Thoroughly enjoyed my stay there. The establishment is very well maintained and clean. Love the onsen on the top floor with an outdoor pool as well. The view isn't fantastic but the room was lovely. Love walking around in just socks and the Japanese clothes (2-piece garment, forgotten what's it called). They have a thicker coat you can wear in... More

Pros: - location is a short walk from Takayama station. - new hotel. - nice indoor and outdoor onsen. - great breakfast - variety and quality of the Japanese food was impressive. - free ramen for supper after 1045pm. Cons: - having to leave the shoes in one small locker per room at the ground floor with only one key.... More

I arrived in this small town in the evening. It's so different from the other big towns. The hotel can be reachable by walking to the right from the train station for 5 minutes. Every spot is covered with mattress so you'll need to take off your shoes, clean your bag's wheel. Inside the room, it's so nice that I've... More

What a unique experience for a Japan newbie, and so different from Tokyo. As others have said, it's five minutes' walk from the train station - walk outside, turn right, follow the road until you see a tall building on the right. It's not signposted in English but impossible to miss. What you may miss is the footbath right outside... More

The hotel is very close to the train station. I spent a night here on 10th floor with moutain view. A room is not big but adequate, normal size for Japan hotel. An onsen bath on the top floor is so good. They have many onsen baths, a private room is so nice for a couple, an outdoor onsen has... More

Stayed here for 2 nights 12/2011. Nice cross between a city hotel and a ryokan. All was good and would stay here again while in Takayama.

We spent four nights here and loved the feel of this place. This hotel is indeed only five minutes walk from the train station but the lack of English signage confused us and sent us scuttling back to the tourist information centre to check. It is at a tee intersection with a foot bath under a canopy on the street... More

We stayed here for two nights on our trip around Japan. The hotel is a short walk down the road from the train station. The entrance is surrounded by a pretty garden you'd associate with a Ryokan. We arrived quite late in the evening and it was very quiet in reception. I'd read here that English wasn't very well spoken... More

We spent 2 nights in Takayama Ouan. Our room was well presented including little touches like Japanese jelly bean sweets, Japanese robe, socks & green tea. I must say the hotel is spotless throughout and the onsen spa on the roof top is amazing. There are 3 private public onsen baths - first come first serve basis (30 mins each... More