[Kyushu] A girls' trip with top-class hospitality ♡ 7 must-visit auberge destinations

Sometimes you just want to relax and enjoy a lovely dinner with your friends, without worrying about time. In these cases, we recommend staying at an auberge. Relax and chat with friends in a lovely room, and enjoy a beautifully presented dinner of local ingredients in the evening. Just imagining it sounds like a wonderful time.

An auberge is a restaurant where you can stay overnight. There are many auberges all over Japan, but this time we will introduce an auberge in the Kyushu region. From open auberges where you can enjoy the feeling of being overseas to relaxing auberges rich in nature, the extraordinary world spreads out before you. Get drunk with wonderful food and sake, and attentive service, and forget the time and talk with your friends and sisters. Let's take a quick look at the auberge that will make such a trip come true.

Hotel Greges is an auberge produced by a French designer, located about 15 minutes from JR Togo Station. Its hospitality is recognized worldwide. When you arrive at the pure white building that will make you forget you are in Japan, why not start off with an elegant afternoon tea at La Galerie by the pool? Enjoy a long-awaited reunion with friends while watching the sunset.

All rooms have an ocean view! The calm and chic color rooms promise a high-quality and mature stay. If you step out onto the spacious terrace of your room, you'll feel like you're floating on the majestic sea♡ Let's refresh ourselves by listening to the sound of the waves as background music and talking about the accumulation.

In the evening, enjoy dinner at a restaurant overlooking the sea while receiving the best hospitality. Using carefully selected ingredients from Kyushu, the local Munakata region, and other sources from Japan and overseas, you can enjoy original French cuisine with a focus on color as well as flavor. I'm happy to have the best dish that received that star rating ♡

HOTEL CULTIA Dazaifu is easily accessible, just a 5-minute walk from Dazaifu Station. It stands as if it blends into the historic and cultural temple town of Dazaifu. The building is a valuable historical residence of a distinguished family from the end of the Edo period. Once you step inside, you'll forget the hustle and bustle outside and be enveloped in dignified silence. Even grown-up women will find solace in the space, which retains a historic atmosphere while also exuding a modern, sophisticated sense.

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How about an afternoon tea that adds glamor to your girls' trip? As soon as it was brought to me, I couldn't hide my excitement. Don't forget to make a reservation in advance.

At night, go to the restaurant "Ruan" in the hotel. While based on French cuisine, you can enjoy fusion cuisine that uses the abundant seafood caught in the fishing grounds of the Genkai Sea and seasonal specialties procured from all over Kyushu. The tableware used is Arita ware. It is elaborately designed so that you can enjoy not only the food but also the tableware. Enjoy the gourmet cuisine of Kyushu while having a glass with your friends in the open dining room overlooking the courtyard.

About 40 minutes by car from Yakushima Airport. "sankara hotel & spa Yakushima" is an extraordinary resort auberge that appears in the mysterious forest of Yakushima. When you arrive, first of all, experience the spa while feeling the power of Yakushima's nature ♡ Recommended is the original menu that balances the body using Yakushima's hot stones. You will find that your body and mind are filled with energy.

The recommended room is the standard type "Sandra Villa". The rooms are dotted throughout the lush forest and feature a lovely Asian modern design that exudes the warmth of wood. Equipped with a bedroom, living room, and even a multi-purpose space, it promises a relaxing stay. There is also a daybed by the window. Gazing out at the Yakushima forest from the window with your friends, you can feel the passage of time.

At night, enjoy a gastronomic experience full of nature's blessings. The dinner, which uses plenty of Kyushu ingredients and seafood caught in the nearby sea, is a gorgeous marriage of French and Yakushima ingredients. You can be beautiful from the inside out.

It's about a 60-minute drive from Kumamoto Airport. Auberge Mori no Atelier Minamiaso Luna Observatory is an auberge with the largest telescope in Kyushu. Its greatest feature is that you can enjoy stargazing according to the season and weather with a professional stargazing commentator. There is also a planetarium, so you can enjoy it even if the weather is bad. Why not spend a fantastic night with your friends, enchanted by the many stars that you can't see in the city?

