Eliminate the worries of traveling with children! 11 hotels and ryokan recommended for families in Shiga

Shiga has many spots that the whole family can enjoy, from small children to adults. Biwako Valley, accessible by ropeway, has handmade play equipment and a zip line, and you can enjoy the spectacular view of Lake Biwa. Other notable attractions include Michigan, a paddle steamer that travels around the southern lake, Chikubushima, known as a power spot, Yumemigaoka on Mt. Hiei, which has a cycle monorail and a super slider, and Hikone Castle, among other historical heritage sites.

Traveling with children comes with a lot of worries. You worry about not only sleep and meal, but also bath time, such as whether your child will be able to sleep soundly and comfortably, and whether there is something that children can eat. In addition, the amount of luggage for children, such as diapers, wipes, and pajamas, is quite large. So this time, we have selected family-friendly hotels and ryokan in Shiga that have a wide range of goods and services for children.

Biwako Hotel is located in Otsu, which is convenient for sightseeing in Shiga resort hotel boasts a location overlooking the majestic Lake Biwa and the Hiei and Hira mountains. The dock for the paddle steamer Michigan, which cruises Lake Biwa, is just a short walk from the hotel. Just watching the boats sail on the lake will get you excited. Breakfast is a made-to-order buffet featuring locally produced foods, and it's great that children under the age of four eat free of charge♪

All guest rooms have a lake view, allowing families to relax and enjoy the resort atmosphere. This is a room on the superior floor, "Natura," which can accommodate up to four people with the use of an extra bed. Baby cots for children up to two years old are provided free of charge, and children's pajamas (only on the luxury floor), yukata robes, and slippers are provided, so you can stay with peace of mind.

A summer-only treat is the garden pool inside the hotel. The pool, which is based on Lake Biwa, is divided into two pools for adults and children. The hotel also has a natural onsen called "Ruri no Yu" overlooking Lake Biwa, where you can relax in the spacious indoor and outdoor baths. You can also enjoy a cool evening on the rooftop terrace with a great view.

The 38-story super-high-rise Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel boasts a 180-degree panoramic view of Lake Biwa. It is a symbol of Otsu and a resort with lake views from all rooms. The outdoor pool, modeled after Lake Biwa, also has a 30cm deep children's pool, so even children who can't swim can enjoy it. You can depart for a Lake Biwa cruise from the pier in front of the hotel.

From the guest room you can see Lake Biwa and enjoy watching the lake's surface change with the passage of time. This room is a "Japanese Modern" on the lake floor. It is a Japanese-Western style room perfect for families. Children's pajamas are available in sizes 110cm and 130cm, so children will be delighted to wear pajamas that fit them perfectly. For details on other children's amenities, please ask the hotel.

Breakfast and dinner are served at the buffet restaurant, and for dinner, you can choose from a variety of restaurants, including French, Japanese, and Chinese. This is Lake View Dining Biona, where you can enjoy a buffet while looking out at Lake Biwa. The large windows give it a sense of openness. In the summer, we also recommend dinner at the barbecue restaurant Lakeside Garden. You can enjoy the outdoors while staying at the hotel.

Dantokan Kikunoya is located in Ogoto onsen, a hot spring resort town with 1200 years of history. The hotel is proud of onsen that flow directly from the source and its cuisine that uses local ingredients. This is the special room "Tsukiakari" with a semi-open-air onsen bath. This spacious tatami room on the top floor overlooking Lake Biwa is safe for crawling babies. There are also rooms where you can stay with pets.

Dinner can be eaten in your room (a private room is available for groups of 5 or more), so even if you have children with you, you can relax and enjoy your time without worrying about others around you. The menu includes seasonal kaiseki cuisine using local ingredients such as Omi rice and Omi beef, as well as a wide variety of bespoke dishes such as Omi beef sukiyaki, steak, and sashimi. There is also a "children's meal" with colorful rice balls, fried shrimp, and other dishes that will satisfy everyone from adults to children!

Makino Grand Park Hotel is located on the shores of the majestic Lake Biwa, with a private beach right in front of it that is only available to guests. The guest rooms have a log cabin-style interior, and some rooms offer views of the lake or mountains. This is a family room with a lakeside view. With the sofa bed, up to five people can stay in this room. If you get tired from playing on the beach, you can go back to your room and take a nap right away!

