The 10 best Onsens in Oita Prefecture, Japan

May 9, 2023 Mikaela Didonna

Discover the best Onsens in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu including Amane Resort Seikai, Suginoi Hotel, Beppu Kamenoi Hotel, Hotel & Resorts BEPPUWAN, Yufuin Ubl Hotel, Resonate Club Kuju, Soan Kosumosu, Morinoyu Resort, Galleria Midobaru, Kuju Kanko Hotel.
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1. Amane Resort Seikai

6-24 Shoningahamacho, Beppu 874-0023 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
66%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 390 reviews

Amane Resort Seikai

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What an indulgence

Reviewed By SKW66

We booked the Executive Japanese Western Style Suite which was located in the middle building out of the 3. There was a little tatami room where the staff kindly made the mattresses during dinner time where our 2 young kids could sleep. Then my husband and I occupied the remaining 2 double beds which was just A LOT of space! Dinner was served in one of the restaurants in the same building. Our family of 7 was glad that we got to occupy in a private dining room. Too bad the weather was cloudy that we couldn't see the sun rise at 7am. The suite had a big living room area with a balcony facing the horizon. The view in a cloudy day was already stunning. It's a pity we couldn't see it in the best weather. The breakfast buffet at the same building got so many food choices we didn't get to try everything we would like. This was also because the breakfast time ended at 9:30am... Unlike in other hotels where they would let the guests finish the remaining food even though breakfast time is over, here the food was already being removed at 9:30am.

2. Suginoi Hotel

1 Kankaiji, Beppu 874-0822 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
39%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 1107 reviews

Suginoi Hotel

Suginoi Hotel is located on the top of the hill ,Kankaiji hot spring area, that is one of the eight hot spring areas of Beppu. You will enjoy stunning view of nature as far as Shikoku Island over the Beppu Bay on a sunny day on one side and Mt. Tsurumi on the other. We offer hot springs and amusement facilities such as an open air hot spring bath "Tanayu", an open air swimsuit hot spring pool " The Aqua Garden", the bowling alley, the game center, and many souvenir shops. We continuously strive to improve our facilities and service to keep entertaining our customers. Restaurant information: Japanese restaurant HANAMIZUKI, Italian restaurant Ristorante Azzurri, Buffet restaurant Seeds and World dining Ceada Palace. See details at Suginoi Hotel homepage.

Amazing view of Beppu

Reviewed By travelbird188

The hotel is situated at the hill with an amazing view of Beppu City and Beppu Bay. The onsen and the heated pool are great with great views. It is so nice seeing the sunrise while relaxing in the onsen. The food in the restaurant are great, especially the beef and goose liver. Overall speaking, it's a great experience.

3. Beppu Kamenoi Hotel

5-17 Chuomachi, Beppu 874-0936 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
19%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 498 reviews

Beppu Kamenoi Hotel

Finding an ideal family-friendly onsen hotel in Beppu does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Beppu Kamenoi Hotel, a nice option for travelers like you. As your “home away from home,” the onsen hotel rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available. Guests have access to a 24 hour front desk, shops, and a convenience store while staying at Beppu Kamenoi Hotel. In addition, Beppu Kamenoi Hotel offers a hot tub and breakfast, which will help make your Beppu trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Cat Cafe Neko with fortune telling (0.2 mi) and Yayoi Tengu (0.2 mi), guests of Beppu Kamenoi Hotel can easily experience some of Beppu's most well known attractions. During your visit, be sure to check out one of Beppu's popular yakitori restaurants such as Yakitori Katsu, Torisutei Kitahama Honten, and Yakitori Akariya, all a short distance from Beppu Kamenoi Hotel. Beppu is also known for some great parks, including Beppu Park, Matogahama Park, and Otanikoen, which are not too far from Beppu Kamenoi Hotel. Beppu Kamenoi Hotel puts the best of Beppu at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.

Mediocre

Reviewed By VTSM

Room is above average size in Japan. Interior decoration a bit dated. Services are generally good. The hotspring pools are acceptable. That said, I didn't feel the hotspring water slippery onto my skin and no sulphur smelling. Wonder if the water is real hotspring. Asked their staff who confirmed yes. But this was not my prior experience in hotspring water. You could literally smell sulphur when you passed by some hotspring sites.

