Kazeno Kaori

“Das beste Sashimi und Shabu Shabu”

Wir hatten das Zimmer über die Hotel-Website und bestellte extra Wagyu-Rindfleisch mit Shabu Shabu und Sashimi was kostet 4 , 500 und 4 000. Unser Abendessen war mit 5 S. m. da das Personal sagte uns, dass die anderen später Zeit ausgebucht war. Also, wir hatten keine Wahl, aber wir haben unser Abe… Mehr

Wir hatten das Zimmer über die Hotel-Website und bestellte extra Wagyu-Rindfleisch mit Shabu Shabu und Sashimi was kostet 4 , 500 und 4 000. Unser Abendessen war mit 5 S. m. da das Personal sagte uns, dass die anderen später Zeit ausgebucht war. Also, wir hatten keine Wahl, aber wir haben unser Abendessen während wir waren noch halb voll! Wie auch immer, das Essen war großartig, aber wir konnten unser komplettes Kurse nicht beenden. Wenn wir den Speisesaal im 7 S. m. es gab nur ein paar sitzen! Wo waren andere Gäste beim Abendessen? Also, seien Sie also vorbereitet, wenn Sie gerne in diesem Hotel zu übernachten, nicht viel zu essen am Mittag Zeit konnte man unglücklich sein wie wir. Das Personal kann man nur sagen 'Sorry' nachdem wir uns beschwert hatten.

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“A Nice, more upscale experience for foreign travelers”

I love this place. Let’s just get that out of the way. Having lived in Japan in the past, I’ve been to a ton of onsen hotels in Japan. Far more than even your typical Nihon-jin, without doubt. But I must say that this place is one of my favorites. It does have one drawback, which I’ll get into late… Mehr

I love this place. Let’s just get that out of the way. Having lived in Japan in the past, I’ve been to a ton of onsen hotels in Japan. Far more than even your typical Nihon-jin, without doubt. But I must say that this place is one of my favorites. It does have one drawback, which I’ll get into later, but overall, it’s a nice experience. Located in Shizoka Prefecture, it’s a pretty easy trip from Tokyo. Actually, wifey and I were coming from Osaka at the time, and it wasn’t a problem getting there. Well worth it, for sure. The physical hotel itself is quite large, although there are only nineteen rooms in the entire hotel. During the check-in process you’re brought to a really nice side room, which is basically a café, and you’re given tasty snacks and beverages while filling out the paperwork. The blueberry fruit tart that we had at that time was particularly delicious. The clean and rather slick looking lobby of the hotel, with its soaring windows offering amazing views of the water, has a small gift area, mostly geared toward lady’s beauty products. There’s both an inside and outside ‘fish spa’, which is cool, and also bicycles are available to ride around and explore the area. When we were shown to our room, I have to say I was quite impressed, and you know us jaded native New Yorkers; we don’t impress very easily. But, it was a really nice sized apartment with ample space to relax in. Seriously…I could easily live there indefinitely. The single large bed was firm and comfy. The living room, while a bit small, was really comfy. There’s a pair of binoculars there which you can use to see the beautiful ocean, or aid in watching the many ferry ships going by. There was also a really cool massage chair that we used constantly, and of course there was the onsen out on the balcony. Ah, the onsen. ‘Now you’re talkin.’ We’re all about indulging our onsen fetish, and this place allows you to do just that. The one and only criticism I have about this hotel pertains to the outside onsen. It’s just way too small, NOT just by American standards, but too small period. OK, I’m a 5’10 bodybuilder, weighing in at about 215, so I’d expect a ‘tight squeeze’, but even my very slim 4’11 wife thought it was too small even for her. Given the space utilized outside, they really could have easily accommodated a larger onsen. So, while I did use that onsen often, it wasn’t the most comfortable fit, and definitely not that relaxing. The inside bath is not an onsen, but rather just a wooden styled bath. So, what to do? What’s really cool about this place is that they have their ‘public onsen’ (two of them with different views of the water), which is for the hotel guest, but, you can use it on a private basis! That’s very much a rarity. If they are not being used you can just walk in and have the entire place to yourself. What’s nice is that you don’t have to contend with the normal male/female separate facilities, but you and yours can do the onsen together, which is awesome and a lot of fun. My wife and I used them on a private basis several times, and it was really great. Fantastic! Aside from the fabulous room and onsen indulgences, I’ve got to take a quick moment to comment on the dining experience, which was superb, in every way. Meals are held at their restaurant, and every meal was a lot of fun, in that you have an opportunity to taste a large number of Japanese dishes. When you’re traveling to distant countries, sampling various dishes is certainly a major part of the overall trip experience. You don’t have to like everything, but do give everything a try! Take a look at a few of the pics from various meals, and you’ve got to agree that they look pretty darned delicious! What’s also nice, and very rare, is that the hotel host late night ‘ramen parties’, where you can have different raman dishes for free. A pretty nice touch, indeed. When we weren’t relaxing in our wonderful room, we were on our hotel bicycles exploring the town of Ito. The town itself seems to be something of a seaside tourist spot for Japanese. There’s one shopping area which has all kinds of gifts and interesting food items. That alone was worth the bike ride. In closing, I can honestly report that I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Kozeno Kaori, even though the room onsen was too small. The tiny onsen is the only reason for me not giving 5 stars. In spite of that I can recommend this place, especially so, if you are a foreign traveler. The staff and the hotel were just great. While it was my first time visiting there, I am very sure that it will not be our last. We will return! Hope this review helps.

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“Schönes Zimmer, schlechtes Hotel Lage”

Wir waren zwei Erwachsene. Wir waren in diesem Hotel für zwei Nächte. Unser Zimmer war Zimmer im japanischen Stil mit Tatami Matten. Lage des Hotels war ganz und gar nicht gut isoliert. Keine Restaurants oder Geschäfte waren zu Fuß erreichbar. Ein Auto oder Taxi benötigt wird. Lobby ist klein. Das … Mehr

Wir waren zwei Erwachsene. Wir waren in diesem Hotel für zwei Nächte. Unser Zimmer war Zimmer im japanischen Stil mit Tatami Matten. Lage des Hotels war ganz und gar nicht gut isoliert. Keine Restaurants oder Geschäfte waren zu Fuß erreichbar. Ein Auto oder Taxi benötigt wird. Lobby ist klein. Das Personal war freundlich. Nur ein oder zwei Mitarbeiter können sich auch in Englisch verständigen. Das Zimmer war sauber. Wir hatten auf Anfrage Intercontinental Frühstück, sobald wir eingecheckt als einzige japanische Frühstück wird serviert. Hotel bietet auch kein Frühstücksbuffet. Gäste' Frühstück Zeit muss geplant werden mit den Angestellten am Abend zuvor, wie das Restaurant ist klein (max. Anzahl der Gäste und kann untergebracht werden serviert ist um 10 im gleichen Zeit). Wir hatten zu kaufen unsere Äpfel, Orangen und Bananen aus einem Supermarkt als Hotel hatte keine (man muss fair geführt 1 Hotel Personal, mir eine Orange aus der Küche). Die Zimmermädchen haben auch sauber und nicht unser Zimmer am ersten Morgen weil sie sagten, dass wir nicht hängen die sauber Mein Zimmer Zeichen, wenn wir also spät am Abend kam nachdem wir unsere Tour gemacht haben, waren wir schockiert. Wie eine kleine Geste vom Hotel haben sie uns mit einem kostenlosen Shuttleservice zum Bahnhof. Wir werden nicht wieder in diesem Hotel übernachten.

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