"I didn’t plant to stay in Takaoka but the bus from Shirakawa-go was fully booked to Kanazawa.
It was very good as the bus stopped the right in front of this hotel.
There is a onsen style public bath which made me relax. The room was alright (not too bad). I explored some streets where old Japanese houses are well preserved.
However, Takaoka is now a bit sad as local shops have been closed down as there is a big shopping mall near Shin-Takaoka where Shinkansen stops. "
"No bell desk, no water in the room, extra towels with charge, this is not a great hot spring hotel in Japanese standard, but considering this is a rural area hotel serving mostly local people, I can accept these "