4. Hotel & Resorts BEPPUWAN

1825 Hiramichi, Hiji-machi, Hayami-gun 879-1508 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
17%
Good
48%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
6%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 252 reviews

Hotel & Resorts BEPPUWAN

The term you're probably familiar with: "hell on earth". Well, it just so happens that in Beppu there are seven! Now who isn't curious to check this out? Well, it just so happens the Hotel & Resorts BEPPUWAN is located close to all seven of these "Hell" hot springs, however these are not hot springs for people to bathe in. Don't worry though, the hotel has its own hot spring, so you can enjoy a more heavenly experience without being cooked alive.

Kyushu 2019

Reviewed By pkh_travels

Stayed one night at Hotel Resorts Beppuwan, situated on a raise elevation with a great open view of Beppu Bay. The rooms were clean and spacious with beds. The onsen there has 2 hot pools and 1 cold pool. Service and food were good.

5. Yufuin Ubl Hotel

1691-8 Yufuinchokawakami, Yufu 879-5102 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
44%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 99 reviews

Yufuin Ubl Hotel

If you’re looking for a family-friendly onsen hotel in Yufu, look no further than Yufuin Ubl Hotel. Nearby landmarks such as Tenso Shrine (0.3 mi) and Yufuin Basin (0.3 mi) make Yufuin Ubl Hotel a great place to stay when visiting Yufu. Rooms at Yufuin Ubl Hotel provide a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and guests can stay connected with free wifi. In addition, while staying at Yufuin Ubl Hotel guests have access to a 24 hour front desk, shops, and a coffee shop. Need a place to park? Free parking is available at Yufuin Ubl Hotel. When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Shokusaiya Goemon and Samejima, which are some Korean restaurants that are popular with locals and out-of-towners alike. If you are interested in exploring Yufu, check out one of the historic sites, such as Bussanji and Ogosha Shrine. The staff at Yufuin Ubl Hotel looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.

So comfortable hotel and stuff soo wonderfull

Reviewed By gurkan350

If you come to yufuin in japan you should stay this hotel everything is so natural and so wonderfull also staff is so kind and so friendly (Shinnosuke we meetted here and he is so kind person) thanks for everything???

6. Resonate Club Kuju

1773 Kujumachi Ariuji, Taketa 878-0202 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
48%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 165 reviews

Resonate Club Kuju

Resort to enjoy the magnificent natural senses, anguishedDay in the evening to enjoy the star-filled night sky, the majestic scenery in the eye,Listen to the flow of the river, the chirping of birds, the sound of insects in the ear,Kuju smell the crisp air of the nose,Homegrown enjoy the food in the mouthWe enjoy hot spring carbonate, and horse riding in the skin

Weird hotel, great food

Reviewed By LichfieldBoy

This is a truly strange hotel located miles from anywhere although the countryside was nice (on the rare occasion is stopped raining). The hotel looks like something you might find in the Tyrol but a bit more rustic with an onsen. The rooms are located down covered pathways and are spread out across the resort. Inside our room was very basic and the walls were largely constructed of mismatched wood with little furniture (and what is there is very uncomfortable). It was a bit smelly and there were two unsavoury looking pull down beds which would have allowed 4 people to sleep there. The 'bathroom' was terrible and had an unpleasant sunken shower next to a larger sunken bath, the only way to have a shower was to hand hold the shower head. The decor was similar throughout the main part of the hotel - lots of wooden beams and walls but it did seem fairly cosy in the lounge and restaurant. In contrast the food in the restaurant was outstanding, by far the best we had in Japan. As we were part of a large group we had a set 4 course meal for dinner and each was both delicious and faultless. Drinks were expensive but this is the same at every Japanese hotel. The staff were lovely and made sure we were happy with everything. Strangely after a couple of days the hotel did grow on me and I started to understand why people would choose to stay but I'm afraid the bathroom was so bad I couldn't award more than 3 stars despite the quality of our meals.

7. Soan Kosumosu

1500 Yufuincho Kawakami, Yufu 879-5102 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
56%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 62 reviews

Soan Kosumosu

Finding an ideal romantic onsen hotel in Yufu does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Soan Kosumosu, a nice option for travelers like you. For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Yufu, Soan Kosumosu is located a short distance from Hotarumi Bridge (0.1 mi) and Yufuin Basin (0.1 mi). As your “home away from home,” the onsen hotel rooms offer a refrigerator, air conditioning, and a seating area, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available. Guests have access to room service, shops, and a coffee shop while staying at Soan Kosumosu. In addition, Soan Kosumosu offers a hot tub and a lounge, which will help make your Yufu trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the cafes, including Snoopy Tea House, Yufuin Kinsho Croquettes, and Nicol, all of which are a short distance from Soan Kosumosu. Yufu is also home to Yufuin Onsen, a popular hot spring that is not too far from Soan Kosumosu. Soan Kosumosu looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Yufu.

