[11 Recommended Places to Stay by Area in Oita] Great Bases for Enjoying Oita, a Hot Spring Paradise

This hotel offers excellent access, Approx. a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station and Approx. a 3-minute walk from Beppu Kitahama Bus Center, which has direct service from Oita Airport, along with a wonderful seaside location facing Beppu Bay.
The highlight of the hot spring facilities is the open-air bath, with nothing blocking the view in front of you, creating a sense of connection with Beppu Bay.
Soaking in the bath while watching the sunrise over the horizon is pure luxury.

Known as one of Beppu’s leading large-scale hot spring facilities, this hotel is so famous that many travelers from across Japan visit specifically to stay here.
With a total of 554 guest rooms and a capacity of Approx. 2,000 guests, the property consists of three adjacent accommodation buildings: Sora-kan, Niji-kan, and Naka-kan.
Opened in 2023, Sora-kan features refined design and spacious rooms made for relaxing.

Approx. an 8-minute walk from both Beppu Station and the Beppu Kitahama bus stop, a transportation hub in Beppu.
Located in central Beppu yet tucked away in a quiet, hidden-retreat-like setting, Yamada Bessou was originally built in 1930 as a businessman’s villa and later converted into a ryokan after World War II.
The building features the Japanese-Western eclectic architectural style popular at the time, and its pseudo-Western-style reception room, with plaster ceiling decorations and lamps, remains a symbolic space preserving the atmosphere of that era.

An accommodation facility located in Ajimu-machi, Usa City, Oita Prefecture.
These glamping cabins stand in the Ajimu Basin, an area known for its grapes.
They are set on high ground overlooking vineyards.
With only four cabins on a site of more than 3,000 square meters, this is a luxurious camping space.
The guest rooms are suite-style cabins rented as entire units, and every cabin comes with a private garden.

An all-ocean-view glamping facility located at Nagasakibana, the northernmost tip of the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita Prefecture.
With accommodations, BBQ, and activities all available, it is popular as an outdoor resort where guests can fully enjoy the sea and nature.
There are three types of accommodations: camping trailers, spacious and comfortable tents, and standard tents.
The trailers in particular come in a variety of options, from the Deluxe, which can accommodate up to 6 guests, to the Ace One, which allows pets.

An accommodation facility in Ajimu-machi, Usa City, Oita Prefecture. This ryokan is operated by a long-established restaurant specializing in suppon cuisine, founded in 1920.
It stands in the center of the Ajimu Basin, surrounded by rich mountains and clear streams.
Its defining feature is the chance to enjoy suppon cuisine, a local specialty of the area.
The inn’s signature is its kaiseki course made with suppon raised in its own dedicated breeding pond.

Okuhita Onsen Umehibiki is located in Oyama-machi, Hita City, Oita Prefecture.
Overlooking Hibiki Gorge, this hot spring ryokan lets guests experience the nature and culture of Oyama, a region famous for plums.
The property is designed around the theme of “all things plum,” allowing guests to enjoy plums with all five senses through plum blossom-inspired design, fragrance, and flavors.
The cuisine features nourishing meals made with seasonal ingredients from Kyushu.

Sanso Tensui is an accommodation facility in Sakuradake, Amagase-machi, Hita City, Oita Prefecture. It is a hot spring ryokan nestled in the mountains of Amagase Onsen, one of Japan’s leading hot spring areas.
Open-air baths are scattered throughout the property, where guests can soak while looking out at a waterfall flowing through deep green trees.
The open-air bath “Takikan-an” is the inn’s signature feature, offering a panoramic view of Sakuradaki Falls, which has a drop of Approx. 20 m.

Located within Aso Kuju National Park, known for having one of the world’s most remarkable calderas.
At an elevation of 865 m, the property faces a vast highland of over 300,000 tsubo, welcoming guests with rich natural scenery said to rival the Swiss Alps.
From spring, when flowers bloom all at once after the seasonal grass burning, to autumn, when silver grass glows gold, and winter, when the night sky is especially beautiful, every season has its own appeal.

One of the most historic ryokan in Nagayu Onsen, it has faithfully preserved its traditions from its founding in 1917 to the present day.
The hot spring here, which once charmed many cultural figures and celebrities such as Tekkan and Akiko Yosano, Jiro Osaragi, and Soho Tokutomi, is Nagayu Onsen’s signature carbonated spring.
The ryokan is thoroughly committed to using free-flowing spring water directly from the source.

A hot spring ryokan on a hill a little away from the center of the Yufuin Basin, known for its spectacular views.
The scenery from the open-air baths is especially impressive, allowing guests to relax in the water while taking in the natural landscapes of Mt. Yufu and the Yufuin Basin.
Its kaiseki cuisine rich in local flavor is also well regarded.
The ryokan’s signature open-air baths are spacious, with the women’s bath measuring 150 tatami mats and the men’s bath 100 tatami mats, giving them a wonderfully open feel.