2026 Editors' Selection
Hand-picked from 8 ryokans across Zao — ranked by editor curation, traveler reviews, and onsen quality.
和歌（うた）の宿 わかまつや
Established in 1655, a historic ryokan with its own hot spring source, renowned for handmade seasonal kaiseki and connections to poet Saito Mokichi.
from $200 / per night · per person
9.6/10深山荘高見屋
A 300-year-old hilltop ryokan with nine natural hot spring baths and its own private source, the oldest accommodation in Zao Onsen.
from $250 / per night · per person
9.4/10岩清水料理の宿 季の里
A refined cuisine-focused ryokan with rock-spring sulfur baths, set in a quiet hillside location away from the village center.
from $200 / per night · per person
9.5/10蔵王四季のホテル
A modern onsen hotel just one minute from the ski slopes, offering both indoor and outdoor sulfur baths with all rooms renovated in 2024.
from $120 / per night · per person
9.3/10おおみや旅館
One of Zao's oldest inns with over 1,000 years of history, offering source-flowing sulfur baths and a prime location near the ski slopes.
from $150 / per night · per person
9.1/10名湯リゾート ルーセントタカミヤ
A modern resort hotel at the center of Zao Onsen, directly opposite the Chuo Ropeway station with access to the Takamiya Group's bath-hopping pass.
from $100 / per night · per person
8.8/10吉田屋旅館
A welcoming 300-year-old ryokan on historic Takayu-dori street with 24-hour onsen and an English-speaking proprietress.
from $80 / per night · per person
8.3/10高砂屋旅館
An intimate 7-room family-run ryokan just two minutes from the ski slopes, offering home-style cooking and a cozy sulfur bath.
from $60 / per night · per person
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