Japanese Kitsch in the best of ways!
The usual yukata and slippers and self serve amenities, but small touches like tiny cookies lovingly caressed by thin decorative paper in a glass jar (I didn't unscrew the little cap as they looked so cute), someone went to the trouble of placing a little rabbit sticker on the corner of the plastic bag containing a hair ties adorned with a pink plaid button, pink walls, slip in duvet sheets. Little whale stickers on the ground - big ones for bigs steps and small ones for small steps.
Staff are absolutely lovely! Friendly, personable, great conversation with the barista/manager/general person who had great spoken English, other staff pretty good with combination of hand gestures and pointing and much smiling.
Breakfast was good, open plan, with view of river, we didn't have dinner, but dining hall big with small areas divided for each group
Onsen was cute, inside and small outside option, with dry sauna
Coffee/lounge area further past check in counter and in-house store
- All day home make cookies of several varieties
- 3pm onwards - speciality coffee being made to order
Rest of the time, self serve
Collection of vinyl albums and reading area, also desk area
Beautiful to watch sunsetting
Not much security to speak of, can enter in from porch, but small town fell, lady left her wallet on the table and left the area