Kyoto Kyotanabe City
A resort spa with natural hot spring water drawn directly from the source, 17 types of baths, and a wide variety of saunas
"SPA&HOTEL Suisyun Matsuiyamate" is a spa-hotel-style hot spring facility in Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, where guests can stay overnight. It features an authentic sauna with powerful automatic löyly, a medicinal herb and salt sauna, and a luxurious private sauna with fully enclosed rooms, while the carbonated cold plunge bath after sauna delivers an exceptional sense of refreshment. The natural hot spring "Kyo Bijo no Yu," drawn directly from the source and supplied in abundant flow, is a chloride spring that gently envelops the skin. With a vast stone spa lounge spanning six themed areas, a fitness gym, and a variety of restaurants, it promises a blissful stay that cannot be fully experienced in just one day.

A large bath where you can luxuriate in "Kyo Bijo no Yu," a natural hot spring that flows directly from the source. This chloride spring, rich in salt, gently envelops the skin, and its excellent heat-retention effect keeps you warm for a long time after bathing. Enjoy a high-quality bathing experience in a variety of tubs, including a spacious open-air rock bath and source-fed pot baths.

A wide selection of distinctive baths, including the "super carbonated spring," where carbon dioxide dissolved in the water gently envelops the whole body, and the dreamlike "milk ion bath," turned milky white by ultra-fine bubbles. You can also enjoy bathing in various styles, such as a reclining bath with shallow and deep options and a seat bath with a more private feel. Rich negative ions and microscopic bubbles deeply relax both body and mind, leading you to a blissful moment.

A private open-air pot bath in the suite room where you can fully enjoy natural hot spring water. Feel the breeze of Kyotanabe as you savor a private bath experience for just the people staying there, without worrying about anyone else around you. It is a luxurious space that adds even more elegance to a special stay.

An authentic sauna where far-infrared heat penetrates deep into the body and powerful heat quickly promotes sweating. It features automatic löyly, in which water is poured onto the sauna stones at set intervals, and you can enjoy the moment when the heat and steam circulate through the room and transform into an exhilarating sense of intense warmth.

A sauna room in the open-air area, filled with the rich aroma and steam of medicinal herbs. The temperature is set somewhat lower, allowing you to warm your body slowly while working mineral-rich salt into your skin. As you sweat, the salt dissolves and gently polishes the skin, leaving it smooth and radiant.

A special cold plunge bath infused with carbon dioxide that pleasantly tightens the body after sauna heat. Its crisp, refreshing feel is unique to carbonated water, and it helps tighten open pores while providing an invigorating cool-down experience.
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