Ryokan Maizuru <Iwate>

A very comfortable place to stay and conveniently located to visit the temples of Hiraizumi. We walked from the ryokan. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food for breakfast and dinner was superb. The presentation of the food was exquisite. Thoroughly recommended.

服務親切，選擇一泊二食方案，餐點偏日式洋風創意料理，與過往在溫泉飯店常見的日式懷石料理不太一樣，很特別的體驗，感受到店家的用心。 澡堂小小的24小時開放，簡單的泡一下湯也不錯。 房間簡單乾淨，附上茶具組及原葉茶包，可以簡單泡茶休息一下，很愜意！

非常棒，去中尊寺住了一晚，周邊環境很好，早晚餐都吃不完，服務非常熱情。900多包早晚餐，太值了。

酒店距離平泉站步行10分鐘即可到達，步行去毛越寺，然後在此乘bus再去中尊寺較便捷。小酒店的員工很熱情、禮貌，餐食新鮮可口，價格很nice。酒店內還有一個小泡池，可以解除旅途的疲勞。

酒店設施很新、服務熱情到位，離毛越寺幾份鐘的路程，特別是酒店的餐食，被驚艷到了，下次再去平泉一定再選舞鶴。

毛越寺旁的旅館，不是温泉，就是熱水泡。以價位來說，貴了些。

接待人員超親切..

This place could have and should have been wonderful. It was our final 3 night accommodation before returning home and we so looked forward to our 10 tatami room with park view. (Description from their website: “New Wing Standard Park View Japanese-Style Room, 10 tatami mats Non-Smoking [no bath, toilet with washer]”). On the website you have to check the Japanese to see the tatami size, in English it shows square meters. You can imagine our shock when we were shown our 6 tatami room. There was hardly enough floor space for the two futons along with the low table and two chairs, let alone luggage for two people on a 6 week Japan trip. Our one window looked out on the parking lot. If you squinted and look to the right you could glimpse the trees bordering Kanjizaiō-in Ato and perhaps the parking lot for Motsuji Temple. We had little interest in a view, but the fact that the room was described as having a “Standard Park View” was very misleading. We tried to arrange for a change of room. We were told there were no vacancies; the ryokan has only 6 rooms. Although there were rooms unoccupied on other nights of our stay, we were not offered them, though we would gladly have changed rooms mid-stay to get more floor space. We were also told there was no difference in price from the 6 tatami to the 10 tatami room so no refund was offered. Had we known this was the room we were going to be given, we would not have made the reservation. We have been coming to Japan twice a year since 1999, and this is the first time we have had such a problem with the room being so different from the one we reserved. As a “make nice” we were given beer free of charge with each of our dinners, but, quite frankly, it was no substitute for our cramped quarters. The baths were very small, probably no more than two people could fit comfortably at a time. The meals were lovingly prepared and served. It’s clear that the point of this ryokan is the food, not the accommodations, though the property was quite new and spotless. The care and attention to detail given by the chef was obvious with each course and each plate chosen specially to enhance the food. The chef or his assistant came to our table and gave us a brief description of each plate; much longer descriptions in Japanese were given to other guests, but we appreciated the chef’s trying to let us know something about the food we were served. I wish there were a way to rate the ryokan for food separate from accommodation. I took what would be our two ratings and averaged them.

Very comfortable inn with bath house. We stayed in a twin western room with bathroom. Had everything we needed. Bed was firm but comfortable. The dinner we had was the “premium” set which was diverse, generous and delicious. Friendly and helpful people!