Overview
Bathing is central to a stay at Itoen Hotel. Guests can use 12 baths spread across the main hotel, Itoen Hotel Annex, and Itoen Hotel Matsukawakan. The main hotel's shared baths use free-flowing hot-spring water, while breakfast and dinner are served as buffets in the building.
This is the original hotel in the Itoen Hotels group. It stands beside the Matsukawa River in central Ito, about seven minutes on foot from Ito Station, keeping both the old hot-spring district and rail connections close.
Rooms
Rooms come in Japanese, Japanese-Western, and Western styles. River-facing Japanese rooms overlook the Matsukawa, where Take Akari bamboo lights illuminate the water after dark. Other categories exchange the river view for Western beds or a simpler layout.
The Japanese-Western special room has a private open-air bath, but its water isn't from a hot spring. Guests who specifically want onsen water should use the shared baths rather than book this room on the assumption that its bath is an onsen.
Facilities
The hotel has two shared bathing areas, Kawasemi no Yu and Angel Bath, with men's and women's access changing by time. Both operate from 2:00 PM to midnight and again from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Sauna hours are shorter.
Guests may also visit the baths at Itoen Hotel Annex and Itoen Hotel Matsukawakan, bringing the total across the three hotels to 12. Completing the full circuit involves short outdoor walks between separate buildings.
Free karaoke rooms and table tennis provide entertainment between meals and baths, particularly for families and groups. Wi-Fi is available in every guest room, and bicycles can be borrowed from the front desk when weather permits.
Dining
Dinner is a 90-minute buffet of Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes. Beer, sake, shochu, highballs, and other alcoholic drinks are included, while seasonal food events and local-sake fairs change the selection during the year.
Breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet served from 7:30 AM to 8:40 AM. Dinner start times vary with occupancy and are confirmed on arrival, so the schedule is less flexible than eating independently in town.
Location and transport
The outdoor walk from Ito Station takes about seven minutes. A free station shuttle follows a fixed afternoon and morning timetable without requiring advance reservations, which can be helpful with luggage. Drivers have access to roughly 50 free parking spaces.
JR services run north from Ito Station to Atami for Tokaido Shinkansen connections. Izukyu trains continue south toward Izu-Kogen, Kawazu, and Shimoda, putting destinations along eastern Izu within reach by rail.
Airport access
There is no direct hotel-door airport connection. From Haneda or Narita, the usual rail journey goes through Tokyo or Shinagawa and then Atami before the final train to Ito. The hotel shuttle covers only the short local trip between Ito Station and the hotel.
Why stay here
Breakfast, dinner, and several bathing sessions can all be arranged within the Itoen group, while the walk from Ito Station keeps a car-free stay manageable. With the main meals covered, time outside the hotel can go to the riverfront, beach, or rail trips farther down eastern Izu.
Outside the hotels, Matsukawa's riverside promenade passes through the old onsen center, Tokaikan preserves the detailed woodwork of a 1928 hot-spring inn, and Orange Beach is located within the same central walking area. Each can fit into an outing before dinner or between bathing sessions.
Good to know
The private open-air bath in the special guest room isn't an onsen. Accessing all 12 baths requires walking among three separate hotels, and each facility may have its own hours or temporary restrictions. Check the current arrangements if completing the full circuit matters to your stay.
Breakfast doesn't begin before 7:30 AM, and dinner start times depend on that day's occupancy. The local shuttle runs to a limited timetable rather than on demand, so outside its operating periods you'll need to walk from the station or take a taxi.
7-minute walk