[Hot Spring Trip] Isawa Onsen Itoen Hotel Kimiyoshi 2 Days 1 Night from 10,765 yen - Solo Hot Spring Trip ♨

This is takewoody.(approx. 1,400 characters)
From Monday, March 2 to Tuesday, March 3, 2026,
I went on a 2-day, 1-night solo hot spring trip to Isawa Onsen in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Before the hot springs, I enjoyed hiking Mount Kikka in Otsuki.

[Hot Spring Trip] Isawa Onsen Itoen Hotel Kimiyoshi 2 Days 1 Night from 10,765 yen - Solo Hot Spring Trip ♨

After hiking Mount Kikka, I headed to Isawa Onsen.
13:45 Otsuki - 14:35 Isawa Onsen (50 minutes, 682 yen)
I called the hotel to request a shuttle, but had to wait 30 minutes.
15:10 Isawa Onsen North Exit (shuttle bus) - 15:20 Hotel Kimiyoshi
Completed check-in procedures and went to my room.

♨ Itoen Hotels Isawa Onsen Hotel | Kimiyoshi 1 night with 2 meals 10,765 yen

It is a bit expensive for an Itoen Hotel, but the creative cuisine for dinner was excellent.

Hotel main entrance

◆ Guest Rooms

There are only 8 rooms per floor, so it is a cozy hotel.
Because of that, it is nice that it is not crowded with people.
Dinner 18:00-19:30, Breakfast 7:00-8:30, each a 90-minute single session.
Buffet venue is on the 2nd floor, hot springs are on the 1st floor.

My room was 305, a 12-tatami mat Japanese-style room, which was spacious, clean, and nice.
Although it said no view, there was a slight view from the window.

♨ Hot Springs

15:30-16:30 Immediately went to the hot spring ♨. The hot spring is at the back of the 1st-floor lobby.
There is no rotation between men's and women's baths. There is an indoor bath and an open-air bath.
The washing area only has space for 10 people, and neither the indoor nor open-air bath is large.
Since there were few guests, it was well, sufficient.
The hot spring quality made my skin smooth and was lovely.

♨ Dinner is a 90-minute creative cuisine and half-buffet with all-you-can-eat and drink

Dinner 18:00-19:30
Unusually for an Itoen Hotel, it was creative cuisine and a half-buffet,
so I could enjoy a relaxing meal at a designated seat. It is also good that there were few guests.
The menu card gave it a high-class feel.
It looked good, was a treat for the eyes, and felt elegant.

The standard for Itoen is usually an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Honestly, when you come many times, you get tired of the same menu every time,
and the crowds of people swarming the buffet are unsettling.
It was a little expensive, but this is much better!!

The left side of the photo is the creative cuisine and the sukiyaki from the sukiyaki fair.
The right side of the photo is what I picked up myself from the half-buffet.
I had 3 beers and, since it is close to Kofu, I drank wine.
Finally, I had dessert and it was a very satisfying, luxurious dinner.

23:30-23:50 Went to the hot spring one more time before bed.
0:00 Sleep

◆ Day 2 Blissful Morning Bath

Day 2: 2026/3/3 (Tue) 6:30 Wake up
6:40-7:10 Went to the morning bath, which is my favorite part of a hot spring trip.
It feels absolutely amazing.

♨ Breakfast is a 60-minute buffet

7:20-8:30 Breakfast (Breakfast 7:00-8:30, each a 90-minute single session)
Breakfast is a buffet, just like other Itoen Hotels.
It is also good that they make it easy to pick up with small bowls.
I was happy to find yakisoba, which is rare.
As always, the first round was Japanese food, and the second round was Western food and dessert.
Itoen Hotel breakfasts are delicious, so I am always satisfied.

The baths are open until 10:00, so I went for a final soak from 9:40-10:00.

11:00 Check out
11:25 Shuttle Bus-11:35 Isawa Onsen Station

◆Summary and Conclusion

This stay at Itoen Hotel Kimika was good.
In any case, there were few people, and the dining area was never crowded.
Also, the creative cuisine and sukiyaki fair were excellent.
This was my third consecutive week at an Itoen Hotel hot spring,
and while many Itoen Hotels have an old-fashioned image, this one was decent.
I felt like I could come back again.
Thank you for reading until the end.
See you next time.

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