The recommended guest room is the Annex Twin. Located on the second floor of the annex nestled in the forest, you can feel the warmth of the wood and relax. The rooms are made from old British bricks and old wood, making you feel like you're in a European countryside villa.

For dinner, we recommend the course that includes Aso Akagyu fillet. Aso Akagyu beef is raised freely on the vast grasslands, it is characterized by its low fat content and delicious red meat. Moreover, fillet meat is a rare cut that only accounts for 3% of the beef from one cow! This dining experience, which can only be had here, will satisfy both your stomach and your heart.

30 minutes by bus from JR onsen Station. "Hamilton Ureshino" is an auberge where you can enjoy "Ureshino onsen," which is said to be one of Japan's top three hot springs for beautiful skin. The hot water with a thick texture is a sodium bicarbonate spring containing a lot of sodium. It has the effect of removing dirt from the skin, leaving your skin smooth after the bath. The bathhouse with a retro atmosphere will make you feel like you're on a girls' trip.It's nice to have a girls' night out in the hot onsen while feeling the breeze in the open-air bath.

The recommended room is the "Deluxe Twin," which is also listed in the "Michelin Guide." You can spend a relaxing time in the retro-modern interior. The bed is made by Simmons, and my friends and I were impressed with how comfortable it was! You can sleep well at night.

The long-awaited dinner venue is an elegant space like a social gathering. It's nice to dress up a little to get into the mood. You can enjoy a special course that can only be found at "Ureshino", which combines ingredients grown in Saga's unique mild climate and delicious water with Italian techniques. The main course is "grilled special Saga beef fillet". An elegant and luxurious moment that tickles the hearts of women.

About 1 hour and 40 minutes by car from Kumamoto Airport. "Auberge A Ma Facon" is an auberge surrounded by the great nature of "Aso". Once you step inside the building, you'll feel like you're in the South of France♡ It's filled with warm and gentle light. Soothing background music will play, and when you are greeted by the front desk decorated with greenery, your steps will become lighter as you anticipate your upcoming trip♪

After going out to the terrace of the guest room and bathing in plenty of negative ions, go to the sofa by the window overlooking the forest. Talk with your friends while looking at the ever-changing scenery. If you are fully immersed in such a slow time, your daily worries will fade away.

Creative French for dinner. The ingredients used are seafood and mountain products ordered from all over Kyushu. There, multinational flavors such as Chinese medicine and gochujang! Even mature women with discerning tastes who have eaten many French dishes will feel a new excitement with each dish. The delicious encounters you've never had before will be a lively conversation with your friends.

About 30 minutes by car from "Kumamoto Airport", "Onyado Shirogane no Mori" stands quietly on a hill. The founder of a former poultry farm opened the mountain and opened it under the concept of "agricultural auberge", combining lodging, restaurants, onsen, and a farm. Check-in at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00, so you can enjoy a long stay without worrying about time while enjoying the view of the mountains and countryside.

Luxuriously, the room is equipped with an indoor bath with free-flowing hot spring water, so you can soak in onsen anytime you want. After bathing, you can relax with your friends in your room or on the terrace while gazing at the scenery.

The long-awaited meal is served in a private room at the scenic restaurant Shikiminori. You can enjoy freshly harvested delicious dishes such as crisp vegetables just delivered from the farm on the premises, warm eggs laid by chickens in the farm. The carefully prepared dishes have a depth of flavor that touches your heart. The main dish, the Akaushi beef steak, is slowly grilled over charcoal, and the aroma spreads in your mouth. You will feel the joy of traveling once again with meal that make you feel grateful for eating them.

Auberge offers a relaxing and elegant stay in a spacious room. Kyushu auberge is perfect for a girls' trip, where you can relax in the rich nature and fill your stomach with seafood and mountain delicacies. Every once in a while, you can have a delicious dinner with friends, lose track of time in a comfortable room, and get lost in conversation. Why not go on a trip like that?