Bali & Resort SAYA no Kaze
Bali＆Resort SAYAの風
Does Bali & Resort SAYA no Kaze allow tattoos? In a private bath
SAYA no Kaze tells tattooed guests to skip its large bath and book the private one instead: a carved stone tub under a gazebo shipped from Bali, standing in the woods on the Anrakujima hill. At this all-inclusive hotel the 50-minute slot costs nothing extra.
SAYA no Kaze answers the tattoo question in its FAQ: guests with tattoos may not use the large bath, and the hotel points them to its private bath instead. That bath is booked on the day, first come first served, at a tablet by the front desk from 3:30 p.m.; the hotel advises booking early because slots are limited.
The bath
The private bath is the one the hotel names for tattooed guests. It stands outdoors in the woods: a gazebo imported directly from Bali, red-walled and roofed in timber, over a round carved stone tub that the hotel says was made in Bali. A session lasts 50 minutes and runs between 4 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. It costs nothing extra, because the stay is all-inclusive. Slots go first come, first served on the day of your stay, booked from 3:30 p.m. at a tablet beside the 3rd-floor front desk, so the hotel suggests checking in early. The bath closes in strong wind or bad weather.
The renewed Ocean View Tanah twin rooms, reopened in April 2025, have an open-air bath of their own looking straight over Toba Bay, with futons on a raised floor.
The large bath, Ananda-no-yu, uses water from the Shin-Misato Onsen source near Sakakibara Onsen, a clear alkaline simple spring that the hotel says women like for its smooth feel. It is open 3 p.m. to midnight and 6 to 9 a.m. A barrel sauna on the 4th-floor sky deck (swimwear required) and a stone sauna room are booked the same way as the private bath.
The hotel
A Balinese-styled all-inclusive hotel on the Anrakujima hilltop, with furniture imported from Bali. The room price covers draft beer, cocktails, wine and soft drinks in the lobby, a late bar with green curry from 9 to 11 p.m., the play room with about 10,000 comics, table tennis and billiards, karaoke, the saunas and the private bath; only the spa costs extra. Dinner is mainly French-style cooking in the 2nd-floor restaurant. Rooms are Batur and Sanur doubles and twins with a bath, Tanah rooms with raised futon floors, and the Ocean View Tanah rooms with an open-air bath.
Good to know
- Book the private bath at 3:30 p.m. on the front-desk tablet; slots go first come, first served.
- The large bath opens 3 p.m. to midnight and 6 to 9 a.m.
- Strong wind closes it, along with the sky deck and barrel sauna.
- Station pickup at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. from Kintetsu Toba exit 1, booked by the day before.
Getting there
From Kintetsu Nagoya, the Kintetsu limited express reaches Toba in about 1 hour 40 minutes, the hotel says; from Osaka Namba it takes about 2 hours. From Toba Station a taxi or the hotel bus takes about 10 minutes. The bus leaves from exit 1 of Kintetsu Toba Station at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. and returns at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; reserve it by the day before your stay.
Toba STN · Kintetsu Toba Line (limited express from Kintetsu Nagoya)
Not walkable.
Hotel bus from Kintetsu Toba exit 1 at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., reserved by the day before; taxi about 10 minutes.
Where it is
Hotel bus stop
- Kintetsu limited express 1 hr 35 min
- hotel bus about 10 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Kintetsu Rail Pass, 5 days ¥4,900 Worth it if you’re coming from Osaka, or stopping at Ise or Nara on the way. It covers Kintetsu trains between Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Ise, Toba and Nagoya; the limited express seat is extra, about ¥1,340 from Nagoya or ¥1,640 from Osaka. From Nagoya and back, ordinary tickets cost less.
- Ise Grand Shrine and Toba Aquarium day tour Ise Grand Shrine, the Wedded Rocks at Futami, and Toba Aquarium or Mikimoto Pearl Island, from Nagoya.
- 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 use one of the private baths. No reservation needed.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the hotel’s FAQ, which names the private bath for tattooed guests)
刺青・タトゥーのある方は、大浴場のご利用をお断りさせていただいております。貸切風呂をご用意しておりますので、そちらをご利用くださいませ。※貸切風呂は数に限りがございますので、事前のご予約をおすすめいたします。
This is the rule for the shared baths. It doesn’t apply to the private baths.
Best for: couples who want a Bali-style private tub in the woods, with drinks and the bath included in the room price
The private bath stands in the woods outside the building: a Bali-made stone tub under a gazebo imported from Bali. Sessions are 50 minutes between 4 p.m. and 11:50 p.m., free for staying guests because the stay is all-inclusive. Booking opens at 3:30 p.m. on the day at a tablet by the 3rd-floor front desk; the bath closes in strong wind. The hotel does not say whether the private bath carries spring water. The renewed Ocean View Tanah twin rooms (April 2025) have an open-air bath of their own facing the bay; the hotel does not say what water fills it. The large bath, Ananda-no-yu, uses the Shin-Misato Onsen source, an alkaline simple spring.
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