十和田市溫泉酒店

In July, when the weather was beginning to get quite hot in Tokyo, we decided to escape the heat and crowds by spending a few days in Aomori. We wanted a nice hotel, off the beaten path, while being a place which wasn’t too hard to get to. After looking at what was available in Aomori, we decided to try the Oirase Keiryu hotel, which is located about 7 miles from Towada lake. This area is famous for its forests and natural scenery, its numerous streams, waterfalls, and wildlife. Access to Amori is easy, we took the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo Station to Hachinohe, which takes under 3 hours. From Hachinohe we rented a car from the Times Rental Car which is almost in front of the station. It takes about 90 minutes to get from Hachinohe to the hotel, though the hotel does offer shuttle bus service to the station. We chose to rent a car because there are many things within driving distance to see. The Oriase Keiryu hotel lies in a small valley alongside a river which runs from Towada lake. The drive from the train station to the hotel takes you through farm land and small towns. As there are few shops or stores near the hotel, it is a good idea to stock up on sundries at a convenience store or at the station before you get on the shuttle bus. Our rental car (a Mazda) had a navigation system which could be set to English, but I found my iPhone maps app offered a faster route. However, the route chosen by my phone took me alongside small farm roads, and a couple bridges which were too narrow for two-way traffic. But as there was almost no traffic along the route, this wasn’t an issue. After reaching the hotel, we found free parking near the entrance, and were quickly checked in. One great thing about Japanese hotels is that the service is always first rate, and tipping is not permitted. Our bags were promptly picked up at our car, and taken to our room. The Oriase Keiryu hotel is a combination of buildings with an older wing and a newer wing. The new wing (where we stayed) was a considerable distance from the lobby, but in Japan people are used to walking everywhere, so this was no real issue. The new part of the building is wonderfully decorated, with a couple of beautiful lobbies which offer coffee, tea, books and comfortable places to sit, indoors or outdoors. A good thing about this hotel is the wide variety of rooms, which can be had from less than $100 per night to $1500 per night. One thing I noticed as we were heading to our room was a rather strong smell. To some it might smell like an old building or something else, but I recognized it as the smell of onsen (hot spring) water. The hotel has an onsen baths for men and women, these are located in the newer wing of the hotel. As it happened, my wife had booked the best room in the hotel, which was a 2 bedroom suite. This was literally the most beautiful hotel room we have ever seen, and we have stayed at some wonderful hotels. The room featured two separate bedr

3月7日至8日，我前往十和田市參加女兒的畢業典禮。我來這裡是為了配合搬家，最後我在那裡住了兩天，以處理我已經簽約三年的公寓的取消事宜。第一晚是為了慶祝畢業，所以我住在奧入瀨溫泉，享受了一點奢侈。第二天，我們住在小馬溫泉。雖然距離市區很近，但價格很合理，溫泉水的品質也很好。特別是給客人泡溫泉的燈光有點暗，但沒有城市裡泡溫泉的感覺，很棒。如果您正在十和田市尋找旅館，我們推薦小馬溫泉。

我們最近一次去日本旅行時在十和田莊酒店住了幾晚，發現它是遊覽該地區的一個不錯的基地。這是一家相當大的酒店，迎合了該地區眾多的巴士旅遊，所以它有一點大眾旅遊的感覺，這是我們不喜歡的。位置還可以，步行5分鐘就到湖邊，但不是一個非常鼓舞人心的位置。酒店很乾淨，佈置得很好，一切都在控制之下，但有一種褪色的宏偉氣氛。接待人員都很好，非常樂於助人，而且會說一點英語。我們的日式房間很可愛，非常大，通風良好，有足夠的存儲空間和伸展空間（但嚴重缺乏掛東西的掛鉤。我們的蒲團床很舒服，我們睡得很好。房間很乾淨維護得很好。不過牆壁有點薄，所以你可以聽到鄰居的談話聲，也能聽到走廊裡的一點噪音。現場有很多餐廳。我們吃晚餐的那家不太好。食物很平淡無味，甚至沒有什麼可辨認的。幸運的是我們有一些額外的食物可以補充。另一方面，早餐相當不錯，但你吃在這個巨大的工業型自助餐廳裡，顯然是為大眾巴士旅遊做好了準備。食物很好，氛圍為零。酒店的wifi時斷時續，晚上幾乎無法使用，所以我們就換成了4G數據。所以總的來說，還不錯經驗，但如果我們再次留在該地區，我們可能會尋找其他東西。

旅館在八甲田的深山中，位於高田大岳登山口，離谷地溫泉jr bus站步行約500米（該bus一天衹有兩班）。溫泉開湯400多年，旅館的建築包括溫泉感覺比較古舊，房間的電視還是80年代那種。晚飯意外的好，每一道菜的味道都很驚艷，恰到好處。深山裏七月底還要蓋厚羽絨被，一點都沒覺得熱。第二天退房后旅館可以給開車送到青森車站。

和我妻子住了一晚。這家旅館與周圍群山的風景非常相配。同時，從木屋客棧的每個角落都能感受到歷史和傳統。這家旅館的最大特色是歷史悠久的溫泉。旅館有兩種類型的溫泉。一個太熱了，我無法將整個身體浸入其中一分鐘。另外，那裡沒有淋浴，洗澡有點不方便。另一個溫泉還是很舒服的。溫泉里，柱子、浴缸、甚至浴缸都是木頭做的，可以感受到氣氛。熱水從浴缸底部噴湧而出，很奇特。我覺得對於喜歡歷史溫泉的人來說是值得推薦的溫泉。晚上吃了一頓飯，非常好吃。海膽、近畿、河魚等海鮮特別好吃。工作人員很友善，很有禮貌地為我服務。很舒服。我認為這家日式旅館適合那些喜歡懷舊而不是舒適的人。