Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Hyakurakusou

A hot-spring ryokan in Yuwaku Onsen, Kanazawa's secluded retreat

Kanazawa Yuwaku Onsen Hyakurakusou is a hot-spring ryokan set in Yuwaku Onsen, known as Kanazawa's secluded retreat. A free shuttle (reservation required) runs from JR Kanazawa Station and Kenrokuen Garden, and it is about a 20-minute drive from central Kanazawa. The property comprises the main building IROHA (12 rooms in total) and the adult-oriented annex KAGURA; families with children stay in the main building, IROHA.

Semi-open-air-bath rooms and the onsen

8 of the main building IROHA's 12 rooms have a semi-open-air bath. The spring water is a sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride onsen (mildly alkaline), and guests can also use the main building's communal bath (indoor bath and open-air bath) and the private-hire open-air bath Kara. A small child who might find the communal bath daunting can take an unhurried bath in the room's semi-open-air bath, with the water temperature adjusted to suit.

Mostly tatami rooms

Rooms mostly have tatami: Japanese-style rooms with 8 tatami mats plus a broad window-side space, Japanese-Western rooms, and junior suites combining twin beds with a 6-tatami-mat Japanese-style room. A tatami room makes it easy to co-sleep with a baby at the crawling stage and to change diapers, so families with small children can settle in comfortably.

Baby-friendly amenities and the private dining room

A baby bath, baby chair, baby soap, children's cutlery and children's yukata (80-160 cm) are provided, and baby-bottle sterilizing and baby-food warming are handled as well. Meals are served in the main building's private dining room Ouka, a space for your family alone where you can eat without worrying about other guests. Late checkout until 12 p.m. is available.

Note: the adult-oriented annex KAGURA accepts only guests in the upper grades of elementary school and above. Families with babies or children should choose the main building, IROHA.