Hoshi Meguri is an wonderful traditional hostel. The room was beautiful and spacious. The futon were extremely comfortable, even for a Westerner ! And the three private onsens are amazing to unwind Yurie & her husband were amazing hosts, kind, discreet yet really friendly. They prepared delicious and refined meals, brought up fresh ice tea regularly and kept my room always tidy. They were of good advice on what to do around. They offered a couple times to drive me to the train station and were of great help when a typhoon hit and I had to change all my plans. It’s definitely one of my best stays of all my travels in Japan. I hope to come back one day if I travel around Shimoda again!

The hosts were incredibly kind, hospitable and also able to communicate in fluent English. The property has a quiet and tranquil ambience, so it is very cosy. The rooms are very well maintained, clean and spacious. The pitcher of tea in the fridge was a nice welcoming gift especially in the heat of summer and best of all, the tea was replenishable too. The 3 private onsens are great for relaxing after a long day out and I slept like a log afterwards on extremely comfortable futon bed which had been discreetly set up by our hosts. My family made our booking at the very last minute and we weren’t able to respond promptly to the host’s message pertaining to my wishful query about availability of dinner. Despite this messaging breakdown on my part and even though they did not cater for dinner service during the summer, the hosts still graciously went ahead and prepared dinner just in case we should want to dine-in. We truly enjoyed this delicious dinner of homemade chicken curry rice served with seasonal local vegetables, fresh juicy pears and the home brewed umeshu. Next morning, the refined and lavish breakfast was just super amazing. Compliments to the chef! I'll wish to stay here again, solely to savor this ryokan's excellent meals. Hoshi Meguri ryokan stay was the highlight of my family's Japan holiday this time. Thanks to Yurie and family.

Yurie and her husband were amazing hosts. The room was very spacious and comfortable and access to private onsens - indoor and outdoor. The food was INCREDIBLE… I think some of the best I experienced in Japan - do eat there, you will not be disappointed! There are a lot of great hikes accessible by public transport from the accommodation. It was a wonderful oasis of tranquility in between the business of Kyoto and Tokyo. I can’t recommend enough, I would definitely stay again if ever on the Izu peninsula.

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We loved everything about our stay here! The hosts are extremely nice and very helpful with recommendations etc. It was so easy for us to communicate as foreigners too as they're fluent in English as well! They accommodated our late arrival, free parking and us not eating meat and prepared a giant delicious feast for dinner the next day. The building also has 3 private Onsens, which were really comfortable. Honestly, peak Ryokan experience, we're so glad we stayed here, cannot recommend this place enough!

The owners were lovely people, very thoughtful, friendly and helpful. They made us feel very welcome and this made it stand from out from the other ryokans and hotels we have stayed at in Japan before. The property is light, bright, clean, very close to nature and there is a fresh, soothing energy to the place that was very relaxing. It was very nice to have the baths to yourself at this cosy ryokan. Ample parking made it extremely convenient also as we arrived by rental car. We did not try the food but we hope to next time :) The mountainside view was incredible, we loved it. The room was very spacious with ensuite toilet, sink, mini fridge and reclining chair.

Right person at the right place! Super japanese ambiance. Fantastic traditional onsen 10 mn walking. Very quiet and try at least once dinner at the Riokan. Breakfast is also very good. Futon super comfy. Staff is delightful, good english and helpful Lazy small town but shimoda is only one train station away. 1 train per hour...or bus.

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We loved everything about Hoshi Meguri. The hospitality, service and guest engagement were outstanding and the facilities were excellent. We had dinner & breakfast and they were both truly awesome. The half board package is most definitely worth the money. Lovely family run inn. We would love to return one day.

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Great hosts, they really exceeded expectations in communication,p and their food was lovely. Onsens were nice as well and the expanded hours was a huge plus.

The room needs some sort of white noise machine, as the dead silence of the night means any small noise happening in the area is very noticeable

Private onsens, nice room in an amazing place. The owners are really great, friendly and helpful. And to top it all off their food was AMAZING. Better than most restaurants. Stay at this place and spend your money at this amazing family business and have a great experience.

The food was was very delicious, everything homemade and classik ryokan food with some twists. The breakfast was amazing. The outside onsen was very relaxing, especially in winter season. The owners had a particular friendliness in them, we felt extremely welcome.