Where To Stay in Ise

Where To Stay in Ise: Best Places and Hotels

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Last updated on May 16th, 2026

Looking for where to stay in Ise? These are our highest recommended places and hotel picks for the best stay in Iseshi.

Located in the Mie Prefecture, Ise is a coastal city best known for its impressive Ise Jingu. It is home to Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrines and over 100 different shrines located throughout the city. Many locals flock to Ise for prayer and to explore the nearby coastal cities.

The Ise Shima region is rich in culture and beautiful scenery. There are plenty of activities and attractions to keep you busy when visiting the area. Although Ise can be visited by day trip, we recommended spending at least one night in Iseshi.

If you decide to stay one night in Ise, here are our recommendations if you are looking for where to stay in Ise.

Quick Guide: Where To Stay in Ise

When looking for where to stay in Ise, most accommodations will be scattered around the Ise-Jingu Geku (Outer Shrine) area. You can find high to mid-range business hotels and also some budget hostels.

Here is our recommendation for where to stay in Ise:

Ise accommodation Tips: Accommodation in the Ise Shima area is rather limited, especially if you’re booking a hotel near the station. It is also slightly more expensive due to the limited hotel selection available. Make sure to book early though!

FAV Hotel Ise

Where To Stay in Ise - FAV Hotel Ise
Where To Stay in Ise – FAV Hotel Ise

High-Range: FAV Hotel Ise is a new modern Japanese hotel perfect for family travelers. The location was great, within walking distance of the outer shrine. The rooms are well designed and layout, and include a useful kitchenette area with microwave and cooking utensils.

Rooms run fast especially weekends and public holidays. Make sure to book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Comfort Hotel Ise

Where To Stay in Ise - Comfort Hotel Ise

Mid-Range: Comfort Hotel Ise is highly recommended if you are looking for where to stay in Ise Shima. This mid-budget hotel has it all: affordable pricing, a great convenient location, comfortable beds, and clean bathrooms.

Comfort Hotel Ise is located close to the station, car rental, convenience store, and restaurants which is very convenient. Buffet breakfast is included with a variety of choices. Staff can communicate in English and Japanese, and are always on hand to help at the 24-hour front desk.

Sanco Inn Iseshi Ekimae Shikinoyu

Sanco Inn Iseshi Ekimae Shikinoyu Room View

Mid-Range: Sanco Inn Iseshi Ekimae Shikinoyu is perfectly priced for mid-budget travelers and perfectly placed for sightseeing in the Ise Shima area.

The location is perfect and only 2 to 3 minutes walking distance from the Iseshi-station. The room was cozy, clean, and quiet. The Onsen facility was nice to use after having a long tiring trip. The staff is friendly, helpful, and courteous. The breakfast is excellent with great choices and is delicious.

Ise Pearl Pier Hotel

Where To Stay in Ise - Pearl Pier Hotel

Mid-Range: Ise Pearl Pier Hotel is a 3-star mid-budget hotel located nearby the Iseshi station. It is close to well-known attractions and is within walking distance of great restaurants and shops. Free private parking for self-driving travelers. Great sizing rooms and spotless. Staffs are friendly and willing to help. Add on buffet breakfast is available each morning at the hotel.

Hinode Ryokan

Hinode Ryokan Room View

Mid-Range: Hinode Ryokan – If you’re looking for a genuine Japanese ryokan stay, then Hinode Ryokan is perfect for you! The Ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn with a long history. It is fitted with tatami (woven-straw) flooring and traditional futon bedding, each room comes with facilities like a flat-screen TV, a fridge, and an electric kettle.

Guests can unwind in a seating area with a low table and cushions. The bathroom and toilets are shared with other guests. It’s located just a 2-minute walk from Iseshi Train Station and is only a 5-minute walk away from Ise-Jingu Shrine’s Geku (outer shrine).

Ise Guest House Kazami

Where To Stay in Ise on a budget - Guest House Kazami
Where To Stay in Ise on a budget – Guest House Kazami

Budget: Ise Guest House Kazami is one of the top-rated hostels if you are looking for where to stay in Ise on a budget. It is built as a dodecagon-shaped building, featuring an indoor garden at the atrium. The hostel offers dormitory and private rooms, and with all the comfort you need. Guests can cook their meals in the shared kitchen and use free WiFi in the entire building.

The location is excellent with just only a 2-minute walk from JR Iseshi Train Station and a 5-minute walk from Ise Outer Shrine. A lot of interesting places can be visited by a 10-minute footwalk. Extremely popular accommodation and rooms running fast!

