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Reviews of Negiya Ryofukaku

3 out of 5
Negiya Ryofukaku
1537-2, Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo-ken

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 191 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 191 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ching Man

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place was a perfect place to relax and unwind after a lot of traveling. Staff was kind, library was beautiful, baths were amazing. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

NguyenXuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
サービスが良かったです。スタッフの方々が親切でした。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra Julienne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying at Negiya Ryofukaku was really pleasant and relaxing. Arima Onsen is a really old town in general so the building's age really shows. However, this didn't affect our stay at all. Here are our main highlights of our stay: - we booked an overnight trip (after the night we wished we did 2 nights) in the traditional japanese room. The roombecame our favorite. It's incredibly clean, has a great view of Arima Onsen and it was perfect for the two of us. - when we booked, i didnt realize dinner wasnt included, so upon check-in we requested if we could also include dinner and luckily enough, they still had meals available (i think they only had a certain amount of food because staying at ryokans, mostly the food will be based on whats available that season) so be sure to inquire if you would like to eat in the ryokan for dinner. We were able to choose what we wanted and there was an abundance of food served. We both were incredibly full. - the hotsprings were FANTASTIC. I didnt want to go out at all haha! - breakfast IS included in our booking and the food that was served was also exceptional! - they also have a small gift shop for those that want to bring home mementos. - there was a library that had coffee, also has a pretty good view. - the staff were cordial, helpful and they really had great service. The first day of our honeymoon trip was perfect. I would definitely return and book with them, and I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jameel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If I could give this place a higher stat rating I would. Beautiful, restful, sublime. A family run hotel that holds service and beauty close to their hearts.

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience. Hot springs was cool
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful onsen! Beautiful view from our window and dining hall. Great food and terrific hospitality. Loved the hot baths. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jinhang

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, safe with great view, nice staffs, I really loved the bamboo forest outside the backyard of the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wai Kit

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is a nice cosy stay at Arima which will never regret!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenichi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent ryokan. Food was great!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

NUPORN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Xiang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Kit Sang

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and good environment
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ashton

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor customer service / Scam
contacting the JTB to file an official complaint, try to get my money back. I have stayed in Ryokans across Japan - this should not be categorized as such. booking process: did not received a confirmation for my booking via email, and no one reached out to confirm my reservation. had to contact hotel directly through a chat portal - despite the advertisement the staff spoke English, no one did. Cancellation process is purposely misleading: it says you can cancel by X day, but check the fine print: you can cancel by 12:01 AM on X day. The first of many Scammy practices. On arrival no one spoke English. One staff member speaks but if they aren’t in the office (which was only one time) you are on your own. I was told meals were “sold out” - which is to say again, there should have been a confirmation or contact ahead of time to reserve the meals? I was able to get into breakfast, I was greeted by a waitress slamming plates rudely. food portion not a “meal” Map with food led to no open places. Request for taxi response “we’ll see” leaving me with feeling of dred I’d miss flight next day. Room cleaning costs extra, one of many extra costs not advertised. No one could bring my correct shoes. At checkout bill was in Japanese with extra charges, again,not advertised. At almost 400USD a night + scam fees this was a joke. Unlike traditional Ryokans I left anxious, frustrated and feeling taken advantage of. Will be contacting Tourism Board/Hotels.com for complaint and full refund.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Negiya Ryokan Management Team. on 28 Oct 2023
Dear customer,We deeply apologize for the inconveniences faced during your stay. Your satisfaction is of utmost importance to us, and we would like to address each of your concerns.Booking Confirmation: Normally, the booking confirmation email is sent from Expedia. We do not have a way to verify whether the email reached you. Additionally, we also sent a reservation confirmation through our chat portal, and it's regrettable that it did not seem to reach you.System Issues: We recognize that there may be challenges related to our communication platform. We are actively working with Expedia to identify and address these issues.Eco-friendly Initiative: We value environmental consciousness, and as a part of our eco-friendly initiative, we offer hotel credits to guests who opt out of room cleaning. Of course, there is no additional charge for room cleaning. It appears that we may not have communicated this properly, and for that, we sincerely apologize.Billing Details: The additional charge upon checkout was reflective of the breakfast services you availed. We then deducted the hotel credits, which were provided for opting out of room cleaning, from the final amount.It's clear that certain aspects of our service did not meet your expectations, and we deeply apologize. Should there be any discrepancies or questions regarding the above points, we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss and clarify matters directly with you.Warm regards,Yohei MasudaNegiya Ryokan Management Team.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good in location near the train station. But steep scope to reach front door. Small hotel style and tiny outdoor onsen pool which only allow 2-3 people. Indoor pool is normal size. Believe never too crowd as rooms is limited and there is 3 private onsen rooms. Meal is very good as is I expecting when choosing this hotel. Hotel.com didn’t mentioned meal at restaurant. Hopefully hotel can arrange In-room dinning for my second night stay dinner with additional charge.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheng-Hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Brandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
I really enjoyed my stay, the service was fabulous and the traditional style rooms were just what we wanted. Perfect for relaxing! We were especially pleased to be able to book a private bath for a very reasonable price. The location is also great, we walked everywhere with ease.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful repose.
Arima is a lovely onsen town in the hills. I should have stayed longer. A quiet and peaceful place away from the madding crowd.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing food and nice onsen
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Traditional Style Onsen Hotel
We had a great experience in this hotel. The front desk staff came out from the lobby to give us a warm welcome. He also took us to our room, showed us the hotel facilities and introduced the dinner and breakfast arrangement. Dinner was kaiseki style and it was served in our room. The lady who served our dinner was attentive. She also made our bed after dinner. Breakfast was traditonal style and it was served in the breakfast room. Onsens were quite nice as well and not very crowded. They swapped the male and female onsens in the morning, so we could try all onsens with 1 night stay. You can also book a 45 minute private onsen session with extra cost.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Miao, China

