Auberge South Terrace
オーベルジュ サウステラス
Does Auberge South Terrace allow tattoos? In a private bath
The auberge publishes no tattoo policy for its shared baths. Its private bath, indoor and open-air together, is ¥3,300 for 60 minutes and must be reserved.
One private bath, with an indoor tub and an open-air one fed from the source, is reserved at ¥3,300 for 60 minutes. The fee went up from ¥1,500 on October 1, 2026. The auberge publishes no tattoo policy for the men’s and women’s large baths.
What the hotel says about its baths
ご家族で、お友達同士で、プライベートな空間で長湯をご満喫ください。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The private bath is open 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., last entry 10:30, and 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., last entry 9. In its open-air half the source pours in over a small waterfall. The Premium Suite, about 100 m² on the top floor, has a semi-open-air bath of its own; the auberge doesn’t say whether that one is spring water.
The shared baths each have an indoor and an open-air bath, open 3 p.m. to midnight and 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The hotel
An auberge, an inn built around its restaurant, that takes ten parties a day. The front desk is on the third floor. The auberge’s site doesn’t give check-in or checkout times.
Good to know
- The private bath fee doubled in October 2026, to ¥3,300.
- No hotel shuttle. Use the association’s free one or the bus.
Getting there
Shirahama STN · JR Kisei line
Bus to Shin-Yuzaki, then about 5 minutes on foot.
From Shin-Osaka, the Kuroshio limited express reaches Shirahama in about 2 hours 20 minutes. The ryokan association’s free shuttle from the station also stops here.
Where it is
- JR Kuroshio limited express 2 hr 30 min from Osaka
- bus 15 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kansai Wide Area Pass ¥12,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re riding the Kuroshio to Shirahama and back.
- Wakayama and Shirahama coast day tour Toretore fish market, Shirahama and the Senjojiki rock shelf, from Osaka.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and reserve a private bath.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the operator’s own bath and room pages)
Best for: couples who come for the dinner and want an hour in a bath of their own
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