A summary of the different types of rooms at Gero Onsen Suimeikan! Enjoy the hot springs with easy access from Nagoya

• Table of Contents
• What is Gero Onsen, the famous hot spring located 1.5 hours from Nagoya?
• Lost luxury for you! The three buildings and annex of the long-established inn "Gero Onsen Suimeikan"
• [The epitome of Japanese architecture] Seiranso, a detached building at Suimeikan
• The most popular room! Suimeikan Rinsenkaku room with open-air bath
• Renovated in 2023! Special room on the top floor of Rinsenkaku
• Suimeikan Rinsenkaku Japanese-style room and Japanese-Western style room
• Special room on the 8th floor of Suimeikan Hisenkaku, renovated in 2021
• A Japanese-Western style room on the 6th floor of Suimeikan Hisenkaku, where you can feel the Japanese spirit and the warmth of wood.
• Perfect for casual solo travel or business trips! Western-style rooms at Suimeikan Hisenkaku
• Renewal scheduled for 2023! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Special Room
• A Japanese-modern room with a calming color scheme! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Japanese-Western Room
• The Suimeikan and Sansuikaku Japanese-style rooms have a modern Japanese atmosphere and are available in two types: twin and triple.
• This is the traditional Japanese-style room of a traditional hot spring inn! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Japanese-style room
• Not only in the rooms! Dinner is also a luxurious experience
• If you want to enjoy Gero Onsen to your heart's content, head to Suimeikan

What is Gero Onsen, the famous hot spring located 1.5 hours from Nagoya?

Gero Onsen is one of Japan's three most famous hot springs, along with Arima and Kusatsu. The quality of Gero's spring water is known as the "beauty spring," and its viscous spring water is loved both in Japan and overseas. It is conveniently located an hour and a half by train from Nagoya, one of Japan's major cities, so many tourists visit throughout the year.

Lost luxury for you! The three buildings and annex of the long-established inn "Gero Onsen Suimeikan"

Gero Onsen Suimeikan is an inn with over 90 years of history in Gero, one of Japan's three most famous hot springs. Suimeikan is a large-scale inn consisting of three buildings and a detached building. As an inn with such a long history, it has come to offer a variety of room types to meet the needs of a greater number of customers. When trying to make a reservation at Suimeikan, customers often complain, "I can't decide which room to choose." One of the joys of staying at Suimeikan is that you can enjoy the hot spring water in many of the rooms.

Each of the three accommodation facilities, Sansuikaku, Hisenkaku, and Rinsenkaku, has its own large public bath with a different theme, so you can enjoy the hot springs while staying in the facility, as if you were to bathe in different baths. In addition, the detached Seiranso is a perfect guest room for a special occasion.

In this article, we will introduce the various guest rooms available at each building.

For details about the large public baths in each building, please see this article.

[The epitome of Japanese architecture] Seiranso, a detached building at Suimeikan

Seiranso, a detached building of Suimeikan, is a newly restored Sukiya-style building that was built as an inn in 1953, making use of the original layout. It pursues the spirit of Japanese culture to the fullest, with openwork details inspired by the Tale of Genji and fittings that change with the seasons. There are five guest rooms in total, with two on the first floor featuring open-air baths.

*Please note that in order to protect our important cultural heritage, we are unable to accommodate children under elementary school age.

[Size]

・Aoi Room: Guest room with open-air and indoor baths, 220.5㎡

・Yugao Room: Guest room with open-air bath and indoor bath 168.0㎡

・Takekawa, Kobai, and Kashiwagi rooms with indoor baths 104.5㎡/63.3㎡/109.3㎡

The most popular room! Suimeikan Rinsenkaku room with open-air bath

The most popular room type at Suimeikan is the Rinsenkaku room with an open-air bath. Located on the 10th and 11th floors, the open-air bath offers a panoramic view of the majestic Gero mountains, the Hida River, and the hot spring town. At night, you can enjoy the exquisite Gero hot springs all to yourself under the curtain of a starry sky. Please enjoy your meals in your room.

The rooms are Japanese-style rooms where you can enjoy the refined beauty of Japan and relax to your heart's content.

The number of rooms is limited, so please contact us early to make your reservation.

[Size] 12.5 tatami mats + 6 tatami mats + balcony (83 m2)

Renovated in 2023! Special room on the top floor of Rinsenkaku

This special room is located on the top floor of Rinsenkaku, on the 12th floor, and was recently renovated in 2023. You can relax in the spacious Japanese-style room and wide veranda. The room is furnished with Hida furniture, famous for its "Hida Craftsmen," and the bath with natural hot spring water is made of granite, with every piece of furniture carefully selected. Both dinner and breakfast will be served as a Japanese banquet meal in your room.

