大沢温泉 金仙花の湯

This hotel's large public bath was built during the Bubble Era. The facilities are somewhat worn. A roadside station has been built within the park, and admission and parking are completely free 24 hours a day. There's an entrance gate, but please pass through it and proceed toward the hotel and park in the hotel's parking lot. Apparently, some of Arima Onsen's facilities use this hot spring water. The open-air bath is a bit small. A roof has been added, so it's fine even on rainy days, but the atmosphere has become a bit cramped and stuffy. Although it's a free-flowing bath, the source temperature is low (said to be 18°C), so hot spring water is mixed with the water before adding it. Other indoor baths include a weekly changing bath (a jet bath with bath salts), a reclining bath, a waterfall bath, a dry sauna, and a steam sauna. Occasionally, the bathtub breaks down and is unusable. Occasionally, school trip groups visit, but signs are posted in advance, so you can avoid them before check-in. Since it's primarily a hotel facility, the lobby after the bath offers only drinks from vending machines and ice cream from the shop. There are no more milk vending machines. They no longer offer light snacks like those found in super public baths. *Prices have increased further since April 2022. Children also have to pay the fee. There are occasional special sales on multi-ride tickets (10,000 yen), but these are not advertised extensively on the website, so it is difficult to purchase unless you are a regular customer.

Just 30 minutes from Tarumi city center, there's a hot spring resort nestled in a lush natural setting. Due to its convenient location and popularity with day-trippers, it gets extremely crowded from around 4 PM to 8 PM. For overnight guests, I recommend using the hotel's indoor bath. The rooms are quiet, spacious, clean, and comfortable, making it a relaxing hot spring inn. The accommodation price is reasonable, and I ordered the steak meal, which was just the right portion for an elderly person and delicious. Of course, the free drinks after the bath were a welcome treat. Breakfast offered a wide variety of healthy dishes, which was great. They sell some local vegetables, but the selection is limited, and persimmons, for example, can be bought at supermarkets. I hope they'll offer fresher and cheaper vegetables. There seems to have been a vegetable sales area for Oyama-dera Temple in a separate building (see photo), but it appears to be closed now. Also, from this hotel, you can reach Oyama-dera Temple, a national treasure of Hyogo Prefecture, in less than 10 minutes via a riverside walkway, but it's a paid temple (300 yen).

Visited in October 2023. The hotel parking lot at the back is closer and better than the one at the roadside station. There are many parking spaces, but the individual spaces seemed a little small. Regarding the price, the original price is a bit high, but considering it's a hotel bath, it seems reasonable (it would be unpleasant if it were crowded while staying overnight). I got a 100 yen discount with JAF. Incidentally, I used it for a day trip. I used it on a weekday before evening, and there were few bathers. It might be better to go during times when there are fewer overnight guests. The open-air bath seems to be a natural hot spring bath. It's not very spacious. The bath temperature is apparently adjusted between 38 and 41 degrees Celsius. 38 and 41 degrees, it's a temperature range where preferences will differ. In the open-air bath, the scent of the farm drifts in on the wind. It probably depends on the wind direction, but when the scent hits you, you just have to accept it.

I stayed at the hotel and used the facility on Sundays in early March and mid-May 2025. It has seven baths, including a cold bath, and is a very spacious facility. I used the facility from around 4pm and 7pm, and there were fewer than 10 other guests, so I was able to relax. The hot spring in the open-air bath contains iron, and due to the oxidation of the iron, it is a brown chloride spring similar to Arima Onsen, and the water is slightly acidic and gentle on the skin. There is also a full sauna and a mist sauna. It seems that the hot spring can be used not only by overnight guests but also for day trips. It's a shame that there are no tatami rooms where you can relax after your bath, but there are chairs (planks) to sit on, so you can sit down after your bath.

We went to see the illuminations and then stayed overnight. The building is long, so there was a long way to go. We also wondered what would happen if there was a fire or something. The sofa in the room was old and uncomfortable, and the fabric was thin, so it's well past time for replacement. Meals were buffet style both in the morning and evening. I was glad they had chirashi sushi. The gaps between the tables were narrow, so it was difficult to get in and out. The baths were far away, and the water was lukewarm overall. I think it would be good for people who like to take long baths. The building as a whole feels a bit old, but it's nice to be able to enjoy the illuminations and then stay overnight.