I will tell you about the access, parking, rooms, buffet dishes, and hot spring baths at Itoen Hotel Kusatsu, where you can eat and drink all you can eat and drink at reasonable prices in Kusatsu Onsen

The closed hotel reopened in April 2015 as Itoen Hotel, where you can enjoy Kusatsu's hot springs, buffet meals, and all-you-can-drink alcohol at reasonable prices.

 

Even though it is a reasonably priced hotel, it has a spacious lobby and a free parking lot for 50 cars.

 

The large public bath and open-air bath are spacious, so you can fully enjoy a bath with free-flowing hot-spring water.

 

The all-you-can-eat dinner and breakfast, and the all-you-can-drink alcoholic beverages at dinner, are very popular.

 

The hotel is located far from the center of Kusatsu, but this should not be a problem for those traveling by car, as the hotel has a free parking lot.

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

Facilities include a store, a free karaoke room, a free table tennis room, and a game corner.

 

Two karaoke rooms are available from 9:00 to 22:00.

 

Wi-Fi was previously only available around the front desk on the first floor, but is now available in all rooms.

 

Room rates start at around 7,000 yen with half board, which is about the same as a guest house.

 

In addition, a 3-day/2-night stay plan is available at a surprisingly low price.

 

This is a recommended hotel for those who want to enjoy Kusatsu Onsen (hot spring) and all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink at a reasonable price.

Itoen Hotel Kusatsu is 2.1 km away from Yubatake, the central part of Kusatsu Onsen, so it will take about 25 minutes to walk to Yubatake.

 

 

Therefore, if you wish to visit Yubatake during your stay, you can take the shuttle bus that runs to the Kusatsu Bus Terminal.

 

From the bus terminal, it is only a 5-minute walk to Yubatake.

 

If you would like to visit Yubatake on the day you check in to your hotel, you can do so first and then return to the bus terminal before heading back to your hotel.

 

The bus departs from the Kusatsu Bus Terminal every 20 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.

 

Those who come by bus may choose to take a cab to the hotel instead of using the shuttle bus.

 

The distance from the Kusatsu Bus Terminal to the hotel is about 2 km, so the fare will be about 1,300 yen.

 

For those who drive their own car, there is a parking lot for 50 cars, which can be parked here free of charge.

The types of rooms at Itoen Hotel Kusatsu are as follows.

 

All rooms are non-smoking

 

Japanese-style room
Japanese-style room 10 tatami mats or 8 tatami mats + veranda + toilet
No bathroom
Size 27 sq.m.
Capacity: 8 tatami mats for 1-4 persons, 10 tatami mats for 2-5 persons
（PR）

 

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

Western-style room
Twin bed + sofa bed + toilet
No bathroom
Size 27 sq.m.
Capacity 1-3 persons
（PR）

 

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

Japanese-style Western-style room
Twin bed room + 12 or 10 tatami mats Japanese-style room + shower + toilet
Size 65 sq.m.
Capacity: 10 tatami 1-7 persons, 12 tatami 1-9 persons
（PR）

 

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

Special room with half open-air bath
Twin bed room + Japanese-style room (6 tatami mats) + half open-air bath + toilet
Size 50m2
Capacity 1-5 persons
Indoor half-open-air bath with free-flowing hot-spring water
（PR）

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

There are only two special rooms available, so it is not easy to make a reservation.

The large public baths at Itoen Hotel Kusatsu include an indoor bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna.

 

The source of the baths is Bandai Mine, and the water is free-flowing from the source.

 

It is probably the only Itoen Hotel in Kusatsu that has an onsen with free-flowing hot-spring water.

 

Bathing hours are from 2 pm to 12 pm and from 5 am to 10 am.
（PR）

 

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

There is a water machine in front of the large bath where you can drink water after bathing, and vending machines where you can buy beer, soft drinks, and ice cream.

 

Itoen Hotel Kusatsu has two free private baths.

 

The baths are available for 40 minutes and can be reserved at the front desk on the day of use.

 

Bath towels are provided in the room.
（PR）

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

It is nice to know that a reasonably priced hotel also offers private baths for those who wish to enjoy a private bathing experience.

 

Furthermore, the private baths are free of charge and can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 12:30 noon.

 

The luxurious private open-air baths, which include an indoor bath and an outdoor bath, are available between 3 pm and 10 pm and between 7 am and 10 am.

Meals at Itoen Hotel Kusatsu are all-you-can-eat buffet style for both dinner and breakfast.

 

Draft beer, shochu highballs, sours, highballs, fruit wine, sake, and soft drinks are available at no extra charge.
（PR）

 

Considering the inexpensive accommodation fee, it would be better to not expect too much from the all-you-can-eat dishes, and enjoy the meal as it turned out to be better than expected.

 

The dishes are served at seasonal fairs, such as the Pork Savor Fair, Sukiyaki & Shabu-Shabu Fair, Two Japanese Beef Main Course Fair, Whole Shrimp and Asparagus Skewer Fair, Akagi Pork and Akagi Dori Steak Fair, Buri Zukuri Fair, Pork Fillet Fair, and Crispy 4 Kinds of Skewers Fair. The dining place is the restaurant on the second floor.

 

The dining place is the restaurant on the second floor.
（PR）

 

 

Dinner hours are 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and 7:20 PM to 8:50 PM.

 

Buffet dishes include beef stew, roast pork, pasta, tempura (fish, sweet potato), nigiri sushi (squid, kohada, shrimp, salmon), sashimi (tuna, sweet shrimp, shime saba), shishamo (Japanese smelt), pickled red fish, chicken wings, oden, stewed vegetables, chawanmushi, chikuzen-ni, cabbage with salted kombu, taki cucumber and Kimchi salad, edamame, salad bar (sliced onion, broccoli, potato salad, corn, lettuce), fried chicken, hachpotai, mapo tofu, fried rice, soba noodles, rice, miso soup, beef curry, soba noodles, cream puff, roll cake, pudding, milk ice cream, etc.

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

The buffet will offer not only regular buffet dishes, but also dishes of seasonal ingredients.

 

There are also special order dishes for those who want to splurge on dinner, such as Jyoshu beef steak, braised sea bream, and shabu-shabu with Jyoshu beef and Yamato pork.
（PR）

 

 

 

Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

 

Breakfast dishes include natto, French fries, ham, onsen tamago, omelet, salad bar, wiener sausage, fried white fish, German potatoes, tofu, grilled mackerel, hokke, meatballs with red bean paste, yakisai, hijiki nimono, kinpira gobo, dried radish, fried eggplant and green pepper with miso, spicy konnyaku, sesame konbu chopped okra, Matsumae pickles, udon noodles, rice, miso soup, grilled seaweed, corn soup, bread, corn flakes, yogurt, tropical fruits, grapefruits, etc.

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

伊東園ホテル草津 (トリップアドバイザー提供)

 

The buffet menu is subject to change depending on the season and other factors.

word-of-mouth evaluation

 

exhibit：https://www.jalan.net/yad304574/kuchikomi/

 

comprehensive	3.9／5.0　point
room	4.3／5.0　point
bath	4.4／5.0　point
Cuisine (breakfast)	3.6／5.0　point
Cuisine (Dinner)	3.5／5.0　point
Customer Service	3.9／5.0　point
sense of cleanliness	4.0／5.0　point

Normal = 3.0" is the standard at the time of evaluation

 

Number of Rooms
Western Style 17 Rooms
Japanese Style 29 Rooms
Japanese/Western Style 8 Rooms
Air conditioning and heating in all rooms, TV, satellite TV, empty refrigerator

 

Credit cards accepted locally
VISA, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay