THE ACONCAGUA RESORTS

We were able to spend a relaxing time surrounded by nature. We are truly grateful and very satisfied with both the Onsen and the meals.

On the final day of our rainy Kumamoto–Takachiho trip, we stayed at this Hotel.\nIt was my first time using a keyless Room system—entering a code to access both the guest Room area and my own Room—and it was fun. It was also great not having to carry a key around.\nNext to the front desk is a lounge area, and beyond that an infinity pool. After arriving, we enjoyed complimentary drinks there. In addition to alcohol, they also had soy milk and vegetable juice. Since it was before dinner, I told myself not to drink or eat too much… but I ended up having more than I planned (lol).\nThe rain gradually let up. Dinner started while it was still light outside, and a staff member said,\n“There’s a rainbow.”\nBefore dusk, a rainbow appeared in an orange-and-blue sky—beautiful. It may have been slightly improper manners-wise, but I stepped away from the meal and went out to the entrance to take a photo of the rainbow with the Hotel name—one for the memories (lol).\nWhen we returned to the restaurant next to the pool, the sunset was beautifully reflected on the water’s surface!! So glad it cleared up.\nAs an IKYU Diamond member, I could use the private bath (Onsen) twice—once at night and once in the morning. At night there wasn’t much of a view outside, but in the morning it was an open-air bath with views of sea-of-clouds-like mist and mountains. Morning is absolutely recommended!\nI also took a quick look at the large public bath, but perhaps due to yesterday’s rain, the windows were dirty—making me appreciate again how spectacularly scenic (and windowless) those private baths are.\nFor breakfast my friend chose Japanese-style while I chose Western-style, and we enjoyed both. The rice cooked in an iron pot was delicious.\n\nWhy I rated service minus one: At checkout after paying by card, I double-checked “Hmm?” when looking over the breakdown.\nOne extra glass had been added by mistake on top of our wine pairing. It was actually one of our three pairing pours—the red wine—which I don’t like; they had kindly switched it to another white wine for me instead. It must have been miscommunication. Glad we noticed before leaving (lol).\n\nOverall we were extremely satisfied—it was a wonderful Accommodation worthy of our final night of travel.