Meitei no Yado Hotel Koushien

Upon walking in the front doors, we were greeted with such warmth and hospitality from the staff at the desk. Without hesitation, we were escorted to a seating area, served green tea and went through the check-in procedure. The ambiance of the hotel demonstrated it's previous luxurious position, with comfortable leather seats and an impressive view of the waterfall, gardens and ponds - very memorable. The room - each with its' own extremely large shoe area / entrance which is separated from the room, showed the class of this establishment and what it must have been like in its' hay-days. Nonetheless, it is still impressive. As too the room, which was very large with its' own enclosed balcony sitting area where we enjoyed drinks while the kids fed the carp / massive gold-fish from the balcony - another really enjoyable moment. The onsens on the property are very large too, with indoor and outdoor baths to be enjoyed - and at night it is a real treat! Parking was not an issue with a massive outdoor area to park in, but we asked and were able to park right in front of the hotel doors! This made it easy to transport bags and kids :-) All in all, this was a great place with all the amenities of a large hotel. We had our own bar fridge, hot-pot for water, bathroom and more than enough room to swing a cat without doing any harm. The staff were great and the sleep too. Travellers tip: Get up early to visit the world famous Yamanashi shingen-omochi factory, line up early - like 06:00!