Kinsuikan

家族旅行で宮島へ行き、初めて利用させていただきました。 厳島神社からほど近く、メイン通りとなる賑やかな商店街のすぐそばの海沿いに建つ、歴史ある古き良き旅館を現代向けに改装した感じで、施設全体~お部屋の設備は統一感があって綺麗に整えられつつ、所々に昔ながらの歴史を感じることのできる大変素敵な旅館でした。 宿泊者限定の無料サービスが館内に数多く提供されています。館内には景観を楽しめるフリードリンク有のラウンジがロビーや最上階に設置されていたり、好みによって複数の枕、浴衣を選択できるサービスも整えられています。室内にも飲物や菓子等を豊富に揃えてあるので、細かい飲料などの出費を気にせずに済みました。 この旅館は、宿泊者の希望に対し可能な限り柔軟かつ快く応えて下さいます。 例えば今回私達の場合、家族に足の悪い者がいることを事前に伝えたところ和室にベッドを設置して下さったり、提供される基本のお料理を各人の好みで変更して頂けたり、どうしたら良いか迷った際も即座に臨機応変な対応・提案をして頂けるので、大変心地良く過ごす事ができました。 温泉は地下にあり、大浴槽１か所だけの昔ながらの雰囲気で、そんなに広さはありませんし、地下にあるため景観も良いとは言えません。今時の工夫された温泉場と比較すると物足りなく感じるかも知れませんが、昔ながらの雰囲気ながら清潔に整えられており温度も４０度前後なので、長風呂しつつ「古き良き」をじっくり楽しむ所と感じました。 湯質はほんのり塩味のあるサラサラした感触で、源泉を汲み上げ沸かして提供していると記載がありました。肌が弱い家族にも沁みたり乾燥したりせず、快適に入浴出来ました。 露天風呂や貸切風呂は残念ながらありませんが、お部屋によっては一部お部屋つき露天風呂があるそうなので、好みによって選択出来るかと思います。 ここで特筆すべきはお料理の素晴らしさです。 こういった大きな旅館での大支度にありがちな、コースや料金によってお食事の量に差があったり足りなかったり、サイトにある画像と見た目の印象や質が大きく違ったり、旅館料理によくある提供時に冷めてしまった料理などの失敗感など全くないどころか、むしろそれ以上、感動レベルの素晴らしいお料理を提供していただけました。 今回私達はお部屋食で、本来なら雅膳が基本セットとのことでしたが、サイト上に案内のある４種類の季節のコース料理（雅膳、美味魚編、美味肉編、美味饗宴）を事前予約の段階でリクエストして家族でそれぞれ全ていただきました。どのコースも全くハズレがなく、土地ならではの豊富な食材をとても丁寧に仕込まれていてどれも大変美味しく、別注でお願いした単品料理も素早く準備して下さり、最後にはお腹いっぱいで食べ切れなかった釜飯をお夜食用にとおにぎりにして下さったりと、何もかもにおいて至れり尽くせり、最高を超える至高のひと時を提供していただけました。更に翌朝いただいたお食事会場での朝食も大変品数が多くて驚くほど豪華で、それでいて量は少しずつ適切で、とても満足度の高い内容でした。 なお味付けは、新鮮な素材の良さを最大限生かした優しい風味を守りつつも薄味過ぎずで、うまみ調味料など人工的な味覚操作に頼らない、自然かつ健康的で絶妙な味調整と適切な温度で提供され、美味しくてとても感動しました。十代の若者でも物足りなさなど全く感じず最後まで美味しく戴けましたし、高齢者にも温度、味付け、食材の大きさや硬さなども全く問題ありませんでした。なお私は糖尿病Ⅱ型で普段から血糖値を気にしているのですが、これだけしっかり色々食べても血糖値の上昇が穏やかで普段の外食時のように高騰せず、後々体調が辛くならなかったので非常に驚いています。味の感じ方については個人差があるとは思いますが、参考になりましたら幸いです。

