08/05/2024
Three-Day Two-Night Kusatsu Trip at La Vista Kusatsu Hills
After carefully selecting among many options, we chose to stay at La Vista Kusatsu Hills. This luxurious hotel feels like stepping into a Grimm fairy tale. It is situated at the highest point of Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan. The hotel offers private baths and open-air baths (貸切露天風呂), allowing guests to enjoy the hot springs for free, as many times as they like. The lounge provides complimentary snacks, drinks, and late-night meals, making it an excellent choice for traveling with parents, ensuring a highly satisfying stay.
🌟Free Shuttle Bus🌟
The hotel provides a free shuttle bus between the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal and the hotel, which takes about five minutes (about 10 minutes in winter when it snows). In the evening, there is also a shuttle bus service between the hotel and the famous Yubatake hot spring, allowing guests to appreciate the beauty of Yubatake at night.
🌟Check-in and Welcome Drink🌟
As a rare Western-style hotel in the Kusatsu Onsen area, the hotel's design is inspired by Grimm's fairy tales, and the rooms are cozy with a primary focus on wooden materials. During check-in, you can enjoy a welcome drink (coffee/juice) in the lobby. The check-in process is smooth, and the hotel staff provides an English welcome pack, including a hotel map, travel guide, and itinerary recommendations, which is very considerate.
🌟Room Tour🌟
I booked two nights in the "Hansel and Gretel Room" via Agoda. The room is 29 square meters, with a mountain view and two single beds. It features a natural hot spring open-air bath, is non-smoking, and offers free WiFi. The booking includes a one-night, two-meal plan with breakfast and dinner, a welcome drink, lounge service, complimentary bar service, and late-night ramen.
The room's facilities are very thoughtful, clean, and comfortable, with high ceilings and cute tea sets and trays. The living room has a complimentary minibar stocked with water, German sweets, baumkuchen, and breadsticks. All furniture in the room is made of warm wood, including a large wardrobe, TV, and comfortable sofa. Most importantly, the room has a terrace where you can enjoy the beautiful view of the entire Kusatsu Onsen area.
The bathroom and private bath are very comfortable and private, allowing you to enjoy peaceful "Me Time." The hot spring water supply is controlled by a button, which is very convenient.
🌟Hotel Facilities and Hot Springs🌟
The hot spring facilities at La Vista Kusatsu Hills are extensive. The large baths are divided into men's and women's sections and provide four private baths for guests, all free of charge and without reservations. I soaked in the private baths on both nights, enjoying a healing "Me Time."