Midrange
$$
Horai
750-6
This Relais & Chateaux hotel has 16 guestrooms with large bathrooms. The hotel itself is set out in the style of a ryokan but also features amazingly designed rooms and spa.
Top end
$$$
KinjÅkan
éå館. tel. 0557-81-6261, (http://www.kinjokan.co.jp/). the glitzily named golden palace hotel was the top place in town in the 1980s but has remained firmly stuck there ever since, with gaudy chandeliers and miles of brown plush. on the plus side, there's a full range of spa and pool facilities and a beautiful little garden too. rooms for two from ¥15,900 and up, up and away.