Is Gero Onsen Bosenkan pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Gero Onsen Bosenkan?

As of 22 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Gero Onsen Bosenkan on 1 Oct 2025 start from NZ$183.11, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Gero Onsen Bosenkan?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Gero Onsen Bosenkan?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 6:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Where is Gero Onsen Bosenkan located?

Situated on a river, this spa ryokan is within a 10-minute walk of Onsen Museum, Onsenji Temple and Sarubobo Shrine. Gero Onsen Funsenchi Outdoor Hot Spring and Senshoji Temple are also within 3 mi (5 km).

Gero Onsen Bosenkan Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Located in Gero, Gero Onsen Bosenkan is on a river. Travellers looking for local activities can try Gero Onsen Funsenchi Outdoor Hot Spring and Gero Country Club, while those looking to experience a bit of culture can stop by Onsen Museum. Sarubobo Shrine and Onsenji Temple are two other places to visit that come recommended.

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10/10 Excellent

Chaojie

17 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff at the hotel are very friendly, and the room is tidy and clean. The hotel has a long history, which adds to its charm. My favorite part is the beautiful view—right by the river, it’s simply stunning! I will stay here again if visit Gero next time.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

11 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our favorite place

We loved our traditional room, beautiful garden setting and the onsen. Loved staying in the small town with cherry blossoms along the river.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chee Wee

21 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

parking and nice location

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

CHRISTOPHE

19 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Tres bien tres traditionnel

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

20 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Like the service

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Albino

30 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Quiet location, great for an Onsen getaway

Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ken

15 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A good location from which to enjoy the Gero Onsen experience. Free shuttle from the train station makes it convenient. The dinner and breakfast are excellent if you like japanese style meals. Very convenient to local shopping, etc. Very enjoyable hot baths. Recommended if you like public baths and ryokan style meals.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

SOMCHAI

16 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very good

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

catherine

13 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Limited transportation to and from train station. Nice people. Fyi, rail tracks right next to property so u do get train noise but it's not frequent. It does go late and early. No restaurants on property except for those who have meal included.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

22 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Bosenkan mean Riverview Inn, and it really offers a fine view of the Hida River. This is a traditional Japanese style place, with tatami mat rooms, nice yukata robes for guests, and a very nice indoor outdoor communal bath. I highly recommend it if you are staying in Gero Onsen, one of Japan's big three famous spas.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Lai Ting

26 Mar 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

There are no non-smoking rooms. The smell is too strong and feel suffocating. I booked the half board, the food is below average, would prefer having food from convenience store.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

30 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Nice location looking over the river. Nice outdoor onsen. The hotel needs maintenance.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed Abdeldjalil

15 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great onset and view

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

lilian

14 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

The hotel is dated which needs refurbishment. But the amenities offered were good. The Japanese style room we stayed was spacious which can fit in 7 futons. We had half board during our stay. The food served were amazing and looked beautiful which was beyond our imagination. Though the property itself offers only smoking rooms, we as non-smokers didn't find it a problem at all. And parking is free. We would definitely recommend it.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

23 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great spot and an awesome outside onsen downstairs. Service was extremely high class.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Wai Fong Vanessa

26 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Around 10mins walk from JR to hotel. Staff are nice and helpful. Onsen is good. Room is enough for 3. Breakfast and dinner also good

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

30 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Chill Time

We liked the room as it was spacious for 3 persons. Meals were good for half board. The onsen was the best feature and with the indoor and outdoor baths. Good value for money.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danny

15 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful stay, noisy heater

The view was amazing from the lobby and our room. We came here in late November when it just started to snow and the combination of the outdoor Onsen with snow falling was absolutely the best. The only thing was the heater in the room was a bit noisy.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aaron Raphael

13 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a very very spacious family room for 3 with half board. Staff were excellent and could speak English too. Meals were omakase and exceptionally good. Corridoor reeks of cigarette smoke and we were concerned the rooms would be too but we were so glad they didn’t smell at all. Very comfortable and luxurious stay!

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

11 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Room and lobby was clean and tidy. the food was not as good as we expected. nothing to rave about. Otherwise service was top notch.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yutian

3 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Quiet and older onsen by the river and train tracks in Gero onsen town. A shuttle service is providing certain hours, but we opted to walk to the resort from the train station. After a hot bath I recommend having a nice cold milk from the vending machines. Staff was friendly, room was clean, and it was fun to try the dinner/breakfast. Some instructions and info on how and what we were eating would have been nice but not knowing is a fun part of that experience! Thank you for having us!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Luunam

15 Apr 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

The place needs better maintenance, the walls in my room are full of dirty spots, carpet in the hallway needs cleaning or better yet replaced….the room is spacious & beautiful, just needs to be cleaner

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lester

5 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Overall, it was quiet, cosy and clean. Value for money. There were a number of facilities in the basement that were closed/covered hence not usable. Deco and room is clean but looks wise of hotel/lobby/room is/looks dated. Would suggest to remove the protection cap or cover or replace with a bigger one so that it fits universal travel adaptors as 2 out of 3 wall plugs was not usable due to universal travel adaptor not able to fit and have to resort to using the powerpoints for the TV / Fridge.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sau Man Natalie

9 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had the room with outdoor hot spring bath. Our room was very close to the train track so it can be quite noise, but it didn't affect us too much. The outdoor onsen was very nice and we saw the fireworks from our room (special thing the town organised for a couple of weeks). The room was spacious and we liked it very much. The front staffs are mostly foreigners which was a little strange, especially when the hotel is supposed to be an old style onsen. Meals were good, given that we were eating in the private room, I was hoping that the kaiseiki dinner won't be served altogether. Even if the hotel didn't have enough staffs to serve it course by course, perhaps they can at least separate the starters (cold dishes mainly), and the hot mains, because by the time we started eating them, they got a bit cold already. And again, the staff who served us wasn't local. I'd have appreciated it, if the lady provided us with some explanations of the food, like the order of the food or how we are supposed to eat them. So the whole experience felt a little strange. So overall, won't consider to stay there again and will try a different one if we go back to Gero.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jinnie

11 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It's a nice property, a bit dated but it was good enough for one night and you don't expect 5-star big city modern luxury at Gero as the place is a beautiful little country town and you're there to get away from the crowds, big cities, skyscrapers etc and relax and enjoy the onsens and surroundings. It's a traditional ryokan with tatami mats and futons. The room had a little smell but there's a deodoriser/humidifier and you can open the windows to let in the wonderful fresh mountain air. Best thing was the Kaisei dinner with Hada beef, there's so many dishes and we couldn't finish it all! Breakfast was great too. Location wise, it's about 10-15 mins walk from the main train station, easy to find by Google Maps, but they do offer free pick up service by shuttle buses at scheduled times or a taxi, just need to contact them to arrange. It's also about 20-25 mins walk to the Gassho-Mura village which is a nice walk through the Main Street and up the hill and worth the walk up as you get to see the town. The hotel has a big onsen and so good to relax after a day's walk. Also, around Gero, there are many free footbaths which you can enjoy, the best one is the one next to the river below the main bridge from the train station to the Main Street. The hotel also has a nice garden with koi fishes and a footbath too for you to enjoy as well. Overall, I would recommend Bosenkan as good value with the dinner and breakfast and onsen included. I would have included photos too.

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