Hoshino Resorts KAI Yufuin

Hotels
Hoshino Resorts
9 (50 reviews)
398 Kawakami Yufuin, Yufu, Oita, 879-5102 , Yufu , JP

Facilities

Free breakfast
Free WiFi
Designated smoking area
Wheelchair accessible
Shopping on site
Free breakfast
Front desk (limited hours)
Free self parking
Free breakfast (local cuisine)
Stair-free path to entrance

Review Highlights

Pros:
Great location with beautiful views
Excellent service and attentive staff
Cons:
Limited snack options
Average quality of food and beverage

Categories

Cleanliness
8.08
Although the room was immaculately clean, there are indications of service shortcomings that affect overall perceptions.
Service
9.55
Service staff was great, polite, and very attentive.
Location
9.59
The resort is located exclusively uphill, overlooking gorgeous rice terraces and beautiful mountains.
Room Quality
9.54
Room was spacious, clean, and provided one of the best sleeping experiences.
Amenities
8.57
Limited snacks and drinks available in the lounge area led to lower satisfaction.
Value for Money
9.03
The stay overall provided good value, but some amenities could use improvement.
Food and Beverage
8.08
Food quality was average with portion sizes that did not meet expectations.
Overall Experience
9.55
Overall, it was a stay to remember, excellent introduction to Hoshino Resorts.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-06 12:54

Property Description

Indulge in Relaxation
Unwind with onsite massages and enjoy complimentary wireless internet. Fulfill your shopping desires without leaving the hotel grounds.

Culinary Delights
Delight your taste buds with a satisfying meal at the onsite restaurant, and start your day with a complimentary local cuisine breakfast.

Convenient Location
Experience comfort in one of the 45 guestrooms featuring minibars and stay connected with complimentary wireless internet access. Explore nearby attractions such as Showa Retro Park and Kinrin Lake.

Book your stay at Hoshino Resorts KAI Yufuin for a luxurious and convenient retreat.

Important information:

  • One child 2 years old or younger stays free, per registered adult, when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
  • The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities.

Check-in and check-out hours:

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • Guest type

    Essential workers only - NO

  • Accessibility

    No elevators

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

  • General

    Unicode Support true

Location

Guest Reviews

9
Based on 50 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.08
Service: 9.55
Location: 9.59
Room Quality: 9.54
Amenities: 8.57
Value for Money: 9.03
Food and Beverage: 8.08
Overall Experience: 9.55
Y
Yaju
10
Pros:

整體環境很棒,一大早就可以看到一整片梯田,很舒服

2025-10-09 via Nuitee
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notyourcupoftea Couples sg
10
Memorable and excellent stay! One of our best.
Pros:

We stayed in this resort for one night, and the entire experience was so memorable and unforgettable.

The resort is located exclusively uphill, overlooking gorgeous rice terrace and beautiful mountains.

Once you arrived at the hotel and guest room, you'll notice everything is so well thought of and nicely designed. It gives you the calm and tranquil atmosphere. Every corner is visually pleasing.

Our room was overlooking the beautiful rice terrace. It was spacious and immaculately clean. Super comfortable bed, pillows and duvets. One of the best sleeping experience we've ever had.

Service staff was great, polite and very attentive.

F&B was simply excellent. We had dinner and breakfast at the hotel, and they were sumptuous and delicious.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Utilise the hotel car pick up service from the train station
2. Experience the in-house Onsen
3. Take part in all of their in-house activities, including the sunrise exercise. It's really fun!

Overall, it was a stay to remember.

It was also an excellent introduction to Hoshino Resorts.

We are off to explore other Hoshino properties in the world!

2025-07-31 via Tripadvisor
T
Tai-Li family
4
Pros:

界由布院的整體員工人數嚴重不足,需要服務的時候要等待很久,能以英文跟旅客溝通的大概只有一到兩人。

餐飲品質也很普通,家中一位14歲的成員晚餐被指定只能吃兒童餐,份量非常不足。香檳沒有冰過,服務的時候也未放在冰桶中。早餐不管是日式還是西式,份量都非常少,也缺乏變化。

休憩室中的飲料只有茶跟咖啡和水,也沒有提供任何點心。

唯一的優點就是山景優美,梯田風光很棒。但是旅館本身各方面的服務品質都有待加強。

2025-07-30 via Nuitee
P
pichun
10
Pros:

超越五星級的飯店!

2025-07-20 via Nuitee
L
Lawrence partner
10
Pros:

Lovely resort with nice landscaping. Room with private onsen was well furnished. Dinner and breakfast was included in price.

2025-06-20 via Nuitee
H
Huihsing
10
Pros:

Very good experience and relaxing place for vacation! Environment, food, hot spring, experience and especially the view are all super!

2025-06-19 via Nuitee
Y
YIFUNG
10
非常休閒的Hotel.
Pros:

梯田的view很療癒,服務人員態度親切,房間的湯池,大眾湯戶外都很棒。房間佈置客廳可以看到大自然的美景。很休閒。

2025-06-10 via Nuitee
C
Chun Man family_with_children
10
Pros:

It is an extraordinary experience. The quiet and comfortable environment provide a chance to refresh our mind.

