Migiwatei Ochi Kochi

This is the most expensive Ryokan I stayed at on my two week Ryokan road trip. It's a pretty hefty price tag. What do you get for $500+ per night? Amazing staff, beautiful room with a great view, comfortable beds, a private outdoor onsen, and a location right next to the little wooden boat ferry that takes you across the water to the little island, where in the summer you could swim and hike. This is a perfect place for a little romantic weekend getaway.

Room: The room has everything you need, drinks, utilities, private onsen, etc. The view from the balcony is extraordinary. You can sit there and enjoy the view of sea and sound of waves. Service: Perfect Japanese hospitality Location: Maybe the only drawback of Ochi Kochi, as you need to take shuttle bus to get there. But only because of it you can enjoy such a beautiful sea view. Food: One of the most delicious and enjoyable Kaiseki cuisine I have ever had. Most importantly, amount of each dishes are just right, which I think is rare among Japanese Onsen hotel.

Location: It's very far from the city, but this is what we wanted, somewhere isolated with fewer people. We stayed on a corner view room as I have a phobia for little mosaic square tile designs, and only their corner view room had something slightly better (they were rectangle tiles instead) without being overly priced. The room was large with a wonderful view of the sea. The in room onsen bath by the balcony is great to enjoy yourself whilst enjoying the outside breeze. Toiletires are plenty with the usual shampoo/conditioner and shower gel as well as hair tonic, hair serum, hair gel(?), facial products, and a separate set of miniture L'Occitane shower gel/shampoo, etc. Hair brush/toothbrush all included. Drinks in the fridge were all complimentary, and they had a mini manual coffee maker (grinder), which was fun to use. Dinner and breakfast were decent. A typical kaiseki for dinner, and you get a choice of Western or japanese style breakfast. The hotel asked me about food preferences and allergies in advance, and they kindly accommodated me as I dont eat raw fish - in which case, they substituted all raw fish dishes to cooked fish dishes for me. This was very nice of them. The hotel has a lounge by the entrance with alcohol, beer, juice, soft drinks, and snacks available to guests during the majority of the time of the stay. They also have another smaller lounge further in the hotel with tea and vinegar drinks available. Had a wonderful time and again, experienced great service from the hotel which met my expectations.