Experience something out of the ordinary! Stayed at Sakura-tei SUITE guest room with a half open-air bath 【Grandia Housen

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Seasonal cuisine with a special attention to detail
Winter is approaching and the weather is gradually getting colder. How about spending an elegant moment while relaxing in a hot spring? In this issue, we would like to introduce our stay at Grandia Hosen, a ryokan in Awara Onsen, located in the northern part of Fukui Prefecture.

Choose the room type that best suits your needs!

Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023, Grandia Hosen features warm hospitality and a variety of guest rooms to suit your needs. The highest ranked villa, "Kotobuki-tei," where celebrities and entertainers from all walks of life have stayed, has its own entrance and lounge, and offers guests access to a private hinoki (Japanese cypress) bath and private space. Other rooms are "Yutorogi-tei," where all rooms have garden hot spring open-air baths and can be used by a small number of people to relax, and "Kokomichi-tei," a detached house where guests can enjoy free drinks and alcohol during their stay, perfect for families, couples, and workcations, to suit any travel theme! There is also the "Kouriki-den" room, which is perfect for any occasion, including family trips with two or three generations, so you will want to visit again and again to stay in different rooms!

Sakura-tei SUITE" fully renovated in March 2023

Premium (garden view)
Echizen chest of drawers

This time we stayed at Sakura-tei Suite, an all-suite with a half-open-air bath. I was impressed by the clean and spacious room with warmth of wood when I opened the door! The small living room with tatami mats on the floor gave the room a Japanese feel. The room was also furnished with an Echizen tansu (chest of drawers) made in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and the unusual pink metal fittings are very cute!

The rooms also offer a relaxing atmosphere of high quality and sophistication, with Echizen Japanese paper used for the wallpaper and Echizen lacquerware mugs available for use.

Yuzen" ryotei restaurant, where you can enjoy the special atmosphere that only a ryotei can offer.

Junmai Ginjyo Sake "Onsho
Each dish is carefully prepared using the best seasonal ingredients available that day, and can be enjoyed not only for its taste but also for its appearance. In addition, the proprietresses of Awara Onsen, who are certified sake connoisseurs, prepare the sake from the planting of rice to the preparation of the sake, and we have prepared many alcoholic beverages to match the cuisine, including the junmai ginjo sake "Onnajo" that can only be enjoyed here and wine recommended by the executive director, a wine sommelier. You can enjoy a mature moment in a private room.
Sashimi served with charcoal salt
Seasonal grilled dishes

TENJO-NO SPA, where you can enjoy a variety of hot spring baths

I used the Hoshinoyu of the SPA in the sky. There is a large indoor bath, a hinoki (Japanese cypress) bath, and even a sauna, and there is also an open-air bath where you can relax while watching the night sky. One of the characteristics of Awara Onsen is that the hot springs are not jointly managed, so the composition of the hot spring water differs slightly from one facility to another, allowing visitors to enjoy different types of hot spring water with different textures. I was refreshed by a relaxing soak in the hot spring, which is said to be effective in relieving coldness and fatigue!

Full range of services at the hotel

In addition to the items introduced here, there are many more attractions at Grandeur Hosen, such as drinks at the all-inclusive Lounge Kangetsu and a hands-on experience of making onsen eggs by hand during your stay. In March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train will extend from Kanazawa to Tsuruga! Fukui Prefecture will become more accessible from the Tokyo metropolitan area and closer to you. We hope you will visit Fukui Prefecture during this exciting time of the year as the new Shinkansen line is about to begin its service!
Click here for a special package deal that includes lodging and a train ticket!
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