Odynovo Tours Co., Ltd

A lot to love about location, getting there was a journey but once there you are in the heart of it all! Not 5 star because it’s a very busy hotel with only 3 elevators, it was quite common to have an elevator arrive already over full and having to wait for 2 or 3 rounds. There are not accessible stairs so there were times we needed to factor 10min into transit time just to get though the elevators!

What a unique place! The views were so unique! The hotel was huge and expensive. Pool access was an extra charge, as were most of the unique features. The finishes to the hotel were interesting, there was a leak in our bath tub and one of the other rooms the tub didn’t fully drain and was wet upon check in, like it wasn’t level so water pooled on one side. Our stay was safe and we had a lot of fun, but there was a premium cost for anything beyond just the room and the resort style location was not ideal to explore beyond the property, even to eat.

This was son outstanding experience! The host was so kind, the tour through the market was fun, we got a few snacks to try! The cooking itself was an introduction in language and culture as we got to connect with authentic cooking with the idea that we could do this in our own homes later!

This was outstanding! Beautiful park, we loved the views and the cultural experience at the temple.

These should all be separate reviews! We had a great day! Garden of Morning Calm: This garden was a delight! We could have used more time here to explore and enjoy the garden! Lots of great spots to appreciate the garden with benches and lovely paths to walk down! Nami Island: What a fun and unique place! We didn’t know much before going, just there for the nature and it was so nice! We needed more time to explore. The ferry ride over was nice but for logistics we were only able to spend about 90min actually looking either. Lots of lovely nature spots, statues, art and of course little shops and restaurants. Rail park: this was our least favorite of the 3 activities. We had fun, lots of laughter and smiles. It was a little hokey and we would have preferred more time in our other spots but it was fun and I would recommend the experience! Overall a great day!

We had a great time and this day was not what we thought it would be. Fortress . The fortress was a nice piece of haired and gave context to Seoul. Glad to have seen it and enjoyed the tour but was more of an extension of the previous tour where we had gone to the palace. Village: The village was nice, it was during October so there were ghost decorations and lots of kids and families there enjoying the day. Lines were long and crowds were high. Our guide did a great job of finding less busy spots to share about the history and show unique things.I had not realized this was more of a historial theme park, part entertainment part history. Reminded me of a renaissance festival. Nice but not what I had in mind, probably should have done more research. Ceramics: this was great fun and it felt like we were a last minute addition. We enjoyed making our clay pieces and we’re disappointed to learn they were going to be broken down, you don’t get to take it home (or ship it home) so it was just the experience of creating, fun, worth doing and not what we had expected. We also did not learn much about pottery or ceramics or the significance of pottery to the region. Just made clay art! We had a great time, would recommend it and you don’t get to keep the piece you make and the experiment is all about making the piece.

This was a busy day! We saw so much and still feel like we only scratched the surface! We had been told we might not go up the tower but we did and I would highly recommend going up!

Great location and excellent service.

Great hotel. Public bath and breakfast buffet in particular.

Great hotel, and even better breakfast

Great day in Mount Fuji vicinity with boat ride on lake.

Amazing castles, and shrines. Kinkaku-ji shrine amazing

Park is beautiful. Loved the monkeys.

Fish market is amazing. Could have spent more time there.

Miyajima island is wonderful with Shinto shrines and a great shopping area. Hiroshima is a sobering experience

Very enjoyable, getting dressed in authentic Japanese kimonos for the ceremony. Fun learning how to make authentic Matcha tea.

Amazing castle and surrounding grounds.

Castle is amazing. Not enough time allotted to Nunobiki Ropeway.

Small rooms but otherwise very nice

Great view from hotel room. Popular with those who liked onsens but we didn’t do that. Food was good

Great location

Well located. Good breakfast.

Good location. Helpful staff

Lots of room. Choice of beds. No breakfast but near to store. Near cycling route and they catered to cyclists.

Great location at the end of the cycling route and near the train station.

The buffet breakfast was disorganized and crowded, even at 6am. Staff in bar/restaurant on 39th floor were rude, snooty and overbearing. The view was nice but didn’t make up for the cover charge, service charge or overpriced drinks. Lots of additional amenities but they all came at significant extra cost.

Oshino Hakkai was crowded and we could have skipped that. The Sengen Park hike was good but unfortunately the mountain was not visible due to cloud. The lake was nice

Guide was great. Scenery wonderful. Sturdy kayaks. Rest of our kayaking group was experienced too, so we got to travel well down the lake. Nice view of Fuji from the lake

Certainly worth seeing this area for the temple and the ridiculous number of deer.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. We were the only two in the group so we were able to try the foods and places that we hadn’t already experienced.

Easy check in/out. Get location to Shin Osaka train station. Clean & safe. Very friendly staff. Good breakfast.

Host family extremely warm & friendly. Guesthouse very comfortable & private. Amazing view from dining area. Amazing authentic food. Fantastic experience.

Approached guesthouse walking through a junk yard. Bare bones inside. No decoration. Had to walk through several rooms and entry to get from bedroom to shower. Several rooms with many boxes stacked against the walls. Food brought in from somewhere and was not very good. Staff not readily available or friendly. Was clean, safe & had comfortable bed.

Clean, comfortable. Private indoor & outdoor onsen. Very friendly and attentive staff. Great food. Authentic experience.

Fun atmosphere. Japanese sleeping on floor with bean pillows. Large guesthouse, so a bit impersonal. Good food.

Little bit of a walk from bus/train station to ferry. Has both Japanese & Western bedding. Good buffet.

The onsen had many options, private and separated. It was lovely to sit outside which was beautifully decorated

Good hotel. Close to metro train station and the local fish market. The breakfast buffet had a good variety of food and drinks.

My brother and I ate authentic Japanese dinner and breakfast. We appreciate the option to dress in a traditional yukata. The onsens were relaxing. I also enjoyed the private open air bath located in our hotel balcony. The hotel also offered free snack bar, complimentary ramen, popsicle and yogurt drink. I bought some Hakone souvenirs from the hotel gift shop.

Great breakfast buffet! Hotel is walking distance from Gion District and Pontoco Alley.

The monkey trail offered pit stops for us to pause and learn more about them before feeding them. To avoid overfeeding the monkeys, each group is limited to feeding the monkeys a pack of apples or peanuts. The Bamboo forest is beautiful and well maintained.

The weather was clear enough for us to see Mt Fuji! We learned the floating Tori Gate at Lake Ashi is meant to provide good luck for couples. Our guide also said Hakone used to be a crucial checkpoint between Tokyo and Kyoto.

Our guide gave good background info about both sites. After our hike up Fushimi Inari we ate delicious green tea ice cream infused with gold specs. I learned the original golden pavilion was burned down and had to be rebuilt! At Kinkaju Temple, we stopped by a station where you pick up a rock. The effort it takes to pick up the rock provides estimated time for your wish to come true. We also saw a rock island shaped as a turtle that symbolizes longevity and a waterfall where if a koifish jumps above a waterfall it becomes a dragon; similar to how Magikarp eventually evolves into a Gyarados!

Amazing and unique hotel. Worth a stay for sure