At the restaurant, you can enjoy dishes made with local ingredients, such as Omi beef dishes and Takashima's specialty tonchan teppanyaki. Enjoying delicious food while looking out over Lake Biwa is sure to be a blissful experience.

"L'Hotel du Lac (L'Hotel du Lac)" is located in the middle of the cherry blossom trees of "Kaizu Osaki", which was selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom spots in Japan. On a vast site of about 40,000 tsubo, there are only 15 luxurious rooms. In front of the hotel is Lake Biwa and "Takebu Island", also known as a power spot. In the summer, the private pool is open and you will feel like you are on a family trip abroad.

There are guest rooms in the main building, but if you have children, we recommend the detached villas. The Japanese-style rooms have Japanese-style rooms, so even babies who are crawling or sleeping can stay here safely. The heated floors make it comfortable even in winter. Up to four people can stay in the bedroom and Japanese-style room, and since they are separate, you won't feel embarrassed about the people around you. In addition to the bathroom in the room, you can also use the private family bath (for a fee).

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"L'Hotel du Lac" is an auberge-style hotel that is particular about its cuisine. At the restaurant "SOWER," chefs and service managers who have trained at some of the world's best restaurants serve dishes that aim to be "unique, redefined by the surrounding history, atmosphere and food culture." In the morning, recharge your energy for the day with a breakfast like this one, made with seasonal ingredients from local producers!

Grand Mercure Lake Biwa Resort & Spa is located on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. It is a convenient hotel for sightseeing, with Lake Biwa and Nagahama Castle just a 5-minute walk away. You can use the free shuttle bus from JR Nagahama Station to easily get around when traveling with children. In the summer, you can also use the garden pool. Even small children will need to wear swimsuits, so don't forget to bring them.

In addition to Western-style rooms and Japanese-Western style rooms, you can also choose Japanese-style rooms, which are perfect for families. The tatami mats are safe for babies to roll around on. You can also use the bathroom in your room, and the "Nagahama Taiko Onsen" onsen, which are associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, are also very pleasant. There are chairs for children and baby beds in the changing rooms, so the whole family can enjoy themselves without worry.

Breakfast is buffet style. Children will enjoy making their own petit hot dogs and pancakes with their favorite ingredients and sauces. Of course, local cuisine unique to the area is also available in the morning. Both children and adults will be very satisfied, being able to eat their fill of their favorite menu items.

Hikone Castle Resort & Spa is about a 5-minute walk from the front gate of the national treasure Hikone Castle. Since it is in such a great location, we recommend the "Castle View" rooms overlooking Hikone Castle. Baby beds are available for a fee, but children's yukata, diaper buckets, and booster toilet seats can be borrowed for free.

Superior twin rooms come with a semi-open-air bath and a view bath overlooking Hikone Castle. You can enjoy a relaxing bath with just your family, and you can bathe whenever you like. There is also a spacious large bath called "Jomi no Yu" where you can also spend a relaxing time while looking at the castle tower of Hikone Castle. Enjoy a relaxing time in the artificial carbonated spring "Silky Bath" or the "Ganbanyoku Bench" where you can sit and view the castle.

For dinner, you can choose from "Omi Dining Kissho" where you can enjoy Japanese cuisine, or "Omi Teppanyaki Houou" where you can enjoy teppanyaki with a realistic atmosphere. Both restaurants have children's menus, so you can rest assured. Breakfast at this hotel is also popular. "Hikone Shijimi Red Udon", which uses broth made from Lake Biwa shijimi clams, was ranked first in Shiga at Rakuten Travel's "Breakfast Festival(R) 2019".

Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel is a lakeside resort hotel with 274 rooms located in the eastern area of Lake Biwa. The hotel has a variety of facilities, including a pool, tennis courts, and a gymnasium, making for a satisfying stay. The guest rooms are stylish and modern in design. There are a variety of types to choose from. If you make a reservation in advance, you can rent a baby bed and bed guard, so it's safe for those bringing babies.

Grill & Dining G, located on the 12th floor, has a great view and serves up grilled dishes made with local Shiga ingredients, as well as seasonal flavors in course and buffet meals. There is a kids' plate for children, and you can bring your own baby food. The restaurant also has high chairs and baby cots, so you can rest assured that even sleeping babies will be safe.

