Kinosaki Onsen Tajimaya

Great location, friendly and attentive staff and excellent meals. A wonderful stay.

This was an amazing experience! We are a young couple in our early 30s and my husband has a lot of tattoos. The village is known for being tattoo friendly and they are! Check in isnt until 3 pm but they allowed us to leave our bags there. I suggest you do as we did, and we headed to the ropeway. Once you get to the top, make sure you order the Tajima hot dog. Kinosaki is known for their Tajima beef! Its the best kind of beed Ive ever had. Furthermore, the staff was so friendly when we checked in. Mia was our room attendant and she spoke really good English. She was the best! You will get to pick your Yucata and stroll the streets with one one. Please make sure you know the etiquette when going into the public onsens. Yes, there are 7 of them throughout the whole village. You can also collect a stamp at each one! There are posters at each onsen to indicate what to do. You must bathe first. Yes, they all have shampoo and body soap. Make sure you also visit the souvenir shops and explore! Best times to visit, even for one day and night is on the weekends. Most stores and bars are closed during the weekday. We only stayed one day, and that wasnt enough. I would do at least 2 nights! Last but not least, they have 3 private onsens you can go to! The food was delicious and our room was beautiful! We are definitely going to be back and we will stay at this Ryokan. Thank you to Mia and the staff, and the owner who showed up to greet us in our room! They are all truly there to make their guest happy! For more info and tips, follow my instagram page @realtorteresitanino. I have videos of KinosakiOnsen and other Japan info!

Warm welcome staff,Good enough english speakingDinner was amazing

A little smoke smell on pillow

It was my first experience with a ryokan and onsen and it couldn't have been better. The staff were lovely, my hostess spoke perfect English and myself and my son were accommodated and well looked after. The private onsens were beautiful and the surrounding town was so picturesque. The meals served were delicious. The stay will be the highlight of my trip to Japan and I strongly recommend you stay here if coming to Japan.

Amazing ryokan with fantastic food, which was served in my room. Maya looked after me from check in to check out. She spoke English so was able to help me with any of my questions. She also helped me pick up a yukata, that I wore from check in. The dinner and breakfast was absolutely fantastic. Worth ever penny. My room was lovely and quiet at the back of the property overlooking a garden. My Japanese bed was lovely and comfortable. I was able to use the private onsens at the ryokan. The public onsens outside were also mostly very close. You can easily walk from the top of town to the train station in 20mins. It was lovely to meet the owner who came and welcomed me over dinner. She was also there at checkout.

Beautiful ryokan with attentive and friendly staff. The 3 private onsens were all unique and beautiful.The chef presented delicious meals with different menus the 3 nights we were there.Maya, the young woman who coordinated our meals, helped select our yukata every day, and anything we needed, was beyond wonderful!

It would be nice to have more comfortable seating in the room. The chairs were not comfortable to relax in the room for very long. More choices for breakfast (for westerners).

Overall I was very happy with the accommodation and staff. Thank you Maya for assisting us with everything So nice the the owner introduced herself and was present in the morning to greet everyone. It was nice to have the private baths when I didnt want to ho out to the public onsens.

I liked everything

we greatly enjoyed our stay here. the property is very clean, exceptionally cute and the 3 private onsens are wonderful.

Wonderfull Old style building. Very japanese style decorated rooms. Everyone is trying to make your stay best possible. Food is amazing, private baths as well. Location in the heart of Kinosaki Onsen. Personel is speaking more English (or at least have preapred more cards in English) than in most places in Kyoto which is helpfull. If someone wants chilling time with excellent quality food and place to sleep we really do reccomend.

- beautiful building - great location in the centre - lovely staff - Maya was great! - brilliant dinner and breakfast served in our room - amazing to try lots of Japanese dishes we hadnt before. highlights were the beef and sashimi - nice to have the option of in house and external onsens - all amenities you would need for a trip are provided (including traditional garments)

- make sure if you have an allergy you list exactly what you cannot eat as shellfish apparently does not include shrimp in Japan. staff quickly rectified this for us when dinner was served - be prepared to sleep on a futon (like in all similar accommodation)

Excellent service from the staff and the amenities were amazing. Food was excellent as well.

location, In room meal, private bath , nice yukata and Geta

need to climb the stairs but understandable.

The staff was extremely welcoming and the property was beautiful. Using the private Ibsens at the Ryokan was amazing. Dinner was extremely good. We did have a shellfish allergy confusion but the staff was very nice and easily made up for it. I recommend specifying exactly what allergies are as shellfish doesnt include shrimp or octopus when translated.

Everything was great.

Clean and comfortable rooms. Interesting room design with great amenities.

Amazing service and the dinner and breakfast were incredible. The town was really pretty and we enjoyed our stay and being able to visit all of the Onsen in the area.

Friendly and good customer service. Highly recommend trying the meals.

The hotels in house onsens are very nice and private

food is delicious

room is not big enough

property was clean & well cared for.

Loved it all!!

From start to end, the experience was wonderful !! Staff demonstrate the highest level of hospitality. The food was lovely, and the private onsen were heavenly!

Nothing to complain about.