The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko: The Luxury Experience (Per Night)

Start Location: Nikko, Japan; End Location: Nikko, Japan

Duration: 1-2 nights

Travel Season: Mid to late October (Best: late October)

Rooms: The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko

Framing views of pristine Lake Chuzenji and the sacred heights of Mount Nantai, this alpine retreat places guests directly amid Nikko's spiritual heritage. It is unmatched for natural solitude paired with the destination's only luxury hot spring baths, a few steps from UNESCO-listed shrines.

Highlights at a Glance

• Autumn: Nikko's maples turn about two weeks before Tokyo's.

• The lake and mountain: Lake Chuzenji at 1,270 metres, with Mount Nantai directly across the water and Kegon Falls, one of Japan's three great waterfalls, below.

• Onsen: Natural sulphur springs piped from Yumoto, and the price list records this as the only Ritz-Carlton onsen in the world.

Location

Location map

Rooms

• Riverside Garden View Room (57 sqm) - A garden-facing room over the riverside grounds, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a Japanese soaking tub, in king or double configuration.

• Mount Nantai View Room (57 sqm) - A room framing the sacred cone of Mount Nantai through full-height glazing, in king or double configuration.

• Lake Chuzenji View Room (57 sqm) - A room looking straight out over Lake Chuzenji and Nikko National Park, in king or double configuration.

• Lake Chuzenji View Suite (115 sqm) - A one-bedroom suite with a separate living room and lake vistas from both bedroom and lounge.

• The Ritz-Carlton Suite (277 sqm) - The hotel's flagship suite, with a traditional engawa porch, a Zen rock garden and an oversized bathroom with a Japanese soaking tub, looking to the lake, Mount Nantai and the national park.

Included

• Accommodation in the room or suite category booked, per night

• Use of the onsen - the world's first Ritz-Carlton branded hot spring, drawing water direct from Nikko Yumoto Onsen - with indoor and open-air baths, dry cypress sauna and bathing lounge

• Yukata and yukata closet for onsen bathing

• 24-hour access to the fitness studio

• Complimentary high-speed WiFi

• Daily turndown service and concierge service

• Daily breakfast for two (Virtuoso, Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts or Marriott STARS rate)

• US$100 hotel credit and a room upgrade at availability (Virtuoso, Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts or Marriott STARS rate)

Not Included

• International and domestic flights

• Transfers from Tokyo or Nikko station, and private car hire

• Japanese consumption tax, Tochigi bathing tax and service charge

• Lunch and dinner at The Japanese Restaurant, Lakehouse, The Lobby Lounge and The Bar, and all beverages

• Spa treatments and guided national-park experiences