Onsen Yado Misuzuso is a wonderful place in the middle of the mountains with incredibly friendly staff! The rooms are traditional style and beautifully arranged and have shared bathrooms. The onsen is so great after a long day of hiking or just before in preparation, we could not get enough of it. And the hosts even offered us a private onsen for half an hour without any additional cost. Can only recommend! Best small traditional onsen I've stayed in Japan so far!

The staff were very helpful. The hotel is clean and in excellent condition. The Japanese breakfast was excellent. It is a good location to stay if you have a car and want to see Zengorono Falls (stunning in winter when frozen). The restaurant opposite (Irodori) was excellent.

Westerners may find the futons hard and the room a bit small (we were a group of 4 and the futons took up almost the whole room when laid out), though they were fairly average compared to many other traditional Japanese hotels we have stayed in. The shared Onsen bathroom for showering is freezing and the Onsen tub was so hot I could not get in.