If you’re looking for a traditional Japanese Inn stay, this was fun for a night. As Americans the entire concept was foreign to us but we looked forward to fully immersing ourselves for an evening. If you’re in the same boat as us some recommendations:
Be prepared to be a little confused. The slippers are difficult to walk in so it feels silly walking up the stairs to your room however it’s a fun experience. Take it slow although the staff may not be understanding that this is your first time in something as simple as house slippers and trying to keep them on your feet walking up stairs is challenging.
The room is empty but it’s fun to experience them setting out dinner then setting out the bedding. Our experience could have been made better would our host have slowed down just a touch. While we were thankful she attempted to speak English with us, she seemed very uncomfortable and did everything extremely fast which only made us, people new to absolutely everything and trying to be respectful, very uncomfortable.
An item to note, the superior room’s private onsen was not in the room. You need to leave the room and although very close, you still cannot access directly from your room.
All in all a fun 1 night stay to say we did it.