Hoshidekan

Hoshidekan Building View

Budget: Hoshidekan is the perfect place to stay for visitors who want to experience a Japanese genuine stay. The house is spacious, well-furnished, and decorated in the traditional Japanese style. Rooms have paper screens, a tatami (woven-straw) floor, and a low wooden table. There is a communal bath that can be reserved for private use.

The host is very welcoming explained the specificities of the hotel and made everything for a pleasant stay. The location is also very convenient about 500 meters away from Kintetsu Iseshi Station, and 18 minutes walk to the Geku Shrine. Limited rooms are available and reserve early to secure your room.

Overall: Best Hotel in Ise

All in all, we hope this Ise accommodation guide with the best hotel picks is helpful. Ise Jingu is one of the popular attractions in Mie prefecture. Spending one night in Ise is a great option for those looking for a more relaxing trip when visiting the area.

In short, the FAV Hotel Ise is a great option and perfect for family travelers. But if you are looking for a more budget option, Comfort Hotel Ise and Ise Guest House Kazami will be another great choice. All the options are very convenient with easy walking distance from Iseshi station, the main station for getting to Ise.

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Kinosaki Onsen Sinonomesou Review

Sinonomesou Review: Kinosaki Onsen Traditional Ryokan Stay

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Last updated on May 16th, 2026

Staying in Japanese ryokan is your must-do when visiting Kinosaki Onsen. Read about our stay with a detailed Sinonomesou review in this accommodation post.

Kinosaki Onsen (城崎温泉) is known for being one of Japan’s most attractive onsen towns. This is a picturesque idyllic hot spring town nestled in a lush mountain valley of Hyogo prefecture. Travelers can stay one night in a Ryokan or Japanese traditional Inn to experience the traditional Japanese lifestyle.

During our trip to Kinosaki Onsen, we stayed at this mid-range ryokan – Sinonomesou. This is a 3-star lovely ryokan run by kind Japanese ladies who made us feel very welcome. Our Japanese tatami room is spacious and clean, with lower dining tables and chairs. The Kaiseki room option is superb and we had a marvelous Snow Crab meal. A good affordable option for exploring Kinosaki Onsen. We loved our stay here.

Read about our Sinonomesou review to know more details in below accommodation guide.

Getting to Sinonomesou

Sinonomesou Entrance
Sinonomesou Entrance

Ryokan Sinonomesou is tucked away in an alley off the main road. We arrived by JR train at Kinosaki Onsen train station. It was about a 10-minute walk to the ryokan. Along the journey to Sinonomesou, you’ll walk by some restaurants, eateries, gift shops, and specialty stores.

Once arrived in Sinonomesou, we were welcomed by the friendly lady owner. Though they cannot speak well in English, simple communication is not an issue. We were brought to our room upon completing the check-in process. You will be also asked for the preferable dinner time if you have reserved for the half-board plan.

Additional bath tax of about ¥800 per person per day is paid upon check-in. Dinner and breakfast are included for our stay and this is part of the reason the room price is high. But it is worth it!

Sinonomesou
Address: 757 Kinosakicho Yushima, Toyooka, Hyogo 669-6101, Japan.

If you’d like to make a reservation at Sinonomesou, then you can do so through Booking.com or Agoda.com. You can browse through those links for other listings in Kinosaki Onsen as well.

Visiting Kinosaki Onsen? Read on our Kinosaki Onsen Checklist Guide for all the essentials:

1. Planning a trip to Kinosaki Onsen – read more Kinosaki Onsen Travel itinerary Guide.

2. How To Get to Kinosaki Onsen
– Find the best prices on a RentalCars from Booking.com.
– Save on transportation: JR West Kansai Wide Area Pass [Get from Klook] , [Get from KKday]

3. Accommodation at Kinosaki Onsen – read more Where To Stay In Kinosaki Onsen.
– High Range: Nishimuraya Honkan and Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
– Mid Range: Ryokan Sinonomesou and Koyado Enn

4. What To Do in Kinosaki Onsen: Soak into 7 Public Onsen, Stay in Traditional Ryokan, Eat Kaiseki Dinner

The Room

Sinonomesou Review - The Room
Sinonomesou Review – The Room

Here’s our room. These traditional Japanese rooms all pretty much look like this. You’ll find a Japanese low dining table with tatami mats over a heated floor.

