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Shimoda onsen ryokan with in-room dinner: 5 picked from 80
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Five onsen inns in Shimoda and Minami-Izu with dinner served in your room
- Yumigahama Ichibankan has six rooms and averages 4.9 across 194 Rakuten reviews, with dinner rated 5.0
- Shimoda Yamatokan starts from about ¥12,000 per person on a weeknight
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
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| Six rooms, three private hot-spring baths, home cooking by the landlady — if you can’t decide | Nagomi no Yado Yumigahama Ichibankan Check price |
97/100 | ¥21,000–28,000 | ¥21,000–26,000 |
| On a swimming beach, with rooms you can share with your dog | Moonrivage 963 Stage Check price |
92/100 | ¥27,000 | ¥27,000–42,000 |
| 5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji station, a hot-spring pool for guests | Shimoda Rendaiji Onsen Seiryuso Check price |
88/100 | ¥35,000–55,000 | ¥41,000–53,000 |
| The only inn on the Aitama hot spring, free shuttle from the station | Satoyama no Bettei Shimoda Central Hotel Check price |
85/100 | ¥24,000–26,000 | ¥30,000–44,000 |
| 1,842 reviews, a big inn with a private open-air bath | Shimoda Onsen Shimoda Yamatokan Check price |
73/100 | ¥12,000–29,000 | ¥18,000–31,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-11 – 2027-01-02, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-11-04). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Six rooms, three private hot-spring baths, home cooking by the landlady
Nagomi no Yado Yumigahama Ichibankan
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.90/5 (194)
- Three private hot-spring baths and the landlady’s own seafood cooking, with simmered whole local kinmedai (golden-eye snapper) a favourite, says the description
- A six-room inn at Minato in Minami-Izu town
Why it made the five
- Reviewed 4.9 across 194 times; dinner rated 5.0 and breakfast 4.9.
- Six rooms; three private hot-spring baths, plus a large bath and an open-air bath.
- Dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining hall, depending on the plan.
- A weeknight of ¥21,000–28,000 per person, and the same range or a little less on a Saturday.
Getting there: 25 minutes by car from Izukyu-Shimoda station; no pick-up is listed. Free parking for 6 cars, no reservation needed. Check-out 10:00; last check-in 18:00. Phone the inn in bad weather.
Language and payment: English support is not published, so ask when you book. Rakuten lists credit cards as not accepted at the inn, so plan to pay in cash.
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Right for: Private baths and a home-cooked seafood dinner in your room at a small inn.
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Not for: Wanting a station nearby or a pick-up (it is 25 minutes by car).
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Worth knowing: Dinner is in your room or the dining hall, and the plan decides which, so check when you book. Rakuten publishes only food and cleanliness scores for this inn, not room or bath.
Score breakdown — 97/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★★ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 5.00 |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥21,000–28,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 77% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining hall; 25 minutes by car from Izukyu-Shimoda station; six rooms; free parking for 6 cars, no reservation needed. |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 4.9 across 194 reviews (Rakuten Travel 194) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Three private hot-spring baths and the landlady’s home cooking, with dinner rated 5.0 and a 4.9 review average. |
On a swimming beach, with rooms you can share with your dog
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.89/5 (177)
- Rooms where you stay with your dog, facing a swimming beach with a sea view, and food built around kinmedai and local vegetables, says the description
- Every room has its own hot-spring bath
Why it made the five
- Dinner and breakfast both rated 4.96; service and location 4.93.
- Six rooms; dogs of any size stay for ¥3,300 each, paid in cash at the inn.
- A panoramic open-air bath with free-flowing natural hot spring, booked privately for ¥550 a time.
- Dinner and breakfast in your room or the restaurant, depending on the plan.
Getting there: 8 minutes by car from Shimoda station. Free parking, a little away from the inn. Check-out 10:00; last check-in 18:00; call if you will be later than planned.
Language and payment: English support is not published, so ask when you book. Rakuten lists Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, DC, Mastercard, JTB and Rakuten Card, but extra charges at the inn, such as the dog fee, are cash only.
