Ryokans in Ueda

john Australia

Atmosphere, super accomodating staff, vegan friendly, superb food, facilities and amenities. Ideal for sophisticated western visitors. Enough authentic features but amazing private hot spas and no sitting on the floor.

Son Ian Macau

The staff’s hospitality made us feel so welcomed…what a memorable stay:) the dinner was served with great attention to detail, not to mention it was delicious:) the staff were very patient with our needs and explaining the components of the dinner to us even though we arrived late to the hotel and the dinner:) we had a very spacious room, all very well heated with a comfy tatami mattress. They made our beds while we are at dinner:) we paid a small fee to use the private bath, which was amazing:) we didn’t thought it would be such a great experience before entering, a gem in Bessho onsen town!

Francesca Norway

Bessho Onsen is a magic place just outside Ueda, full of lovely temples and hot springs. This Ryokan fully embraces the vibe of this little village and offers good facilities in an amazing surroundings. The hotel is pretty old, which gives it a nostalgic feeling. But it is perfectly kept and with all the amenities you should wish for. A lovely room, amazing gardens, very good indoor and outdoor hot springs and a very very good restaurant. We had the best breakfast of our entire trip there! Last but not least the staff is absolutely lovely.

Fortnum United Kingdom

Our Nakamatsuya stay was absolutely perfect. The staff were so welcoming and helpful - an English speaking host came to greet us on arrival as neither of us are Japanese - and the timings of dinner and onsen availability etc was explained thoroughly. They allowed us to drop our luggage before check in and it was waiting for us in our room on arrival. The room was beautiful and the ultimate comfort. We had the western/mix room with it's own private hot spring bath. We changed into our robes and tabi socks as soon as we arrived and pretty much wore them the entire time, including for a walk around the town in the evening. It's easily the most luxurious place we stayed throughout our whole trip, and this was partly to do with the fact that there were only 25 rooms so it felt very quiet and relaxing - I was the only person in the hot spring bath when I arrived! The outdoor top floor bath has a gorgeous view of the mountains and there is a cold beer vending machine outside the onsen entrance so we sat in the relaxation space with a cold beer as soon as we left the bath. Heavenly! Kaiseki dinner was incredible and we tried numerous sakes. Breakfast was also incredible with numerous delicious small tastes of various seasonal and traditional dishes. It is an expensive hotel but when you consider everything that comes with it I believe it is worth it for a truly memorable experience.