Koyasan Sanadabo Rengejoin

A great Kaiseki set for both breakfast and dinner, all the staff are polite and kind I stayed in the Himalayan room type

Spending a night in a monastery, attending the evening meditation (5 pm) and morning prayer (6 am) is a unique experience. The hotel staff is very friendly and the monks - there are three real monks at Rengejo-in - try their best to introduce guests to some Buddhist concepts, though the language barrier can make it challenging to follow. However, staying at Rengejo-in - or any other pilgrims' lodging at Koyasan for that matter - comes at a steep price. You will also need to be punctual, observe a curfew (9 pm), sit for an hour in total silence, sleep on a hard tatami mat, and get up very early without a coffee in sight. It's up for you to decide if you wanna pay that much for what would be usually considered a rather 'uncomfortable' experience. For us, it was a 'once and never again' kinda thing.

Room was clean and beautiful. Interesting experience, but quite pricey.

We have had an amazing stay at this Shukubo: the meditation session, dinner and setting were a much needed rest from the city! We want to specifically praise the staff. As soon as we let them know that we were unfortunately disrupted by noisy neighbours, they upgraded us to a private suite in the middle of the night (it was the only room available), despite us having originally booked a cheaper room. We were also allocated a private breakfast location and were allowed to check-out two hours later so that our experience was the most relaxing possible. We really recommend this Shukubo, as the staff will go above and beyond to make it a calming and relaxing experience 😇 10/10

為了巡禮真田幸村的足跡特地選擇來這裡住兩晚。雖然價格的確不便宜，但入住後的一切體驗都是絕佳的！進餐的房間居然就是真田家當初被幽禁時的上段之間！！！興奮不已！！！還能買到有六文錢標誌的御朱印帳、御守和茶碗。早課和冥想也挺有特點。負責接待的知客僧英語很好，照顧周到，我們退房後還一直把我們送出寺門，鞠躬致敬。感動！高野山很美，蓮華定院很棒！下次要選個白雪深覆的冬天再來！期待再會！