Reviews of Syukubo Aso 3 stars

Beautiful old building with comfortable rooms, excellent aircon, one slept really well. The meals are very nicely done, we got treated to a horse sashimi. There is a small indoor hot spring, which is nice if not as spectacular as some other options in the area. Cash only (ATM machine is a 7 min walk)

Super clean Very unique historical house

Far away. Difficult to get there if you dont have a car

Traditional ryokan if you want to experience authentic Japanese lifestyle and cuisine. Have to lay futons yourself. Dinner was wagyu beef BBQ, they didn’t have fish sashimi and served horsemeat instead (probably due to the Aso mountaineous region), which we didn’t dare to try. Wagyu was very good quality, other dishes were homegrown and healthy, which needs some accustom to. Breakfast was traditional Japanese style which was very good! Private onsens available for booking.

The building was very beautiful, the meals were delicious, the private onsens were nice and we loved our room. We would have really liked to stay more than 1 day.

Love the meals, the onsen baths, and the place is really cool... makes me feel like a samurai.

nothing really. would come back for sure if I have the chance

Great location and lovely traditional building. Staff were very accommodating. Food was exceptional and plenty of it.

Nothing

Room was comfortable. Their Dining room was comfortable also.

Under the futon was not comfortable enough. It was a bit hard.

We loved everything about our stay! It was such a wonderful and authentic experience! The service was exceptional and the staff made us feel very welcome and at home. We especially loved the home cooked meals which were so delicious and beautifully presented. The rooms were comfortable and cosy warm. The hosts were so lovely and helpful. We highly recommend staying here and would love to return.

Meals (breakfast and dinner were great)

Limited parking space.

The food was excellent It was very Original And relaxed.

I liked it all

It's an old ryokan that was once a samurai home.

It's unusual the guests need to set up the futon beds ourselves. Also, the onsen is lousy, be it the family or the public ones. Way below expectation.

Absolutely beautiful dinner.

Love the rustic original feel of the old house. Feels like I went back to the past into another time. Also the hostess was amazing host with great English. And the food cooked by her husband was so amazing with the huge variety of local dishes served. Did not have repeats for the 2 nights

The futon was a little thin on the tatami mat. Was not suitable for side sleepers. Would also have loved if there was a smart tv to stream our own media.

The food is excellent, we were there for two days, already the first day the dinner was very nice, but the second day it was superb. The lady owner is extremely nice and helpful. Both the private and the public baths are very nice and relaxing. The bedding was really comfortable, all in all an excellent stay!

Such a lovely place. Very delicious food, cozy Onsen, loving host. Just PERFECT! Thank you very much!

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Authentic Japanese residence experience, dinner is super delicious, great value for money

The authentic dining and private bath experience, and staying in a property that was apparently a couple of hundred years old belonging to a samurai. A pleasant walk to the property from Aso station surrounded by the Aso mountains and through a quiet Japanese village is memorable.

While the room has an attached toilet, the toilet does not come with shower facility. While it did not pose a problem for us as we stayed only for a night and managed to book the private bath, may be a point of consideration for those who prefers rooms with attached bathing facilities. I was also not used to sleeping on the futon that we had to set up ourselves as the property does not prepare the beds.

Great staff, amazing food and experience, comfortable, traditional rooms. The bath was also amazing

The venue itself is stunning, an old Samurai house, very ancient and cool. The staff were incredible, very attentive to every request- including building an entire vegetarian menu (!!!) with local ingredients for my wife (we did notify beforehand). The food overall in the dinners was outstanding, we stayed for two nights and had two completely different dishes. The private onsen was amazing, just what you need after a long day out.

Breakfast could be better - Japanese style only, hard for our appetite Also, Japanese style sleeping is not for everyone

Excellent home cooked dinner and breakfast

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