Hotels near Chuzenji Temple, Nikko

Beautiful design and view. Lounge and Bar are very good

Stunning modern Japanese architecture, zen gardens, contemporary decor, wonderful food beautifully presented in a sublime setting, lovely onsen with (amazing toiletries/beauty products!), extremely attentive discreet staff.

Location, public bath

I love the woman who ran the front desk and did dinner service. It seems like the only other help she has is the chef and a young woman at meal time. As someone who has studied Japanese for a while but still has issues with basic conversation she was amazingly good at communicating with me in Japanese which gave me a chance to practice what I've learned (e.g. she'd ask me where I'm going next and then say Tokyo or Kyoto? By giving me options she helps my brain fill in what I missed in the preceding question. It worked so well I was able to understand all of the rules of the facility despite usually struggling really hard to understand anyone at native speed). But it also seems like their English is satisfactory too. I wouldn't go if you're inflexible or needy if only because there's such limited staff to cater to your needs. But if you want to be around super friendly and helpful people with a surprisingly good food service (of note: their recorded piano sounded oddly live. I forgot to check what it was playing out of) then I strongly recommend it. They helped me find an ATM, suggested a hike, made me caffeine free tea since I said I didn't want any caffeine during dinner, helped me check out early for the bus to ryuzu falls, and even checked to make sure I had an umbrella for the next step in my journey. Also the view is pretty dang good, it's right by the lake after all. The onsen isn't super impressive but I honestly can't tell the difference between any of the 5 I've tried. It's hot. And it's a private booking.

Nice location. Very near to the Lake area. We could roam around easily from the location. Rooms are clean. The staff is very good. We can use the common kitchen area till 11 pm which is very convenient as no convenience store is nearby.

our host was helpful, welcoming, and kind. the accommodations very clean and serene next to a trout stream. the location was slightly out of town but an inexpensive car rental solved all issues. our host dove us to the car rental facilities. so kind.