Noboribetsu Manseikaku
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Welcome to Noboribetsu Manseikaku, your Noboribetsu “home away from home.” Noboribetsu Manseikaku aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Yukake Kizo (0.1 mi) and Symbol Oni (0.1 mi), guests of Noboribetsu Manseikaku Hotel can easily experience some of Noboribetsu's most well known attractions.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer air conditioning and a refrigerator, and you can stay connected during your stay as Noboribetsu Manseikaku Hotel offers guests free internet access.
Plus, Noboribetsu Manseikaku offers a pool and an on-site restaurant, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
If you’re looking for an Italian restaurant, consider a visit to Pizzeria Astra or Kissaten, which are all conveniently located a short distance from Noboribetsu Manseikaku.
There is no shortage of things to do in the area: explore popular historic sites such as Natazukuri Kannon.
Noboribetsu Manseikaku puts the best of Noboribetsu at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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The check-in process can be a little tedious, as this hotel can be very strict with their check-in time, and in that you are given an escort to your room, who will provide a brief orientation and answer any questions.
The room we had, is not of a typical Japanese onsen style. We were fortunate to have a large queen size bed, with TV, fridge, etc.
As for the buffet dinner, not bad, I would not complain; with sushi, dumplings, pasta, noodles, steak, venison, etc. And the buffet breakfast - nothing special, typical Japanese Onsen Hotel style. One thing to remember is that alcoholic and soft drink beverages will incur an additional cost, though there is a free drink bar available with coffee, tea, water, and a small assortment of juices.
As for their facilities, they have two extremely large segregated public hot spring pools, indoor co-ed swimming and whirl pool.
And what to do in this area for excitement, there are many hiking trails with names like Hell Valley, that will easily take up most of your time and many photo ops especially during the month of October due to the changing of the leaves. Therefore a two night stay would be justifiable.
The one major issue I have, is that the public hot spring onsens are crowded during the day and evening. Best time to hit them is late in the evening, well after dinner, or after midnight - then you can have the spa almost all to yourself.
Be forewarned, that English is not widely spoken in these here parts, though you should be fine with the front desk. And no Tipping - fantastic. There is some shopping in the area that is geared primarily to the Japanese tourist.
To really have a leisurely time here, you need to spend at least two nights, if it is within your budget.
Would I recommend this establishment: Definitely
Would we return: Yes, though we would go for two nights, instead of one.
Rooms are clean and functional.
Breakfast spread is extensive, so is the dinner buffet, until you realize that 80% of the items are same! So we had the same food 4 times in the 48 hours. Not ideal.
The onsen facilities are good, but I have been to better ones.
What I didn’t like about this place is how rigid / inflexible they were. I wanted to fill up my baby’s thermos flask with hot water from the dispenser during breakfast. I was told off. That dispenser is meant for cups only. So fine, I used a cup and then poured the water into my thermos. Nope that wasn’t acceptable either.
My daughter wanted to use a desert bowl for the soft scoop ice cream so that she could add some fruit toppings. Nope that wasn’t allowed. The standard issue ice cream cups were tiny and made of plastic. What is wrong with using 1 washable bowl instead of using 5 small plastic cups? So much for being eco friendly.
My husband wanted to use the glasses provided in our bedrooms in the shared chill-out lounge on the evenings instead of using the paper cups that were provided in the lobby’s. Nope that wasn’t allowed. You had to use the paper cups. Like what???!! What is with all these rules, and the lack of thought or flexibility when enforcing them?!
I will not be back, that’s for sure.
Noboribetsu Onsen itself is a charmless, concrete place appealing mainly to the Japanese over-70s, but if you do decide to come here, try a different lodging.
My last two cents, I am not sure whether naked women are taken advantage by hidden camera in public bath or onsen in Japan is common. Because the hotel staff's reaction was almost like nothing happened when I was reporting frightenedly.
Hotel rooms were average and air ventilation seemed stale in the hotel. Some parts of the toilet and sink were rusty due to wear and tear. When we asked staff to set up our futon mat beds while we were at dinner, we came back to beds that were kind of messy and not befitting of a 3 star hotel.
The buffet dinner we had at the Level 3 restaurant Stella Monte was unsatisfactory or rather not worth the price we paid. Ventilation in the dining hall was poor i.e. stuffy. Food was left unattended for long periods; miso soup was lukewarm and not well heated up for consumption. Shabu shabu pot was also filled with remnants of meat soaked by many guests earlier. Grilled scallops were relatively uncooked as it was cooked in batches, and fruits like oranges did not seem fresh. The final straw was that one staff member was extremely impolite when trying to clear out food from our table.
While not during the tourist peak season, the hotel seemed really crowded. I will not recommend staying here as I believe there are better choices available in Jigokudani.
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