[Size] 10 tatami mats + 8 tatami mats + veranda & balcony (83m²)

Suimeikan Rinsenkaku Japanese-style room and Japanese-Western style room

Rinsenkaku is the newest of Suimeikan's three accommodation facilities, and offers Japanese-style rooms and Japanese-Western rooms that cherish the beauty of Japanese style. There are two types of Japanese-style rooms: one-room and two-room, with the one-room type being a generous 63 m2. There are also Japanese-Western rooms with the same structure, consisting of one Japanese-style room and one bedroom with two beds. In-room dining plans are available.

[Size]

・1 room type: 12.5 tatami mats + balcony (63 m2)

・2-room type: 12.5 tatami mats + 6 tatami mats + balcony (83 m2)

・Japanese-Western room: 12.5 tatami mats + 8 tatami mats + balcony (83m²)

Special room on the 8th floor of Suimeikan Hisenkaku, renovated in 2021

The special room on the 8th floor of Hisenkaku was renovated in 2021. It is a Japanese-Western style room that combines a calming Japanese atmosphere with a modern feel that gives off the warmth of wood. There is a bed in the bedroom, but you can also sleep on a futon. Another attraction of the Hisenkaku special room is that you can enjoy hot springs in your room.

[Size]

・Rooms 821, 822, 824, and 825 63㎡

・Room 823 91㎡ *Prices are different from other rooms

A Japanese-Western style room on the 6th floor of Suimeikan Hisenkaku, where you can feel the Japanese spirit and the warmth of wood.

The Japanese-Western room on the 6th floor of Hisenkaku was renovated in 2022. It retains the traditional Japanese style while incorporating a modern space that evokes the warmth of wood. It is a room that combines the best of both Japanese and Western styles, retaining the warmth of Japanese style while also providing a modern relaxing space. Another attractive feature is the design with few steps.

[Area] 42㎡

*This bath does not have hot spring water.

Perfect for casual solo travel or business trips! Western-style rooms at Suimeikan Hisenkaku

For solo travelers or business travelers to Gero, we recommend the Western-style room with a semi-double bed and sofa. The room comes with a spacious bed, so you can feel free to treat yourself to a little treat at Suimeikan.

[Area] 21㎡

*This room does not have hot springs.

Renewal scheduled for 2023! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Special Room

The special rooms at Sansuikaku, which were renovated in 2023, are luxurious rooms where you can have the Japanese garden all to yourself. The view from the room is as beautiful as a painting. The indoor bath is made of stylish tiles, and you can enjoy hot spring water directly from the source. It is also the only room at Sansuikaku where you can choose to have meals served in your room.

[Size]

・Rooms 107 and 108 98㎡

・Room 110 112㎡

A Japanese-modern room with a calming color scheme! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Japanese-Western Room

There are only 10 Japanese-Western style rooms, which have been stylishly renovated from traditional Japanese rooms. The rooms feature calming colors reminiscent of the natural beauty of Hida, and have a modern Japanese feel that will make a wide range of guests feel comfortable. Please relax and unwind while gazing at the Japanese gardens of Sansuikaku and the Hida mountains.

[Area] 42㎡

The Suimeikan and Sansuikaku Japanese-style rooms have a modern Japanese atmosphere and are available in two types: twin and triple.

Sansuikaku's Japanese-style rooms incorporate modern furniture while retaining the traditional warmth of Japanese style, and are available in twin and triple types. They are equipped with semi-double sized beds for a comfortable stay, allowing you to relax and unwind from the fatigue of your travels to your heart's content. Kotatsu tables may also be set up during the cold winter months.

[Area] 48㎡

*This room does not have hot springs.

This is the traditional Japanese-style room of a traditional hot spring inn! Suimeikan Sansuikaku Japanese-style room

Sansuikaku's Japanese-style rooms are traditional Japanese rooms with a good old feel. Sansuikaku is a hotel that surrounds a Japanese garden, so you can see the garden changing with the seasons from your room. Please relax and unwind in this traditional hot spring inn.

[Area] 42㎡

Not only in the rooms! Dinner is also a luxurious experience

Suimeikan not only offers a wide variety of room types, but also a wide variety of dinner options! In addition to the Japanese dining in your room, which is one of the best parts of staying at a ryokan, there are three restaurants serving Japanese, Chinese, and Western cuisine, as well as a Japanese-Western fusion banquet, so you can choose from four restaurants. Another attraction is that you won't get bored even if you stay for several nights.

The article below provides detailed information about the appeal of dinner at Suimeikan.

If you want to enjoy Gero Onsen to your heart's content, head to Suimeikan

Among the accommodation facilities in Gero Onsen, Suimeikan boasts high-quality spring water and a wide variety of rooms and meals to choose from to suit your tastes. With a location just a 3-minute walk from the nearest station and easy access to tourist sites, the hotel has many repeat visitors from both within Japan and overseas. If you want to enjoy Gero Onsen to your heart's content, be sure to stay at Suimeikan.

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