Solare Hotels and Resorts rebranded and opened Kame no Yu by HATAGO INN on November 1.
The 10-story building offers a total of 134 guest rooms across eight room types, primarily single rooms. The former public bathhouse has been renovated into a hotel. Facilities include a large bath supplied by free-flowing natural hot spring water, featuring cypress baths, electric baths, and bubble baths; an open-air bath; an outdoor relaxation area; nine private baths; a sauna; and a cold-water bath. Day-use bathing is also available. A tatami-floored relaxation area and the new Yūagari Library, open 24 hours a day and stocked with around 3,000 manga volumes, have also been added. Nap booths equipped with massage chairs and power outlets, as well as a workspace, are available. At Kaasan Shokudo, overnight guests can enjoy a breakfast buffet with more than 30 menu items, dinners centered on daily set meals, and complimentary late-night ramen. During lunchtime, day-use guests can also dine on curry, ramen, rice bowls, and other dishes. Reservations are already being accepted.
The hotel is a three-minute drive from the Kumamoto Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway, approximately 10 minutes by car from Hikari-no-Mori Station on the JR Hōhi Main Line, and approximately 20 minutes by car from Aso Kumamoto Airport.
