草津温泉旅館永田屋(Kusatsu Onsen Eidaya)

Don’t be fooled by the appearance of this inn, while the furniture /wooden shelves are dated, it is clean and spacious and comfortable. The rooms are fantastically large, with a living room area with a giant TV and lounging sofa. The low table provided ample space to lay out all the things you need for your stay. There is also a shower and toilet in your room, yukatas, towels, hairdryer, etc. It is suitable for up to 4 people staying together, and also suitable for families. The owner/ staff of the ryokan are wonderfully hospitable and speak excellent English. He introduced himself and explained how to get a private onsen room. He also thoughtfully installed Nintendo games in my room to help pass the time till bedtime, I got super Mario. Onsen: There are 3 private onsen rooms, and a system where a closed door means the onsen is occupied, while an open one means you can use it. The doors are lockable of course. There is no time limit on how long you can use it, or how many times you can use it. Outside the onsen room area is amenities like water and another large sitting area where you can wait for an onsen room if all are occupied. There are wonderful vintage arcade games that are lovingly maintained by the owner, such as Pac-Man. Sleep: The futon beds are a layer of foam mattress above a thick memory foam mattress, which were very comfortable and I slept well. Even though there were children in the room next door, I couldn’t hear them at all. Did not book any meals there so can’t comment on the food. The staff/ owner, knowing that I didn’t book meals, very generously offered maps of good restaurants nearby within Kuwait’s that I could go. On checkout, knowing that I hadn’t had breakfast, the staff/ owner gave me a voucher for free coffee at a small coffee shop n nearby. The thoughtfulness of the staff/ owner is very much appreciated and made my stay memorable.

Lovely traditional property in a good location in Kusatsu. A great experience with the onsen facility included. The owner could not have been more helpful and friendly, we loved it there. It was nice and peaceful as just outside the centre, but an easy walk in.

Great atmosphere and spacious room. Good pick up service and nice staff. Easy to walk to bus station.

We really like this place. The property and room is like the combo of traditional Japanese and new modern layout. We definitely love the share private onsen. Although is 10mins walk from the town, but it's not a long walk. Furthermore it's out of the busy and noisy central district which is what you need when you have a relaxing holiday in onsen Town.

Very accommodating, excellent service and excellent room. Our room had our own tiny hot spring bath so it was really cool. Also the owner is super friendly, we left our luggage there before check in and they helped us carry it up into our room. It's about 8 min walk to Yubatake (aka the center Kusatsu tourist area). Facility wise, they have free coffee and water, the owner even gave us milk as present 😊 they also have a super cool game room where they have japanese (childhood?) games.

立地も良く、スタッフの方の対応も親切でした。また利用したいと思います。

キャンセルが出て、広い部屋に同じ料金で変えて頂き快適に過ごせました。 個室風呂が3つあり、娘と2人で入れて良かったです。チェックイン前に駐車させてくれるので、西の河原公園まで5分、湯畑まで10分くらいで歩いていけるので良かったです。 施設も昭和レトロ風で昔の遊びおもちゃなとあります。コスパも良いです。