One of the things Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel is proud of is its planetarium. Various programs are shown every day, including ones recommended for small children, so the whole family can enjoy themselves. There is also a kids' room on the first floor of the hotel, equipped with a ball pool, blocks, picture books, and more, so it's perfect for when you can't go sightseeing because of the rain, or when you have a little free time before going out or before meal.

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Kusatsu Estopia Hotel is located in Kusatsu, the second largest city in the prefecture after Otsu, in the southwest of Shiga Prefecture. Since its opening, the hotel has been a beloved landmark of the city. There are various types of guest rooms to suit different numbers of guests and purposes, but the "Familia Room" is perfect for families with children. It is a low bed made up of two semi-double beds, so it is safe for small children. You can take your shoes off and relax here♪

The hotel has a wide range of anniversary options for children, based on the desire to "be with you during life's moments." They will provide food, decorations and production for events in children's lives, such as shrine visits, first meals, Shichigosan, and Coming of Age ceremonies. The hotel also has a photo studio where you can take family photos. Why not make a record of your family history along with your memories at the hotel at Kusatsu Estopia Hotel?
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For dinner, you can enjoy a Western course meal at Restaurant Riviere, or shabu-shabu or kaiseki cuisine with Omi beef as the main dish at Japanese restaurant Aohana. Both restaurants also offer children's menus. Japanese restaurant Aohana has private rooms, and Restaurant Riviere has chairs and sofa seats for children, so you can feel safe even if you are traveling with small children. For breakfast, you can choose from a fun Japanese breakfast set with lots of small dishes or an American breakfast (photo).

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Diamond Shiga is a resort hotel with a golf course attached, located in a lush green area overlooking the Suzuka Mountains in the distance. In addition to rooms overlooking the golf course and quiet mountain-facing rooms, there are also cottages where you can enjoy the outdoors and trailer houses where you can stay with pets. If you have children, the Japanese-style or Western-style triple rooms and Japanese-Western style rooms that can accommodate up to five people are perfect.

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There are restaurants such as "Yamazato" where you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine, "Saio" which boasts authentic Korean cuisine, and "Marseille" where you can enjoy casual French cuisine. The all-you-can-eat buffet with over 50 types of food is also popular. It's nice to be able to choose according to the age and preferences of your children. For breakfast, you can enjoy "Mizukagami" rice from Shiga, hotel-made croissants, and "homemade fig jam" made with "Gamo Akane figs" from Shiga.

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There are plenty of facilities other than accommodation! The indoor pool is an open space where sunlight pours in, and it has a 25m pool, a jacuzzi, and a flowing water pool that is popular with children. In addition, the large bath on the premises, "Koka onsen Yapponpon no Yu," also has an open-air bath and a bedrock bath. There is also a family bath that can be rented out for private use (fee required, reservation required), so you can enjoy onsen without worrying about others around you. There is also a kids' room where you can play for free, so you won't get bored during your stay.

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Kamoshika-so is located near the border between Shiga and Mie, with the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains at its back and the Yasu River flowing in front of it. After waking up from your afternoon nap, you can splash around in the river for a short while before dinner. Relax in the open-air natural onsen bath while listening to the babbling of the river. Every night, a light-up event with light and smoke is held, creating a fantastical world for you to enjoy.

There are a total of 10 guest rooms. This is a Japanese-style room. They have yukatas for children, and you can choose from a variety of designs for adult yukatas. In addition, a bath towel set in a bag is provided in the room to be used when bathing in onsen, showing the inn's thoughtfulness.

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Dinner options include creative course meals based on the themes of "safety, security, and health" and "local production for local consumption," as well as courses with Omi beef as the main dish, and in the summer, barbecues are also popular. If the adults order a course meal, they will also prepare a children's course (photo). There is also a wide variety of lunch menu items, and one dish you'll want to try is the "Yasugawa Dam Curry," which is modeled after an actual dam.

Traveling with children may seem like a difficult experience, but the hotels and ryokan introduced here offer great facilities and services, so you can ease your worries. Reducing stress during your stay will leave not only your children but also your parents smiling and refreshed. Check out these family-friendly hotels and ryokan and enjoy your trip to Shiga.