About this property
Boasting spacious indoor and outdoor hot spring baths surrounded by lush greenery, Ryokan Wakaba provides Japanese-style accommodation in the peaceful mountain area. Free Wi-Fi is offered in the public area, and parking is available for free. Featuring a relaxing ambience, 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 savour 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 particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Room service
Property highlights
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Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)
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Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.
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Free private parking available on-site
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Open-air bath, Public Bath, Hot spring bath
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Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Chin
Taiwan“Room is very spacious and antique. The onsen is really open yet still private. The food is definitely above average! (A understatement probably.) The staffs are polite.” - Peter
Denmark“Absolutely amazing ryokan! Peaceful, idyllic and full of charm. We really enjoyed our stay, the friendly and welcoming hosts and the excellent food.” - J
Netherlands“Staff very friendly and helpfull Location Diner and breakfast really excellent Japanese experience Private onsen in the room” - Marco
Spain“Beautiful Ryokan in a great location. The onsen is lovely and the food is absolutely amazing. The little details provided by the staff really made the experience feel special and personalised (from the welcoming message, gift for the kids, help...” - Marco
Portugal“The staff were the nicest and most helpful I ever met. The Kaiseki dinner and breakfast were delicious. I Really enjoyed my time in both the open air bath and one private bath.” - Sherri
Singapore“Lovely ryokan in the mountains! Staff were so friendly and sweet. They provided lots of information about Kurokawa Onsen and the surrounding area/other onsens and regional specialities. The open-air baths were great and so were the private baths...” - Constance
France“Absolutely awesome room for four people, we had a bedroom and a living room, amazing dinner (like for real I have been to several ryokans and this hot pot and the candied egg yolk was impressive) the service was great, everyone was very nice, they...” - Yong Singapore“A well-maintained property. We enjoyed a small private bath in our room, and the main onsen was beautiful too. Both dinner and breakfast were excellent—served in a private dining room with multiple courses, and we got to choose the main dish in...”
- Pamela
Australia“Lovely Royakan. Food was amazing! Big rooms. Lovely Onsen and short walk to town. Note shared bathroom means you still have your own toilet and wash basin. You just shower in the Onsen area.” 
Lesław
Poland“A charming place. Excellent Japanease style interiors. Quite and clean. Superb dinner and breakfast. Relaxing Onsen on site. A nice short walk though the village - some old houses, other ryokan and the river in the middle. Way better then Beppu”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
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 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.
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
