our information, so please confirm these with the hotel before use, along with the operating period in later years. The hotel also has a free table tennis corner and a karaoke room, where you can spend time with children on a rainy day or while waiting for a meal. The game corner can be enjoyed by adults and children alike, but there is a charge.
Family-Friendly Notes
Babies and toddlers who are not yet out of diapers may go into the communal bath itself, but they are not allowed into the tubs. Itoen Hotels advises using the bathtub in the guest room instead, but many rooms here have no bath, and in that case there is no tub in the room either. Families who want to get into a tub with a child who is not yet out of diapers will need to choose a room with a bath, or the private-hire open-air bath, which carries a fee. Mixed bathing in the communal baths and open-air baths is allowed up to age 6, and children aged 7 and over use the bath for their own gender. A father or mother on their own cannot take an opposite-gender child aged 7 or over in with them, so it is worth planning how to split up bathing, or using the private-hire open-air bath. Whether cribs, baby futons and bed guards are available to borrow is not listed in our information. Itoen Hotels' general FAQ mentions children's items such as a baby bed in the communal bath, children's chairs in the restaurant and children's yukata, but the list of communal bath items carries the note that it varies by hotel, so what is provided at this property is not stated; please confirm with the hotel. Whether co-sleeping is possible, any age limit and any charge are likewise not published, and while each room type on Rakuten Travel is marked as having children's rates, the breakdown by age group, such as infants, toddlers and elementary school children, is not given. Under the Yugawara town ordinance, an accommodation tax of 300 yen per person per night applies to stays from April 1, 2026, though children under 12 are exempt. A bathing tax of 150 yen applies separately.
Access
The hotel is at 235 Miyakami, Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa, and a shuttle runs from Yugawara Station every 40 minutes between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., with no reservation needed. Parking has 50 spaces, is free and needs no reservation, which makes it easy to arrive by car even with children and plenty of luggage. Check-in is at 3 p.m. (last check-in 6 p.m.) and checkout is at 11 a.m.; Itoen Hotels does not accept extensions to the checkout time. In busy periods checkout can be brought forward to 10 a.m., which in 2026 applied to stays from July 18 through August 29.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 235 Miyakami, Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 259-0314 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | A shuttle runs from Yugawara Station every 40 minutes between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. No reservation is needed. |
| trainNearest station | Yugawara Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking is available for 50 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed. |
| callPhone | +81-465-60-3334 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.itoenhotel.com/shikisai/open_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Yugawara Onsen Hotel Shikisai 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 Yugawara Onsen Hotel Shikisai?
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Parking: Parking is available for 50 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed.
How do you get to Yugawara Onsen Hotel Shikisai?
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A shuttle runs from Yugawara Station every 40 minutes between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. No reservation is needed.
Can we take a child who is not yet out of diapers into the communal bath?
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They may go into the communal bath itself, but they are not allowed into the tubs. Guests are advised to use the bathtub in their room instead, but this hotel has rooms with no bath, so please check the room type before booking.
Can we use the communal bath together with our child?
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Mixed bathing is allowed up to age 6, and children aged 7 and over use the bath for their own gender. If you want to bathe with a child aged 7 or over of the opposite gender, the rooftop private-hire open-air bath (60 minutes for 2,200 yen including tax) is an alternative.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and checkout is by 11 a.m. Extensions to the checkout time are not accepted.
Are there facilities in the hotel where children can play?
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The table tennis corner and the karaoke room are free for staying guests. The indoor pool, which opens in the summer season only, is also free for staying guests. There is a charge for the game corner.
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