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Right for: Bringing your dog and having dinner together in the room.
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Not for: Wanting to get there by train and on foot alone.
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Worth knowing: Dinner is in your room or the restaurant, so confirm in-room dining when you book. Dogs should be vaccinated and kept indoors; dogs in heat, or within two weeks of it, are not accepted.
Score breakdown — 92/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★★ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.86 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥27,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 100% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Dinner and breakfast in your room or the restaurant; 8 minutes by car from Shimoda station; six rooms, dogs welcome; a private panoramic open-air bath at ¥550 a time. |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 4.89 across 177 reviews (Rakuten Travel 177) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | A swimming beach right in front and rooms shared with your dog, with dinner and breakfast both rated 4.96. |
5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji station, a hot-spring pool for guests
Shimoda Rendaiji Onsen Seiryuso
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.80/5 (309) · Agoda 8.8/10 (59) · 368 in total
- A Japanese-style inn among a clear stream and trees, with 100% free-flowing hot spring and a famous garden, says the description
- A hot-spring pool for guests only, free of charge
Why it made the five
- Dinner rated 4.97, service 4.89 and bath 4.87.
- A large bath, an open-air bath, a sauna and a family bath; morning coffee and a welcome drink.
- Dinner and breakfast in your room or a hall, depending on the plan.
- A weeknight of ¥35,000–55,000 per person, the highest weekday rate of the five.
Getting there: 5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji station on the Izukyu line. A pick-up from Shimoda station, timed to Odoriko arrivals from 13:29, can be booked up to the day before (not on Simple Stay or Short Stay plans). Free parking for 20 cars, first come. Check-in 14:00; check-out 11:00; last check-in 17:00.
Language and payment: Rakuten lists a few staff who understand a little English. It lists Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, Mastercard, View, JTB, Daimaru and JAL cards.
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Right for: Getting there by train and on foot, for a highly rated dinner in the room; families who want the pool.
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Not for: Wanting a sea-view room, or a low weeknight rate.
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Worth knowing: Dinner is in your room or a hall, so confirm in-room dining when you book. Guests with tattoos cannot use the large bath, pool or sauna; Rakuten says to use the room bath or the private bath.
Score breakdown — 88/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★★★ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.89 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★☆☆☆ | ¥35,000–55,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 130% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; dinner and breakfast in your room or a hall; 5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji station; 23 rooms; a free hot-spring pool for guests; a few staff who understand a little English. |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 4.8 across 309 reviews (Rakuten Travel 309) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | A free hot-spring pool for guests and 100% free-flowing hot spring in a garden setting, with dinner rated 4.97. |
The only inn on the Aitama hot spring, free shuttle from the station
Satoyama no Bettei Shimoda Central Hotel
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.73/5 (1,092) · Agoda 9.2/10 (50) · 1,142 in total
- The only inn drawing its own source at Aitama Onsen in Shimoda, says the description
- A bottle of natural water per guest in the room fridge, and a welcome drink
Why it made the five
- Reviewed 4.73 across 1,092 times; service 4.86, cleanliness 4.83 and bath 4.76.
- A large bath, an open-air bath, a sauna and an outdoor pool in summer.
- Dinner in your room or the restaurant; breakfast in your room or the restaurant buffet.
- A weeknight of ¥24,000–26,000 per person; ¥30,000–44,000 on a Saturday.
Getting there: A free shuttle from Izukyu-Shimoda station, by reservation and at set times. Free parking for 50 cars, no reservation needed. Check-out 11:00; last check-in 18:00; call if later, and after 19:00 dinner may not be served.
Language and payment: Rakuten lists a few staff who understand a little English. It lists Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, UFJ, Mastercard, Saison, AEON and debit cards. Guests living outside Japan are asked to contact the hotel at least 14 days before arrival.
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Right for: Arriving by train and shuttle, and having both in-room dinner and big baths.
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Not for: Wanting a station you can walk from.
