Nikko Hotel Seikoen

Amazing authentic experience. Very tasty food served in your room. Good onsen with real hot springs. Very good location in the middle of park with all the temples. Very convenient, walkable to everything and close to bus stating to other locations

I'm sorry to give this hotel a poor review, because the staff were so friendly and lovely. I would say that the people working there, their kindness and friendliness, are the only thing this hotel has going for it (besides location). The location next to the shrines is unbeatable. No other hotel has such a great location. You can get up early and walk right over to Tokugawa's resting place practically alone before any other tourists wake up. I will say that the price value matches what you get. No other ryokan in Nikko provides meals and rooms at this price. The food was EXCELLENT - seems like the money goes into making wonderful and delicious meals, and they even customized a kids meal for my son upon request, with kid-friendly foods like a hamburger steak and tempura. We enjoyed our kaiseki meal here very much and it was the highlight of our stay. Now, the downsides. It wasn't the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed in, and in fact, the shower curtain was covered in mold. The bathroom looked like it had been built in 1960 and held together with duct tape ever since. It was a small uncomfortable old bathroom and we tried not to spend a lot of time in it. However since I have tattoos, we couldn't enjoy the public bath that other reviewers have mentioned. The room was large enough to fit all of our futons and the futons were comfortable. It's just that the whole hotel needs a re-do. The carpets are old and worn, and in a garish burgundy that is no longer in vogue. It was just a little sad. However, there were many happy people there (mostly Japanese) and perhaps this place is filled with nostalgia for them, like an old mountain hotel would be in the US for those of us who live here.

We stayed in a ryokan room of the hotel. That was a wonderful experience. The dinner was served in the room and was great. All these things that are unknown to us. It is like little presents. And delicious. They of course have a Onzen, nice too. The location is first class. Right next to interesting temples. The trees here in the woods are amazing! Big!