Tsubomi Luxury Inn Shimabara Bettei 2

Located in a residential neighborhood, near a train station. It took us a little while to find it, since it blends in. The Japanese-style house pleasantly surprised us with its aesthetics and comfort. You have to take off your shoes before entering the tatami mats in the living room. The bathroom is like having a private onsen. The two bedrooms are perfect for a family of four. It has two floors with stairs that, although very aesthetic, imply a little difficulty when going to the bathroom at night. It took a little while for the house to warm up, since it was quite cold. So it turned out to be warm and pleasant. The stay was unbeatable. It has a small kitchen that allows you to indulge yourself by cooking, if you want. Or simply, like we did in a nearby supermarket, buy authentic Kobe beef and try it. It doesn't mean we don't do it in a restaurant, but it is true that at night, tired as we were, we wanted to go to the house instead of being in bars to be able to start early in the morning. Look, Paula has a fridge, a microwave and, importantly, a washing machine and dryer of very good quality, much to envy of the European ones. In short, an ideal place to have an experience as close as possible to what we have idealized the house of a samurai would be. It does not disappoint and is very enjoyable. If we had to go back, we would do so without hesitation.