Izu Nagaoka Kinjokan

I stay here 2–3 times a year. There are two baths, so it’s nice to be able to choose depending on my mood. This time I stayed one night and used them four times. The greenery around the open-air bath was vivid. Meals are buffet-style all you can eat, but perhaps because of my age I can’t eat that much anymore, so I enjoyed small portions of what I liked. Everything was delicious.

We stayed with three children. After reading Reviews recommending the top floor, we chose a Room that cost a little extra. I can’t compare it with other Rooms, but it had plenty of space, and the in-room bath and toilet were nice—our kids were very happy. We could use the public baths in both the main building and the annex: the main building was more spacious, while the annex had a sauna, so we enjoyed both at night and again in the morning. The Onsen warmed us up really well. The roads from Numazu to the Hotel were quite congested and we arrived later than planned, but they handled everything politely. We sometimes stay at Itoen Hotels for family trips because their Accommodation Fee with two meals included is reasonably priced. The building itself is old and you can tell it’s been kept running with repairs here and there, but everything necessary was well maintained and I had no complaints at all. The meals were in Itoen Hotel’s usual buffet style, but what we ate at Kinjokan was tastier than at other locations we’ve visited before. Most of the menu items were familiar, yet my wife said the same (not dramatically different, but noticeably better). The staff were also polite and kind. None of the older staff seemed careless, and a young woman working in the buffet area did an excellent job. Even in times when it’s hard to find younger workers, they seemed fortunate to have such good staff members.