The absolute highlight of this property was the food and staff! We stayed for 2 nights and had breakfast and dinner each morning and night. Breakfast is standard continental breakfast with a good selection of Japanese dishes, but dinner shined! 1st night we had a 14 course Japanese set dinner, ryokan style, then we had wagyu beef charcoal BBQ on the 2nd night. Amazing quality! The staff are the most responsive I have ever interacted with, they always replied with a couple of hours to anything I asked them. There is are 2 onsite onsens; 1 public that's included as part of your stay, and 1 private that requires booking and an additional charge. The private onsen is suited for families, as the public onsen is divided by gender, as is typical for onsens.

The location is remote, you must drive to get here, and there are no nearby stores of any kind. If you want to buy anything, there is a small onsite snack/souvenir store, but the selection is low. The bathroom in the room is pretty bad. We visited mid-December and the bathroom does not have any heating, so it was absolutely freezing! I recommend taking your showers at the onsite onsen instead of using your room's shower (which also has zero water pressure. The shower head basically dribbles on you). The toilet handle was broken and flushing was more difficult than I ever expected.

Kuju Kogen cottage is an onsen resort in the middle of the Kuju mountain range. On the day of check-in, the staff was very kind in allowing us to change the room to a Japanese style tatami room (they had initially given us a western style room). Booking a private hot spring bath room for me and my girlfriend was easy too (50 minutes, with an additional charge). Access to public male and female onsen rooms is included in the room charge. I loved the dinner selection, both the Yakiniku and the Japanese style option. While speaking a little japanese makes things easier, the staff can handle English speaking visitors fairly well. The views from the resort are simply stunning and I feel lucky to have been there.

The view from the cottage is amazing - beautiful views of the hills and mountains in the distance. It's worth it to view the sunset during the visit. Lovely and delicious Japanese dinner and breakfast. Friendly staffs and nice onsen (with beautiful outdoor view too).

The little rest house near the hill to view sunset was not in-use anymore. Will be great if can sit there to view the sunset.

Beautiful, peaceful and quiet location just at the bottom of Mount Kuju. The views were just incredible and it was the perfect respite after the city. The location was perfect for us, we were able to explore Mount Kuju, Mount Aso and Takachiho Gorge. Onsens were great. Staff were friendly and welcoming, we can't wait to go back!

The bed was very firm

Everything in Kuju Kogen Cottage surpassed my expectations - from the hospitality of the staff to the breathtaking view outside the window of my room! Mr Yosuke delivers exceptional service with a personal touch. For example, when he found out that we had difficulty booking a cab to get to the cottage, Mr Yosuke drove down personally to pick us up from the state. He was also very attentive to details, providing us with map and info about the Kuju mountains and arranging for taxi pick up when he found out that we were interested in hiking the mountains. The staff at the cottage were also wonderful and patient, and tried their best even though they may not speak fluent English. I love the food served, especially the bbq dinner which comprised generous chunks of quality beef. The room was top-notch, cozy with amazing views, same goes for the hot spring located within Kogen Cottage. It was a truly unforgettable stay:) We even extended our stay by one night!

The location may not be the most convenient so I would recommend this place for those who are driving.

Unfornately, we have not stayed here as the hotel plan to renovate at that time so they asked us to stay other which they prepared to support. So it made us surprised because we got the perfect place that i have stayed before. Big bedroom, Big dinner course - French Style, and japapnese breakfast, Private onsen and good view.

The weather is cloud and rain when i stayed there 😉

Like the views surrounding the cottage, the room is spacious and have great view. Breakfast and dinner are good, especially we have upgraded bbq dinner to Wagyu. Staff are nice, outdoor onsen and Sauna is good. Can have local beer at the restaurant near the hotel.

The facilities are a bit old, but clean.

We liked every thing they provided. The outdoor onsen with magnificent sunset view was awesome. The room was clean and spacious, the heating kutatsu table was so nice. The breakfast and diner are delicious and changed many every day. The service people are very friendly and helpful.

Superb location. Kind kitchen staff.

Nothing, though this is a holiday complex not a cottage!

Location is good. Their staff would communicate with me and made good suggestions for dinner.

The 4-bed room is not similar as shown in pictures.