Ryotei Matsubaya Hotel

I often travel to Beppu, but this was my first time using this inn at Kankaiji Onsen. It is very close to Lactenci. Since it was a family trip with six people, including two children, we were looking for a room with an open-air bath that could be divided into several rooms, and this inn met our requirements. It is a "Tsuki no Sou Year-end and New Year plan" and comes with a private bath that flows from the source. The room is of the maisonette type, with a Japanese-style room, living room and day bed on the first floor, a bedroom and washroom (powder room) on the second floor, and an open-air bath. Toilets are located on each floor, and there are facilities on the first floor that can be easily washed, but since the water area is concentrated on the second floor, it was inevitable that there was a lot of movement and the flow lines were somewhat difficult to use. Only the tatami room was bright, and the overall lighting was modest (to create an atmosphere, I think), so it was a little difficult for me to see, and I felt a bit scared going up and down the stairs. The open-air bath in my room had a roof, a great view of the town of Beppu, and a very beautiful night view. The scent of the hot spring wafts in the air, and you can relax from the heart. The washing area is located indoors, so you can use it without feeling the cold. In addition to the public baths, there are four private baths that can be used for free. You can check the status of the congestion on LINE, but there have been a few times when it says "free" but is actually "in use." In the morning, the private bath closed at 8 and 9 o'clock, so on the last day, I enjoyed the open-air bath in my room until I checked out. Yukata can be rented for free. Meals are served at the restaurant, but because it is a private room, you can spend your time without worrying about the surroundings. For dinner, we had thinly sliced blowfish, the arai of spiny lobster, and Oita Wagyu beef, all of which were delicious. Breakfast was also gorgeous with sashimi, and the zoni was excellent. I am very satisfied with the items that are suitable to call themselves "ryotei". The amount was not too large, and it was just right. The staff were well educated, and it was particularly impressive to see the staff at the restaurant bowing politely until we left our seats and couldn't see.

