シャレー水光園 (Chalet Suikōen)
| Address: | 日田市天瀬町桜竹485-1 |
| Open: | 11:00 till 17:00 |
| Price: | Adults: 500 or 800 yen; children: 300 or 400 yen |
| Website: | http://www.d-b.ne.jp/suikoen |
On the way home from our trip to Sujiyu we took a detour via Amagase. We went there to visit an onsen that is part of Kyūshū Hachijūhattō Onsendō: Chalet Suikōen.
When we arrived at Amagase station the onsen was not open yet, so we decided to go and see Sakura-daki. Sakura-daki is a gorgeous waterfall and it's only a five minutes' walk from the station.
Sakura-daki
Chalet Suikōen is a big hotel not far from the station. They have two baths: a big bath which costs 800 yen and does not offer anything special, and a rotenburo on the riverside. The rotenburo costs 500 yen and is extremely basic. You have to get changed in a very shabby hut and — except for the bath — you get nothing; there is no soap or shampoo. There's not even running water. This onsen is special because it appears to be part of the river next to it.
This is where you have to get changed.
The bath.
Right before we arrived at the onsen it started raining very hard. My wife thought our clothes would get wet: the roof of the hut was leaking. She decided to try the normal bath.
Chalet Suikouen's big bath.
Unless you are in the neighborhood and want to collect 88 stamps for the onsendō, I don't think this place is worth the money. You pay a lot and get very little.
Categories:
Rotenburo
Outside Beppu
Expensive
Sauna
Amenities
Kyūshū Onsendō
Oita-ken
January 5, 2011
Maiko says: