Iroriyado Hidaya

Highly recommend this place, best memory for our entire Japan trip !! The hospitality was beyond our imagination. The staff was extremely welcoming and friendly, although there was a language barrier. All of our requests/questions were quickly resolved. The welcoming snacks/tea/yukata wearing experience elevated the entire experience. The room size is big, and we had both a tatami and a super king-size bed in our room. Quiet room in a 100+ year old ryokan, but our room is not facing the main road. The breakfast spread was amazing, and it did not repeat itself on our multi-day stay. We knew about the shared shower facility before booking, so it was not an issue for us. A little far from the town centre, but we do not mind this, only <10 mins by taxi.

Everything about Iroriyado Hidaya was charming. The ryokan/onsen is very traditional in look and feel - the rooms are very generously sized and the ambiance is amazing. We are a family of 4 adults, so booked 2 rooms, which worked very well. The staff are the most friendly and hospitable people who made us feel very welcome, especially Haruka and Sayuri (thank you so much again!). The on-site onsen was such a bonus, which we used morning and evening. There are no showers in the rooms, but this is not a problem at all. The futon beds were very comfortable. The Japanese breakfast each morning was outstanding - so well presented, with lots of variety and plenty to eat. It was the perfect way to start the day and one of the highlights. There are good restaurants within a 10 to 20 minute walk. It was also very quiet at night, which made for good sleeping. We rented a car so the free parking was appreciated and made getting around Takayama region so much easier.

A truly wonderful experience, not just a place to stay. 10/10, just book it. The staff could not be nicer or more helpful, and the array of cultural experiences they provide in addition to comfortable, clean, convenient rooms is truly above and beyond. They welcomed us so warmly, with treats for my children, and gave us great advice on what to do locally. The onsen experience was wonderful, and we enjoyed dressing in yukata as a family. My 6 year old was thrilled to learn origami as well. Truly a highlight of our Japan trip. Don’t hesitate, if it’s available for your dates, this is the place to go.

The staff here at Iroriyado Hidaya are AMAZING! We were warmly, kindly welcomed the moment we walked in and were treated like family the entire time we were there. We really appreciated the effort they went to in making us feel at home and their efforts with speaking & understanding English, as we know this is a very difficult language to learn. The Ryokan was old but beautifully maintained and laid out. The facilities were great, though we had cold days, the rooms stayed nice and warm. The only difficulty we faced was the location, as it wasn't very close to the train station and there isn't any public transport available. The Onsen was great, separate rooms for men & women which was good, and they include amenities such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash, brushes and moisturiser. The breakfast experiences we had were fantastic, both from the delicious food and friendly service from the staff. It truely felt like a traditional, Ryokan experience and we loved every second of it! We highly recommend this accommodation and would absolutely stay here again!

our favourite stay of our Japan trip!! this was a beautiful cozy ryokan just outside of old town Takayama that we absolutely loved! there weren’t many rooms (6 I think) so everything was very private and personalised. Each room was spacious with a irori (charcoal hearth area) and sleeping area. We loved the cute touches that the ryokan provided - free snacks, a variety of incense sticks to perfume your room, bringing hot charcoal to warm your room! Our host even wrote us a personalised card to welcome us to Takayama and folded an origami crane using paper with our country’s flag printed on it :’) The futons were also plush and sooo comfortable. We also really appreciated having a heated blanket under the table for cozy winter nights. The kaiseki breakfast was so hearty and delicious! You could really tell that everything was so lovingly prepared. The onsen was well maintained and of a comfortable temperature! Even though it was quite small, we hardly saw any other guests using it at the same time Special thanks to Sayuri and Haruka for being such amazing and kind hosts! They really went out of their way to welcome us and shared so many wonderful food recommendations in the area