Amenities
- Onsen Pass Included
- Private Baths
- Yukata & Bath Baskets
- Café & Art Gallery
- Optional Café Breakfast
- Futon Bedding
- Luggage Storage
- Guest Parking
Our First Night in Kinosaki Onsen
We stayed at UTSUROI Tsuchiya Annex for the first night of our three-day Kinosaki trip. The café was downstairs and our Japanese-style room was upstairs. After check-in, the town’s baths gave us plenty of reasons to head back out in a yukata.
For that first night, UTSUROI gave us a clean, comfortable base for walking around town and visiting the baths. Back in the room, a few thoughtful extras were waiting for us.
Stay at UTSUROI Tsuchiya Annex
A tatami room above a café and gallery in Kinosaki Onsen, with an egg-chair balcony and passes to the town’s public baths.
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Where We Stayed — Superior Room with an Egg Chair
We stayed in a Superior Japanese-Style Room with an Egg Chair. Outside, the covered balcony overlooked the main street and gave us a place to sit between outings. Inside, the room had a tatami floor, a low wooden table and artwork on the wall.
When we arrived, tea and onsen cookies were already set out alongside the information for our stay. The room felt clean and well designed.
Later that evening, staff laid out futons in the same tatami space. We slept well and found the hotel very well maintained.
Our Superior Room, with tatami, a low table and a balcony beyond.
The covered balcony and its egg chair.
Tea and onsen cookies waiting in the room.
The same tatami space, ready for bedtime.
Checking In Across the Street
Check-in took place across the street at Tsuchiya’s main building, where we met the friendliest owner.
UTSUROI occupies a former fire station and has just five guest rooms above its café and gallery. The modern façade makes it easy to distinguish from the more traditional Tsuchiya building opposite.
We checked in across the street at Tsuchiya’s main building.
Yukata, Bath Baskets and Onsen Passes
Our stay included yukata, towels and baskets for carrying the essentials around town. Between baths, the basket kept our towel, cosmetics and water bottle together.
I also received a small cosmetic pouch with a brush, cotton pads, hair accessories and skincare products. Between that and the clothes laid out in the room, getting ready for our first bath was easy.
Our onsen pass was valid until 3:30 p.m. the following day, so we could use it again after an early start. When you arrive, check the pass details and the town’s current bath opening days. The hotel also has private baths that you can lock while using. Guests can use the baths in Tsuchiya’s main building as well. See the hotel’s bath and service details ↗
Yukata and towels ready for a walk to the baths.
A basket for carrying the essentials between baths.
The little cosmetic kit supplied during our stay.
The Café and Gallery Downstairs
The downstairs café is part of what makes UTSUROI feel different from a straightforward room-only stay. You can stop for a drink or something to eat without making another trip across town, and the large windows connect it to the street outside.
The café specializes in hand-dripped coffee, bread and baked goods made with ingredients from the surrounding Tajima region. Alongside savory hot dogs and sweet toast, you’ll find paintings by Tsuyoshi Yamada on display.
Hotel breakfast is served within the café. Explore the café and gallery ↗
The café entrance on the ground floor.
A café stop downstairs.
Would We Stay Here Again?
I’d return for the comfort and upkeep. At checkout, the owner gave us one more reason to remember the stay: an unexpected framed-photo souvenir.
An unexpected framed-photo souvenir at checkout.
Getting to UTSUROI Tsuchiya Annex
The address is 584-1 Yushima, Kinosaki-cho, Toyooka, Hyogo 669-6101. From Kinosaki Onsen Station, it took us about 15 minutes to walk through town toward the ropeway.
Once you arrive, head across the street to Tsuchiya’s main building for check-in. The hotel lists check-in from 3 to 6 p.m. and checkout at 10 a.m.
Our Kinosaki Onsen Trip
Watch our full three-day visit, including our night at UTSUROI Tsuchiya Annex and the rest of our Kinosaki stay.
Explore Our Kinosaki Onsen Guide →