Ryokan Wakaba

–Excellent location – show map
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Scored 9.2
Rated wonderful

Staff

9.7

Property highlights

About this property

Boasting spacious indoor and outdoor hot spring baths surrounded by lush greenery, Ryokan Wakaba provides Japanese-style accommodations in the peaceful mountain area. Free Wi-Fi is offered in the public area, and parking is available for free. Featuring a relaxing ambiance, each room comes with a comfortable seating area with a low table and seating cushions. Some rooms are fitted with traditional futon bedding, while others have Western beds. A TV and a fridge are included. Guests at Wakaba Ryokan can experience rejuvenating stone sauna. The spacious indoor hot spring baths feature retro décor, and smaller baths can be reserved for private use. JR Kumamoto Station is about a 100-minute drive away, and Aso Shrine is a 40-minute drive from the property. Guests with a dinner-inclusive rate can savor Japanese-style full-course dinner with delicately prepared seasonal dishes. Alternatively, guests can choose to add half-course dinner to their breakfast-inclusive rate booking.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Room service

  • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site

  • Open-air bath, ​Public Bath, ​Hot spring bath

Availability

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Room Type
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4 futon beds
2 twin beds
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5 futon beds
2 twin beds
4 futon beds
2 twin beds
2 twin beds
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1 sofa bed
2 twin beds
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1 sofa bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Yong
United States United States
“The service was exceptional from the moment we arrived. Staff helped us unload and load luggage and had it ready in our room. The room had all the amenities you need and had yukatas for our whole family. Glad to have booked the room with a...”
Elina
Germany Germany
“Amazing and delicious dinner and breakfast, friendly and welcoming staff, quite cute hot springs with a forest view and sounds of a river, a room was spacious and very comfortable.”
Hong
United States United States
“the food are very delicious, staff are friendly and speak good English, very helpful”
Alexandra
United States United States
“Wonderful stay in the mountains! The staff was amazing and spoke great English. The food and the facilities were also excellent. They also provided an included private Onsen experience for staying which was very nice! 10/10”
Gail
United States United States
“Nice and quiet! Within Walking distance to restaurants, shrines, shops. The food offered was very tasty. The spa was so comfortable not crowded and clean.”
Anna
Switzerland Switzerland
“Everything. Very nice and helpful staff (a man drove me to another village to catch a bus to Aso). Beautiful ryokan which makes you slowing down a little bit. Amazing outdoor onsen, the smallest private one was lovely too. Delicious food!”
Frank
Sweden Sweden
“Incredible stay at Ryokan Wakaba. The location is perfect and makes it super easy to hop between the different onsens in town. Both the male and female onsens at Wakaba were very large and had fantastic views of nature and the river. The meals...”
James
United States United States
“Wonderful and relaxing experience. My first stay in a ryokan and my first Onsen experience. The staff was so welcoming. The food was beautiful and very tasty. This was the highlight of our trip so far.”
Kirada
Thailand Thailand
“Cozy place to stay and relax with good meal and onsen bath. Nice staff esp. Tien the guy who taking care of our family. He was willing to help us even during the night time when we found some trouble. We really appreciated that!”
Stephanie
United States United States
“Lovely rustic ryokan in kurokawa onsen. We stayed for one night and greatly enjoyed the dinner and breakfast there. The staff is friendly and helpful. We used the onsen once while we were there and it was similar to other ones we tried in the...”

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House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Dinner for the dinner-inclusive rate is a Japanese-style full-course meal with 12 dishes including roasted beef as the main dish. Guests who prefer to have horse sashimi instead of roasted beef must contact the property at least 1 day prior to the check-in date.

Please note that if dinner is requested on the day of check-in, a half-course meal with 8 dishes will be served.

Guests with food allergies and/or dietary restrictions must inform the property at the time of booking. Please note that the property may not be able to accommodate meal requests without advance notice.

Guests with children must inform the property at time of booking. Please specify how many children will be staying and their respective ages in the special request box.

Please inform Ryokan Wakaba of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Guests must check in by 20:30:00 to eat dinner at this property. Guests who check in after this time may not be served dinner, and no refund will be given.

License number: 熊本県指令　生衛　第29号