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Wataya Besso

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Japanese Modern Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Hot springs
Hot springs
Cafe

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Spa
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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738 Shimojuku, Ureshino-machi, Ureshino, Saga-ken, 843-0301
  • Hizen Yumekaido
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Ureshino Onsen Koshu-yokujo-shiboruto Hot Spring
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Miyuki Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Nagasaki (NGS)
    ‪37 min drive‬

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Japanese-style Twin Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Japanese-style Twin Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Japanese Modern Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Japanese Modern Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Japanese-style Room with indoor bath, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Futons

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Miyabi-kan Japanese-style room with open air bath, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Miyabi-kan Japanese-style room with open air bath, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Japanese Style Room - Smoking

  • 431 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Japanese Style Room - Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

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About this property

Wataya Besso

4-star Ureshino ryokan with 2 restaurants
2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and a bar/lounge are available at this ryokan. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a coffee shop/cafe, self parking, and spa services are onsite.
Wataya Besso offers 129 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

This Ureshino ryokan provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the ryokan's full-service spa, SABAI SABAI. Services include Thai massages, facials, and body treatments.

Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 6:00 AM to midnight. There are hot springs on site.

Wataya Besso features a full-service spa and hot springs. Dining is available at one of the ryokan's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This hot springs ryokan also offers spa services, a terrace, and a vending machine. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Wataya Besso has designated areas for smoking.

A hosted evening meal is available for a surcharge daily (reservations required).
日本料理　利休 - This diner specializes in Japanese cuisine.
李荘庵 - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine. Open daily.

Languages

Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Uncovered self parking on site (JPY 1,000 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Weekend buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: JPY 1,898 for adults and JPY 1,898 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Hosted evening meal available daily for a fee of JPY 6,600; reservation required

Restaurants on site

  • 日本料理　利休
  • 李荘庵

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Books
  • Full-service spa
  • Hot springs
  • Shopping
  • Table tennis

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Coworking space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Facials
  • Hot springs
  • Public bath open from 6:00 AM - midnight
  • Public indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Public outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Thai massages
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Geta (wooden sandals)
  • Heating
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately JPY 1898 for adults and JPY 1898 for children
  • Uncovered self parking fee: JPY 1000 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Hosted evening meal: JPY 6600

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for spa treatments and private bath/onsen; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Wataya
Wataya Besso
Wataya Besso Inn
Wataya Besso Inn Ureshino
Wataya Besso Ureshino
Wataya Besso Ureshino, Japan - Saga Prefecture
Wataya Besso Ryokan
Wataya Besso Ureshino
Wataya Besso Ryokan Ureshino

Wataya Besso Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 126 out of 269 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 269 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 269 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 269 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 269 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
EXCELLENT service upon arrival!! Walked us to the room and thoroughly explained everything. Huge property so its like a maze in the beginning. Very good and unique onsen, loves the small rotemburo feeling!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Young Hoon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Remy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in Ureshino
Modern hotel with good onsen and great service. Beautiful view from 12th floor tower. Room nicely decorated and homely
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jingwen

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best choice
All excellent. A well deserve 5 stars full service hotel Beauty in every detail. Considerate in every gesture. We also didnt paid a hefty price as well. The only drawback is Ureshino is very, very remote.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

NP, Bangkok

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice, hugh hotel. Quality stuffs sold in gift shop.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Varissara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Angus

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Janet Sui Sum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sungjae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoying spa with nice access to the nature
Good environment and location, enabling easy access to the stream and green area. Nice spa, kind staff, delicious breakfast. nicely serviced free tea
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The walls were thin. Above and below and beside me people partied all night. There were no English speaking staff, and I couldn't express this to them. The rooms and hallways are run down. The onsen is not well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ann, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely onsen hotel, Excellent service!
Check in was quick. Service was impeccable. Even though not very fluent in English, the staff tried their best to communicate. The hotel is by the river, and has amazing views. Japanese room we stayed in was very spacious. Buffet breakfast had a huge selection, and the hotel provides almost all the amenities you would need at the onsen. We encountered a few tour groups during our stay, so it can get quite crowded at times in the onsen.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

OSAMU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel to injoy Ureshino onsen
Facilities are old but very well managed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice!
Both the lady and gentleman at the reception are completely nice and helpful. Arrived hotel a bit late at night (around 8:30pm) and would like to have dinner at the Saga Gyuhinkan. Restaurant was almost closed but glad they finally accept us for meals. There's a Chinese waiter and he's very helpful too. Onsen opens till 12am for guest with room so that we can still enjoy it after dinner. Sauna inside hot spring area is small but clean. A very wide range of food served during breakfast, truly worth for money and recommend for anyone who visit Ureshino. :)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Grace, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Onsen getaway
The hotel was really nice and the area is very quaint. The onsen is the best part about this hotel. It is located in a small town so there is not too much to do and transportation is a little difficult. There is no train close by and taxi or car is the best way to get around. We ended up taking taxis most of the time since it was the most time saving and practical way to see the region. The closest train station is about a 30 minute bus ride and 1-3 buses run every hour depending on the day and hour. Make sure you book reservations for dinner since they get full quickly. One night we went to 6 different restaurants trying to eat before we found one that would take us. Also, most of the staff at the hotel are very friendly, but not good with English so it is better if you can speak Japanese.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed in two nights for business trip. Facilities is old, but, thereforeI I feel history in his hotel. What I suprised is Wataya besso is very wide hotel. My room is in tower buiilding and it take 5 minutes walking to bath place. And Wataya besso has some hiraya-rooms (that is like banglow) over the river, of course we can be there by walking through the corridor. The bath is very large and open-air bath is very comfortable. This spring quality is little slippery and that's good. Dishes is delicious, especially onsen-tofu is excellent!

8/10 Good

orawan, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good onsen hideaway
Nice hotel with good maintainence and great hospitality though in a bit outdated town. The location is great along small shopping street and closed to the water stream where small water fall site and sound is value added . The staffs are very nice. They offered to send off and pick us up at the bus station whenever we came back to town. The onsen in the hotel is nice and the kaiseiki meal is good. We enjoy the buffet breakfast with variety fresh oichii foods. We got a nice view room enjoying the sound of water stream sided the hotel. We feel the hotel's thoughtful intention to keep guests happy by the hotel layouts that provide many private resting area around the hotel. We will stay here again if we come back to Ureshino.

10/10 Excellent

Kim, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel
I stayed in this hotel for two nights and my family love it. The staff are very helpful too.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel with Onsen facilities
Hotel looking tired and could use a renovation. Onsen facilities are good. Well stock gift shop. The Keiseki dinner was good and breakfast spread extensive.

8/10 Good

Mick, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff!
Staff went out of their way to help us find our next destination. So friendly and went above and beyond to help us feel comfortable.

6/10 Okay

pingu, Macau

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room is old and smell
I booked two night, and wished to find a better hotel after the frist night stay, the room are too old, everything are in wooden is good, but there are smell come from the wood, the smell of wet and didn't reach sun light for long time....Other than that, the public bath and service are good.

8/10 Good

TATSUYA

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tomoko

Liked: Staff & service
新しい施設のところはとてもよかった
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024