The hotel looks absolutely stunning, the window is beautiful, you can see the whole lake view. It looks like a painting.
The food is amazing, I told the hotel that I donât eat fish and they were able to offer me alternatives.
There is one outdoor onsen and one indoor, both are stunning.
But, as an onsen hotel, there is not much to do within the hotel nor around the hotel. I didnât know there is Omakase option until the day I leave, I hope the staff told me about it.
Have some of the most amazing and tranquil views imaginable of the lake. This hotel is away from the main town but offers a shuttle several times through the day and it is only a 10 minute ride highly recommend taking a ferry to the island in the middle of Lake Toya. The beds were super comfortable, and the food was traditional Japanese, which is not my favorite, but was good quality and generous. The staff were very friendly, but English was somewhat difficult for them. This was a great location to beat the heat that we had experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto, as it was unusually hot for June this visit we hiked around the island circumference which took about 2 1/2 hours. The water was really nice and I could see swimming there, but we just didnât bring bathing suits. We learned from our relatives who live here that you can get pretty good food from 711 like these rice, seaweed wraps and things like that and green tea so those are perfect snacks to have for lunch or too tied one over Between meals. The shuttle stops right at the 711 so that is convenient. I know it sounds ridiculous to Americans, but the 711 in Japan is a lot better than America.
You need a transport to get around. There is only 1 small resturant within walking distance if you are not planning to have all yoir meals in the hotel. The nearest dining area is about 20mins drive from the hotel. Oversall it is a very beautiful hotel with large space.
We stayed at the WE Toya as our home base for a Rusutsu ski trip. It was fabulous. The onsen was so lovely and the staff were friendly and helpful. We never ate at the restaurant for dinner, but the breakfast buffet was super. The rooms are very large and the one time the onsen was closed for cleaning, we used the balcony tub and it was delightful. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed in the hotel for 2 nights (2 rooms) in July.
Pro: beautiful hotel, great views, good breakfast (didnât eat dinner there as the menu is not to our liking)
Con: as mentioned by other guests, the room is only suitable for couples. There is no hanging rack in the shower room so there is no way to dry and dress yourself without âexposingâ yourself. Fortunately we read the reviews and brought our own hooks to stick to the shower room wall. A simple permanent fix and i donât understand why canât the hotel do something about it. The design of the basin tap is also quite stupid. The tap is so close to the bottom of the sink that you even have to tilt the glass to fill water. The nearest convenient store is a 5 mins drive away. But it is up slope and very dark at night. Fortunately we are driving so not an issue. But will be a pain if going on public transport.