Sekishoin

Positiv: nice experience to stay in a temple. i had a great room looking out on the garden, where i spent quite a few hours sitting getting over my jet lag. good location at the far end of town, near the ...

Negativ: as a warning, if like me you did not go for full board ( already stretching my budget to stay) there are very few restaurants/ cafes open in the evening but some decent convenience stores.

Positiv: The futon was surprisingly comfortable. The food was extraordinary.

Positiv: I especially enjoyed my meaningful chat with the American monk and the serene stroll in the garden that our balcony overlooked.

Negativ: My sensitive skin was itching through the night and has continued to itch for weeks after sleeping on the perhaps dusty futon bed. Besides being woken up by itching, I was woken up by the cold air ...

Positiv: The location was very good.

Negativ: Sleeping on the mats is hard work, maybe if I was in my early 20's this rough sleeping would be ok.

Positiv: Der Garten war sehr schön.

Negativ: Das Essen könnte etwas besser sein.Das Frühstück war eher karg. Das Morgengebet war recht kurz, nur 30 Minuten. Die Mönche waren eher etwas unfreundlich bis gelangweilt.