Yamamotobo vs Shimobe Hotel

Same City · Minobu Distance: 6.8km
Change Hotel

Overview

vs

Yamamotobo

★★★ 3-Star
10.0 1
Minobu
View Details →

Shimobe Hotel

★★★★ 4-Star
8.8 80
Minobu
View Details →

Live Price Comparison

Site Yamamotobo Shimobe Hotel
Agoda Checking Checking
Booking.com Checking Checking
Expedia Checking Checking
Trip.com Checking Checking
라쿠텐트래블 Checking Checking

Rating Comparison by Booking Site

Site Yamamotobo Shimobe Hotel
Agoda
8.3 (10)
8.7 (263)
Booking.com
-
8.5 (61)
Trip.com
-
9.0 (38)
Overall Average
10.0 (10)
8.8 (362)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Yamamotobo Shimobe Hotel
Strengths Strengths
+ Landlady's kind and attentive service is repeatedly mentioned + Staff are very friendly and attentive, even to English speakers, in many reviews
+ Shojin ryori is praised as healthy and delicious in many reviews + Private onsen and outdoor footbath are spacious with impressive nature views
+ Rooms are clean and spacious, satisfying for first shukubo experience + Events like drum shows, mochi pounding, egg boiling are fun and engaging
+ Service shuttling to morning temple prayers is impressive + Grilled Yamame fish and varied buffets are delicious
+ Rooms are clean and traditional Japanese style is comfortable
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Rooms are cold in winter, with several complaints - Weak WiFi connection mentioned in several reviews
- Bedding is thin and hard, causing discomfort - Building feels dated and old
- Bath facilities feel dated - Footbath water temperature too hot

Recommended For

Solo travelers Couples Groups

Recommended For

Families Couples Onsen Lovers

Guest Reviews

Yamamotobo

Agoda 8.0 Group

First shukubo: shojin tasty, room spacious clean. Staff kind, dog cute.

Agoda 8.0 Solo

Temple prayers shuttled, meals sufficient in quantity quality.

Agoda 10.0 Solo

Healthy tasty shojin, bell wakes pure heart.

Agoda 8.0 Group

Clean, tasty meals, WiFi washlet. Will return.

Bedding thin hard

Agoda 6.0 Group

Warm hospitality from landlady.

Bath bedding minus

Shimobe Hotel

Booking.com 4.0 Couple

Loved footbath in hot water before nature, food, staff, private onsen

Booking.com 4.0 Group

All staff friendly, enjoyed hot spring eggs, footbath, table tennis

WiFi not good

Trip.com 10.0 Family

Attentive care for elderly mother to enjoy onsen

Agoda 10.0 Couple

Fantastic onsen, great buffet, fun mochi pounding event

Agoda 10.0 Group

Korean staff friendly, excellent food

Location Comparison

Distance: 6.8km

Yamamotobo View Details → Shimobe Hotel View Details →

This page contains affiliate links and we may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.