Overview

Hotel Around Takayama, an Ascend Collection Hotel, is a city hotel in central Takayama, about four minutes on foot from JR Takayama Station. You stay in a convenient location for exploring the old town, morning markets, local food spots, craft shops, and the wider Hida region. The hotel was created around the idea of connecting you with “GOOD LOCAL” experiences, so your stay goes beyond the room and leads you into Takayama’s food, history, culture, people, and local craft scene.

Inside, the hotel feels warm, polished, and easy to settle into after a day of walking. Wood tones, Hida-inspired design, local displays, and relaxed lounge spaces help you get into the mood of the town. This is a good choice when you want the comfort of a hotel, the convenience of an駅近 location, and the added pleasure of soaking in Hida Takayama Onsen.

Accommodation

You can choose from compact rooms for a simple stay, larger rooms for more space, Japanese-style rooms, and suites on The Around Floor. The room design draws from Hida Takayama’s forest atmosphere, with calming interiors, comfortable furniture, and local touches that help you rest after exploring the town.

Standard room types include the Standard Queen, Wide King, Deluxe King, Standard Twin, Universal Twin, and The Around Queen. These rooms suit you well when you want a clean, comfortable base near the station. The Standard Queen offers a compact 18-square-meter layout, while the Wide King, Standard Twin, Deluxe King, and Universal Twin give you more space. Some larger room types include separate bath and toilet areas, while others have unit baths.

For a more distinctive stay, you can choose the Japanese-style rooms or suites. Japanese Style Sho-Sai gives you a simple Japanese-inspired room with twin beds, while Japanese Style Hida offers a larger 50-square-meter layout with beds and a separate bath and toilet. The Around Suite Triple, The Around Suite Fourth, The Around Junior Suite, and The Around Panorama Suite give you more space for a slower stay, with the Panorama Suite offering the largest layout at 82 square meters.

All rooms are non-smoking and include Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a refrigerator, safe, kettle, roomwear, towels, basic bath items, a 43-inch LCD television, and useful charging points. The television also lets you check the crowd level in the large bath and coin laundry, so you can plan your time more easily.

Dining

Dining takes place at Hanaoka Dining and Bar, a warm dining bar where you can enjoy Hida Takayama flavors in a relaxed setting. Breakfast is served as a four-tier “Tamatebako” box, with local ingredients arranged in a way that feels playful and satisfying as you open each layer.

For breakfast, you can enjoy Japanese, Western, vegan Japanese, and vegan Western options. The Japanese breakfast includes local dishes such as komo tofu, red turnip pickles, Hida shokemeshi rice, Hoba miso, salad, miso soup, sweets, and drinks. The Western breakfast includes Hida Takayama specialties, Meiho ham quiche and potatoes, French toast with Hida apple jam, salad, bread, soup, sweets, and drinks. Vegan breakfast options use local vegetables, Hoba miso, rice-flour bread, plant-based dishes, and gentle seasonal flavors.

Dinner is available with two-meal plans and focuses on Hida meats and local ingredients. You can enjoy courses such as ceramic-plate grilling with Hida brand pork and Oku-Mino free-range chicken, Hida beef red meat cooked on a ceramic plate, or a premium Hida beef course with sirloin and fillet. The dinner courses may include seasonal Hida Takayama appetizers, salad, warm dishes, grilled meat, Hida-grown Koshihikari rice, miso soup, and local pickles. The restaurant also serves à la carte meals and drinks in the evening, including local sake from Takayama breweries, Hida craft beer, shochu, original cocktails inspired by Hida Takayama, and non-alcoholic cocktails.

Onsen and Wellness

Hotel Around Takayama has a hot spring bath area on the second floor, with men’s and women’s large public baths, a private family bath, and a post-bath lounge. The baths use transported Hida Takayama Onsen water, so you can enjoy a real hot spring soak while staying close to the station and town center.

The large public baths look toward a garden and use soft simple spring water. The water is associated with relief from joint pain, muscle pain, and neuralgia. Each large bath has washing spaces and a spacious bathtub, giving you enough room to stretch out and warm your body after sightseeing. The women’s bath uses softer tones to support a relaxed mood, while the men’s bath has a calm garden-facing atmosphere.

The private family bath can be reserved on the day and gives you a larger private tub for bathing alone, as a couple, with friends, or with family. After bathing, you can rest in the post-bath lounge, where books and craft items connected to Hida Takayama create a quiet library-like space.

Guests with tattoos

You can use the hot spring baths if you have fashion tattoos. Cover stickers are available at the front desk, so you can cover your tattoo before using the shared bath if you prefer. The private family bath also gives you a more private bathing option.

Facilities

Hotel Around Takayama has a first-floor lobby and lounge, Good Local Square, Good Local 100 cards, Good Local Map, a library, a gallery, Good Local Store, Hanaoka Dining and Bar, second-floor hot spring baths, a private family bath, a post-bath lounge, rooms from the third to seventh floors, and The Around Lounge on the eighth floor for stays on the special floor. The Good Local 100 cards let you create your own local guidebook by choosing cards that introduce places, food, shops, and experiences around Hida Takayama. The library and gallery help you learn more about the area’s culture, history, and people, while Good Local Store sells food and craft items connected to the local stories introduced inside the hotel.

The restaurant has 106 seats and private-room seating, and the parking area has space for 44 cars on a first-come basis. The special eighth-floor lounge is available when you stay on The Around Floor and includes local sake, snacks, soft drinks, art made with Hida Takayama scrap wood, and views from the top floor.

Activities

You can start exploring Takayama almost as soon as you leave the hotel. The station is close, and the city’s old streets, morning markets, local cafés, sake breweries, craft shops, and food stalls are easy to reach on foot. The hotel’s Good Local Square and Good Local 100 cards help you choose where to go based on your interests, whether you want food, culture, shopping, crafts, history, or a slower walk through the town.

You can also use the hotel as a base for wider sightseeing. Suggested routes include Takayama’s old town, Hida no Sato and Matsukura Castle ruins, Hida-Furukawa, Shirakawago, and Okuhida Onsenkyo. The hotel also shares activity ideas such as local history tours, sake brewery visits, and cycling, so your stay can feel more connected to the area than a simple overnight stop.

Additional Features

Hotel Around Takayama gives you free Wi-Fi, non-smoking rooms, hot spring bathing, a private family bath, a post-bath lounge, a local dining bar, vegan breakfast options, Good Local travel planning spaces, a local store, and easy access from JR Takayama Station. The hotel is about four minutes on foot from JR Takayama Station and about three minutes on foot from Takayama Nohi Bus Center, making it convenient for travel by train, bus, or car. Check-in begins at 15:00, and check-out is by 11:00.