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Worth knowing: Dinner is in your room or the restaurant, so confirm in-room dining when you book. Guests with tattoos, including fashion tattoos, cannot use the large bath, open-air bath or outdoor pool. All rooms are non-smoking.
Score breakdown — 85/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.73 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥24,000–26,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 89% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; free shuttle from Izukyu-Shimoda station, by reservation at set times; dinner and breakfast in your room or the restaurant; 39 rooms, all non-smoking; a few staff with a little English; free parking for 50 cars. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.73 across 1,092 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,092) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The only inn with its own source at Aitama Onsen, and still 4.73 across 1,092 reviews. |
1,842 reviews, a big inn with a private open-air bath
Shimoda Onsen Shimoda Yamatokan
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.52/5 (1,842) · Agoda 8.4/10 (289) · 2,131 in total
- A large bath and an open-air bath, plus the private open-air bath “Spa Villa”, bookable in advance or on the day
- A summer pool, table tennis and some connecting rooms
Why it made the five
- Reviewed 4.52 across 1,842 times, the most of the 17 inns that meet the theme.
- Location rated 4.68, service 4.64 and dinner 4.54.
- Dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining room, depending on the plan.
- A weeknight of ¥12,000–29,000 per person, the lowest weekday rate of the five; ¥18,000–31,000 on a Saturday.
Getting there: A microbus leaves Izukyu-Shimoda station on the hour and half hour between 14:30 and 17:00; after 17:00, take a taxi. By car, about 2.6 km south of Shimoda station on Route 136. Free parking for 80 cars. Check-out 11:00; check in by 18:00 on plans with dinner.
Language and payment: Rakuten lists a few staff who can handle everyday conversation in English. It lists Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS and Mastercard, single payment only.
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Right for: Families who want in-room dinner at a big, much-reviewed inn, at a lower price.
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Not for: Wanting the quiet of a small inn (60 rooms).
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Worth knowing: The last dinner starts at 18:30, and later arrivals get no dinner and no refund. The large bath and private bath are one floor up or down by stairs. Guests with tattoos cannot use the large bath, open-air bath or pool. Bathing tax ¥150 per adult at the inn.
Score breakdown — 73/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.47 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥12,000–29,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 44% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; shuttle from Izukyu-Shimoda station; dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining room; 60 rooms, all non-smoking; a few staff who can handle everyday English. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.52 across 1,842 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,842) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | 1,842 reviews, the most of the 17 inns that meet the theme, with a private open-air bath, “Spa Villa”, and a summer pool. |
Know before you book
- Shimoda is at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, at the end of the Izukyu line. Limited Express Odoriko trains run through from Tokyo to Izukyu-Shimoda. Rendaiji, one stop before, is the station for the Rendaiji hot springs, but the Odoriko does not stop there.
- In-room dinner is not automatic. Of the seventeen inns whose Rakuten listing offers dinner in the room, all five in this guide also list another venue: a dining hall, a restaurant, a hall or a dining room. Read the plan name or ask when you book.
- Only one of the five is a walk from a station: Seiryuso, 5 minutes on foot from Rendaiji. Shimoda Central Hotel and Shimoda Yamatokan run shuttles from Izukyu-Shimoda, Moonrivage is 8 minutes by car, and Yumigahama Ichibankan, in Minami-Izu, is 25 minutes by car with no pick-up listed.
- Ryokan dinners start at set times, so arrival time matters. Last check-in is 17:00 at Seiryuso and 18:00 at the other four. At Yamatokan the last dinner starts at 18:30, and later arrivals get no dinner.
- Prices swing with the day. In our search Shimoda Central Hotel was ¥24,000–26,000 per person on a weeknight but ¥30,000–44,000 on a Saturday, while Yumigahama Ichibankan stayed at ¥21,000–28,000 on both.
