Fodor's Expert Review Hatago Matsushiro-ya
807 Azuma-Terashita, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken, 399-5302, Japan
This small ryokan has welcomed guests since 1804 with a strictly traditional experience: 10 large tatami rooms share a single bath and four clean but old-fashioned pit toilets, and the walls are sliding paper screens. Delicately arranged dinners, included with breakfast in the room rate, are served in your room. Can be booked in English via www.japaneseguesthouses.com.
PROS
- traditional setting
- beautiful building
- option of booking room only or room and meals
CONS
- no private bath or toilets
- paper walls mean little privacy
- building is somewhat exposed to the elements
