Yufuin Onsen Yutori no Yado Ikkoten

Thank you very much—I’m truly grateful for such a wonderful trip experience.I had errands in Hita City (where record-high temperatures have been continuing), so I stayed overnight in Yufuin as well.It was intensely hot that day too، but from evening through night Yufuin felt like another world—so cool that air conditioning didn’t seem necessary.While winters are certainly very cold، I never expected Yufuin to be this cool in summer، so it turned out to be a happy surprise.The Onsen temperature was perfect—even in summer—for soaking slowly，and all my fatigue disappeared.In the morning，with Mt．Yufu right ahead of me，surrounded by birdsong，I enjoyed an unhurried soak.It was amazingly cool even then.As described，the shower does take a little time before hot water comes out.If set to mist mode，it stays cold.There are two private family baths، but one was under adjustment and unavailable، so I deducted one star.In-room drinks were available freely.Daifuku were prepared according to our party size؛ since they were cream-based، those who don’t like creamy sweets didn’t eat them.A more classic type of sweet might suit everyone better—but I personally enjoyed them.Dinner started with eel shabu-shabu before the main Wagyu steak course.I felt slightly uneasy at first—but it turned out absolutely superb!!It was part of the July menu (Fumizuki)، and I'd love to have it again.The plump texture and deliciousness clearly came from careful preparation.The soup after drawing flavor from the broth became wonderfully rich؛ I asked for refills many times。They offered zosui (rice porridge)，but we chose to enjoy it as soup instead。Then beautifully glossy white rice arrived—and turning that into porridge would have been such a waste，so I'm glad we kept them separate。All other dishes also left my family—usually quite strict with reviews—very satisfied。We could bring our dog without any hesitation۔There is also a dog run that's just right for small dogs，and ours looked delighted running around。Even though we'd stayed years ago ،they remembered that our dog hadn't finished his meal then ،and had eaten half at dinner و half at breakfast—which made us feel reassured۔Service-wise ،there wasn't even once when something felt off۔Although our interaction time wasn't long ，they took great care of us۔Thank you again for everything۔I hope we can return throughout different seasons۔

This was our second stay. This time, there was a large dog run.With a fountain and varied terrain, our dogs were thrilled from the moment we arrived and again early in the morning, enjoying it as a chance to play in the water. There are very few places where we can bring two large dogs, so we were glad to be able to visit again in such a great season. The Accommodation staff were also very pleasant—nothing to complain about. Thank you very much.