About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Sawaki in Imabari offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes a refrigerator, TV, and free toiletries. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a public bath, and a hot tub. Additional amenities include a shuttle service, laundry, bicycle parking, meeting rooms, and luggage storage. Local Attractions: Located 76 km from Hiroshima Airport, Sawaki is near Oogamiyama Omoto Shrine (35 km), Saikon-ji Temple (38 km), and Senkoji Temple (42 km). The property provides free on-site private parking. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the bike/bicycle, dinner, and breakfast provided by the property.

Families particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a stay with kids.

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Property highlights

    • Perfect for a 3-night stay!

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)

    • Top pick by families with children

    • Free private parking available on-site

    • Public Bath


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Ross
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very clean and friendly. A welcome rest from our cycling.
  • Joanna
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The staff were amazingly welcoming. The property is in fantastic condition. All the facilities were excellent. Breakfast was exceptional.
  • Jessie
    Singapore Singapore
    Everything was perfect. Our room was on the second floor and our luggage was arranged by the staff to be received and forwarded to our next accommodation seamlessly. Staff was professional, polite and very helpful. The onsen which we were brought...
  • Benjamin
    Austria Austria
    Staff was very friendly and attentive. Breakfast was an exceptional experience. Wished we could’ve stayed longer than just one night
  • Zoe
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Amazing, traditional accommodation for our family of four whilst cycling the Shimanami Kaido. Arranged for us to be driven to the nearby onsen, which was an awesome experience. Breakfast was incredible, and they very kindly accommodated the...
  • Mattia
    Slovenia Slovenia
    Sparkling clean and very spacios rooms with airconditioning, very comfortable futon beds. Bike parking is available if you do Shimanami Kaido cycling route - just contact the property staff beforehand. The staff is very polite and friendly. They...
  • Jennifer
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very comfortable old traditional ryokan, big rooms, comfortable beds and an excellent breakfast.
  • Mark
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Exceptional service, with an incredibly warming and nice host. They went above and beyond to ensure we had a comfortable stay!
  • Ian
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good location close to shops and restaurants in this small town. Great traditional Japanese rooms and very spacious. If you are looking for a place about half way on the bicycle ride between Imabari and Onomichi then this is an ideal place to stop...
  • Carla
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Situated approximately half way on bike ride, easy to find. Somewhere to leave bikes overnight. Host was incredible, very accommodating. Japanese breakfast needs to be experienced. It was fabulous. Only wished we had eaten there in the...

Host Information

9.5
Host review score
A homey atmosphere where you can feel at ease. Dinner is Japanese-style Kaiseki cuisine with local Setouchi fish, food. We are in a good location in Shimanami Kaido Expressway. We are easily accessible to Ohkunoshima called "rabbit island".
Languages spoken: English,Japanese

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 19:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

If you are travelling with children under 13 years, to ensure you pay the correct price please select a rate that has child occupancy specified.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Guests must check in by 19:00:00 to eat dinner at this property. Guests who check in after this time may not be served dinner, and no refund will be given.