Hoshino Resort’s nationwide brand of onsen ryokan, “Kai,” will open its first Hoshino Resort property in Gifu Prefecture, “Kai Okuhida” (138 Hirayu, Okuhida Onsenkyo, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture), on September 5, 2012.
The concept is “Aiming for mountain hot springs and relaxing in Hida design”. The hotel offers a relaxing stay in a hot spring where you can feel the mountain air and experience the traditions and techniques of the Hida region.
In addition to enjoying the hot spring baths in the large bathrooms and the open-air baths in the guest rooms, guests can also enjoy the attractions of the hot spring village, such as the hot spring river in the courtyard and the footbath attached to a separate building.
Just as one once walked through the hot spring resort area, the pavilion is composed of four buildings, the east-west guest room building, the yukaya building, and a detached building, centering on a courtyard, and is designed to allow guests to walk around the facility.
The open-air bath in the large bathroom is shaped like a snow corridor, with a white ceiling and holes in the ceiling. The indoor baths are “atsu-yu” (hot spring) and “lukewarm” (cold spring). The spring water is neutral and gentle to the skin, and is said to be effective for chronic pain in muscles and joints, cuts, sensitivity to cold, dry skin, depression, recovery from fatigue, and health promotion.
All 49 rooms are designed as “Hida MOKU no Ma” rooms, local rooms where you can relax in the softness of wood, and the rooms are designed with “Beni” hues as the key points to feel close to Hida’s crafts.
Modern headboards cover the guestrooms’ sleeping areas, inspired by woodworking techniques, and the windows and terrace offer magnificent views of the hotel’s courtyard and the Hida Mountains. Twenty-eight of the 49 rooms have open-air baths on the terrace, with sofas that can be climbed up while wet.
At the “Gotojiraku” section, where visitors can experience local culture, under the title of “Hida no Takumi Experience,” visitors can bend wood to make a curved wooden handle to be tied to a furoshiki (wrapping cloth).
Dinner is served in a semi-private room style dining room with kaiseki cuisine. The dishes are arranged using old wood with a design reminiscent of the edge of a sunken hearth, and special kaiseki meals include “Hida beef cooked with Houba-totsuyaki” and other dishes that make the most of local food culture.
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