Hotel Shinwaka Lodge

My 2nd night in Japan and I struck it lucky with this little family run Ryokan. The owner was super friendly and couldn't help me enough. Since I wanted to hike in the mountains, she printed a map for me and made sure I had enough water since it was very hot. She also printed how to use a Japanese hot spring bath. The dinner was interesting and yummy and again she explained what things were and how to eat them. The next morning they even drove me to the ferry to go to Tokushima. Super nice.

The owners were very friendly and helpful. Room was clean but my room was faced to the road it could be a bit noisy. Very good location and many walks around the area. Breakfast was simple but taste good. If I will visit the area again, I will stay again.

(1) 家庭式的和式旅館，傳統和式房間當然是十分寬闊，而且還有教人賞心悅目的海景可望，絕對令人心曠神怡。 (2) 提供的早餐認真製作，有多道菜式，吃得到是住家菜的風味，而且飯堂同樣可以望到海景，可悠遊地吃早餐。 (3) 最為令人讚賞的是迎賓的服務，首晚本人因交通問題稍為遲到，老闆經電話得知後，耐心等候而且貼了告示提示本人要找的酒店在此。在要離開的早上，老闆得知本人時間比較趕，二話不說決定駕車帶本人出車站，而且還帶本人到一些小景點欣賞一下離開和歌山前最後的風光，本人實在心存感激。 (4) 此酒店的位置或許離市區是遠一點，需要乘巴士前往，但也正因此，周邊山明水秀，正是城市人需要找尋的世外桃源。 (1) Traditional Japanese home-style hotel with spacious room accommodation and amazing seascape (2) Excellent Japanese-style breakfast provided with a number of dishes (3) Excellent service for offering free shuttle to the train station (acknowledging I'm in a rush of time during check-out) and bringing me to visit some scenery at the last moment before I leave Wakayama (4) Location may be a bit far but that's the real relaxing place enclosed by forest and sea horizon