Akiu Resort Hotel Crescent

Akiu Resort Hotel Crescent is a resort hotel in Akiu Onsen, on the edge of Sendai. The indoor bath, Shunju-no-yu (春秋の湯), draws on the hotel's own hot spring from deep underground: water that feels soft on the skin and warms you through to the core, with a jacuzzi tub alongside the main bath. Big windows look out over the surrounding forest, so you can soak while watching the trees, or the stars on a clear night. There's no open-air bath, just the one large indoor room. Rooms come as Western-style twins, doubles, and triples, or tatami rooms that all face the Natori River. It has an unpretentious, quiet feel: reviewers mention calm surroundings and attentive staff. The hotel is set up for families too, with kids' bath stools, cots, and children's yukata on hand, and day visitors can book a lunch-and-bath plan without staying the night.