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.