Lake Kinrin
10 min on foot · Lake
A small lake fed by both hot and cold springs, so it steams at dawn — the mist that gives Yufuin its name. A lakeside path loops it in fifteen minutes, past the Shitan-yu bathhouse on its shore.
Kamenoi Besso
亀の井別荘
Rate
From ¥53,900 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast. Quoted by the property or its booking pages; taxes and the bathing levy may sit outside it.
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Its teahouse, Tenjo-sajiki, occupies a late-Edo sake brewery taken apart and rebuilt on the grounds; the baths run on the inn's own spring in the garden.
Against the 161
- Size
- 17 rooms— Just under the median of 26; the 161 run 1 to 508
- Award
- 2 MICHELIN Keys
- Type
- Ryokan— 59 of 161
- Where
- Oita— 4 of 161
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
2 MICHELIN Keys — 20 of the 161 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
The stay
- Private bath
- Some rooms only — the room type decides
- Nearest station
- Yufuin Station
Nearby
Mount Yufu
15 min by car · Mountain
Beppu Yukemuri
30 min by car · Onsen town
Chinoike Jigoku
45 min by car · Hot spring
Umi Jigoku
40 min by car · Hot spring
Yufuin Onsen
5 min on foot · Onsen
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About the ratings
2 KEYS
2 MICHELIN Keys
The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.
Good to know
Are meals included in the rate?
The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
How many rooms does Kamenoi Besso have?
Kamenoi Besso has 17 rooms.
What is the nearest station?
The nearest station is Yufuin Station.
How do I book Kamenoi Besso?
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