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Hotel Iyaonsen

3.5 star property

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Hot springs
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Exterior
Deep soaking bathtub
Japanese-Style Superior Room with Terrace, Non Smoking (Tsuki no Shizuku)(Standard KAISEKI Dinner) | Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
367-28 Matsuo Matsumoto, Ikeda-cho, Miyoshi, Tokushima-ken, 778-0165
  • Urinating Boy of Iya Ravine
    4 min walk
  • 祖谷カフェダイニング Hana
    1 min walk
  • Oboke Station
    25 min drive
  • Takamatsu (TAK)
    83 min drive

Room options

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Flat-screen TV

Japanese-Style Room with Private Hot-Spring-Onsen, Mounain View,Non Smoking(Kaden)(Standard KAISEKI)

  • 441 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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Japanese-Style Room, Private Open-Air-Onsen Bath, Mountain View, Non Smoking(Aioi)(Standard KAISEKI) | Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

Japanese-Style Room, Private Open-Air-Onsen Bath, Mountain View, Non Smoking(Aioi)(Standard KAISEKI)

  • 420 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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View from room

Suite Room,Private Open-Air-Onsen & Foot Bath,Mountain View,Non Smoking(Tamayura)(Standard KAISEKI)

  • 506 sq ft
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons

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Run of House Japanese-style Room Non-Smoking (with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course) | Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

Run of House Japanese-style Room Non-Smoking (with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course)

  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

View all photos for [Main Building]Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking, No View(16sqm)(with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course)

Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

[Main Building]Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking, No View(16sqm)(with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course)

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Futons

View all photos for Japanese-Style Room,Private Open-Air-Onsen,Mountain View,Non Smoking(Futarijime)(Standard KAISEKI)

Japanese-Style Room,Private Open-Air-Onsen,Mountain View,Non Smoking(Futarijime)(Standard KAISEKI) | Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

Japanese-Style Room,Private Open-Air-Onsen,Mountain View,Non Smoking(Futarijime)(Standard KAISEKI)

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons

View all photos for Basic Twin Room, Non Smoking (with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course)

Down comforters, in-room safe, individually furnished, free WiFi

Basic Twin Room, Non Smoking (with Standard KAISEKI Dinner course)

  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 1 Twin Futon

View all photos for Japanese-Style Superior Room with Terrace, Non Smoking (Tsuki no Shizuku)(Standard KAISEKI Dinner)

Flat-screen TV

Japanese-Style Superior Room with Terrace, Non Smoking (Tsuki no Shizuku)(Standard KAISEKI Dinner)

  • 463 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Futons

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About the neighborhood

Miyoshi

Located in Miyoshi, Hotel Iyaonsen is in a national park, a 1-minute drive from Urinating Boy of Iya Ravine and 8 minutes from Iya Kazurabashi Bridge. .This ryokan is 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Heike Yashiki Museum of Folklore.

What's nearby

  • Urinating Boy of Iya Ravine - 4 min walk
  • Oboke Gorge - 7 min drive
  • Iya Kazurabashi Bridge - 8 min drive
  • Kotohira-gu Shrine - 46 min drive
  • New Reoma World - 53 min drive

Getting around

  • Oboke Station - 25 min drive
  • Takamatsu Airport (TAK) - 83 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪歩危マート - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪ハレとケデザイン舎 - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪ハレとケ珈琲 - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪森のくまさん - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪もみじ亭 - ‬19 min drive

About this property

Hotel Iyaonsen

Ryokan with 2 restaurants, a quick walk to Urinating Boy of Iya Ravine
Hotel Iyaonsen offers 20 accommodations with safes and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. This Miyoshi ryokan provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Public bath/onsen services include an indoor public bath (no minerals), an outdoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen), and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open 24 hours. There are hot springs open between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have hair dryers and bathrobes. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and electric kettles.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as hot springs, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Satisfy your appetite with Japanese cuisine at cafe dining HANA, one of the ryokan's 2 restaurants.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a vending machine. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Cafe dining HANA - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Dining Hall Iya Fellows - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves dinner only.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free train station pick-up shuttle from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
  • Train station shuttle on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • Kaiseki meal

Restaurants on site

  • cafe dining HANA
  • Dining Hall Iya Fellows

Things to do

  • Hot spring

Family friendly

  • Children's dinnerware
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • In a national park
  • In the mountains

Spa

  • 24-hour public bath
  • Hot spring
  • Hot springs open from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Hot springs water temperature - 100 ºF
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Public outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
This property offers shuttle service from JR Oboke train station at 3:10 PM and drop-off service at 9:50 AM only.
Guests with dietary restrictions or food allergies should contact this property in advance.

