Reviews of Numazu Club 4 stars

Style. Designed by Akira Watanabe 2008 Setting. Calm and serene spot yet only one block from the beach and short walk to the port. With beautiful views of Fuji Explore. Boat rides. Fresh seafood restaurants and lively markets. Deep sea aquarium. Rooms. Only 8 rooms. Was in lovely corner unit upstairs. A sanctuary with indoors and outdoors space. Bathroom looks recently renovated and connects to the outdoor onsen on my deck @ the hotel. The hotel is quiet, intimate, and in a nice residential neighborhood. Woke up early to perfect weather and strolled along the coast. Beautiful gardens with pine trees that I fell in love with immediately. Spa with saunas, indoor outdoor cold and hot baths filled with Fuji mountain ground water. Meals served in the fabulous Meiji-era tea house with attentive service Food & drinks. Excellent Chinese Japanese Italian fusion. Delicious meal with local ingredients supervised by chef Hirofumi Saito from Ichirin Hanare Prices. $1161 half board including alcohol (week days much cheaper) Rating. 5/5 wonderful staff and experience.

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Numazu Club was well worth the drive to Numazu just to stay there. I would not think of it as a hotel, nor an onsen, but rather a getaway. The rooms were modern, minimalistic and no small detail was missed. Expect personal interactions with friendly and attentive staff, from being greeted at the gate (car) to being checked in privately in your room. In our case the manager checked us in, as well as coming to check on us and other guests during breakfast and dinner. The breakfast and dinner in the teahouse should not be missed. It was exquisitely prepared and a sensation for all senses, do note that it is Japanese and Chinese fusion. You will be welcomed by locally produced treats and drinks, and definitely ask for turn down service to experience more local products. Our open-air bath added to the already tranquil and quiet atmosphere and I could sit on the balcony soaking up the sun for hours. There is not that much to do around Numazu, but if you like feeling at peace you won’t leave the accommodation anyway. There is a fish market with multiple sushi restaurants less than a 15min walk away, which we enjoyed for lunch.

None of this bothered us, but it might be good to note. There was no TV in the room, we didn’t miss it at all and barely touched the iPad we brought along. If you’re used to onsen hotels, this is not that. The facilities were modern and well thought out, like a spa, with an indoor and outdoor onsen for woman and an outdoor onsen for men. But it is very small, and luckily when we used it respectively we were both the only people there, otherwise it might be a bit close for comfort. Considering that there are only a few rooms on the property each equipped with their own private onsen bath, this shouldn’t be a dealbreaker.

Environment, room

Unexpected charges of dessert wine and tea for dinner

The ambience of the property is amazing. The staff was very professional and polite and made our stay very pleasant.

A little expensive

Super pretty both inside the room and the whole area of the accommodation. It felt quite hidden as there was quite the walk from the gate and then it was pure calm inside. Such an amazing place to wind down and would have wanted to stay longer if not for our travel schedule.

Overall the staff were friendly, however the upselling could be toned down a bit.

Very comfortable hotel with pleasant ambience. Lovely grounds.

Location of electric sockets for charging electrical items. We had requested if possible to prepare a vegetarian meal with just salads or other non meat items but were told this was not possible. Necessitated having to leave the hotel to find somewhere to eat. Would have expected a hotel of this standard to be more accomodating to a relatively easy request.