Rating & Reviews : Cafe & Guest House Engawa
Accommodation
4.18
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Results: 33 View Reviews
Date: May/2026
4.80
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We had a wonderful stay at Cafe and Guesthouse Engawa. Our room was comfortable, the meals delicious, and we particularly enjoyed the traditional outdoor bath. The hosts were very accommodating of dietary preferences and made us a delicious vegetarian meal. Location was about a 20 minute drive from Koguchi, but the host picked us up and dropped us back off at the Kumano Kodo trailhead. Would highly recommend!
Date: Apr/2026
4.00
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Date: Mar/2026
4.60
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Date: Dec/2025
4.60
Serenity
Loved it. What a beautiful family. So privileged to have spent a night with them. What an amazing place in the mountains. Great vegetarian food. Wonderful hospitality. Thank you so much.
Date: Nov/2025
4.60
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This house is definitely rustic, but the room is clean and a stay here offers a very unique experience of staying with a family deep in rural Japan. With the compost toilet and simple facilities, could be a good option for people who are used to camping/staying in cabins, etc. It was definitely the most unique of my guesthouse experiences, with baby goats, an off-grid house, and an outdoor bath heated with firewood. Seichii's youngest son is very friendly and it was fun to play with him. Seichii kindly picked me up and dropped me off at the trailhead the next morning. And the food was really delicious!
Date: Nov/2025
5.00
Such a special stay
Seichi was kind enough to pick us up from the trail head and took us back to his family home. You are greeted by his sweet boy, the goats and cats as you enter the homestead. The room was clean and warm, there was a shower room and a compost toilet which was fine for us. The bath was a wood fired cast iron outdoor bath looking over the forest - excellent way to unwind after walking. The food the family prepared was absolutely delicious, we would have loved to be able to chat to Seichi more as he was clearly a very interesting hardworking person! We loved staying here, it was completely different to the other guesthouses but special and lovely in its own way.
Date: Nov/2025
4.75
A welcoming accommodation with one of the best meals we had in all Japan.
We arrived on a day of torrential rain. Welcomed by Seiichi, and a Japanese hottub. To bathe in pouring rain with the lush forest surrounding us was one of the most unforgettable experiences on our trip. The meal and the breakfast were just incredible! There was no trouble having my meals modified to gluten free options - felt very safe and taken care of in that regard as well.
Date: Nov/2025
4.40
Out of the way Rustic Farmstay
If you want to see a little of the genuine lifestyle of the farming folk, this rustic farmhouse at the end of a winding tiny road into the Forrest….. this is a place to stay. Don’t come if you want everything to be pristine and spotless. This is like visiting family in the countryside. Funky bath heated with a fire under the tub itself, outside with Forrest views. Owners communicates with you through an app and his children are around. One of my favourite experiences on the hike. But I am used to roughing it a little.
Date: Oct/2025
4.60
Cultural stay
Staying with this family was very peaceful. The bath that they provided was very interesting and the culture that surrounded this stay was fun and creative. I enjoyed seeing all the animals on the property and learning about the host lives.
Date: Oct/2025
5.00
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