Pension Kinrinko Toyonokuni

Location, natural onsen , view from the room and breakfast place .

Great location, spacious room, and amazing view.

I stayed in a tatami room, but unfortunately, I was bitten by bugs in the evening, which caused painful bites on my back and legs. I woke up at 2 a.m. and it took about an hour to get in touch with the reception. Thankfully, I was able to switch to a regular room with a normal bed around 4 a.m.

onsen and location

smell and a bit too old

The location was sensational. The view from the bedroom window out to the lake was a highlight . We both had the chefs suggestion for dinner and it was delicious, especially after a long day of travel. Before dinner we walked around the lake and every view was beautiful especially as the autumn leaves were starting. I would have been very happy to stay for a longer stay and explore the nearby restaurants in the town.

Although land was at a premium at the site, an outside onsen overlooking the lake would have been the only thing I would ask for.

Property is an icon of Yufuin. Located on the edge of lake kinrin. It is tucked away from the crowd but walkable to the station, main street and flower village. The staff were very warm and welcoming. I had a wonderful breakfast there with a view of the lake. The property also has a very nice relaxing onsen with indoor/outdoor options

Clean, lovely hospitality, awesome place, great location, nice breakfast.

Good view and good breakfast

The onzen and shower area is rather small

Very traditional jap with unpleasant reception-awkward mannersNevertheless, will recommend as it is on the bank of Kirin lake with good beddings and breakfast quality and views Shower room is jap style, share onzen corner

Just at the lake side that we could enjoy the famous misty lake view in the morning. Delicious breakfast!

Great breakfast and nice view of Kinrin lake. Dinner was good too.

Location was good but everything else is not.

Everything is old and dated including room, cafe and public onsen. Breakfast was mediocre. Totally not worth it.

The hotel has unbeatable proximity to Kinrin Lake as it is located right on the lake and is part of the beautigul scenery. Step out the hotel, you can find 天祖神社 on one side and 下ん湯 on the other side. Take a stroll around the lake and you see the hotel sitting on the lake, like in a fairy tale.Guests can enjoy views of the lake from guest rooms, hot spring and the restaurant. Aiming to see the morning mist on the lake water (a special scene only in autumn and winter), we looked out from the window in our room at 7:15am and saw some mists start coming out. So we went for the hot spring (with lake view) first, then took a walk round the lake to enjoy the views of the hotel, red maples and morning mists before we headed back for breakfast.Breakfast set was freshly prepared. I especially loved the bread which was steaming hot and tasted perfect with the corn soup.The outlook of the hotel might look dated, but the interior is very well maintained and cleaned. Guestrooms are quite spacious.

It's 20+ minutes walk or a few bus stations from Yufuin Station. But it's worth the commuting.

Great ryokan, Nice facility and onsen, Affordable and near Kinrin Lake Breakfast also superb with the lake view

The property is right on the lake and very close walking distance to the attractions of the town. The hosts were very nice and also spoke great English. The onsens are also tattoo friendly.

If you stay, book dinner at the property. The restaurant attached closed earlier than the list hours. The open restaurants are within walking distance, but the area is VERY dark at night. This is called out in the posting so it wasn’t a surprise, but the shared shower area wasn’t idea as it was also in the indoor onsen.

The location and the view was spectacular. The owner/s (?) were super friendly! I did not expect such a beautiful, clean, gorgeous room and great breakfast with an excellent view over the lake for such a small price. ありがとうございます♪

It is not a critique but people should be aware that the onsen is split between men and women - they take turns.

This hotel was wonderful! The veiw from the room was beautiful. The yukata fit me even tho I'm a bit plus sized. We both loved the on site onsen. We were able to walk to the Yufuin shopping area in less than 10min. The staff were so kind, I actually had a medical emergency in the middle of the night and the staff helped us call an ambulance and waited around to help us talk to the emts. Despite the medical issues our stay here made the trip wonderful!

The ryokan is located right beside Lake Kinrinko, the room we had was facing the lake which is very nice. I met with the owner of the ryokan and he is the 4th generation of the business, he is a very nice man and he can speak English. If you would like to have dinner or breakfast you will need to inform them one day earlier but it is really worth to have breakfast in their restaurant because you can sit by the big window and enjoy the view of the lake. It is walking distance to Yufuin Floral Village and all the nice eateries around.

The ryokan doesn't have elevator, best to pack very light to stay here. We kept our big luggages in the car and only took what we need for one night stay.

I like everything about this place — location at the lake, comfort of the room, delicious breakfast, great onsen, wonderful staff n boss. This is the perfect place to stay in Yufuin. Thank you to the people who make this place what it is— from housekeeping staff to the owner.

Wonderful location on a beautiful lake. When the day tourists leave it is very calm. They also have a nice onsen. Kind staff.

Picturesque location, beautiful surroundings. The breakfast was wonderful.

There was no private bathroom/shower. Had to use the sit down showers in the onsen.