the location was good, but the check out time is way too early for this price. Also there is a heater in the room (which is freezing in the winter) and it turns off after three hours, so you have to wake up in the middle of the night to turn it back on. Also the water never got even warm. Supposedly, it was to get warm after running the water and after 20 minutes I gave up. Thankfully the onsen had soap and shampoo. Also I could not even drop off your bags after the crazy early check out time, as the man who runs the place was intent on his trip to Tokyo and did not have any other staff to help. There is also no one there until the 3PM check in time---so if you have a plan to leave your luggage while you enjoy the town before your check in time, forget that option. Overall, not worth the money, this place needs a full time staff person to be at this place 24 hours a day. Also needs to invest in room heating and water heaters.