A Spectacular View of Huis Ten Bosch and a Free Flowing Onsen at Hotel Okura JR Huis Ten Bosch

For sightseeing at Huis Ten Bosch the official hotels are the most convenient and comfortable

Being only a 3 minute walk from JR Huis Ten Bosch Station, and a 1 minute walk from the Huis Ten Bosch Entry Building the Hotel Okura JR Huis Ten Bosch is extremely convenient. With the exterior built like the Amsterdam Central Station it is extremely impressive and has an European atmosphere to it that catches your eye easily.

Built next to the Huis Ten Bosch Canals, you can see the entire town from inside the building making this a perfect location for you to choose.

Check in is from 3pm, but you can have them take your bags before that so you can go out and see Huis Ten Bosch’s sights easily. They will take your bags to your room so that is just another in the list of conveniences they provide.

A luxurious panorama that you can enjoy from the guest rooms

Guest rooms are ranked as Standard, Superior, Premier, and Suite Room types, and they even have Japanese style rooms. Each guest room is spacious and has a great atmosphere as well as a plethora of ameneties.

Although the view from the rooms are different the Huis Ten Bosch side’s Park View type are very popular. From here you can have a different view every season because of the many flowers decorating the town below, and you the 105m high symbol tower Domtoren stands in the middle of the park. During the day explore Huis Ten Bosch and at night watch the illumination show from your room.

For fans of the railway the Station View rooms might be best with the view of JR Huis Ten Bosch Station and the view of the whole of Sasebo City. You can stay in these rooms for a bit less than the Park View type rooms.

There are many guest plans so choose based on your budget as well as what you want.

The only natural hot spring bath in the Huis Ten Bosch area

Of course after walking the spacious grounds a bath would feel really good wouldn’t it? At this hotel is the only onsen bath in the Huis Ten Bosch area. The ceilings are vaulted creating a very spacious environment, with a lay down bath, a large tub, sauna, water bath, and even an outdoor bath. The water has a little bit of a yellow tinge to it with many mineral secretions floating around. Say goodbye to your fatigue in the continuously overflowing bath.

You can bathe here as a visitor as well, they supply rental towels so you can come here with nothing. There is also a deal plan that consists of a lunch buffet and bath. You can relax away your fatigue in the onsen then go to the beauty-treatment clinic to relax. Pamper your busy self with a relaxing time at the beauty-treatment clinic.

[Onsen data] Onsen type: Sodium, Calcium chloride water Source water temperature 27.2℃

The appealing teppanyaki and buffet

There are 4 different restaurants here, each with their own very appealing menus. The first floor café terrace “Camelia” has vaulted ceilings and the huge windows create a feeling of freedom and spaciousness.

They have various foods in the buffet here. During breakfast a chef will cook some of the fluffiest omelets in front of you, or you can have the fresh baked bread that is just as if not more tasty. The lunch and dinner buffets that change every month are also very popular.

The top floor of the hotel houses the teppanyaki restaurant “Omurawan”, which serves only the best select beef and seafood. With the view of Huis Ten Bosch right below you and Omura Bay in the background, the dinner will definitely leave a great memory.

All the restaurants have celebration plans so if you are celebrating something definitely check them out before heading to them.

Enter Huis Ten Bosch on the Canal Cruiser reserved only for hotel guests

For those that have a Huis Ten Bosch ticket (Passport type) you can use the dedicated harbor on the hotel grounds to board the Canal Cruiser for hotel guests only to enter Huis Ten Bosch. Before boarding make sure you have a ticket showing you are a hotel guest which is provided at the front desk. You should also check the departures times while you are getting the ticket.

The Canal Cruiser for hotel guests is not usually crowded so you can have a relaxing boat ride. It is a fun 10 minute ride with a unique view of the Huis Ten Bosch town. Avoid the crowds of people trying to leave by using the Canal Cruiser to get back to the hotel smoothly.

The beauty of this system is that after some exploring of the park you can head back to the hotel to rest and take a refreshing bath at the onsen and then head back out for some more sightseeing.