<Excellent> Cuisine, <Good> Location, <Passing> Cramped and cheap rooms, <Failing> Cost effectiveness

Reviewed By EBM-IP

<Excellent> Cuisine I think this is one of the best Japanese cuisine “ryokan (auberge)” in “Yufuin” town. During dinner in a private room, a handwritten "course menu" paper of staying date was placed on the table. A total of 11 course meals were offered in a reasonable time according to our speed of the meal. Each one was a delicate and wonderful dish. I think this cuisine deserves Michelin stars. <Good> Location Located near the center of Yufuin town, it is very convenient for sightseeing. You will arrive within a minute walk to the souvenir shopping street. <Passing> Cramped and cheap rooms The site area of the entire inn are not large because it is located in center of the town. Each room and open-air bath are somewhat small for the price. A famous designer in Japan is working on the guest room design and interior, but the used building materials are cheap, so I can't feel design goodness. <Failing> Cost effectiveness I stayed in most expensive special room and paid 1,000 USD with half board. But the narrowness and comfort of the rooms are not worth it. In my intuition, reasonable price is 700-800 USD for this room. The cost effectiveness is not good, but I might make a reservation again next year only to taste cuisine. というわけで、マイナス点もありますが、プラス面の方が遥かに凌駕している宿ではないかと感じられました。

8. Morinoyu Resort

1413-13 Tsurumi Teruyu, Beppu 874-0840 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
43%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 7 reviews

Morinoyu Resort

Hotel

Proper hot spring spa type hotel

Reviewed By RobinKClarke

This was bolt hole no.1 on our Rugby World Cup weekend, it was a good choice! I had already booked a nights stay here on the Saturday of England's rugby QF v Australia. We hastily arranged a Friday stay when it became clear commuting from Fukuoka to Beppu was going to be a major issue on match say. Turned out a great plan! So 2 nights, we enjoyed the Spa which me and my wife made full use of. The outdoor baths range in temperatures and size. At the time we stayed there, it was the chosen bolt hole of many a rugby newspaper hack! There was Messrs S Jones and M Cleary of the broad sheets and M Samuels of the Mail, amongst others. We also had rugby correspondents from Sky Sports news. Funny choice since Oita is quite a commute from that hotel. Anyway, I digress. Hotel rooms are plain but comfortable plus large enough. Walk in showers and breakfast had a wide selection. Friendly staff but an odd gown and slippers rule (not strictly enforced, just as well as slippers were too small as were garments). For both nights, we enjoyed drinks in their basic lounge area. Beers were purchased from a vending machine. Usual fayre of Asahi type later, not great but ok. The place is up in the mountains about a 20 min bus ride from Beppu Station. We ate in the evening in Beppu, plenty of choices. All in all, a fun stay.

9. Galleria Midobaru

6 Kumi Horita, Beppu 874-0831 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 2 reviews

Galleria Midobaru

源泉数は2200を優に超え、湧出量は比類なき豊かさ。日本一を誇る温泉の街・別府の山の麓に、大地から隆起したような赤茶色の建物が現れた、ガレリア御堂原だ。大巻伸嗣や西野壮平など、第一線で活躍中の作家の作品を何十点も擁し、2020年12月にオープン。

アートがメインなだけではない

Reviewed By GoTrue

アートがメインのような記事が多いですが、部屋も機能的。 なんと言っても食事が期待以上に美味しく、食事だけでも食べに行く価値あり。 大浴場がないのが個人的には残念でしたが、あればなお嬉しいが、他で立ち寄り湯をすれば済む事かな。 部屋の広さの割にTVがやや小さくて、部屋が広すぎるせいかもっと大きなTVでも良さそう。 トイレットペーパーが普通なのも個人的には残念。 でもとても良い宿でした。また再訪します。

10. Kuju Kanko Hotel

230 Tano Makinoto Onsen, Kokonoe-machi, Kusu-gun 879-4911 Oita Prefecture
Excellent
8%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
58%
Poor
0%
Terrible
8%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 12 reviews

Kuju Kanko Hotel

Hotel

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