Curated Collection
18 stays
Yufuin has quietly become Kyushu's most design-conscious onsen town, and its luxury inns lean rural rather than grand — detached cottages, art on the walls, kaiseki sourced from the surrounding basin. We track 18 luxury Yufuin stays, from $144 a night. Oyado Den Rikyu leads at 9.8 ($245), Sanso Warabino follows at 9.7, and Sanso Murata — the inn that set the town's aesthetic tone — sits at the top of the range at around $700. These properties keep room counts low by design, so book two to three months out; it suits travelers who'd rather have stillness than facilities lists.
御宿 田 離宮
Intimate Yufuin retreat with seven detached rooms, each with its own indoor and private open-air hot-spring bath at the foot of Mt Yufu.
from $245 / per night · per person
9.8/10 (127)山荘 わらび野
All-villa luxury ryokan above Yufuin with 13 suites, each fed by its own private free-flowing hot-spring bath.
from $270 / per night · per person
9.7/10 (201)おやど 二本の葦束
Secluded Yufuin estate of 13 detached cottages on sprawling grounds, with eight private hot-spring baths and Mt Yufu views.
from $442 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (192)由布院 草庵秋桜
A refined 12-room ryokan in Yufuin, 400 meters from Lake Kinrin, celebrated for creative kaiseki cuisine — widely considered among the best dining in town. Six freestanding annexe rooms each have a private open-air cypress bath fed by Yufuin's continuous hot-spring flow.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (120)山荘 無量塔
An exclusive 12-room ryokan blending restored Meiji-era farmhouses with contemporary design. One of Japans most architecturally distinctive luxury retreats.
from $700 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (10)ゆふいん由布茶寮
Three-room Yufuin onsen inn with a tea-house theme; each detached room has a private source-flowing hot-spring bath.
from $144 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (72)由布院別邸 樹
Wa-modern Yufuin hideaway with detached cottages, each with its own private hot-spring bath beneath Mt Yufu.
from $253 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (615)由布院 玉の湯
One of Japans most celebrated ryokans. Detached cottages set in woodland gardens, consistently ranked among the countrys top three inns.
from $500 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (41)由布院 月燈庵
18 individual villas spread across 33,000 sqm of forested hillside, each with a private open-air bath. Cross a suspension bridge to reach your room.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (62)湯富里の宿 一壺天
Hillside Yufuin ryokan of 10 detached cottages, each with a private free-flowing semi-open-air onsen bath.
from $240 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (85)由布院別邸 風の森
Detached-villa Yufuin retreat where every room has private indoor and open-air baths from free-flowing source water, with multilingual staff.
from $270 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (206)湯布院 ほてい屋
Yufuin ryokan of detached countryside cottages with private open-air onsen baths and a warm "welcome home" concept.
from $225 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (227)御宿 八遇來
Boutique Yufuin ryokan where every guest room has its own private natural hot-spring bath, with kaiseki-style dining.
from $194 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (209)亀の井別荘
Founded in 1921 on the shores of Kinrin Lake. A landmark ryokan on a sprawling 30,000+ sqm forested estate, one of Japans finest traditional inns.
from $500 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (5)由布の癒 友里
Adults-only Yufuin ryokan with 10 detached villas, each with a private free-flowing open-air onsen bath and kaiseki dining.
from $194 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (168)ゆふいん花由
Hilltop Yufuin ryokan with panoramic Mt Yufu views and alkaline springs; 31 rooms each with a private open-air or indoor onsen bath.
from $240 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (104)由布院温泉 東匠庵
Cuisine-focused Yufuin inn with eight rooms, each with a private hot-spring bath, and English-speaking staff.
from $189 / per night · per person
9/10 (118)由布岳一望の宿 美星
Hillside Yufuin ryokan with nine rooms, each with a private source-flowing semi-open-air onsen and panoramic Mt Yufu views.
from $200 / per night · per person
9/10 (289)