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from January 14 2025 to January 24 2025 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Hot springs access available from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Reservations are required for private bath/onsen; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
A car is required for transportation to and from this property
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotel Iyaonsen
Iyaonsen
Nano Yado Hotel Iyaonsen
Nano Yado Hotel Iyaonsen Miyoshi
Nano Yado Iyaonsen
Nano Yado Iyaonsen Miyoshi
Hotel Iyaonsen Miyoshi
Iyaonsen Miyoshi
Hotel Iyaonsen Japan/Shikoku - Miyoshi
Hotel Iyaonsen Ryokan
Hotel Iyaonsen Miyoshi
Hotel Iyaonsen Ryokan Miyoshi

Hotel Iyaonsen Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 174 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Felix

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Totally unique by location and geography
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall is very good. There is a free night trip provided by the hotel. Dont forget ride on the cable car to the onsen.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas at Iya Onsen
Hotel Iya Onsen was the magical getaway we were hoping it would be, and more. We were there for two days over Christmas and would have loved to stay longer. The onsen is peaceful and offer great views over the river and the meals were wonderful. We very stupidly managed to leave our passports behind and the hotel staff quickly arranged a courier to our next hotel in Osaka. They were so helpful and nice and we can't thank them enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chi Hung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable experience
It is located in the middle of the valley Iya. It has its own cable car for going down the valley for open air onsen. Really enjoyable experience and stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff n location surrounded by mountains but just a little too far from station. The shuttle service is rather limited and if to grab a taxi it will cost you about 4000 yen. Nonetheless I love the setting of this ryokan and the novelty of taking the cable car to the outdoor bath. Wish that this outdoor bath water can be warmer tho..Enjoyed too the music CDs provided in the room they keep you relax. Overall experience is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kit Ying, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good view and location, spacious room
Good view and location. The room is spacious with private onsen and massage chair. They invite us to join free night trip to Iya bridge. It is beautiful. The public onsen is good but the outside onsen (by cable car) is not recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Isaac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good but not the best
The location is good. Hot springs are nice. Good food and staff. However it is not the best onsen i have stayed. The main issue is missing a nice place for people to take rest after the bath. Thats very important for a perfect onsen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique place in a beautiful setting
We stayed at the Iya Onsen for one night in May. We took a taxi from Oboke Station as our arrival time did not align with the daily hotel shuttle which leaves at 4:10pm. The hotel is set in a remote area and the room had a stunning view of the forested mountains. We especially enjoyed taking a hot spring bath in our private wooden tub on our balcony overlooking the mountains, and the keiseki dinner which was both delicious and interesting. The hotel has a small gift shop that sells nice products, many made locally in the Iya area. The cable car down to the river where the public hot spring baths are located was fun, but we were not as impressed with the baths compared to other onsen hotels we stayed at. We scheduled a private yoga class with Aki at Yama Yoga which was absolutely fantastic. She and her husband are both very knowledgeable about the area and meeting them was a highlight of our trip.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best experience of our 8 day trip to Shikoku
We took a back and windy road to the hotel. The location is very scenic and the cable car to the open air hot springs makes it very unique. Dinner and breakfast were fantastic and beautifully presented. Our room had a balcony which allowed us a spectacular view of the night sky and access to birdsong in the early morning. In the morning, we saw monkeys and birds as we waited for the first cable car. The hotel is pricey but the experience provided is special and I rate this highly for those looking for something unique.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

SYC, HKG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Onsen hotel in the mountains
If you are looking for a place to connect to nature, this hotel is located in the mountains. Enjoy the onsen and chill.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Miriam, MALAYSIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PERFECT STAY EVER..everything is beyond expectation
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Debbie, Hobart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Our family of four adults stayed at Iyaonsen Hotel and really loved the experience. The location is breathtaking and the hotel is comfortable with very helpful staff and beautiful cuisine. A special time in our Japan holiday.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mervin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience
Excellent service! One of the best onsen resort in japan
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Daniel Yung Fai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent services with good meals
Excellent services. We had left a clip in the room and they returned it via airmail. Thanks for their hospitality. Good local dinner with varieties and gorgeous view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Bente, Denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night in an onsen
We arrived at two PM and had a cup of coffee, until our room was ready. All staff were very helpful and gave us a perfect stay. After bathing and dinner, we had an excursion to de vine bridge -a very beautiful tour.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is marvellous - it was understandably why they charge so much. He upkeep of the place requires that. The view was undeniably amazing, and the food was fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing outdoor onsen. Delicious kaiseki dinner.
Wonderful service. Nice room with mountain view. Dinner and breakfast was great. Room was very comfortable with a massage chair even!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice hotel but difficult to get there
The hotel is situated at the top of the hill so you better drive to get there. The road is one way route so be prepared to reverse to allow the other car to pass through! The hotel room is large and clean (I chose the room with open bath and mountain view). The onsen facility is located down the hill so you need to take a cable car down to get there (the whole journey is few mins only) - it's an interesting experience but there is no bath facility at the onsen so make sure you take a shower in your room or the bath facilities at the first floor before you go. The onsen temp is not hot so can still so it in summer. The dinner and breakfast are a bit disappointed - the food was tasty but was expected to have at least sashimi and sushi, and wagyu beef for dinner with the price paid but not included. The check out time is 11am - I requested for late check out at noon time because of illness but was surprised they only allowed for extra 10 mins (so I need to check out at 11:10am!)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The food is wonderful. A very good traditonal Japanese guesthouse. Far but quiet. The spa is warm not hot.

10/10 Excellent

Ting Kin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose Escobar

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Riokan and facilities. The open-air onsen accessible only by zipcar would be a destination of its own. If you are planning a trip to Oboke Gorge and the Iya Valley, this would be the wisest option. Just consider the CRAZY zigzagging roads made out of impossible curves to drive all around the valley. Really beautiful to see, a little nightmare to drive through. Two way roads where you would barely have space for one small car where you would constantly be looking at the mirrors at every curve and pray not to encounter another car on the curve or tightest parts of the roads.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Shinya

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024