SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU

Nice to have a separate showing, bathroom and washing ton your own especially after raining. The location is very convenient just a bit hiccups on check in but kind of expected since I experienced from their hotel in Takahara

Technically there is no staff on site. It is an unmanned checkin. You will be emailed the code for the check in box a few days before the stay. Then after checking in and calling staff on the ipad, the pin code for the room will be refreshed on your check in page. Met a caucasian couple who was doing this for the first time and they thought the code is for unlocking the cabinet below the ipad to get a physical key. There are no physical keys, just to note. Excellent location on the Kumano Kudo trail with a Acoop supermarket just across the road.

One of my best stay in my kumano kodo journey. After a very tiring hike, this place is a heaven. It was a relaxing place, i was able to do laundry for free. The snacks was all for free. And you have to pre check in so that you wont have any problem during the check in process, it only took me 1 minute to check in

The accommodation is opposite the A-coop supermarket, with bakery and some food nearby. This is convenient especially if you need to replenish your snacks or water along your Kumado hike. The room was awesome, though the space was quite tight with the sofa & coffee table doubling as the dining area. There was a projector which you can use to project anything you want from your mobile phone. Another plus was the roof top, which comes with our room! It was nice to chill on top. The weather was too cold for us, so we didn't spend too much time at the roof top. Our room comes with our own washing machine, which we are grateful to wash our laundry. The bath was amazing too! It is modernized and comes with an automatic sensor to keep the water in the tub warm ALL THE TIME! The only downside was that we didn't expect to cook our own dinner, after a day's hike. It was a shabu meal prepared for us, kept in the fridge. Breakfast was bread. Overall, good stay!

The bungalow is so cosy, and there's even a terrasse on the top of each. There was free complementary food and drinks, even an ice cream in the freezer, which was so appreciated after arriving late at night after the hike. Very clean inside + all the equipment you need. Great great place!