TAOYA Akiu

Taoya Akiu is, in short, fantastic. Location is 2min walking from the bus stop from/to Sendai, but to get there and from there they offer a free shuttle bus (require reservation, ideally now than one day before). The few attractions in the area are all reachable by walking. The resort is huge but services are distributed well and moving around is efficient. Basically everything is included in the price and offered as part of the staying: there are free drink -including alcoholic beverages- and snacks, you can choose your yukata among the different colours avaliable. There are multiple relaxing areas which are all nice and cozy, and there is even a shop inside. The onsen (baths) are gorgeous as you see in the pics. There are 4, two indoor and two outdoor that are assigned in pair to males and females, switching every day (this is standard for Onsen places) so you can try both even if you only stay one night. Check in and out are quick and staff is polite as always in Japan. Both dinner and breakfast are buffet style with quite a huge selection. The room is amazing, large for Japanese standards (and I mean really large) and beautiful with beds in a japense style section in the middle of the room. Super recommended.

TAOYA Akiu is a excellent Japanese onsen hotel near Sendai. The room is super clean and the size of the room is perfect for small family to live in. The food is delicious especially the Japanese cuisine. The hotel offers the free drinks to all guests all day.

Taoya Aiku is a beautiful hotel. The lounge provide free drinks and snacks through the day free. Breakfast and dinner are buffet style. Very generous spread of Japanese cruisine, small corner of Italian, soft drinks, beer, coffee/tea, wide variety of soda to mix on your own for both breakfast and dinner (of course no beer during breakfast). There are also massage chairs, a beautiful library, table tennis and karaoke room, all free but need to reserve with the front desk. A perfect place to rest and relax without need to venture out. The onsen is big and spacious, has both indoor and outdoor. The room was slightly older but is well kept. We booked a big ryoken room for 6 of us to spend 3 nights together. This place is not within walking distance of train or bus station and definitely need to drive unless you are planning to take their shuttle service. All the staff only speaks Japanese and majority of the guests are local. Nice because more privacy and quiet environment. It is a very nice hotel which emphasise on comfort and style.

We booked a half board accommodation, include buffet breakfast and dinner, afternoon light snack with free flow of drinks. Huge room with good view. Onsen is spectacular. hotel staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Free hotel shuttle bus to Sendai station, need to book in advance.

The all inclusive dinner and breakfast buffet were delicious! Quality was great with lots of seafood options and local delicacies.