Reviews of Hotel Seikoen 3 stars

A very traditional Japanese hotel. The best location to explore Nikko - really in the middle of all the sights. Lovely food and lovely staff.

Friendly staff, fantastic meals. Just a few minutes’ walk to Toshogu Temple.

En-suite bathroom is tiny. Nevertheless, you can have a good bath in the hotel’s Onsen which is quite big and with good facilities.

Location was excellent as well as staff and their service

As previously mentioned the place could do with an update but overall it was excellent location with good food.

old school type hotel. enjoyed the baths. they have private and men's only baths. fresh robes everyday. staff is very helpful and were always asking if I needed anything and if everything was ok. hotel is not to far from the downtown strip

bathroom was a little antiquated and small

Very friendly service staff, especially the two elder ladies who served dinner and breakfast. The Japanese meals purchased as add-ons were incredible - a true taste of Japan with quality food and cooking. Hotel is right at the entrance to the World Heritage site. Authentic Japanese experience with beds and onsen.

Got charged for a minibar item we didn't use.

I loved the service from the friendly helpful staff. The hotel had a comfortable, homely and relaxed atmosphere. The location was great, near coffee shops, the river and shrine. Also loved the onsen.

Onsen and food was amazing

Staff don't speak much English

Location & services & foods.

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Location is great, if you want to visit the shrine or bridge. Looks like an autentic, cosy inn. Room is spacious, has all ammenities you need.

Outdated inn. Beds are so-so, pillows rock hard. Bathroom is very small, and water temperature hard to get right. Only hot water is too hot, when you mix it with cold, it gets way too cold. Oh, and when you feel water pressure is too low: wiggle the hose.... We didn't book any meals, but changed our mind about breakfast. Turned out you had to order a day in advance. It would've been nice if they told us that at check in. Now this older lady just screamed no at us. At check out we had to pay 300 yen "onsen tax". We did not know that. As we didn't use the onsen, we tought that was strange. The man at the counter couldn't explain what the tax is for. We got a receipt in Japanese, which we couldn't reed. We did pay and translated the receipt later: it is indeed a "bath tax". Still not fair, as we didn't use it.

The staff was great, and the room was pretty comfy.

Great location with good amenities directly next to the main shrine area. Exceptional breakfast.

All good.

The meals were excellent. The baths were also great including the private bath that I had to a pay a little extra for (~$20).

The property is on the older side but still well taken care of.

BF good, location excellent BUT bathroom too too small and old! Time for renovations!

If cleanliness improves

I got to experience delicious kaiseki meal for breakfast and dinner for 3 day 2 nights and they were varied or different for each meal. The staff is really hospitable, they were really nice. The hotspring is also really great. The room is really spacious.

Fantastic location with very friendly staff and impeccable service. The food was seasonal, authentic, and obviously prepared with great care. We enjoyed the onsen and the proximity to cultural heritage sites of Nikko. They have a shuttle service to the train station at checkout time, inform them at least the day before.

This is not a negative, but an information for unaccustomed foreign visitors: Please don't expect to communicate in English (eigo). It's very uncommon outside of big cities, and asking for it when the other person can't speak it can lead to the other person's embarrassment. Please try it in Japanese, even if you only know the bare minimum of basic phrases, like me. Use your smartphone's translator, it's okay!