Perhaps a few years ago, but not now. Seriously showing it age. Both the japanese rooms and especially the western rooms need a substantial upgrade. The breakfast is basic .....so avoid. The only possible reason you might want to stay here is that it is close to the freeway , if you are flying out of Komatsu airport.
The hotel has both types of rooms but we chose one of the Japanese style (with futons) as they look out onto the lovely Japanese garden at the back - an entrancing morning greeting - so can't comment on the Western-style rooms. The family are so welcoming; the owner (Shuji-san?) will collect and return you to the railway station, which is a couple of miles away, if requested, he speaks good English and his wife prepares the most amazing Japanese breakfasts we have ever seen; impressively, she took great care to ensure that what she served for me was gluten-free - rare in Japan - while my wife was able to partake of the true Japanese fare. Western-style breakfast is available - you can choose on the previous day - but we always took the Japanese option so can't comment on the Western fare. Special mention must go to their nephew Seigi (I hope I spelled that correctly) and his brothers who having spent their childhood in France with their parents are fluent in French, English and Japanese and were extremely helpful with information about the Kanazawa area. They also run a bar downtown - Furansu (France in Japanese!) - well worth a visit. Finally, the hotel have bicycles for hire (¥500/day), which are very useful as the place is a little way out of town, it's easy cycling as the area is very flat and you can cycle down the nearby riverbank into town if you wish; alternatively, you can catch the bus into town - fare is ¥280 at the time of writing.
It was a wondeful moment share with the kindly Karasawa Family. Nice place we can relax and enjoy the good japanese food . Our Room was really nice in japanese style with a little garden . The staff speak in japanese, english and french , they explain all we need to know to visit Kanazawa city. We had good memories thank yoou again!
The place is simply beautiful and filled with good energies. The traditional gardens adjoining my room are so relaxing, i could spend my life here. Thank you to the Karasawa family for hosting. I hope to come back soon and of course « i highly recommend this place »
It was a pleasant stay at Karasawa. Shuji was very kind to pick us up at the station!
Staff has been very friendly and helpful in every way! love the local area map about where to find good food and bus routes nearby!
Room is spacious and we had a great experience at this traditional ryokan!
