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Japan's hot spring capital, Beppu produces more geothermal water than anywhere else in the country. The city's famous "hells" (jigoku) are spectacular natural hot springs, and its diverse bathing options range from sand baths to mud baths to classic onsen.
Looking for hotels in Beppu? Compare 15 traditional ryokans and modern onsen hotels — private baths, English-speaking staff, vegetarian kaiseki, and tattoo-friendly options all filterable in one place.
See our editors' top picks for Beppu15 ryokans in Beppu
杉乃井ホテル
Kyushu's most popular resort hotel perched on a hillside, famous for its spectacular terraced onsen "Tanay" and Aqua Garden fountain shows.
from $120 / per night · per person
8.5/10竹と椿のお宿 花べっぷ
A bamboo-and-camellia themed ryokan just 6 minutes from JR Beppu Station, awarded 5-Star Ryokan status.
from $150 / per night · per person
8.8/10潮騒の宿 晴海
An oceanfront resort where every room features a private open-air bath overlooking Beppu Bay — some at "zero meters above sea level."
from $250 / per night · per person
9/10界 別府
Hoshino Resorts' boutique onsen hotel celebrating Beppu's vibrant onsen culture with a dramatic "Yu-no-Hiroba" hot spring plaza.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.1/10ホテル山水館
The mid-range anchor of Beppu's quietest district — 74 rooms in Horita with therapeutic sodium bicarbonate spring, private kashikiri baths, and family-friendly scale.
from $130 / per night · per person
旅館 ちょぼの宿 栞
A 15-room quiet coastal ryokan on the south Kamegawa shore — private kashikiri baths with bay views, genuine nakai service, and kaiseki centered on Beppu Bay seafood.
from $150 / per night · per person
旅館 千成
An 8-room family-run station-side ryokan at the lowest entry price for genuine Beppu source-water bathing — the proprietor greets every guest personally.
from $100 / per night · per person
割烹旅館 鉄輪別邸
A 6-room all-private-bath Kannawa ryokan where every soak is private — no communal bath — with the jigoku steam hells 2 minutes away.
from $466 / per night · per person
べっぷ昭和園
An exclusive 11-room retreat of detached cottages scattered across a 6,000-tsubo former gold mine estate, each with private onsen.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.3/10ホテル白菊
A grand onsen hotel 8 minutes from Beppu Station, celebrated for its Michelin-starred cuisine and elegant Japanese garden baths.
from $150 / per night · per person
8.9/10山荘 神和苑
A secluded hilltop estate in the Kannawa steam district, featuring a Noh theater, thatched tea rooms, and rare cobalt-blue onsen water.
from $350 / per night · per person
9.2/10悠彩の宿 望海
A family-run onsen hotel near Beppu Station with its own hot spring source and renowned kaiseki using fresh Beppu Bay seafood.
from $130 / per night · per person
8.3/10天音リゾート ガハマ
The Amane group's second Beppu property — 17 rooms, all with oceanfront open-air rotenburo facing Beppu Bay, opened late 2024 with newer room infrastructure than Seikai.
from $260 / per night · per person
旅亭 松葉屋
The top-rated Kankaiji ryokan (9.4/10) — 18 rooms across two wings, 4 types of private bath, and a kaiseki kitchen that is one of Beppu's most celebrated.
from $251 / per night · per person
9.4/10岡本屋旅館
The only English-bookable overnight ryokan in the Myoban district — the sole way to soak Myoban's milky celadon sulfur spring at leisure.
from $214 / per night · per person
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