The check in procedure is smooth and quick. The resort amenities and hotel ground is beautiful. Food wise, for dinner and breakfast is well presented but taste wise is just ok. It would be nice if the hotel offer 2 types of pillow as the one offered is too soft.
For the price paid and 5 star rating, staff is extremely inflexible with their arrangements.
- room cleaning is limited to up to 1pm and cannot be delayed further or changed if sight seeing plans change
- dinner and breakfast timings must be fix one day in advance in 30min intervals forcing you to stick to your plan and unable to relax on a whim. Ironic for a 5 star ryokan that wants you to relax and enjoy the facilities
- dinner is great but not worth the near US$800 price point. There are better ryokans out there that serve better food for half the price albeit at lesser portions (doesnāt matter when you are full at dish 7/9 of their keiseki)
- default dinner menu is French and require top ups to Japanese Kaiseki or Teppanyaki. A bit of a downer consider the price paid