Tokiwa Bekkan in Toyooka

Surrounded by forest and elegant gardens, this upscale hot spring inn is a 5-minute walk from the Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway gondola and 7 km from the golf course at Kinosaki Country Club.The refined, streamlined rooms come with TVs and minifridges, in addition to futons, tatami mats and traditional short-legged tables. Some rooms have garden views, and/or indoor or outdoor soaking tubs.Amenities include a casual restaurant, and a relaxed lobby lounge that features floor-to-ceiling windows and garden views, and serves tea and coffee. There's also a bathhouse with indoor and outdoor pools featuring natural hot spring water.