La Vista Akangawa

Dinner was superb, the view from the room was wonderful! The large viewing platform within the room enabled us to appreciate the natural beauty of Lake Akan without taking a single step out from the hotel. Onsen was therapeutic, with the option of having private/public bath. Room tubs were also connected to the onsen source, one of the few rare accoms that provides u with the chance to have an onsen in your own room!

View from the room! Serene environment. Very good and considerate service! They know my husbands leg was not good and they always prepared the easiest accessible seat in the restaurant for our meal. Private onsen, public onsen, onsen in the room was great!!

Perfectly situated in the tranquil banks of the Akan River away from the most touristy lodgings by the lake. In room bath is a bonus for those crowd adverse even if it was a bit tiny for anyone above 6ft. Riverview rooms is a must! How can you travel all the way here to scrimp a few dollars but sacrifice the wondrous experience living by a flowing river? Sumptuous spread of food despite some of the negative reviews - only meal that could do better was dinner from the first night (sorry you one-nighters). Stayed a total of 3 nights and the food thereafter is nowhere inferior to ryokans elsewhere.

We stayed at the room with river view which looked astonishingly nice at the sunset. Forest behind the river glittered in fluorescent blue green under shadow cast by sunset and with river reflecting it made a whole view more than just a scenic. A private hot tub in our room with the window view of the forest was something, something that you can not taste just by reading comment. For the breakfast, we chose Japanese style breakfast. They were authentic and even offered more small plate choices called "okokoro ma de" which you could possibly choose as many as you want. My wife and I was very pleased by their hospitality.

Located in a lovely area near a lake and mountains. Comfortable room with an inside 'balcony' looking into trees. The shower room and soaking tub also had the same view. Separate sink for tea making. Large Dining Room with some tables looking out over the stream into the trees and in the evening you might see a deer grazing. Worth booking a room if that is how you secure one of these tables. Nice Japanese dinner and breakfast served on an interesting assortment of dishes. The odd jarring note was that the self-service tea at breakfast was in paper cups! They were good about catering for my dietary needs. Good Public Baths which opened out to the grassy area looking into the stream and trees. I particularly enjoyed the outside rocky bath and the small cedar 'barrel'