Stayed in a standard Japanese/Western style room with either tatami mats or bed. The Akazawa Onsen Hotel has a total of 77 rooms (51 in the main building and 26 in the south building), and we stayed in a standard Japanese/Western style room on the 7th floor of the main building. All rooms except for the one on the first floor of the south wing have ocean views, and the endless sky and sea views and the soothing sound of the waves when the window is open were soothing. Rooms are 39m2 in size and can accommodate one to five guests. In addition to two beds, there are five futon sets in a closet. Rooms are equipped with a TV, refrigerator, hot water pot, tea set, dressing utensils, bottled water (deep sea water), humidifier, etc. Free Wi-Fi is also available in all rooms. In addition to the two M-size yukata of different designs in the guest rooms, additional yukata (indoor kimono), such as S/L sizes and those for children, can be freely selected at the lobby. A set of socks of the tabi type is also provided, and a reporter with a foot size of 25.5 cm was able to wear them without any problem. In addition to the public baths, the restaurant and the adjacent one-day spa center can also be used while wearing indoor clothes and slippers. Toilets and baths are separate, and washstands are located in the bathrooms. Shampoo/conditioner/body soap/hand wash as well as cleansing oil/gel lotion (toner)/milky gel (milky lotion) are all available as DHC amenities. The same bottles are also available at each hot spring facility. There were two types of hair dryers: one integrated into the wall and a Panasonic Nanocare in the drawer of the room.
Dinner is a Japanese course where both meat and fish can be enjoyed. Dinner is served at the Kira restaurant on the 4th floor of the main building. Available from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (reservations required), we were served a Japanese course that included sashimi, a small hot pot, and sauteed Japanese beef using fresh seafood from the waters around Izu. The appetizers and main dishes are elegantly sized, but the carbohydrates alone are quite filling, as a generous portion of chilled soba noodles is served to refresh the palate and stone-roasted rice with ezo abalone is served with the meal. Personally, I recommend finishing dinner as early in the day as possible and enjoying a relaxing hot spring bath after dinner.
Baby-Friendly Large Public Bath The large public bath is located on the third floor of the main building and is equipped with an indoor bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna with natural hot spring water (Tsushima hot spring, circulating type) from a 54°C source. Hours of use are from 5:00 to 11:00 and from 15:00 to 25:00, with switching between men and women. The open-air baths offer a view of the Sagaminada Sea and the coastline of the Izu Peninsula during the daytime and a star-filled sky at night.
Akazawa Onsen Hotel offers 12 special benefits to guests. The adjacent “Day Trip Onsenkan” is free of charge, and guests can also use the facility’s Thai massage service and the resort’s “Akazawa Spa” at a reduced price. Other free services include free use of the hotel’s private mahjong room, card and board games, the resort’s Akazawa Bowl, and the Deep Sea Lounge, where guests can enjoy darts, table tennis, and other leisure activities. All of these facilities can be used after check-out, and a shuttle bus as well as a special cart (driver’s license required) can be used as often as needed for transportation between facilities. For the purpose of this report, I visited the facilities alone, but I felt that I would like to spend a relaxing time with someone in private next time, as all the experiences of “staying, eating, relaxing, and playing” are fulfilling. Details of each facility will be provided in a separate article.
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