- Prices are per person with dinner and breakfast, for two sharing. Several of the inns list a bathing tax of ¥150 per adult, paid at the inn on top.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Shimoda and Minami-Izu listed on Rakuten Travel — 80
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 49
- Met every condition below: 17
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- Dinner can be served in your room: Rakuten’s facility information lists the guest room as a dinner venue, or the inn’s own description mentions in-room dining
- In Shimoda or Minami-Izu, with a hot spring (Rakuten Travel’s hot-spring filter)
- At least 30 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- A plan for two with dinner and breakfast can be booked
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality25 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money20 pts
- The cheapest rate with dinner and breakfast against the median of the inns we compared.
- Easy to stay25 pts
- Meals in your room or a private room, how you get there, the number of rooms, and practical extras such as shuttle bus and parking.
- Trust15 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here15 pts
- What this inn has that the other seven do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| Sennin-buro Kanaya Ryokan | Runner-up (70/100) | 70/100. No rooms came up in our search window, so value got the standard three stars, and its 4.38 average across 405 reviews and 4.54 for room, bath and dinner are lower than the five. |
| Izu Kaorukaze | Runner-up (68/100) | 68/100. A weeknight of ¥65,000 per person is 240% of the median, so value scored one star, and the 4.58 average for room, bath and dinner is lower than the five. |
| Nonohanatei Komurasaki | Runner-up (67/100) | 67/100, the lowest of the eight. Its 58 reviews averaging 4.18 are the fewest and lowest, so trust scored one star, despite in-room-only meals and the station 3 minutes away. |
| Rendaiji Onsen Oyado Hoshimeguri | Outside the theme | 5.0 across 69 reviews, but dinner is in a dining room, with no mention of the guest room. |
| Shimoda Suzaki Kappo Minshuku Kohaji | Outside the theme | 4.81 across 52 reviews, but dinner is in a dining area, with no mention of the guest room. |
| AMMOS Pet Friendly Hotel | Outside the theme | 4.8 across 78 reviews, but dinner is in a restaurant or dining hall, with no mention of the guest room. |
| Shimoda Onsen Shimoda View Hotel | Below the review floor | 3.99 across 1,697 reviews, just under our 4.0 floor, and dinner is in a dining area. |
Questions visitors ask
If I book one of these, will dinner definitely be served in my room?
Not on every plan. Yumigahama Ichibankan serves dinner in your room or the dining hall, Moonrivage and Shimoda Central Hotel in your room or the restaurant, Seiryuso in your room or a hall, and Yamatokan in your room or the dining room. The plan decides, so look for in-room dinner (部屋食, heya-shoku) in the plan name or ask when you book.
Can I have breakfast in my room as well?
Yes, at all five the listing shows the room as a breakfast venue: Ichibankan (room or dining hall), Moonrivage (room or restaurant), Seiryuso (room or hall), Shimoda Central Hotel (room or buffet restaurant) and Yamatokan (room or dining room).
How do I get there from Tokyo?
Take the Limited Express Odoriko, or change at Ito onto the Izukyu line, to Izukyu-Shimoda. Shimoda Central Hotel runs a free shuttle by reservation, Yamatokan a microbus every half hour between 14:30 and 17:00, and Moonrivage is 8 minutes by car. For Seiryuso, get off at Rendaiji and walk 5 minutes, or book its pick-up from Shimoda. Yumigahama Ichibankan is 25 minutes by car, with no pick-up listed.
Do any of them have English-speaking staff?
Rakuten lists a few staff with a little English at Seiryuso and Shimoda Central Hotel, and a few who can handle everyday English at Yamatokan. Ichibankan and Moonrivage do not publish their language support, so write when you book.
Which one would you book?
Yumigahama Ichibankan, top at 97/100. It has six rooms, three private hot-spring baths and dinner rated 5.0, from ¥21,000 per person on a weeknight. If price matters most, Yamatokan starts from about ¥12,000 per person on a weeknight; if you are bringing a dog, Moonrivage.
When were these prices checked?
We searched Rakuten Travel availability for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 11 November 2026 and 2 January 2027, taking the cheapest room with dinner and breakfast for two adults and showing it per person (checked 4 November 2026, tax included). Bathing tax is paid at the inn. Prices move daily; the link on each inn shows today’s.
Changes
- 2026-11-04 First published. Scored from 80 candidates.