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The location is very good, just opposite the visitor center and the Blackey Ropeway. It is best for climbing. It takes 3 minutes to drive to Hongye Valley and drive to the popular waterfall and Galaxy Waterfall for about 5 minutes. It is very convenient. Morning and evening meals are good, especially at night, the buffet is very good, Japanese sake shochu whisky has, you can also make cocktails. The hot spring is small but of good quality. It is known as the only natural hot spring in Sounkyo. It’s okay to bring a child, three mattresses and four people sleep enough. The overall catch is that the entire layer of Yunyun Gorge (not only this 🏨) style is more old-fashioned, mainly for middle-aged tourists and hikers, feeling more dull. The restaurant waiter also has a nepal brother who has good English and a good service attitude.

Close to the Laiyunxuan Bus Terminal, it takes5-6 minutes to arrive. The room is idle. You can see the scenery outside the window of the room. The price is flat for breakfast and evening buffet. The food can generally be received. It is close to Hell Valley. It is convenient to go along the way. Go to the 䌫 station.

The room is very spacious and clean, the hot spring is also very silky and there are many types, the buffet ingredients are rich and fresh, and the variety is very suitable for Chinese taste.

Only the lobby and several rooms were renovated while the rest are rusted and falling apart. Upon check in at 3pm we were told the original dinner time we have booked and CONFIRMED were no longer available and only 8pm were available. Fine. As outside were snowing hard we asked if they have any umbrella available and they just answered “NO”. Even a business hotel have umbrella for rental. How they dare to called themself “Grand” Hotel? When we arrived at the dinner buffet we were left with what’s essentially left over from the previous guests and nothing gets refilled. At 9pm suddenly they told us for the first time they are closing now and literally kicked us out of the buffet with no explanation. None of the staff speak any proper English and this is the worst ever Onsen hotel experience. Don’t waste your time and money.

To Sounkyo for the first time for the purpose of the Icefall Festival. This time I booked a Chaoyang resort near the venue. The decisive factor was that there was a free transfer from Asahikawa. However, on this day, both round trips were canceled, probably because there were few bus reservations. But it was good that the bus fare was for a round trip. It's a bigger hotel than I expected, and the exterior looks like a mountain lodge in the European Alps? This time, I booked Japanese Modern. It's a little small but I like the design. However, be careful as the small steps when going to bed are easy to stumble. Equipped with a kettle pot and tea set. Amenities such as toothbrushes and shavings are styles that you bring from the front desk. There are two large communal baths with a small open-air hot spring. Replacement system for men and women. The open-air bath while looking at the way is pleasant. The quality of the spring was also unexpectedly very good. The meal is buffet with dinner Japanese food. Depending on the word of mouth, it was not good, but there are a wide variety of dishes with local cuisine motifs centered on four countries around the Alps, which is good for Western food lovers. The taste was not bad either. There are also Japanese food such as sashimi and pot. The price was reasonable and there was a round-trip transfer and the staff was nice. Recommended inn.

Most staffs obviously unhelpful. Especially those Front Desk non English speaking guys, tried to ask for help to make a local call because my mobile doesn’t work, a guy simply said “no English” then looked away. Google translated to another guy, he very reluctantly dialed the landline but talked in Japanese to blame us that can be easily noted from his tone and face expression. A staff at breakfast bumped into me with his trolley but I was at the side of the corridor, he didn’t apologize and even shouted and pointed somewhere else to get out of his way. Most likely it’s a self services hotel! You’ll have to you make your own futon beds, took out two mattresses from closet and arrange your bed sheets from scratch. No tea in room. Yukata needs to be picked up from the lobby not in room. Stay at somewhere else is highly recommended.

I came here advised by the staff at my hostel, looking for a tattoo-friendly onsen. This is a large, fancy resort and I don't deny I felt a little out of place at first 😁 The place is super nice, yet the entrance (without towel fee) is only 1000 yen, or 800 if you have the discount coupon from the hostel, which is conveniently next door. I have very large, very visible tattoos (including on my arms, legs and neck) and I was allowed entrance without any issues, although in some of the bath areas there are signs that say ”No tattooes”, which I figure must be old. There are a few different pools, both indoor and outdoor, including an open-air bath on the 7th floor, overlooking the magnificent mountains and gorge. I was the only foreigner and the only person with tattoos. I'm so stoked I could experience such a place, definitely worth visiting if you have tattoos and are in the Daisetsuzan area!