Hotel Yakushima Sanso

The Hotel is a very good for all people who come to the island to go hiking. As this hotel is specialised for these visitors. The hotel offers hiking equipment which you can rent and also prepares breakfast and lunch bento boxes, which you can take in the morning before you go hiking. Additionally, there is also a common room where you can sit and chill, drink a coffe, enjoy the view over the river and on the mountain and there is also an japanese bath where you can bath traditionally. Moreover, the hotel an excellent location for people who go hiking, as the bus station makina is near by, where you can take the local bus which drives you to the mountain trail bus.The city center nabo is also near, where you find some restaurants. Furthermore, after forgetting a kindle in the hotel room, the hotel was so kind to send it to Tokyo.

I loved the beautiful view. The room was comfortable and perfect for a solo traveler. I liked that it had a Japanese traditional feel even if it was not a traditional building. it was also nice to have the sentō and the laundry machines to use. I made friends with one of women who worked there and she was so nice and welcoming to me. The owner of the hotel was friendly and brought me around to see some nature highlights. The hotel felt like an extended family. I was here for a week and was very content and I would stay here again.

Location was close to bus stop and restaurants., Staff were very helpful for us non-japanese speakers. Room was spacious. Clean towels. Breakfast was good too.

Japanese-type breakfast was great. Lunch bento for hiking also great. Hiking gear available for rent. For dinner, restaurant with good atmosphere was on the water next to the hotel. Hotel is on the road leading to popular hiking trails.

The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. The room was clean, comfortable and good value.