Beppu has the most hot springs in Japan in terms of both the number of hot springs and the amount of hot spring water it produces. Among them, eight hot springs with ancient origins (Hamawaki Onsen, Beppu Onsen, Kankaiji Onsen, Hotta Onsen, Myoban Onsen, Kannawa Onsen, Shibaishi Onsen, and Kamekawa Onsen) are called the Beppu Hatto (Beppu Eight Hot Springs). The inn where I stayed this time, [Ryotei Matsubaya], is located in the Kankaiji Onsen area, one of the Beppu Hatto. The inn is located on the slope of a mountain on the west side of Beppu City, on a hill overlooking the mountains to the west and Beppu City and Beppu Bay to the east. The inn was built on a steep slope with no shops nearby, so a car was essential to go out after arriving at the inn. [Ryotei Matsubaya] has two types of guest room buildings: the old building [Oka no Sou], which has 10 standard rooms, and the new building [Tsuki no Sou], which has 8 guest rooms. The new building, Tsukinosou, has three types of rooms, which are designed to be a new ryokan style: Stylish Modern, Japanese Modern, and Maisonette. The price is a little higher than the Japanese-Western style rooms in Okanosou. This time, I stayed in a Maisonette room in the new building, Tsukinosou. The price varies slightly depending on the season, but the price for this stay was 48,000 yen per person for one night with two meals. The Maisonette room is 100 square meters in size, with a living room, a Japanese-style room, and a daybed sofa by the window on the lower floor. There are chairs on the balcony, so you can relax while looking out over Beppu city. The upper floor has a twin bedroom, an indoor bath, and an open-air bath, and to be honest, it was too big for two people. From the room and the open-air bath, you can see Beppu city and the tourist attraction Global Tower right in front of you, and beyond that you can see Beppu Tower and Beppu Bay. The night view was also beautiful. Apparently there isn't much of a view from Oka no Sou. The open-air bath on the upper floor can be accessed directly from the indoor bath and is about the size of two tatami mats. It is installed on a balcony, but there is a privacy screen so there is no need to worry about being seen from elsewhere. In addition to the open-air baths in the rooms, the inn also has five shared baths in Tsuki no Sou and Oka no Sou, all of which can be used free of charge and without a reservation. The types of baths are: Private open-air baths••••••2 Private semi-open-air baths•••1 Indoor family bath••••••1 Large baths (separate for men and women)••••1 Common baths are available from 15:00 to 24:00 in the afternoon 6:00 to 08:00 the next morning (Some baths are open until 09:00) I went to one of the private semi-open-air baths, Yakushi no Yu, which was carved out of a large monolith and was very large enough for about 10 people. From the bath, you could see the beautiful night view of Beppu. The hot spring was very pleasant to the touch, but the temperature of the hot spring was quite high, so I had to add water to cool it down before I could enter. Meals are served in the dining area in the building for both breakfast and dinner. It is a semi-private room, so you can eat at your leisure without worrying about other people's eyes. The menu for dinner this time is as follows: ●Seasonal assortment ●Clam shells ●Spiny lobster and Seki mackerel sashimi ●Stone-grilled abalone ●Wagyu beef tail and radish stew ●New bamboo shoots, shrimp with cherry blossom leaves, namafu (grilled gluten), deep-fried dashi ●Seafood salad ●Japanese black beef with sesame sauce, bracken, bamboo shoots, angelica tree ●White rice, pickles ●Fruit salad, sakura mochi Seafood from the Bungo Channel and mountain produce from Oita were served one by one, so they were delicious and kept warm. Breakfast also had a wide variety of dishes, and we were able to choose between rice or porridge, which was nice and delicious. ●Location: About 10 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station ●Check-in: 15:00-18:00 ●Check-out: 11:00 ●Water quality: Colorless and transparent simple spring ●Effective: Relieves neuralgia, muscle pain, and fatigue Joint pain, motor paralysis, and health promotion Frozen shoulder, poor circulation, and chronic digestive diseases Joint stiffness ●Source temperature: 65℃ ●Bath temperature: Free-flowing from the source. Water is added to adjust the temperature ●Shared baths: Five ●Parking: About 10 cars ●Guest rooms: [Tsuki no Sou] 8 rooms [Oka no Sou] 10 rooms ●Facilities: Wi-Fi available ●Pets not allowed My impression after staying there was that it felt like staying in a slightly stylish apartment room for me, who lives in the city, and I thought the room would have a more Japanese inn-like atmosphere or the atmosphere of a hot spring inn. However, this is a matter of my personal preference, so I think it's a great place to stay with your family, with an open-air bath in the room, a large room with a good view, five shared and private hot springs, and delicious food. The old building has also been renovated and refurbished, so please choose a room according to your preferences. The inn is located on the side of a small hill on the outskirts of Beppu city. It's not a good location for going out at night, so I recommend it for people who want to finish sightseeing before checking in and spend the night relaxing at the inn. The values, tastes, and sensibilities of travel are all different for each person. You can't rely on the tastes of others, including myself, and you can't rely on reviews on travel sites at all. One of the joys of traveling is to find an inn that suits your tastes, based on the honest opinions of people who leave reviews. Beppu has great hot springs and many things to see. Please visit Beppu once.

Matsubaya has such welcoming staff it feels like being with family. It has a public bath (Onsen), one for women and one for men. It also has four "family" baths which you can share with your partner, etc. Each one is different, from fully outside to fully inside. The fully outside one is delightful. Another one has an infinity style pool looking out over the city to wards the ocean. We stayed in the Japanese style rooms where the price includes breakfast and dinner. While both are Japanese, the food is magnificent. The dinner has many small dishes including wagu beef, local fish, etc. We were even shown how to best enjoy a local fish using the pate like liver to make a lovely soup with ginger and eat the other small portions provided. This is a local speciality and not to be missed. We did not need lunch on any day! We stayed for three nights and a different menu was offered each night.