We were touched by the exceptional quality of the service and kindness. The ryokan is a lovely building well situated for visiting the castle, the early Meiji villa’s and the pottery shops. The breakfast and dinner were of excellent quality.

Laurent Netherlands

The staff was very friendly and were able to communicate in some English. They had a list of the guests outside the building giving it a very personal touch to see when I arrived. The onsens are nice and I tried all of them out; my favorite was the outside one.

Nicole Japan

Wataya is a gorgeous building set in a beautiful Japanese courtyard. Short and easy walk from the Karatsu JR station with bus stop outside if you are carrying lots of luggages and don’t want to walk. The shopping mall and supermarket right opposite is great and you can even have a haircut there. The tatami room is spacious and spotlessly clean. My room is facing a japanese garden and I can see the koi carp swimming in the pond, while enjoying a cup of green tea. The Onsens are impeccable so as the interior deco in the room and lobby. Having Onsen in the morning amidst the sunlight is just too much an indulgence. The staffs are super helpful trying to help me to book a restaurant over the phone in Japanese. The breakfast is tasty and filling, food presentation is so beautiful I felt sorry to eat them. I stayed for 2 nights only and I wish I could stay longer next time I come again, hopefully very soon~~~

Yee Hong Kong

convenient location. food was very good and substantial. service was good too.

Mun Singapore

close to Center on one side and castle on the other. the only things that would have been the cherry on top would be proximity to beach but as it was cold, that didn’t matter. o was able to walk to yakiniku dinner and Karatsu ware shopping plus able to come back and get some groceries. Oh yeah there’s a grocery store right opposite the road. The onsens switch out in the am but they let you rent it for 40 minutes for private use if you have tattoos.

Lena Singapore

Staff very welcoming and friendly already came outside to great us when we drove into the premises as it was a little bit tricky to find. Nice rooms, larger than usual, two small cosy onsen and a beautiful garden. Great course dinner inside our room and a very good Japanese breakfast including good fresh coffee.

Juergen Japan

일본 료칸을 30번 넘게 다녀본 경험자로 평가합니다. 가이세키 요리와 아침 식사가 좋았다. 일본 정통의 오래된 고택에서 머물 수 있는 기회가 좋았다. 모든 직원들이 친절했다.

Jae South Korea

息子たち3人旅でしたが、とても親切にしてくださったようで、ありがとうございました。お料理もとても美味しかったと喜んでおりました♪

Anonymous Japan

スタッフの方が本当に親切にしてくれて 安心感がありました 温泉も食事もたのしめました ロケーションも景色も良く、ショッピングモールが目の前なので足りないものを買いに行けて助かりました

Anonymous Japan