Location. Food. We didn’t expect to get picked up and were pleasantly surprised to see the owner lady at the station. Little fireplace in the living room/dining room is nice.

Dora Hong Kong

The house is clean, bed is comfortable and food is delicious. village is charming. House host is friendly and I like her but Her English accent is hard to listen for me.

Somm Thailand

Great staff. Nice place since no much visiters which the travel quality is better.

Ching Taiwan

A very special stay in this property, we enjoy it. Host is very lovely and she provide good dinner and breakfast. She is very responsive via messaging in booking.com while we having some questions. Quiet morning walk in the village, you will enjoy the amazing view of mountains and the heritage houses.

Lew Singapore

the lady owner was really nice! she picked us up from the bus stop on the highway as it was raining and took us with her car straight to her lovely house. and since all trains and buses were suspended due to typhoon hagibis, she offered to tAke us to shirakawago by her car where we could then continue with buses as buses were still operating from shirakawago. that was very nice and thoughtful of her!! and meals were really delicious! our room was spacious and showers and toilets are not too old-fashioned by japanese standards (i’ve been to ryokans with more old-fashioned toilets in tokyo). overall it was a very nice stay!!

Elgy Indonesia

Our host looked after us so well, her preparation of both dinner and breakfast was sensational and she made sure we were comfortable and happy the whole trip. It still felt very private, and we were able to do our own thing when we weren't being served up incredible meals. It's a small village, but there was lots to see and explore, as well as time for relaxing. Couldn't have been more enjoyable!

Angel Australia

Love the hospitality of the host, and the picturesque view around the property. It was enjoyable walking around the village. Dinner and breakfast prepared by host were superbly delicious! Yummy!

Siaw Singapore

Host was lovely. Dinner and breakfast were delicious. Beautiful place to visit. Room was comfortable. Ainokura village was easy to get to by bus.

Joanne Australia

Awesome traditional house in the heart of a mountain village ! Tasty and healthy meals

Roger France

It was great experience to stay overnight in genuine old Gassho house and to enjoy the peaceful, quiet surroundings of this simple village with no tourist souvenir shops. Climb up the short rise to the recommended photo spot for a great view of the village below with Mount Ontake in the background. The host was very welcoming and served a very good Japanese breakfast - many dishes. Staying in the village of Ainokura was a good choice as it was tourist free in the evening and early morning before the coaches started arriving. When I visited the bigger Shitakawa-go Ogimachi village later the next day it was heaving with 20+ tourist coach loads. Stilt too was worth a visit.

Laurence United Kingdom