Family hotels and homes in Shiga

Located in Hikone, 4.2 km from Hikone Castle, Biwafront Hikone provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. Featuring luggage storage space, this property also provides guests with a children's playground. The accommodation features a sauna, hot tub, restaurant and free WiFi throughout the property. One of the best hotels we stayed in Japan. Really good and thoughtful.

Set in Nagahama, 14 km from Hikone Castle, Machiya no Yado Iroha offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a restaurant. This 2-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom. The property is non-smoking and is situated 8.7 km from Maibara Station. Everything was great. The staff were really friendly and made us feel at home, the location was excellent and central, and the room was clean and comfortable. The snacks were a great touch after a long day of travel. We will definitely love to stay again in the future.

Set in Otsu and with Daigo-ji Temple reachable within 9.2 km, Hotel Koo Otsuhyakucho offers concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a shared lounge. Featuring a bar, the 5-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom. The accommodation features entertainment staff and room service. Outstanding welcome, sense of genuine Japanese culture and history, beautiful common area for morning coffee and goodies, excellent communication.

Biwako Ryokusuitei offers Japanese-style/Western rooms with Lake Biwako views, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi. Public indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths are available for all guests, and some rooms come with a private balcony with an open-air bath. A free shuttle is available from JR Ogoto Onsen Train Station, which is a 5-minute drive away and a 20-minute train ride to Kyoto Station. Wow! Such an amazing stay! Great experience with a private onsen in front of the lake. The room was very beautiful Japanese styled, and super clean. The breakfast was one of the best we had!

A recently renovated villa set in Omihachiman, 夢圓 大家族向け 一棟貸し 最大13名 浴室2室 無料駐車場4台 静かな住宅街 features free bikes. The air-conditioned accommodation is 37 km from Sanzen-in Temple, and guests can benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is located 38 km from Enryaku-ji Temple. The check in instructions and directions were clear and correct. The apartment was spacious, very clean, and had all the amenities for a group of friends staying at a location for multiple nights and wanted to cook instead of eat out. The washing machine, bath, toilets, kitchen appliances, everything was top notch and had clear easy directions in English and multiple languages for all the guests. The beds were comfortable and everything was clean and spotless, everything looked very new. For the location, we walked to the canals, the ropeway, la collima, and the JA market and stores. Kikis bakery and café was delicious!!

Set 16 km from Hikone Castle, YURURIBASE 凛 in Nagahama contactless checkin offers accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. The property is around 11 km from Maibara Station, 23 km from Taga-taisha Shrine and 27 km from Taga-taisha Shrine. The property is non-smoking and is located 11 km from Green Park Santo. Very clean and spacious apartment in a central location. The hosts were very helpful. Would recommend to anyone staying in the area.

Located in Takashima, とっくりhouse provides accommodation with private pool, free WiFi and free private parking for guests who drive. The air-conditioned accommodation is 39 km from Sanzen-in Temple. The accommodation features private check-in and check-out and bicycle parking for guests.

Boasting air-conditioned accommodation with a patio, 宿の夜夜 広々一棟貸し駐車場2台 浴室2箇所 大家族グループ旅行に最適 静かな環境 is situated in Omihachiman. This property offers access to a balcony, free private parking and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is set 38 km from Enryaku-ji Temple. The house was exceptionally clean and well equipped. What was most impressive, however, was how responsive the host was. The host responded almost immediately to every email inquiry I had about the property. I would highly recommend this house to people who are visiting historic and lovely Omihachiman.

For guests with children, GuestHouse去-来-現Ko-Rai-Gen features outdoor play equipment and a baby safety gate. Skiing and cycling can be enjoyed nearby, while a car rental service and ski-to-door access are also available on-site. It is a nice apartment in a garage loft. The space is spotlessly clean and neatly arranged in a "modern Japanese" style featuring tatami mats, futon beds, shoji doors etc. The host, Asami, is incredibly polite and accommodating. She quickly responded to my messages, picked us up from the train station and never bat an eyelid in response to our "on-the-way" chaotic planning. Asami's husband runs a small buddhist temple. It's very serene and open for the guests. You can also opt in for a guided tour, which we did and liked very much. The bicycles that they provided us (for free!) were very useful for exploring the surroundings. We visited Mount Shizugatake and the Nishino Tunnel. The former has splendid views; the lift was closed but it was a very pleasant walk. Regarding the tunnel: it's good to know there are actually two tunnels, the original and the modern one. This made it very easy to split into two groups (... the Adventurers and the Cowards ...). One great surprise was the Cherry Tree Alley leading to a shrine not far from the Shizugatake lower lift station. We thought we had arrived in Japan too late for the cherry blossoms, but here they had this late blooming variety that allowed us take lovely Sakura photos at the end of April!

A recently renovated guest house set in Nagahama, 蔵の宿 隠れ蔵 Kakurekura Traditional Private Stay features a garden. This property offers access to a terrace, free private parking and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is situated 43 km from Hikone Castle. An incredible hotel in a beautiful part of the countryside! The host was very accommodating and exceptionally kind. Staying here was a wonderful experience and I seriously recommend it to anyone visiting Shiga!