Reviews of Seiryu-so 5 stars

Fantastic traditional ryokan near Shimoda! If you want to experience traditional Japanese ryokan vibes, this place is for you. Would definitely stay here again. I loved my stay - so calm and peaceful. The staff was very welcoming and helpful. It has a lovely onsen (both for women and men) which is open late at night, a huge pool which is great for families. The room was extremely neat, and the interior was designed in a traditional Japanese style. The WC was in the room and public showers in onsen, as well as one private onsen with a shower that can be used at night for free (everything super neat). Just keep in mind that this ryokan is slightly out of Shimoda - if you are travelling from Shimoda you have to take a taxi from the train station (around EUR 8-9 one way) or rent a bike. There are some local buses that go to Rendaiji as well. They have a couple of e-bikes on site for rent, however, as I understood, there is a regulation (applied everywhere) that you have to come back with a bike by 5 pm. Rendaiji train station is around 10 min away on foot, or they organise shuttles - thus a great location if you want to explore Izu peninsula more. Note that if you do not take dinner on site, there are not many dinner options nearby, you either have to go to Shimoda or to 7/11 (around 10 min on foot from the property).

Not the hotel's fault, but I booked a massage, and it was of very poor quality and quite pricey.

lovely staff and awesome Onsen

nothing to mention

The staff was phenomenal. They help you bring in your luggage when checking in and carry your luggage out when checking out. They offer a shuttle service on the day of your check-out either to Rendaiji station or to Shimoda station. Even if you don't take the shuttle service, it's about a 10-minute walk from Rendaiji station, so it's not too bad. Each day of my stay, staff at the front desk would also give us little snacks each time we returned to the inn. It was cute and frankly quite nice. When leaving for the day to visit places like Shimoda, Kawazu, or other areas, you need to turn your key in at the front desk so that they can keep track of when you leave and return for the day. They also said it's so guests don't lose their room key while out and about, which makes 100% sense. The onsens were soothing and healing. I unfortunately didn't pack a swimsuit, so I couldn't use the garden area, which had a swimming pool and multiple saunas, but that's not something that worried me too much. I did hear from other guests that the pools were heated, which I find to be a good thing in case you have kids that wanna swim in the pool during winter.

I didn't understand how breakfast and dinner worked at this place. I was pretty sure I booked my stay to have breakfast and dinner, but the staff had kept telling me that both were already fully booked and they kept apologizing, saying that I couldn't have breakfast or dinner. I ultimately ended up eating convenient store food for breakfast and dinner a majority of the time with my friends, which wasn't too pleasing. Another other downside was that there's no laundry, so make sure to either pack enough clothes, or do laundry before arriving. There is coin laundry services, but they're about 15-20 minutes away by walking, so it's a bit hard and uncomfortable to do travel just to clean your clothes. Finally, not relating to the inn, but everything around it closes around 7 p.m, so if you're out late and want to eat dinner, you're either going to need an early dinner or eat somewhere else before returning (unless you do somehow get the dinner plan at the inn).

The staff was welcoming and helpful. The room was nice, clean, and spacious. The pools and onsens were very nice and well maintained.

This was a fairly, though not overly traditional ryokan that has exceptional pool, sauna and onsen facilities. Considering the price, you get way more than you pay for. The staff are extremely courteous and attentive.

Didn't actively dislike anything.

Loved having a deep tub and a sitting room in our room. Staff were very helpful and one of the staff members spoke good English and was able to help us when our Japanese wasn't getting there haha! Pool and sauna were exceptional!

Beautiful ryokan in the small town of Shimoda. The pool, sauna, and onsen were so worth it and made our stay extremely relaxing.

We discovered that breakfast and dinner were a part of the experience at the ryokan. We inquired if we could have for the following night of our two night stay but they said we had to book these experiences in advance. Totally understand but a little more flexibility could be nice!

The pool, sauna, and onsen facilities were amazing. Rooms were nice and in Japanese style.

The wing we were in was a bit tired. The hotel did not provide many food and beverage services and there was not much in walking distance.

Amazing hotel, the staff is so nice and caring. All the spa facilities are just stunning. We had a wonderful time!

Clean & Beautiful!

a traditional ryokan which ticked all the boxes.

They wouldn't let us order dinner even though we requested it weeks ahead . i guess they have experience of their traditional food not appealing to Western tastes.

NIce Onsen-Weekend

all good