The hotel provides a range of facilities for the use of guests, offering a change of scenery and atmosphere from the guest accommodation
Facilities open to guests include the Lobby Lounge, which most guests visit when checking in and out of the hotel, the outdoor Takibi Lounge, where you can sit around a wood fire, and the Annex, which houses the Wellness Salon and the Library Café. Works of modern art are displayed throughout the hotel, including in guest rooms.
In the Lobby Lounge, a painting of Shinshu apples welcomes guests
The Lobby Lounge houses the reception desk, where, besides checking in and out, you can book activities. Why not drop in before a meal and sit on the terrace or indoors to admire the view, gaze at the painting of apples by Kyoji Takubo, or chat by the fireplace.
Place: 2nd floor of the main building
An outdoor lounge with a wood fire that evokes a simpler age
Near the Annex is the Takibi Lounge, an outdoor lounge with a brazier. Jomon period (2,800-2,500 BCE) pottery has been found on the hotel’s grounds, and it’s fun to sit around a fire in a place where people are known to have flourished from ancient times, and imagine life in simpler times. Beyond the brazier is a South African tent. Furnished and decorated in plain wood and earth colours, it’s the perfect place to relax and unwind while feeling close to nature, all year round.
Place: near the Annex
Opening hours:
24 April to late September 2024 | The Takibi Lounge will be open from 10.00am to 7.00pm; the fire will be lit and the Food Truck will be open from 5.00 to 7.00pm
Late September to April 2025 | 4.30 to 6.30pm; the fire will be lit and the Food Truck will be open from 4.30 to 6.30pm
Service: a Food Truck provides a free drinks and light meals service.
A peaceful place to read while listening to analogue music
The Annex overlooks the Takibi Lounge.
The Library Café on the 1st floor has a range of photo collections and books on Miyota, and in the Sound Room you can enjoy the warm sound of analogue records played on a hi-fi system with a vacuum-tube amplifier. Free coffee and tea are available on a self-service basis.
The 2nd-floor Wellness Salon offers myofascial release cutter and hydrogen inhalation, as well as a range of oil massage treatments. Reservations are required. For details, please visit the Wellness Salon page.
Opening hours: Annex 1st floor 10.00am to 6.00pm | Wellness Salon 10.00am to 6.00pm (last reservation 5.00pm, closed on Wednesdays)
Jomon period pottery and modern art
The fertile Miyota area was inhabited as early as the Jomon period (2,800-2,500 BCE), and a display of pottery from that period excavated on the grounds can be seen in the hotel’s main entrance. Beyond the entrance is the Lobby Lounge, decorated with works by the Venice-based glass artist Ritsue Mishima and a large painting of Shinshu apples by Kyoji Takubo. The entire hotel, including the guest accommodation, is decorated with Jomon pottery and works by modern artists, charting the history of Miyota from ancient to modern times.
Display areas: Lobby Lounge, elevator hall on each floor, restaurants, guest accommodation
* Please note that guests only have access to the floor on which their accommodation is located.
Enjoy teatime with a panoramic view
From 2.00 to 5.00pm, La Lumière Claire, on the 5th floor of the main building, serves coffee, tea and herb teas free of charge. Why not enjoy a cup, along with our pâtissier’s sweet of the day, while admiring the panoramic view?
Opening hours: 2.00 to 5.00pm