Family hotels and homes in Shiga

Located in Hikone, 4.2 km from Hikone Castle, Biwafront Hikone provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. Featuring luggage storage space, this property also provides guests with a children's playground. The accommodation features a sauna, hot tub, restaurant and free WiFi throughout the property. Wonderful stay, beautiful facilities and very hospitable staff. Loved the room and the spaceous bathroom and bath. The views are great on each floor and from the balcony I could even see the Hikone castle. Wonderful sunset too. Dinner and breakfast were plenty and very tasty. Lived the sakura mousse dessert and french toast for breakfast. They also offered wine on the 10th floor and soba after onsen visit. Onsen was amazing, the outside pool had a great view straight on the lake. Stayed there about 3 hours in the evening, very relaxing. They also oranized a tranfer to Maibara eki, no stress when leaving the hotel for shinkansen. Souvenir shop.had some beautiful art, so had to grab a couple of chopaticks holders and postcards as well before leaving.

Set in Nagahama, 14 km from Hikone Castle, Machiya no Yado Iroha offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a restaurant. This 2-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom. The property is non-smoking and is situated 8.7 km from Maibara Station. Everything was great. The staff were really friendly and made us feel at home, the location was excellent and central, and the room was clean and comfortable. The snacks were a great touch after a long day of travel. We will definitely love to stay again in the future.

Set in Otsu and with Daigo-ji Temple reachable within 9.2 km, Hotel Koo Otsuhyakucho offers concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a shared lounge. Featuring a bar, the 5-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom. The accommodation features entertainment staff and room service. A very traditional Japanese ryokan. Excellent, intimate facility with extremely kind and helpful staff. Breakfast was beautifully presented. You felt completely comfortable experiencing a slice of the real Japan, but with all the modern facilities. Beautiful location near Lake Biwa in the suburbs of Kyoto .

Biwako Ryokusuitei offers Japanese-style/Western rooms with Lake Biwako views, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi. Public indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths are available for all guests, and some rooms come with a private balcony with an open-air bath. A free shuttle is available from JR Ogoto Onsen Train Station, which is a 5-minute drive away and a 20-minute train ride to Kyoto Station. We like the location of the hotel.

Situated in Otsu, 16 km from Enryaku-ji Temple, Yumotokan offers accommodation with a hot spring bath, a hot tub and spa facilities. This property offers access to a pool table, table tennis and free private parking. The accommodation features a sauna, free WiFi throughout the property and family rooms. General experience, Excellent. I loved every details of this hotel, food, hot spring, service and it's room. We spent entire day in the hotel and could not get enough. The dinner and breakfast is not cheap but definitely worth a try, the most delicate food I have in Japan during this journey.

A recently renovated villa set in Omihachiman, 夢圓 大家族向け 一棟貸し 最大13名 浴室2室 無料駐車場4台 静かな住宅街 features free bikes. The air-conditioned accommodation is 37 km from Sanzen-in Temple, and guests can benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is located 38 km from Enryaku-ji Temple.

Located in Takashima, とっくりhouse provides accommodation with private pool, free WiFi and free private parking for guests who drive. The air-conditioned accommodation is 39 km from Sanzen-in Temple. The property is non-smoking and is situated 46 km from Ruriko-in Temple.

Boasting air-conditioned accommodation with a patio, 宿の夜夜 広々一棟貸し駐車場2台 浴室2箇所 大家族グループ旅行に最適 静かな環境 is situated in Omihachiman. This property offers access to a balcony, free private parking and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is set 38 km from Enryaku-ji Temple. The house was exceptionally clean and well equipped. What was most impressive, however, was how responsive the host was. The host responded almost immediately to every email inquiry I had about the property. I would highly recommend this house to people who are visiting historic and lovely Omihachiman.

For guests with children, GuestHouse去-来-現Ko-Rai-Gen features outdoor play equipment and a baby safety gate. Skiing and cycling can be enjoyed nearby, while a car rental service and ski-to-door access are also available on-site. It is a nice apartment in a garage loft. The space is spotlessly clean and neatly arranged in a "modern Japanese" style featuring tatami mats, futon beds, shoji doors etc. The host, Asami, is incredibly polite and accommodating. She quickly responded to my messages, picked us up from the train station and never bat an eyelid in response to our "on-the-way" chaotic planning. Asami's husband runs a small buddhist temple. It's very serene and open for the guests. You can also opt in for a guided tour, which we did and liked very much. The bicycles that they provided us (for free!) were very useful for exploring the surroundings. We visited Mount Shizugatake and the Nishino Tunnel. The former has splendid views; the lift was closed but it was a very pleasant walk. Regarding the tunnel: it's good to know there are actually two tunnels, the original and the modern one. This made it very easy to split into two groups (... the Adventurers and the Cowards ...). One great surprise was the Cherry Tree Alley leading to a shrine not far from the Shizugatake lower lift station. We thought we had arrived in Japan too late for the cherry blossoms, but here they had this late blooming variety that allowed us take lovely Sakura photos at the end of April!

1日1組限定 1棟貸切の古民家 蔵の宿 隠れ蔵 is a recently renovated guest house in Nagahama, where guests can make the most of its garden and terrace. The air-conditioned accommodation is 43 km from Hikone Castle, and guests can benefit from on-site private parking and complimentary WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is set 21 km from Kehi Jingu Shrine. An incredible hotel in a beautiful part of the countryside! The host was very accommodating and exceptionally kind. Staying here was a wonderful experience and I seriously recommend it to anyone visiting Shiga!