Japanese-style beds and futons

Sleeping is on the tatami mats and futon mattresses and they are usually kept in the closet. The ryokan staff will only prepare your Japanese-style beds and futons for sleeping after dinner.

Sinonomesou Private Toilet

The best thing about our room is this private room had a private toilet and washbasin. Most of the ryokans have no private showers because you’re meant to use the public onsens to bathe. Although we didn’t use the private shower in the room, it is a great plus if you are looking for a private shower in the room.

Check the latest prices of Sinonomesou Ryokan here.

Wearing Yukata and Wooden Clogs

Free Onsen Pass from Sinonomesou

We settle in and can’t wait to head for the onsen dipped in Kinosaki Onsen. We then get changed into our yukata and using the wooden clogs provided in the lobby, start our onsen hopping!

When staying in Kinosaki Onsen, the ryokan will offer the Onsen Pass that allows guests to use the Kinosaki Onsen for FREE! This gives you free access to all seven public hot spring baths. The onsen pass is valid from 15:00 on the day you check in until the next day at 10:00 when you check out.

For day tripper, you can purchase the Yumepa pass at ¥1,300 from the tourist information center or entrance to each of the onsens. Alternatively, you can pay ¥500 per onsen bath.

How To Waer Yukata

There is a guide on how to wear the yukata for man and woman.

Sinonomesou Onsen Bath

There are 7 onsens in town, but we’ve stopped at 3 during our trip to Kinosaki Onsen. Each onsen is gender-segregated. Unless you are an onsen lover and would like to try all the seven onsens in Kinosaki Onsen. Else, 2 or 3 onsens dipped should be sufficient to experience the natural hot spring water here.

It’s also good to know Sinonomesou had its own baths – one for men and one for women.

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner

Sinonomesou Review - Kaiseki Ryori Dinner
Sinonomesou Review – Kaiseki Ryori Dinner

After the onsen, we were ready for the crab feast! We were advanced booking with the winter special Kaiseki Ryori meal with Snow Crab. The half-board meal is not included with the Matsuba Crab and we have been called to the property to upgrade our meal plan.

It is much more expensive than the price advertised. But trust me, it was totally worth it!

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner Appetizer
Kaiseki Ryori Dinner Steam Egg

As we entered the room, the table was already set with a full crab and various other plates and vessels, all containing crab.

There are lots and lots of small plates. A bit of so many different flavors. The food was outstanding!

Sinonomesou Review - Eat Matsuba Snow Crab

Matsuba crab is caught between November and March each year and is fished from the Sea of Japan, just 10 minutes or so from Kinosaki Onsen. It’s my first Matsuka Crab and it was so fresh!

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner Grill Crab

We ate the Matsuba Crab via sashimi and also grilled it.

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner Sashimi Plate

Sashimi plate with crab,ebi, and fish.

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner with Tajima Beef

Be sure to try Tajima beef here in Northern Hyogo! Only purebred Tajima beef, borne and raised in Hyogo prefecture can be certified as Tajima beef!

Kaiseki Ryori Dinner Japanese Rice Soup Zosui

Lastly, our Kaiseki Ryori dinner is ended with Japanese rice soup zosui. It is a satisfying dinner in Sinonomesou!

Japanese Traditional Breakfast

Sinonomesou Review - Japanese Breakfast Set

The next morning, the breakfast is also served in the room. We have the Japanese traditional rice set for breakfast. It is featuring with rice, miso soup, fish, pickles, and seaweed. We enjoyed seeing how it was served and prepared. It was so full to finish all of the items!

After that, we leave and head towards the train station to the next destination. It was a superb experience at our Kinosaki Onsen Ryokan and one of the most memorable ryokan stay in Japan.

My Final Sinonomesou Review

One night stay in Sinonomesou

All in all, we hope this Sinonomesou Ryokan review is helpful. It is a lovely ryokan run by kind Japanese ladies who made us feel very welcome. We truly enjoy our ryokan stay experience in Sinonomesou and will look for them on return trips to Kinosaki Onsen whenever possible.

In short, we truly enjoyed our stay in Sinonomesou and highly recommended it!

If you’d like to make a reservation at Ryokan Sinonomesou, then you can do so through Booking.com or Agoda.com. There are many ryokans with onsens in Kinosaki Onsen so be sure to go through the listing to find one that best suits you. Alternatively, you can look for other accommodations in Kinosaki Onsen as well.

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