The Kii No Matsushima ryokan is a unique Japanese experience. The place is perfect for discovering the coast (the beach is 200 meters away) but especially if you want to do one of the many sections of Kumano path. The family who runs this ryokan were extremely attentive to every detail of our stay. The rooms are spacious and pleasant. The common areas are very clean, the bathrooms have a small onsen which is very pleasant at the end of the day! The highlight of the stay is the meals and breakfasts. The chef is a master of Japanese cuisine! Each dish transported us during the three nights we spent here, a treat! Local specialties are based on seafood and fish. We tasted many new flavors, always balanced and refined. We highly recommend this peaceful place, and hope to return.

Olivier France

A lovely traditional Japanese stay at a beautiful place with wonderful staff and amazing food. We were walking the Kumano Kodo and the owner spotted us about two kilometres away from the accommodation and stopped to offer us a lift for the rest of the way.

Sylvia United Kingdom

As others have noted, it’s the food that’s extraordinary. The experience of this seafood banquet, much of which I couldn’t recognise, but which was all delicious, has been a story I’ve told often since staying. Beer, sake and whiskey all on offer. Friendly staff dropped me to the station the next day. Rooms are simple but very comfortable and quiet. The bed was especially comfortable. They offer a yukata - don’t be afraid to wear it down to dinner! I chickened out, but the Japanese man I shared dinner with wore his, and I felt left out. The onsen is a local hangout, a 5 min walk away. My Japanese was limited, but we all made ourselves understood. A highlight of my solo travelling trip.

Mark United Kingdom

Nice hostess, nice treatment, wonderful experience!

Yingwen Taiwan

Wir waren auf dem Kumano kodo unterwegs. Der Empfang war super freundlich, besonders war, dass unsere vegetarischen Essenswünsche berücksichtigt wurden und genau abgefragt wurde, was wir möchten. Das ist in vielen Unterkünften nicht der Fall. Daher war es für uns extrem angenehm und das vegetarische Essen fantastisch!

Matthias Germany

De lokatie is gelegen in een rustig dorpje met het strand en de zee op loopafstand Perfecte gastvrouwen en gastheer die ook nog eens een meester in de keuken is in het bereiden van vis en vele heerlijke bij gerechtjes ech heerlijk en mooi opgediend heerlijk op zijn Japans van de gedeelde badkamer fasalitijten genieten met een hot bad tot je beschikking de rustige ligging aan de mooie kust snel op de aansluiting voor de tolwegen veel comfort Maar vooral de hospitality en super Verzorging maakte het verblijf extra speciaal

Ria Netherlands