Fodor's Expert Review Ryokan Sugiyama
73--1 Nagara, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken, 502-0071, Japan
Across the Nagara River from Gifu Castle, Ryokan Sugiyama is a tasteful blend of traditional and modern, offering large rooms with tatami floors and elegant shoji doors—ask for one overlooking the river. The staff are polite in a mannered way, and the food (included in the room charge) features the ubiquitous ayu alongside traditional ryokan fare. There's a nice hot-spring bath on the roof. The place is run by the same family whose cormorant fishing masters ply the river every night in ukai season, and some of the staff speak English. It's a 15-minute taxi ride from Gifu Station or a 10-minute walk north of the castle.
PROS
- good food included in room rates
- ideally positioned for ukai watchers
- rooftop hot-spring bath with great views
CONS
- pricey
- not much to do at night nearby
- needs booking well in advance in ukai season
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