This is a really good Ryoken to stay in if you would like the experience of a traditional Japanese hotel. We had two rooms and in the evening and they put out futons on the floor to sleep on (just as comfortable as normal beds). They had a strong Japanese clientele presence when we were there which I thought was great as many of the hotels we stayed in Japan only had foreign tourists staying. The staff here were extremely polite and helpful. We stayed on a breakfast and dinner board basis. The Kaiseki meal for dinner was exceptionally beautifully presented. It was extremely sad to us that our western palates meant we couldn’t eat much of it and our children while enjoying the experience didn’t eat any. This wasn’t the fault of the hotel but if you are a westerner staying there with children you may need to consider alternatives for breakfast and dinner (breakfast is similar to dinner in that it is traditional Japanese dishes beautifully presented but there were limited western breakfast options - our kids ate the rice and little else). The Ryokan has guest lounge on the top floor with great complementary facilities (alcohol, soft drinks and ice cream) and from the rooftop, there are great views. There are also complementary coffee lounges on the ground floor which are a great place to sit and unwind. The Ryokan provides traditional Yakuta for guests to wear while on the island. This was great fun and while we only wore them within the hotel, we saw plenty of people wearing them in the streets of Miyajima (just don’t wear this dress to the temple). There is an Onsen in the basement (split into male and female sections) which is great if you have never tried one before (there are notices on the ground floor which indicate when someone is in the Onsen and we picked a time when no one else was around!). The male Onsen was quite large and it could probably have tkane 20 or more comfortably but as I say we went in when no one was there. On Miyajima more generally, it’s beautiful island and well worth staying for a couple of nights. The floating Tori gate at night (when it’s not covered with tourists as it is during the day) is stunning and there are good walks up to the top of Mount Misen (and cable cars for those less able or willing to do the hike). The deer are very friendly and again something children will enjoy.

We had 2 marvelous nights at Kinsuikan. Our traditional room prepared by Yui was great, she also served our 2 excellent and very copious evening meals in such a delightful way (excellent English). The onsen and roof top terrace are also fantastic. All in all great for a more traditional Japanese stay.

The service was excellent, the location was great, and the view was awesome. However, I couldn't help but be a little disappointed in the dinner meal. We had opted for the Seafood meal as we had heard great things about Hiroshima / Miyajima seafood, but was surprised to see that it was "good" but not "great". Was also slightly put off when seeing a staff chase a cockroach in the lobby. Next time I come back to Hiroshima / Miyajima, I will likely try another location.

I was actually quite nervous booking our Miyajima hotel because everything looked so dated, but Kinsuikan really did not disappoint at all. The lobby areas have not been renovated, but we booked two rooms that had just been renovated and they were awesome. The 5 of us (2 adults, 1 teen, 2 kids) probably couldve fit into one, but I dont know if they would've allowed that. The room has an entryway with a separate door to the main room. All the shows and slippers were kept here. Once you enter there is a bathroom on one side. The toilet is separate from sink and separate from the shower. You walk in a bit and the room is one large rectangle with minibar/frige immediately on one side. All the teas and snacks are included. TV on one wall. there is a sitting area that can be separated with blinds. It had a massage chair, couch and a window facing the beach and orange Great Torii Gate on the left. We really did not have to leave the hotel to see the gate. If you do go outside, it is a quick walk to the gate. Kaiseki dinner was included as well as breakfast. We did two kids meals and three adult meals. All the food was good, fresh, regional and delicious. Each room gets a private onsen reservation. At checkin, we reserved a later time slot and when we finished dinner, we tried to go earlier but there was just half the slot left, about 20 minutes. When we asked if we could choose another slot in another private onsen, they said no. So we checked out the public onsen in the basement instead. The rooftop is unparalleled. They have drinks and alcohol and ice cream and popsicles. You can sit inside or up and outside where you can see both the pagoda and gate.