Koyasan Saizenin

非常滿意的一次住宿，西禪院據説見真大師來過。洗浴是在公共浴室，每天早上7:00有誦經的活動，更讓人驚喜的是他就在座上伽藍的對面，清晨穿過馬路，進入座上迦南，裏面空無一人。天空晴朗，細雨綿綿，那樣的感覺畢生難忘。建議來到高野山，儘可能住宿一晚。

先説不錯的地方：環境不錯，山上氣温偏涼一些；服務很到位，事事交代得清楚仔細，特別友善客氣；位置就在根本大塔旁邊。然後是不太好的地方：高野山所有宿坊價格都很高，這裏大人人均1000人民幣，6歲以上小童也要人民幣700（不可利用現有床鋪來減免，700還不帶餐食），都不便宜；設施受到客觀限制，衹有公用浴室和衞生間，且都很小，很不方便。綜合來看，如果不是對“東方神祕力量”充滿好奇的西方人，建議從大阪過來當天來回，而不是選擇宿坊。高野山地方不大，大阪當天來回是可以的，這樣就能住大阪市區，同樣價位極大提高住宿條件。俗人看法，僅供參考。

各方面都很不錯，出門就是最好看的景點檀上珈藍，大行李會幫忙搬運，餐食也蠻好吃的，服務態度很好，房間暖氣很足，一點兒不冷！

都好，衹是有點吃不飽，整體有情調，喜歡住山裡的人都喜歡的酒店。

Our experience at Saizen-In was indescribable. It was romantic, yet adventurous. Even though the temple itself was very cold, our room was extremely cozy. I was surprised by the comfort of our stay. The monks were all very polite and welcoming. The food was even better! I highly recommend including both breakfast and dinner in your reservation.

Very welcoming to our 8yo twins! Lovely meal and it was special to be a part of the morning service (7am!) Kids were able to participate in the incense burning and prayer.

We stayed at this temple for one night and it was worth it. You have a vegan breakfast and dinner cooked for you whilst you stay in a traditional Japanese style room. Location wise, it was perfect for us. The cemetery is about a 20-25 minute walk which isn’t too bad as you explore the area anyway. The monks were very welcoming and I had a fun conversation with one about football (they love Tomiyasu and Mitoma). They spoke English very well and I could communicate easily, even one monk who couldn’t speak much English just pulled out his phone and used translator to speak. In the morning, you’re invited to join their morning prayers which is a unique experience. It’s about 30 minutes long and certainly something you don’t want to miss. Some things to be aware of is, for us, we had the option of having dinner served at either 5 or 5:30pm. Dinner for the most part was tasty and delicious. I’m open minded and willing to try things I wouldn’t normally have - but I can imagine picky eaters not enjoying some of the dishes. Also, curfew is around 9pm. They literally shut the temple doors. So be careful about doing night tours of the cemetery that start at 7. (We went on our own accord as it was dark by 5pm anyway)

The staff was very friendly. Nice rooms. The diner was delicious! Of course the morning ceremony is a must! Followed by the breakfast 👌

This is truly an amazing experience, we slept on comfy futon beds on tatami mats and shared the bathroom amenities with other guests which wasn’t a problem as there were plenty. The onsen in the ladies shower room was lovely and relaxing. At 7am we attended morning devotions with the monks and afterwards were served a vegan breakfast. As we had not booked for dinner we brought our own vegetarian food with us as we were advised that eating places closed early and the temple gate was closed at 9pm. We bought the Koyasan World Heritage Ticket which covers the rail round trip from Nankai Namba and two days of free rides on the local Koyasan hop on hop off bus. An experience not to be missed.