Experience world-class service at Nishimuraya Honkan

Boasting a 160-year history and a beautiful garden, Nishimuraya Honkan offers hot-spring baths and Japanese rooms just 1 km from Kinosaki-Onsen Train Station. A gallery with traditional artwork is featured. Rooms at Nishimuraya Honkan Ryokan have traditional futon bedding and tatami (woven-straw) floors. Each is air-conditioned and comes with a tea maker, flat-screen TV and private bathroom. Kinosaki Ropeway and Kinosaki Museum are both a 10-minute walk. Sato-no-yu Outdoor Hot Spring is 900 metres away. Guests can tour nearby hot springs wearing Japanese yukata robes and geta sandals. Seigetsuro Lounge pairs European and Chinese furniture with lovely Japanese garden views. Free WiFi and wired internet are provided in the lobby. Bicycles can be borrowed for free. Dinners usually feature wagyu-beef, and fresh crab in the winter. Japanese-style breakfast is served in the historic dining hall Senrei.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.8)

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

    • Breakfast info

    • Asian

    • FREE private parking!

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


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Sustainability

This property has 1 third-party sustainability certification.
  • Sakura Quality An ESG Practice
    Sakura Quality An ESG Practice

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Lisa
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good, we selected western style, would prefer a buffet!
  • Natalia
    Russia Russia
    It was the most memorable hotel stay in my life and best birthday away from home hands down. Thanks to some blogger who went to this hotel for their honeymoon I was able to research and plan my stay way in advance . My actual experience exceeded...
  • Lorene
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The hotel staff were amazing. The food was amazing. It was very nice to have a choice of Yukata in the room for women. Our treat was to have a private onsen in the room and wow, we had such a beautiful private garden. Well worth it.
  • Bonita
    Australia Australia
    Exceptional service, very attentive staff, ammenities were 5 star and the food was excellent quality. Location was fantastic with shuttle services from onsen to kinosaki onsen station. Small onsen made it more warm and charming.
  • Diane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Honestly the stay was one of the highlights of our trip, we stayed in the annex with a garden view, the bath tub in this room was amazing, the onsen was lovely, we ended up with 2 sit down meals which were really amazing experiences.
  • Hung-ling
    Australia Australia
    attentive staff, very traditional Japanese ryokan. Food (both breakfast and dinner) equivalent to some of the Michelin star restaurants. vegetarian friendly - the best vegetarian Japanese I've had this trip
  • Ella
    Thailand Thailand
    Loved the traditional style and the “sentimental chihiro” atmosphere. Everything was excellent: rooms, food, service, Onsen, garden. Will definitely go back the first chance possible
  • Balázs
    Hungary Hungary
    The food was excellent: fine dining for both breakfast and dinner, with a couple of options. The staff provided us with everything we needed, so we almost didn't need to open our suitcases. The public baths within the ryokan were awesome. It was...
  • Anna
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staying at Nishimuraya Honkan was an incredible experience from start to finish. The staff could not have been more helpful; from assisting with transport to providing a vegetarian kaiseki meal for me, they really went out of their way to make the...
  • Jane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This is a very special hotel. It comes at a high price but personally I have never stayed anywhere as lovely. Our garden room was incredible and the evening meal was utterly delicious.

Host Information

9.8
Host review score
Nishimuraya Honkan is a traditional ryokan with over 150 years of history located in Kinosaki Onsen, Japan. Honkan was rated by Lonely Planet as the "Best Onsen Ryokan" in Japan.
In addition to creating luxurious Japanese kaiseki cuisine, Nishimuraya's head chef Etsunobu Takahashi enjoys gardening, bonsai, fishing, and creating Japanese-style dishes using a variety of materials.
Kinosaki Onsen is a quaint, traditional town with a river running through the middle, old-style Japanese ryokan, 7 public hot springs baths, and many quaint restaurants, bars, cafes and shops. Guests staying in Kinosaki Onsen enjoy strolling the town and visiting the baths while wearing traditional yukata (cotton kimono) and wearing geta (wooden) sandals.
Languages spoken: English,Japanese

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House rules

Nishimuraya Honkan takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 18:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Cards accepted at this property
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Sister hotel Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei is 701 metres away. It has additional free-use hot-spring baths and a spa. (charges apply)

Bicycles are available on a first-come, first-served basis and reservations cannot be made.

Please let the property know your transportation means to the property at time of booking.

Please note, the last dinner is served at 18:00. Guests who do not make it to dinner by this time may not be served dinner, and no refund will be given.

Please inform Nishimuraya Honkan in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

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