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草津ホテル
A Taisho-era wooden masterpiece built in 1913, blending historic charm with natural hot spring luxury.
from US$130 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$260 total for 2 guests
8.9/10 (1,602)Ranked by guest rating as a proxy for how confidently we expect short-lead inventory. Confirm live availability at the Trip.com checkout.
お宿 木の葉
A hillside retreat sharing 23 bath types with sister property Tokinoniwa, plus half-board kaiseki and free late-night ramen.
from US$180 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$360 total for 2 guests
8.7/10 (1,033)望雲
A storied ryokan founded in 1598, with six free-flowing onsen baths fed by two natural spring sources.
from US$107 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$214 total for 2 guests
8.4/10 (247)末広屋旅館
Renovated seven-room ryokan two minutes from the Yubatake, with four free 24-hour private kashikiri baths sourced from Kusatsu's sulfur spring.
from US$158 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$316 total for 2 guests
9.8/10 (61)草津温泉 湯畑泉水
Adults-only luxury ryokan opened May 2024 by the Naraya Group, all 33 rooms with private open-air baths fed directly by Yubatake sulfur source water.
from US$215 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$430 total for 2 guests
9.6/10 (213)源泉一乃湯
Budget ryokan two minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two hot-spring sources, five private baths and 48 rooms.
from US$97 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$194 total for 2 guests
9.6/10 (924)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.
from US$70 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$140 total for 2 guests
9.6/10 (348)炯 -kei-
Seven-suite adults-only design auberge in Kusatsu Onsen, opened 2019, with three private hot-spring baths drawn from the acidic Yubatake source.
from US$460 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$920 total for 2 guests
9.5/10 (77)草津ホテル別館 綿の湯
Adults-only 10-room annex of Kusatsu Hotel, independently bookable since 2007 with English-speaking staff, near Sai-no-Kawara park.
from US$184 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$368 total for 2 guests
9.5/10 (43)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.
from US$100 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$200 total for 2 guests
9.4/10 (15)益成屋旅館
Six-room luxury inn from 1969, one minute from the Yubatake, where every room has a private hot-spring bath.
from US$155 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$310 total for 2 guests
9.4/10 (34)HANAYADO BAELZ（ハナヤド ベルツ）
A 16-room hotel in Kusatsu Onsen blending Western and Japanese style, with acidic-sulfur hot-spring baths and English-speaking staff.
from US$130 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$260 total for 2 guests
9.4/10 (678)つつじ亭
An ultra-exclusive 10-room retreat hidden within 5,000 tsubo of private woodland, with full-course kaiseki in private dining rooms.
from US$400 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$800 total for 2 guests
9.3/10 (45)うり房旅館仲通り うら房
Small five-room ryokan on a quiet back alley a few minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two key-locked private onsen baths.
from US$115 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$230 total for 2 guests
9.3/10 (84)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.
from US$90 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$180 total for 2 guests
9.3/10 (24)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.
from US$72 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$144 total for 2 guests
9.2/10 (449)ラビスタ草津ヒルズ
Luxury 69-room Dormy resort where every room has a private open-air hinoki onsen, plus four reservable shared kashikiri baths.
from US$148 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$296 total for 2 guests
9.2/10 (225)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.
from US$100 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$200 total for 2 guests
9.2/10 (2,668)お豆の小宿 花いんげん
An adults-only 10-room inn about 99 steps from the Yubatake, with four free-to-use private acidic-sulfur baths.
from US$165 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$330 total for 2 guests
9.1/10 (340)草津温泉 ヴァンベール
Six-room adults-only inn reopened April 2023 with three free kashikiri baths — hinoki, semi-open-air, and stone — all source-fed kakenagashi.
from US$106 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$212 total for 2 guests
9.1/10 (166)奈良屋
An 1877-established inn one minute from Yubatake, bathing guests in Kusatsu's oldest spring source — Shirahata-no-Yu.
from US$350 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$700 total for 2 guests
9/10 (310)ひのき亭牧水
Intimate ten-room Kiso-cypress ryokan a short walk from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with three reservable private baths and kaiseki dinners.
from US$140 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$280 total for 2 guests
9/10 (222)ホテル櫻井
Kusatsu's largest onsen hotel, 169 rooms, with a 30-meter 100% kakenagashi bath, nightly yumomi show, and English-speaking staff — tattoos not permitted in public baths.
from US$200 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$400 total for 2 guests
9/10 (4,720)ての字屋
Traditional twelve-room ryokan near Kusatsu's Yubatake, drawing the town's acidic sulfur source water into reservable private baths.
from US$445 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$890 total for 2 guests
9/10 (51)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.
from US$139 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$278 total for 2 guests
9/10 (64)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.
from US$63 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$126 total for 2 guests
9/10 (478)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.
from US$98 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$196 total for 2 guests
9/10 (880)湯宿みゆき本館
A 20-room main building with five reservable kashikiri baths and a new wing added in April 2024, Japanese-only service.
from US$139 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$278 total for 2 guests
9/10 (606)湯宿 季の庭
An all-suite onsen retreat where every room has a private open-air bath, plus 23 communal bathing options.
from US$300 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$600 total for 2 guests
8.9/10 (377)昔心の宿 金みどり
A Meiji-era inn founded in 1902, 30 rooms drawing from two onsen sources, with kashikiri open-air baths and kaiseki served in-room.
from US$132 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$264 total for 2 guests
8.9/10 (842)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.
from US$75 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$150 total for 2 guests
8.8/10 (51)大阪屋
A 1-minute walk from Yubatake — drawing water directly from the precious hot-water field source.
from US$150 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$300 total for 2 guests
8.8/10 (195)裏草津 蕩 TOU
A 4-room luxury design ryokan in Kusatsu's Urakusatsu quarter, with private open-air baths and in-room baths on free-flowing source water.
from US$150 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$300 total for 2 guests
8.8/10 (202)草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ
Family-oriented 102-room resort with three hot-spring sources, 24-hour indoor and outdoor baths, rentable kashikiri baths, and multilingual staff including English and Chinese.
from US$102 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$204 total for 2 guests
8.8/10 (3,792)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.
from US$97 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$194 total for 2 guests
8.8/10 (158)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.
from US$81 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$162 total for 2 guests
8.7/10 (390)十二屋旅館
Ten-room traditional ryokan one minute from the Yubatake, with four rooms that include a private open-air bath.
from US$95 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$190 total for 2 guests
8.6/10 (265)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.
from US$60 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$120 total for 2 guests
8.6/10 (73)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.
from US$88 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$176 total for 2 guests
8.6/10 (1,598)いで湯荘
A small seven-room ryokan a short walk from the Yubatake, with round-the-clock free-flowing acidic-sulfur baths and English support.
from US$200 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$400 total for 2 guests
8.5/10 (179)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.
from US$90 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$180 total for 2 guests
8.5/10 (120)和える宿高松
Modern Japanese-Western inn near Kusatsu's Yubatake, opened 2020, with source-fed baths, a sauna and tattoo-friendly policy.
from US$112 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$224 total for 2 guests
8.4/10 (522)ホテル一井
A 300-year-old institution right on the Yubatake — 23 rooms look directly over Kusatsu's steaming heart.
from US$120 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$240 total for 2 guests
8.2/10 (770)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.
from US$70 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$140 total for 2 guests
8.1/10 (367)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.
from US$56 · per person · per nightfrom ≈ US$112 total for 2 guests
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