Reviews of Iris Yu 2 stars

Location, the room, access to washing machine and dryer and pleasant host.

Google maps took us to the rear of the property rather than front. Check in not available until 4pm. A bit late.

We had an amazing overnight stay at Iris Yu. The place was immaculately clean, good amenities, location was excellent and the receptionist was very king. She gave us a great recommendation to see the famous Hiraizumi lotus flowers!

Beautiful property very close to Hiraizumi station, I stayed in a Japanese style room which was an amazing experience. The hosts were very friendly, and helped me to use the laundry facilities. I would definitely use this property again to explore more of the town, it is easy to get to from Ichinoseki Station, and there are restaurants nearby which looked great.

It does get cold in the night during winter, but the property has heaters in the room which you can use. The shower takes a long time to heat up so I recommend starting it before you’re ready.

loved the bedroom and the location. breakfast was nice too.

the breakfast room wasn’t very comfortable, and there was no room to get together

Location and traditional Japanese facilities and easy laundry use!

Na

The views

Nothing

Close to Famous temples in Hiraizumi town. The room is full of Japan style experiance. Good bathroom and breakfast. Quiet in the night. Happy with having lundry in the hotel.

Very large, Japanese style rooms. Had a nice communcal bathing area. Proprietor was very nice and helped me book my next stay in Japanese. She also let me borrow a bike to go see the nearby sites. Close to train station.

The shower in my room took forever to heat up. Basically, you need to use the communal bathroom if you want hot water.

Our room was a spacious, Japanese style tatami room, with its own bathroom attached. There was a comfortable sitting area with a view over the neighbouring fields to the surrounding hills. Breakfast was a tray with tradional salmon, rice and pickles, which we like, but there was bread and jam also if you wanted. Staying at Iris Yu was excellent value and allowed us to stay overnight in Hiraizumi, with time to see all the various historic sights. It was an easy walk from the station. Once we realised that Google maps took us to the back if the property, we continued around the block to the front. We found a cosy Izakaya rown a side road for dinner, run by two cheerful mama sans who served us a mountain of food.

Nothing at all. We had minimal contact with the staff, so can't comment.

the hot water is bot qorking we Have to go downstair to take a bath we realize that the hot water is not work after 11 pm that is out of operate time the futon is not comfortable oy os too thin

The inn is centrally located, within walking distance of the railway station, several restaurants and some of the main Hiraizumi sights. There's free parking on-site and everything is kept very clean, including the shared bathrooms. The staff are discrete, we hardly saw them but they were readily available when needed. A helpful map with tips for places to eat nearby is provided.

The futons are rather thin, and hardly cushion the tatami floor. The window has no blinds, bathing the room in bright light from dawn onward. It's not the most comfortable experience.

Iris Yu was easy to find. Check-in is not until 4pm, but we were able to leave our luggage there and go explore Hiraizumi. The owner was very friendly, and helped us make a restaurant reservation for dinner, as there are limited options in town.

No lift, so be prepared to carry your bags upstairs. The Japanese futon beds seemed to be particularly hard, even though we were into our third week of sleeping on tatami mats and futons.

Big room with authentic feel and experience. Lovely staff. Price/quality is good.

It takes very long before the water is hot (although the staff did let me know beforehand, it still was longer than expected)

Great place to stay, friendly people, good restaurant and station close by

I am getting too old for futon. Personally I couldn’t sleep at all on the futon as it was too hard. But that’s potentially more a „me“ thing. Everything else was great and an authentic Japanese experience

Clean Space

Pillows are bad very uncomfortable need options. Check in after 4pm considering we didn’t see more tourist in the hotel and town was empty no reason to keep us out.