I definitely will visit again!

2025-05-30 via Nuitee
T
Tik Kwong partner
8
Pros:

No

2025-05-21 via Nuitee
C
CHIEN AN family
10
Pros:

很讚

2025-05-17 via Nuitee
A
Aw
6
Pros:

Not value for money.

2025-05-02 via Nuitee
C
Christopher
10
A very relaxing stay
Pros:

I thoroughly enjoyed the aesthetics of the property and how comfortable the rooms were. The staff was very professional and responsive.

The onsen facility was clean and relaxing. I look forward to visiting again.

2025-05-02 via Nuitee
M
mav68 Couples sg
6
Hardware - Perfect, Software - Underwhelming in a few incidents
Pros:

Stayed 2 nights at Kai Yufuin. We stayed at the Villa with Outdoor Onsen. The room is immaculately furnished, and it is in a pristine condition.

The entire Resort is very architecturally crafted and very pleasing to the eyes. The resort was built upon a terrain where paddy field becomes your daily views for you to soak in. In early spring however, it is just the terraces with ponding of water.

We bought a Half Board plan (Breakfast & Dinner). The Western Breakfast honestly was underwhelming and the Japanese Breakfast didn't change a single bit for my 2 breakfast. The Kaiseki Dinner, it was ok but nothing much to shout about compared to other Japanese Traditional Ryokan's Kaiseki Dinner we have tried. The portion of the Western Breakfast is "limited" and if you are a big eater, you are going to be very disappointed and if you wish to order more that will cost you extra even if you just asking for more "bread". We find it unbelievable and unacceptable, as the entire accommodation price is not cheap especially the room category that we paid for.

In each dinner, we asked for more pickles for the rice. The next day, we have to keep asking. They don't observe your "preference", service wise they are far from "service excellence" in our opinion.

We wanted to book for the shuttle to town, that is also the shuttle they feeder their customers to take the intercity trains or highway buses hence it is always fully booked. They should increase the shuttle service for popular period during the day.

Our biggest disappointment was when I present them a 10,000 YEN (equivalent to 70 USD) to break into 1,000 YEN, they responded "We don't provide this service". It is not that they don't have the notes, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. I find it absurd and a big shame to Hospitality industry.

Hardware - Perfect, Software - Underwhelming in a few incidents noted above.

2025-04-05 via Tripadvisor
K
KYONG
10
Very nice!
Pros:

Very nice landscaping and comfy room. I enjoyed resort

2025-04-04 via Nuitee
L
LEUNG YUK DANNY partner
10
Pros:

An excellent choice for relaxing.

2025-03-27 via Nuitee
H
Hoo Chung
10
Best resort ever with amazing staff
Pros:

It was my first time at a Hoshio Resort and i was so amazed and I can't give you enough stars!
Resort itself was super zen and amazing. It was perfect place to relax and enjoy Japanese bath, food, and massage.
Staff was also beyond the moon! We had to put on snowchains on our way out because it was snowing and we were struggling when staff (Kuroiwa) came out and helped us with the hard work. Thank you so much again.

2025-03-07 via Nuitee
C
CHING HAN partner
8
Pros:

Nice hotspring

2025-03-04 via Nuitee
C
chow wing family
10
Pros:

很好

2025-03-01 via Nuitee
E
Eli
4
What a horrible experience we had
Pros:

This hotel is a disappointment, especially considering its price and the expectations we had. The service at check-in was negligent, and overall, it felt as though the staff didn’t care about us at all. Here are two of our numerous disappointments:
1. We understand that dinner is part of the package and can’t be avoided. However, why should we be limited to just the early dinner seating at 5:30 PM (even though there’s a second seating at 7:30 PM), which affects our other plans? This caused us to miss our dinner without receiving a refund or credit.
2. We know the restaurant serves only a set menu. But both my wife and I are restricted from eating certain dishes—some of which can even be dangerous to us. I was surprised we weren’t asked if we have any allergies or dietary restrictions. I was even more surprised to hear our server’s response to our inquiry about it: “It’s our hotel’s policy NOT to ask our customers if they have any allergies or preferences.”

This statement encapsulates our experience at this hotel. Never again.

2025-02-17 via Nuitee
S
Siu Leung
10
絕對好選擇,環境優美的溫泉酒店
Pros:

新而又十分舒適的溫泉酒店。星野集團旗下酒店不需多介紹,服務人員服務質素很好。 食物需未算非常精彩但也很美味。房間得大,我是次入住的房間內備有溫泉浴,加上乾濕分離浴室屬高質素。環境除了大自然環境外,還有特別的稻田(棚田)景觀,加上燈飾,樹蔭,開揚的山景,令心情舒暢。酒店更備有免費車位。價格以此水平實在算不俗。

2025-01-13 via Nuitee