Sekizenkan

お食事も温泉も良くとても楽しめました。 また行きたい温泉宿です。

為了尋跡千與千尋而來，真的是驚艷，無論是温泉還是赤橋都超讚，值得打卡！

Interesting onsen with several baths and lots of character. We stayed in the middle building in a traditional room, which was nicely decorated and comfortable. The Roman style baths were an unusual experience, although I preferred the outdoor bath in the modern building on the whole. Food was great in the evening, although I’m not sure how you’d manage with no Japanese. I’m not a massive fan of Japanese traditional breakfast, but that also was well done and presented. There are a few issues with the buildings - a mouldy corridor carpet between the new hotel and the middle building wasn’t great and accompanied by an obvious smell of damp. However, the character of the properties (and the red bridge outside!) makes this easy to overlook. On the whole I’d say it wasn’t my favourite onsen ever, but is well worth a visit for its unique features.

We have visited Sekizenkan several times and have always been attracted by the history, the lovely baths, the food and the lovely staff who are always so kind and considerate. My wife decided to surprise me for my birthday by booking the best room in the hotel - "mori". A beautiful room with it's own outside onsen bath looking out to the 300 year old pine trees that act like a curtain to provide privacy. We were lucky enough to have some snow to complete the picture perfect scene. Everything was perfect until we tried to use the shower and I managed to scald myself a little because the water seemed to suddenly get really hot without warning. We wanted to use the overhead shower but found that it had not been fitted properly and was just loose from the wall (please see photos). What a disappointment to what should have been a fantastic birthday surprise. Even more disappointing when you consider the cost which is double during the New Year holidays. My wife did complain to the manager and also reminded him a similar complaint had been made by another customer only a few months earlier but nothing had been done to fix the problem. We received a simple apology but little else. I just hope no young children use this room as there is a potential for someone to get injured using a defective shower that could cause someone to get scalded with hot water. I really hope the management take some maintenance action and show more consideration to customers who pay 5 star rates for a room in Sekizenkan. All our previous experiences have been excellent but this time deeply disappointed.

あるチラシを見た相方さんから「ここへ行きたい（積善館本館と元禄の湯の写真）」とリクエストがあったので、今回訪れてみました。なお、宿泊した施設は「佳松亭」の普通のお部屋です。本館は音が響くとの事なので、今回は見送る事にしました。お部屋はなかなか良かったですよ。和のおもてなしを感じました。ただ布団がちょっと硬かったかもしれません。佳松亭の夕食ですが、素材を生かす味付けと言うよりも、素材プラスαの組み合わせでちょっと複雑な味付けと言いましょうか・・・一品一品食べててなんかスッと来なかったです。うーんなんだろう、おそらく賛否が別れるかと思います。朝食は良かったのですが・・・。

佳松亭最上階の「望月の三」に宿泊させていただきました。積善館と言えば本館の佇まいと元禄の湯が有名ですが、高級旅館としての佳松亭もなかなかどうして侮れないところがあります。特に部屋食のお食事は期待を上回る美味しさで、嬉しい驚きでした。1泊2名で10万円を超えるお値段でしたが、部屋の広さと眺望、およびこのお食事も併せて考えると、お値打ちと思いました。強いて言えば、チェックインが重なって10分くらい待たされた間、お茶も供されなかった点は改善ポイントと思います（待合からチェックインカウンターに席を移した後にようやく茶菓が供されました）。この点差し引いて星4つです。