We had the private room overlooking lake with private bath tub in the balcony. A bit pricey about USD350/pax/night. Minimum 2 pax to the private room. Inclusive of set dinner or buffet dinner and buffet breakfast. You sleep on the floor tatami style. If you don't mind going to the public bath and on a budget, go ahead with the... More

I stayed at Tsuruga hotel a total of 3 times, 1 in summer and 2 in winter. Either time I found tsuruga a fantastic hotel to stay. A typical self-sufficient onsen hotel. They different styles of room to choose from, I stayed in a relatively big room, with a sitting area near the entrance, and a semi-open air onsen in... More

Stayed here in Oct with my mum - the weather was pretty wet & cold on the day we arrived in Akan Osen so we sat in the lobby for a couple of hours until check-in time. Nice to have tea and some sweets available and there are a few shops in the hotel to browse. The main shopping area... More

My husband traveled here in May, 2009, wanting to experience a genuine Japanese onsen resort. We had a lakeview Japanese style room. The room was really big and had a small kitchen area and a separate "living room" . Since not many employees speak much English, they thoughtfully assigned an employee (Yuko) who speaks fluent English to help us throughout... More

We had the pleasure to enjoy the Akan Yuko no Sato Tsuruga Hotel. It reminded me very much of Kyoto. Associates were buuzing around in Kimonos, we enjoyed Macha (made the Urasenke style) and Japanese Sweets for a welcome and the room was spacious and very Japanese with its own Hot Spring tub overlooking Lake Akan. You have to try... More

Room is modern on the Rera side. We stay at the Semi Japanese room. 24 hrs convenience store is outside hotel, less than 5 mins away. Free snacks are offered. We took the buffet package, it was average only. Perhaps you can try other meals option. Ainu Village is just in front of hotel, 5 mins walk. Iceland Akan is... More

I have decided to make a detour to Akan simply because I have heard so much about the onsen at Yuku-no-Sato, Tsuruga. It is pricey and probably the best rated hotel at that area if you have children. Without children you can try the even more luxurious sister property nearby (which excludes children for some reason). I booked the traditional... More