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"A rather unique staying experience at a spacious log house and one you'd want to be bringing friends along to. Absolutely excellent value for money, just inconvenient to get to (car/taxi basically mandatory). --- I went with enough people that we booked 2 of the standard quadruple bed rooms. Since these rooms are actually two halves of the same cabin (unlike the private villas), we basically had the whole cabin to ourselves. We gathered on one of the two sides and got pretty rowdy, then checked from the outside to confirm that it was fine and shouldn't be a disturbance to our neighbours. We opted for the barbecue grill rental (red Coleman grill), which they set up on one of our sides along with a bunch of chairs and basic lanterns. We went to a nearby Aeon supermarket to pick up meat, drinks, etc. (plus oil and condiments — anything that goes in the mouth wasn't provided and we had to procure those ourselves). BBQ turned out to be a very cost effective and fun way to have dinner with friends. Apparently if it had rained, they have portable stoves as replacements that can be used indoors. The kitchen was well stocked, with available items listed in Japanese somewhere on their website. We could have easily bought ingredients and cooked a meal here instead if we wanted. Only downside is you'll want a car (or taxi) to get here, past a rather narrow winding path in the woods. But it's located pretty well in the Shima area, only about 10 min drive from Shima Spain Village."

"Very friendly and helpful staff. Room and ciew were lovely! The breakfast was delicious"

"It’s convenient to stay here near train station and it’s walking distance to the main street to hang. "

"Resort quality hotel. Nicely loacted in a quiet and forested area. Staying among nature with forest ans near the sea. Hotel is well deciarted. love the free lounge area to sit back and relax. breakfast was great. love the decor, very modern but cozy with lotsa wood on walls and furniture. Breakfast was almost like fine dining restaurant grade. "

"Overall is good and clean enough. Hotel Wifi is weak, barely works."

"I will visit this hotel again. So convenient from Osaka and a nice quite respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. "

"This was/is an elite hotel for many royal family and government/international activities with outstanding environment and restaurants."

"Nice and good. Just the room door are a bit cheap - you could hear everything from outside like someone standing in our room. But helpful staff and good wifi speed."

"This is a historic hotel and you can read about it in an area near the hotel called The Club, but the best feature of this hotel is the sunset view. The sunset view is so beautiful and you can see it either from your room or from the lounge at 5F. The staffs are very welcoming and wonderful. This is one of the best places we've been to where you can just relax and watch the day pass in your room in the middle of beautiful nature. We will definitely be back again."