Hotel Hammond Takamiya

We stayed at this hotel in Zao and really loved their onsen baths. Two small rotenburo that switch between men and women throughout the day, and two indoor baths with panoramic windows overlooking the forest. One of the rotenburo has a sauna that you can adjust to your preference (sauna controls shown in the last photo). The water is quite hot and harsh — the composition is acidic, sulfur-containing, aluminum, sulfate, and chloride hot spring. Staying at this hotel gave us free access to onsen at 6 other hotels. We visited some of them, and I'll try to review those too.