Gero|Mid-Range
Gero Onsen Fugaku
富岳
A quiet hillside ryokan with both indoor and outdoor baths, known for its peaceful atmosphere and generous Hida beef kaiseki.
OnsenPrivate OnsenNear Station
from $130 / per night
8.3/10283 ryokans
富岳
A quiet hillside ryokan with both indoor and outdoor baths, known for its peaceful atmosphere and generous Hida beef kaiseki.
from $130 / per night
8.3/10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
小梨の湯 笹屋
An exclusive 10-room hideaway surrounded by birch forest, offering private open-air baths and refined kaiseki cuisine crafted from Shinshu seasonal ingredients.
from $250 / per night
8.4/10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
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
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
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
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
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
ケーズハウス伊東温泉
A registered Cultural Property turned budget ryokan hostel with authentic 100% natural hot spring baths at backpacker-friendly prices.
from $35 / per night
9.6/10伝統の宿 古山閣
A nostalgic early-Showa wooden inn with retro furnishings, two private baths, and rooms overlooking the historic streetscape.
from $180 / per night
大西屋 水翔苑
A theatrical Kinosaki landmark with a central Noh-stage garden, stone-stream garden, and torchlit evenings — the most visually striking interior in town.
from $220 / per night
山本屋
A 350-year-old riverside inn with Otani River canal views, on-site craft-beer brewery, and the only fully tattoo-friendly in-house baths in Kinosaki's mid-upper tier.
from $200 / per night
月本屋
A Michelin Guide Hyogo 2016 "Pleasant Lodging" — a well-run quiet-center ryokan delivering exceptional kaiseki and hot-spring quality at a mid-range price.
from $130 / per night
泉翠
Best for private open-air bath access: three complimentary free kashikiri rotenburo — the highest complimentary private-bath count in mid-range Kinosaki.
from $150 / per night
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
8.3/10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
9.3/10小宿 縁
The only explicitly adults-only ryokan in Kinosaki (13+) — an 8-room auberge with premium Tajima-beef kaiseki and private hot-spring baths.
from $140 / per night
川口屋 本館
A budget-mid Otani River-side ryokan with free station pick-up and half-board kaiseki plans from $90 — the best riverside value in Kinosaki.
from $90 / per night
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
8.9/10譛帶ｳ蛾魅
A Showa-era heritage inn offering the most accessible private in-room onsen in Gero below ﾂ･60,000 窶� ideal for tattoo-conscious travelers and couples seeking maximum privacy.
from $200 / per night
蟾昜ｸ雁ｱ� 闃ｱ豌ｴ譛ｨ
Gero's premium riverside boutique 窶� Meiji-era heritage, a cantilevered rotenburo above the Hida River, and kaiseki ranked among Gero's top three by Japanese travel reviewers.
from $300 / per night
螻ｱ蠖｢螻�
Meiji-era family ryokan with original 1920s stonework and one of the deepest communal baths in Gero 窶� for travelers seeking unmodernized traditional atmosphere.
from $165 / per night
繧�ｉ繧�
A compact modern inn on the southern edge of Gero's onsen district 窶� fully private rental bath model with 4 reserved rotenburo slots included in every room booking, no communal baths.
from $120 / per night
