Fodor's Expert Review Yume Kura

A splurge but absolutely worth it, this high-class ryokan behind the Dogo Onsen bathhouse delivers the royal treatment. The guest rooms are extremely spacious and offer views of the hot springs and the city, vistas you can also enjoy from your private balcony while soaking in a wooden tub in water drawn from the springs. The Japanese-style rooms have wooden floors and tatami sections, but instead of futons there are Western-style mattresses. Meals, inspired by French haute cuisine, are in private rooms in the restaurant downstairs; both breakfast and dinner are included with room rates.