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Bath Proud Inns: Chubu Part 5
The three main elements of a ryokan or hotel are facilities, food, and service. In addition to these, what makes a Japanese inn many times more appealing are the hot springs and baths.
In this coming season, soaking in a famous hot spring will relax your mind and body and wash away the fatigue of the year. In this ninth installment, we will introduce accommodations in Gifu Prefecture, "Bath-Proud Inns: Central Japan Part 5."
Enjoy Gero Onsen, one of Japan's three most famous Gero Onsen springs, in the cypress bath at Suimeikan
Relax in the large bath with the fragrant scent of cypress.
Shimodome no Yu
Gero Onsen springs. Suimeikan, a hot spring resort inn along the Hida River, has large public baths in each of its buildings: Rinsenkaku, Sansuikaku, and Hisenkaku. All of the large public baths are available to guests, and the smooth, beautiful water is highly rated.
At Rinsenkaku's "Shimodome no Yu," you can enjoy a view of the Japanese garden from a cypress bath. The ceiling, walls, and pillars are also made of cypress, giving off a gentle woody scent. Both men's and women's sauna rooms are also available.
Open-air bath (for men) Ryujin no Yu
Sansuikaku is equipped with an open-air bath and an indoor bath surrounded by greenery and huge rocks. If you look up at the sky from the open-air baths "Ryujin no Yu" (for men) and "Kannon no Yu" (for women), you can see the starry sky of Hida.
The large observation bath on the 9th floor of Hisenkaku has glass windows that overlook the hot spring town and the Hida mountains, allowing you to enjoy a spectacular view while bathing.
Rinsenkaku also has a private bath and a bedrock bath. The bedrock bath uses natural minerals such as bakuhan stone and lava stone, allowing you to experience relaxation.
The hotel says that guests who want to visit each bath can check the congestion status of the baths on the TV in their rooms and on monitors in various places around the hotel, which is "very popular among guests who want to visit each bath." It's great to be able to see at a glance when the baths are available!
About Hot Springs
・Spring quality: alkaline simple hot spring ・Characteristics: 56.1℃ (maximum well 84℃), colorless and transparent ・Effects: musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism, nerve paralysis, recovery from illness, fatigue recovery, activation of adrenal glands
Enjoy the delicious flavors of Hida while relaxing in your room
Enjoy Suimeikan and Hida beef
For meals, there are restaurants and dining areas where you can enjoy different styles of Japanese, Western and Chinese cuisine, and you can also enjoy a Japanese kaiseki meal in the comfort of your own room. The "Enjoy Hida Beef" menu, which allows you to fully enjoy the luxury of Hida beef, is a highly recommended menu item by the executive chef.
Suimeikan
【basic information】
Address: 1268 Koda, Gero City, Gifu Prefecture
・Telephone number: 0576-25-2800
・Buildings: Hisenkaku: 9 floors / Sansuikaku: 5 floors / Rinsenkaku: 12 floors / Seiranso: 5 rooms ・Guest rooms: 264 rooms in total (Japanese-style rooms: 162 rooms / Western-style rooms: 26 rooms / Japanese-Western style rooms: 76 rooms)
・Bath facilities: large bath, open-air bath, sauna ・Minimum accommodation fee: from 13,750 yen (tax included)
・Parking: 200 spaces 【Meals】
・Dinner: Japanese, Western, creative Japanese, Chinese, kaiseki cuisine, buffet ・Breakfast: Japanese, buffet 【Services and facilities】
・Day bathing, open for lunch, indoor pool, athletic gym, beauty salon, karaoke room ・EV charging (number of ports: 3, reservations not accepted)
Toko Takaoka: 20kW (rapid) x 1 unit, payment via Eco Q Electric app
Terra charge: 6kw (normal) x 2 units, payment via the Terra charge app