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I'll stay at this hotel again
The location is quite good, view from the room is perfect, staff of this Ryokan are very helpful. The ryokan has two baths and is switched between men and women on a daily basis. It has a shuttle bus but you don't need it unless you have a lot of luggage, it's only 3 minutes walk to the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Charmaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hospitality
We enjoyed a one night stay at this beautiful ryokan and enjoyed Japanese hospitality to its finest. The hotel staff were warm, welcoming and eager to assist. They showed us to the room personally and introduced the room features, hotel facilities and the area. They even have a gourmet map for guests that points out the different delicious food in the area. Onsen facilities are very clean and lots of amenities are provided inside. The futons were extremely comfortable and the view from our balcony was great. All in all, it was an exceptional stay and I would highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional ryokan with great food but so-so onsen
Probably the most traditional ryokan I have ever stayed in. I reserved 3 rooms for our group and they upgraded 1 of them to a big room. They also served us dinner for our group of 8 inside our big room, which was nice. Did I mention the dinner quality was excellent? I have to say the onsen itself was very plain. It served the purpose but there was no view whatsoever. Size was also small but fortunately not many guests were there when we soaked. Also the rooms have no private showers or baths. You have to use the public bath. You have to climb 40 stairs to one of the two onsens assigned to men (onsens switch daily). Breakfast was served in the big restaurant and was of good quality. Rooms were old but kept in decent quality. Service was great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Ben, London

Very dated hotel. Expected better for the money.
A pleasant Ryokan experience including some very good food but the hotel itself is clearly very dated and in need of a complete renovation. Some aspects can be excused but as an example, the sink in our unheated bathroom wouldn’t drain as it was coming away from the wall and the rattling ventilation system kept us awake at night. The staff were friendly but some interactions like being told the bar was only open from 8pm to 10pm left us feeling we weren’t a priority. Wouldn’t recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Lukas, Prague

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice experience
We stayed during the week because the weekend prices were terribly high. The weekday price was still somewhat high but offered the best value/money compared to other accommodations in Arima Onsen at the time. Our room was a nice mix of western (beds) and Japanese (sitting area) design. The room was clean and while not new, definitely well kept. The staff spoke English well and was very friendly and accommodating. We received a cup of green tea as a welcome and the workings of the room were explained to us. The "mountain view" may be a bit of an overstatement, nevertheless, the view was nice and there were mountains :) The room was quiet. There are 2 onsen baths and you get to experience both during a 1 night stay: you enjoy one in the evening and the other one in the morning (gender separation). The onsens are a little small but the human traffic is spread out and we had a bath just to ourselves after a few minutes. The only downside is the food which seems overpriced and not plentyful so we brought supplies from a nearby konbini :)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

sarah, edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful traditional ryokan
My boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this beautiful hotel. The hotel staff is extremely friendly and very helpful, and one staff member even carried out luggage all the way to our room on the third floor (I felt guilty since I am an over-packer lol). This hotel is in an excellent location for exploring the arima hotsprings area and is close to excellent shopping. The arima toy museum is within easy walking distance. The food at the hotel is very traditional and delicious, and supper was served to us inside our hotel room. As for the hotsprings itself, there is both a public and a private option. The public bath is gorgeous with beautiful scenery of trees, and I'd recommend going at night to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. The private option cost just over 3000 yen for 45 minutes and was nice since my boyfriend and I could go in together. You have to book this option in advance with the hotel staff. Overall, this was a very relaxing and old hotel, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a traditional Japanese inn experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good experience for a Japanese ryokan. Staff was helpful and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jatuporn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Really happy with this place a bit hard to go there cuz a moutain but overall excelent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Price For Arima Area!
For anyone that doesn't know the whole Arima area is full of tourist attractions and tons of places to go sight seeing. This is one of the places that happened to be more affordable for me. The service was excellent and so was the food, there's nothing bad I can say about this place, they even offer transportation to nearby areas including shuttle bus service.

