Accommodation
Goshobessho
Kobe / Hyogo
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Feel transported to an otherworldly and reinvigorating retreat in one of Japan’s most revered and historic spa towns. Located in a lush, verdant setting in the Arima Onsen hills, Goshobessho is both a sanctuary and a luxurious hideaway.
This exclusive, 10-suite ryokan features three types of accommodations, all of which offer generous square footage. Each one also has its own private ensuite hot-spring bath for maximum relaxation. Villa-type rooms are designed with higher ceilings for a greater sense of space, while two-storey, maisonette-style accommodations offer more privacy.
This storied retreat, evoking the deep serenity and closeness to nature of a remote Japanese hamlet, was once a 17th century temple that visitors frequented for rejuvenating strolls and picnics. Over time, it transformed into the Kiyomizu Hotel, a rare cosmopolitan inn that welcomed foreign guests with English-speaking staff and all accoutrements of an international hotel – such Western breakfasts of bread rolls, butter and coffee – to make them feel comfortable.
Today Goshobessho is a modern-day hermitage that restores all who come and stay, dine on the sumptuous seasonal cuisine of the Hyogo region, and bathe in the mineral rich thermal baths fed with Arima Onsen’s legendary healing waters.
Features
LUXURY_RYOKAN
ONSEN_HOTSPRING
PRIVATE_VILLA
Rooms
Villa with hot spring and low-temperature sauna/Sanso
Sleeps: 4
Villa with hot spring and low-temperature sauna/Takigawa
Sleeps: 4
Villa Corvo de Ouro with tree house open air and low temperature sauna
Sleeps: 4
Overview
ROOMS
- Total 10
PRICES
From 100,500 JPY
DINING
1 restaurants
Check in/out
3pm / 12pm
Access
30 minutes from Shin-Kobe Station by train
50 minutes from Shin-Osaka Station by highway bus