รีวิวและความประทับใจจากผู้เข้าพักที่ Sekitaitei Ishida

The Room and staff are good, but the food is not.

I stayed at Sekitaitei Ishida, which I consider the best Accommodation in Hirugami Onsen. Unfortunately it was raining, but the valet parking was a big help. As soon as you enter, you’re welcomed by a Noh stage. It was beautifully decorated with many Hina dolls. A lovely touch. During check-in, we were treated to welcome drinks and then shown to our Room. The staff were friendly and made it easy to relax. Dinner started at 6:00 p.m., so I took an Onsen bath and took my time beforehand. I had high expectations for dinner in the dining area. We also ordered a sake tasting set and Shinshu beef baked in a salt crust. But when I looked at the menu, for some reason more than half of it was seafood. Local items were basically just Shinshu salmon and Shinshu beef? Clams, crab, firefly squid, shrimp, sea bream, tilefish, cherry sea bream, icefish, and more. I wonder how many guests come to a mountain Accommodation in Nagano expecting seafood like this. If you want seafood around Nagoya, I think most people would go to Minamichita or the Sea of Japan coast instead. To be honest, the fish wasn’t at an especially high level either, which left me disappointed. The Shinshu beef was tender, but I felt it lacked depth of flavor in the meat itself as well. Breakfast was tasty overall, but it would have left a better impression without the tuna with grated yam—serving it actually lowered my impression rather than improving it. I’m glad we requested the sake comparison hosted by a certified sake sommelier (kikizakeshi). The conversation was enjoyable and the sake really was excellent—it made me appreciate Nagano’s sake all over again. How about reconsidering the menu once more? If things improve, I’d like to return.