10/10 Excellent

Redd, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Ryokan Experience
Our stay at the Negiya Ryofukaku was nothing short of excellent. The staff were very professional and polite, accommodating both our very limited Japanese language skills and our request for a larger yukata (I'm apparently taller than the average guest). They do have english-speakers on staff, and the guide who walked us through the hotel's facilities and amenities was kind enough to explain everything in both Japanese and English, as we were trying to learn as much of the former and speak as little of the latter as possible. The room was very clean and spacious, with a great sitting balcony. Breakfast was delicious, and the onsen facilities were great. If possible, I recommend spending a little extra for a private onsen session, especially if you're still new to the idea of onsen. We didn't have a chance to try a dinner or the bar in the lobby, but both looked amazing. Again, an excellent stay.

8/10 Good

Gloria, Wichita, KS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A true Japanese experience!
The hotel staff met us at the station and picked up our luggage, even though it was too early to check in. They also gave us a ride to the town center, and let us off there, so that we could walk around the delightful little town of Arima. Later, we checked in, and were served tea and a snack by our gracious hostess. Our room had lovely tatami floors and a tokonoma, with fresh flowers. Our party of six (we were staying in 3 separate rooms) all visited together in one room for a while. Later, we all walked to a nearby restaurant for dinner. The hotel staff picked us up at the restaurant and brought us back to the hotel. In the evening, we had a long soak in the hot springs bath, outside in a beautiful setting. Meanwhile the hotel staff laid out our beautiful futon for us. In the morning, we had a soak in a different hot springs bath in our hotel--outside, and on the side of a tree-lined hill. Then we were served a big, Japanese traditional breakfast. Finally, the hotel staff drove us, along with all of our luggage, to the station to see us off.

8/10 Good

Hannah, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet
Lovely experience in beautiful hills. The Onsen were lovely, the and the Traditional Room clean and quiet. A perfect place to relax and experience Japan away from the big cities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
great service of hotel staff
The hotel is up on the hill but there is a courtesy car which help to carry our luggage from hotel to bus stop when leaving in the morning. Lady staff at reception even help to open umbrella to cover us when we were boarding the car.

10/10 Excellent

Chittinat, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful rynkan in onsen town
Beautuful ryokan,living room, coffee and tea self service sll day, wpnderful ope air onsen bath. Lovrly staff with good servicwe. Free bicycle to sight seeing.

10/10 Excellent

GM, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice, well-priced ryokan with spacious rooms and very polite staff. Very good set of onsen / public bath facilities and authentic traditional Japanese breakfast experience. Some may find the lack of wifi access in the rooms to be a problem, but not us - our objective was to get away from it all anyway!

6/10 Okay

Ester, Potland,OR.usa

Onsen,hot spring
Great bath very great for skin also they have massage service

8/10 Good

Eng, Singapore

Liked: Staff & service
Conveniently located hotel with great service
The onsen was kind enough to arrange car shuttle twice to pick up our group of 10 persons from the ropeway station because of my elderly mother in-law. The onsen has separate hot spring pool for male/female visitors, and within the pool, one clear indoor pool and one outdoor minrral pool.We had the meals included room package, and everyone enjoyed the kaiseki dinner and breakfast. Its also a short walk to the shopping street and the bus stop for direct ride to Sannomiya Station.

8/10 Good

Kelly, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent services, beautiful scenery......
Is very nice Ryokan, fantastic experience to staying there. When you reach station, you may call them to pick up from train station. Friendly staff; even they can't speak good english but will trying to help and provide very good services.

8/10 Good

tatumi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

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Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

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Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
他の宿泊客とも、あまり会わない仕組みで、お料理も美味しくスタッフの皆様も親切で丁寧でした。ありがとうございました

10/10 Excellent

HOI KI

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel arrange the shuttle well when we need to travel around

10/10 Excellent

Kuniaki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
有馬温泉に近く、歩いて行けます。 また、車も預かっていただけたので助かりました。 若干勾配のある丘にありますが、いろいろ食べたあとの運動にもなりました。 また、行きたいと思います。有難うございました。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

MASAKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Nahoko

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ka Man

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beware if your bath is onsen or tap water
Traditional and clean onsen hotel. Parking is available and the outdoor public onsen was nice. A bit disappointed to know the indoor bath in our room is only tap water not onsen.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Seok hui

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023