Are you familiar with Beppu Onsen in Oita Prefecture? If you are looking for a relaxing and peaceful onsen trip with a slightly lower accommodation cost, Kamenoi Hotel Beppu is the place for you.
Beppu Onsen is the collective name for hundreds of hot springs located throughout Beppu City, Oita Prefecture. It is also known as Beppu Onsenkyo. In particular, there are eight hot springs with a long history, which are called Beppu Hatto (eight hot springs in Beppu). Beppu has the largest number of hot springs and the largest amount of hot springs in Japan, making it a popular hot spring destination. There are also many sightseeing spots unique to hot spring resorts, such as Onsen Town and Blood Pond Hell. Recommended if you want to go on a hot spring vacation.
Recommended Points
The hotel is conveniently located just a 4-minute walk from Beppu Station, and you can enjoy various types of hot spring baths such as open-air baths, Jacuzzi baths, and saunas. This hotel is perfect for those who do a lot of sightseeing during the day and want to soak in the hot spring at night. Rooms are not only standard rooms such as single, twin, and double rooms, but also unusual rooms such as four-bed force and six-bed rooms. Families or groups of friends can stay in the same room. Most meals at hot spring resorts are kaiseki cuisine, but this hotel also has a buffet restaurant. Even if you have food that you like or dislike or are allergic to, you will be happy to be able to eat your fill of whatever you like. In addition, the cooking method called “jigoku-mushi” (steaming in hell) is used to steam the food, so the original flavor of the ingredients is concentrated in the food. During the nighttime hours from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., when you may be a little hungry, there is a nighttime meal service called “Jigoku Meguri Yonaki Tantanmen (Nocturnal Noodles).
Inside the museum, there is a fair corner and a candy corner. You can feel the retro atmosphere and festive fun of Showa-era Japan here. On the same floor, there is also a massage corner, a ping-pong corner, and a game corner, providing entertainment that is typical of hot spring resorts.
In addition to the large hot spring bath, there is also an open-air bath and sauna. Please take your time to soak in the hot spring and rest your body.
Points to note
The open-air bath in the men’s bathhouse is closed for the time being for investigation and repair of the ceiling. It is not known when it will reopen, so if you are a man or traveling with a man, you should check to see if it is back in operation.
Nearby Spots
Oita Airport: Approx. 50 min. by bus
Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour): approx. 15 min. by car
Takegawara Onsen: approx. 10 min. by train
Hyotan Onsen: about 12 min. by car
Blood Pond Hell: about 20 min. by car
Yufudake: 35 min. by car
Kokonoe “Dream” Suspension Bridge: about 1 hour by car
Oita Marine Palace Aquarium “Umitamago” : 10 min. by car
Oita City Museum of Art: about 30 min. by train
Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour) offers a unique view of Beppu. Seven distinctive hot springs are gathered here, including “Umi Jigoku,” a natural cobalt blue hot spring, and “Oniyama Jigoku,” where about 70 crocodiles are kept. If you are good at heights, the Kokonoe “Dream” Suspension Bridge is also recommended. This pedestrian-only suspension bridge is 390 meters long and boasts the highest height in Japan at 173 meters. The view from the bridge, which rises 777 meters above sea level, is spectacular.
Outline of facilities
Address
5-17 Chuo-machi, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture 874-0936
Access
4 minutes walk from Beppu Station
15 minutes on foot from Beppu Kitahama Bus Center
10 minutes drive from Beppu Kanko Port
Wi-Fi Information
Wireless Wi-Fi Internet access available in all rooms
Wired LAN Internet access available in all guest rooms
Official Website URL
Beppu has the largest number of hot springs in Japan in terms of both the number of sources and the volume of hot spring water gushing out, and it also offers tourist attractions that are not found in other hot spring resorts. If you want to enjoy a hot spring trip to Beppu, but are looking to save a little on accommodation costs, why not consider Kame-no-i Hotel Beppu as a candidate? You will be able to make a cost-effective travel plan that allows you to enjoy hot springs, delicious food, and sightseeing.
