Quick description
The family-run Asanebo offers simple but homely Japanese-style accommodation a 7-minute walk from Kawayu Onsen Train Station. Home-cooked meals are served, and guided tours, canoeing and horse-riding can be arranged. The property is completely non-smoking. Mount Io is a 15-minute walk away from the inn. Mashu Lake Observatory and Ainu Kotan Village can be reached within a 20-minute drive. Free on-site parking is provided. Guests at Asanebo Inn sleep on a traditional tatami (woven-straw) floor in Japanese futon bedding. Rooms are heated, and shared toilets are available. For bathing, guests must use the public hot spring baths a 2-minute walk away (free tickets provided by the inn). The inn has a library of Japanese comics (manga), a TV and a free-use internet PC at the common area where guests can socialise with other guests. A coin launderette is available for use. A Japanese-style breakfast and dinner are offered. Dinner is served strictly at 18:00, and breakfast starts at 07:00. Guests eat with the family and other travellers.
Important information
Hotel does not have a bathroom. Customers must use the chargeable public baths a 2-minute walk away, or go to one of the public hot-spring baths at Kawayu Onsen town, a 5-minute drive away. The public bathhouse can be entered between 14:00 and 20:00. Cost for the bathhouse entrance is included in the room rate. Free pick-up service is provided from JR Kawayu Onsen Station between 16:00 and 18:00. Guests who wish to use the free service must make an advance request. Please contact the hotel directly for more information on the shuttle service. Additional charges will apply for pick ups outside those hours. The entire property is non-smoking and self-service. Guests must set and put away their own futon bedding. Guests are required to indicate the following on the Special Requests box at the time of booking: - estimated time of arrival - mode of transportation - gender and age of each guest staying in the room You must inform the hotel in advance what time you plan to check in and what mode of transportation you plan to use. If your check-in time changes, please update the hotel. Check-in is strictly between 16:30 and 18:00. Guests who check-in after 18:00 will not be served dinner, and no refund will be given. Please note that there are no restaurants or shops near the hotel. The owner's family will have their meal with you at the same dining room. Guests can check the property's location on a map at JR Kawayu Onsen Train Station. Please note that rooms come without a bathroom, toilet, fridge, TV, yukata robes, towels or bathroom amenities. When choosing a room, please carefully read the Cancellation policy in the Conditions for that room. Policies vary and a penalty charge may apply to cancellations. Please note extra bedding provided in the room are traditional futon mattresses.