Izu Mitsuhama Onsen Shoutoukan

I came with high expectations, and while the view and the Facility were great...

I booked the best Room and arrived with high expectations, but the meals were disappointing. The painting collection—on par with a museum—was wonderful and truly enjoyable, and I was also lucky to watch the ever-changing views of Mt. Fuji. However, the dining, which was my biggest highlight, fell short: aside from the grilled fish at dinner and the dried horse mackerel at breakfast, there was nothing I found tasty. The dinner appetizers were so poor that it was a real letdown. The sashimi lacked freshness despite being by the sea, and the ingredients were chopped too finely. The meat was tough and poorly seasoned; dinner even included an entire boiled egg that didn’t taste good, dried vegetables, pumpkin that was too hard to eat, and bland, dry chicken. It felt like costs were being cut—and on top of that, the flavors weren’t good. Although it looks like a high-end Ryokan and both the Facility and staff are excellent, the meals were extremely disappointing.