Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Oyado Yukizumi
お宿 ゆきずみ
Seven-room modern ryokan one minute from the bus terminal, with real Yubatake-source kakenagashi sulfur water and a #1 Google ranking among Kusatsu inns.
Onsen
from $70 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (348)Curated Collection
Budget Ryokans in Kusatsu
18 stays
Kusatsu is one of the few marquee onsen towns where a real ryokan night — tatami, futon, and that famously potent acidic water — reliably comes in under $100. Our database lists 18 budget Kusatsu stays, from $56 a night. Oyado Yukizumi is the standout at 9.6 for around $70, Kusatsu Onsen Gensen Ichinoyu matches the rating at $97, and Yu-no-Yado Misago holds at $72. The town's free public baths stretch a tight budget even further. These cheaper rooms are exactly what ski-season and autumn crowds book first, so reserve early for weekends; midweek in green season is wide open.
Kusatsu|Budget
Kusatsu Onsen Gensen Ichinoyu
源泉一乃湯
Budget ryokan two minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two hot-spring sources, five private baths and 48 rooms.
English OKOnsenPrivate Onsen
from $97 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (924)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Ryokan Tamura
旅館たむら
Fourteen-room mid-range ryokan of roughly 150 years standing, three minutes from the Yubatake, with two free kashikiri baths.
English OKOnsenPrivate Onsen
from $100 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (15)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Kusatsu Onsen Hoshikawa
草津温泉 ほしかわ
Four-room inn renovated in 2024 with three 24-hour kashikiri baths and English-speaking staff, seven minutes from the Yubatake.
English OKOnsenPrivate Onsen
from $90 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (24)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Kusatsu Now Resort Hotel
草津ナウリゾートホテル
A 138-room European-style resort with English-speaking staff, public and outdoor onsen, and 34 terrace rooms with private open-air baths.
English OKOnsenPrivate Onsen
from $100 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (2,668)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Yu-no-Yado Misago
湯の宿 みさご
Intimate five-room Kusatsu Onsen ryokan an 8-minute walk from the Yubatake, with three key-lockable private open-air baths on free-flowing source water.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $72 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (449)
Kusatsu|Budget
Matsumuraya Ryokan
松村屋旅館
Nine-room budget ryokan in central Kusatsu Onsen with English support and acidic-sulfur source baths near the Yubatake hot-water field.
English OKOnsen
from $139 / per night · per person
9/10 (64)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Nakamuraya Ryokan
中村屋旅館
A traditional 10-room ryokan in central Kusatsu Onsen with reservable private baths fed by the town's acidic-sulfur source water.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $63 / per night · per person
9/10 (478)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Kusatsu Skyland Hotel
草津スカイランドホテル
Thirty-room highland resort 25 minutes from central Kusatsu, with hinoki wood and open-air baths using genuine kakenagashi source water and English-speaking staff.
English OKOnsen
from $98 / per night · per person
9/10 (880)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Kamenoi Hotel Kusatsu Yubatake
亀の井ホテル 草津湯畑
Full-service 80-room hotel three minutes from the Yubatake, with three shared onsen sources and multilingual staff.
English OKOnsen
from $97 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (158)
Kusatsu|Budget
Matsunoi Ryokan
松乃井旅館
Small nine-room budget ryokan near the Yubatake in Kusatsu Onsen, with four free-flowing private hot-spring baths and two-meal plans.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $75 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (51)
Kusatsu|Budget
Yubatake no Yado Yoshinoya
湯畑の宿 佳乃や
Casual budget ryokan two minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with source-fed shared onsen baths and a light breakfast.
English OKOnsen
from $81 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (390)
Kusatsu|Budget
Yuyado Okura
ゆ宿大蔵
Showa-retro Japanese-style inn a 5-minute walk from the Yubatake, drawing milky-white Jizo-no-Yu source water with a free 24-hour private family bath.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $60 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (73)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Hotel Spax Kusatsu
ホテルスパックス草津
A straightforward 20-room mid-range hotel with source-fed indoor and open-air onsen plus sauna, English-speaking 24-hour front desk.
English OKOnsen
from $88 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (1,598)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Juniya Ryokan
十二屋旅館
Ten-room traditional ryokan one minute from the Yubatake, with four rooms that include a private open-air bath.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $95 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (265)
Kusatsu|Budget
Yubatake Souan
湯畑草菴
A Meiji-era wooden building converted into a stylish room-only inn, steps from the Yubatake with a popular foot-bath cafe.
English OKOnsenPrivate OnsenTattoos: cover up
from $90 / per night · per person
8.5/10 (120)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
Kusatsu Onsen Daitokan
草津温泉 大東舘
Large 95-room ryokan overlooking Kusatsu's Yubatake, with free-flowing source hot springs and buffet dining a short walk from the bus terminal.
English OKOnsen
from $70 / per night · per person
8.1/10 (367)
Kusatsu|Mid-Range
LiVEMAX RESORT Kusatsu Onsen
リブマックスリゾート草津温泉
Twenty-room resort where every room has a private semi-open-air Shigaraki ceramic bath fed by Kusatsu's Bandaiko spring.
OnsenPrivate Onsen
from $56 / per night · per person
8/10 (562)