Ratings based on 142 Verified Reviews
4.1 Room cleanliness
3.9 Service & staff
4.0 Room comfort
4.0 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 9 Aug 2023 on Hotels
by A verified traveler
Great upgraded rooms and magical garden
Posted 18 Mar 2020 on HotelsIt was nearly empty so we were upgraded. Usually I think there would be a lot of people. Rooms were excellent and service good. Food was simple but for the price I can’t complain.
Comment from Hotel Management
21 Mar 2020 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
hank you for your stay. I wish you a safe journey.
by A verified traveler
Wonderful stay
Posted 12 Mar 2020 on HotelsWas a wonderful stay at Sekisho-in. Room was very clean, spacious and comfortable. Food was very good and we were made to feel very welcome. The temple was a lovely experience and the town of Koyasan is just so beautiful.
Comment from Hotel Management
14 Mar 2020 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for your stay.
by A verified traveler from Toronto, Canada
Posted 1 Mar 2020
Arrived in late Feb. Wonderful experience. Cold but heaters in room worked well.
Comment from Hotel Management
1 Mar 2020 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for your stay. I wish you a safe journey.
by A verified traveler from USA
Posted 6 Jan 2020
The amenities exceeded expectations. The room was larger than expected. We had a four futon room with three futons setup. It would have been a bit tight with four. The room had a living area, a sleeping area, a garden viewing area, and a balcony. We did not opt for the private bathroom. We may have stayed during a slow night (Early Jan) because we still had the shared public bath to ourselves after dinner, and we enjoyed a nice soak. I saw an older review saying there are no hair dryers. They have hair dryers now.
The dinner and breakfast was good as well. If you're not used to Japanese vegetarian dishes, you might find the food lacking. It's a lot of radishes, bamboo shoots, seaweed/kelp, tofu, squash, rice, and mochi. Most of it is served cold with unlimited warm rice and hot tea. I thought it was quite good.
The morning ceremony was a great experience. The monks will encourage you to do the incense offering. A booklet in your room will explain what to do. Read and research beforehand as it's not explained during the ceremony.
Overall, I'm glad we stayed here. It was a good experience. I did not get to interact with the monks. I wish I was able to do this to learn more about Koyasan; however, I understand most of them do not speak English.
Comment from Hotel Management
6 Jan 2020 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for staying. Please come again.
by A verified traveler from Hong Kong
Posted 3 Dec 2019
Interesting experience in a temple! Location is convenient!
Comment from Hotel Management
4 Dec 2019 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for staying.
by A verified traveler
Posted 2 Dec 2019
Nice reasonably priced place to stay in Koyasan.
Location - perfect -close to okunoin cemetery and temples.
Room - sufficient futon setup with a low table with kettle and tea. Heater in room - heats up fast - good because the common areas are outside temperature. Don't run heater all night, but not needed just spark up in the morning and instant heat. Like camping :-)
Arrival - checked in at ~12 noon . They were organized and ready for us - excellent. Little english spoken - but not a problem - we got all the info we needed for the temple stay.
Amenities - lots of shared bathroom /washup areas. We used the hot bath rooms to clean up/soak/warm up - it was great! (onsen like) There are two mens and two ladies bath/onsen rooms. Very nice. Honour system coffee machine for morning.
Food - very creative and tasty vegetarian dinner 5:30 (extra fee booked with room - do it - it's a good experience) Breaky was at ~7:15 -7:30 after morning service - which was also good to do (6:50AM).
NOTE . I booked the dinner after the original booking via email - but they had not record of it - or lost in translation. We were able to book dinner as we arrived at 11:45. dinner bookings taken until 12 noon of same day. Best to book at hotel booking time.
FYI - We left right after breakfast to catch a 8:11 AM bus right outside the temple to get back to Tokyo that same day. Easy (but multiple) transit back to Osaka then Tokyo
Comment from Hotel Management
2 Dec 2019 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Vielen Dank für Ihren Aufenthalt.
by A verified traveler
Wonderful Experience
Posted 23 Nov 2019 on HotelsAmazing atmospheric place to stay. This is not just a place to stay but a wonderful experience.
Comment from Hotel Management
23 Nov 2019 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for staying
by A verified traveler
Posted 22 Nov 2019 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
23 Nov 2019 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for staying
by A verified traveler
Posted 20 Nov 2019
Temple stay experience wasn't really immersive since there were many other tourists so the experience didn't feel personalised. Wished that the service was warmer. The food for both dinner and breakfast were mediocre. Dishes that are supposed to be hot/warm (e.g. tempura) were already cold by the time guests arrived at the dining hall (there are preset dining hours). I stayed in the new hall which is a long walk in but the facilities are new and WiFi was surprisingly strong. Heater in room! Best thing to have since Koyasan can get really cold. No hairdryer provided.
Comment from Hotel Management
21 Nov 2019 by sekishoin, Hotel Management
Thank you for staying.
