Short answer: Ariston Hotel Oita is open. As of November 2026 it is taking reservations as “Natural Hot Spring Ariston Hotel Oita (天然温泉 アリストンホテル大分)” in Kanaike-machi, Oita City, about a 2-minute walk from the Funai Central Exit of JR Oita Station, and its official website posted a news update dated October 14, 2026.

People search for it as “closed” because a hotel with the same name used to stand in Miyakomachi, Oita City, and stopped operating in March 2019. The operator, Ariston Hotels Co., Ltd. (株式会社アリストンホテルズ), began running the hotel in front of Oita Station (in the former Comodo Hotel Oita building) on December 1, 2024, describing it as having “moved to Oita Station and been revived” (company press release, September 10, 2024). If you saw information about the old Miyakomachi hotel and assumed it had closed, simply book the current hotel by the station.

Has Ariston Hotel Oita Closed? Current Operating Status

The table below summarizes the current hotel’s basic information, as far as it could be confirmed from the official website and the operator’s announcements.

Source: Ariston Hotel Oita official website (checked November 9, 2026); Ariston Hotels Co., Ltd. press release (September 10, 2024). Room count is from booking-site property information.

How Much Does It Cost? About ¥9,700 per Room for 2 on Weekdays

Taking the lowest listed OTA rate (as of November 10, 2026) for each of the 41 nights from November 10 to December 20, 2026, the median for one room with 2 adults, tax included, was ¥9,700 — just under ¥5,000 per person when two people share. Because this is the lowest rate regardless of meal plan, breakfast-included plans cost more.

N=41 nights (stay dates November 10 – December 20, 2026); OTA listed rates as of November 10, 2026. Lowest available rate for each stay date (1 room, 2 adults, tax included, any meal plan). Source: HotelBank Editorial Team research.

Weekday rates hold almost flat at ¥9,700. The cheapest nights are Sunday nights and public-holiday nights: November 23 (Mon, holiday) was ¥7,500, and November 30 (Mon) and November 15 (Sun) were ¥7,700. Rates rise on Saturdays and before long weekends — November 14 (Sat) was ¥21,700, and over the three-day weekend November 21 (Sat) was ¥19,800 and November 22 (Sun) ¥18,700. If your dates are flexible, staying Sunday through Thursday keeps the bill down. To compare price ranges with another hot spring hotel in Oita Prefecture, see our Kamenoi Hotel Beppu rate guide.

How Do Direct Booking, the Fukko-Wari Discount and Lodging Tax Affect What You Pay?

The official website advertises a “lowest price guarantee” and offers member rates and points for Ariston members. According to an official notice (October 14, 2026), the “Kyushu Fukko Ouen-Wari Oita” travel discount is accepted through telephone bookings. The discount ends once the prefecture’s budget runs out, so check with the hotel before booking if you plan to use it. Stay periods and booking status by prefecture are summarized in When Does Kyushu Fukko-Wari End? Dates by Prefecture. Oita Prefecture is also scheduled to introduce an accommodation tax from June 1, 2027; the tax tiers are analyzed in detail in our explainer on the Oita lodging tax.

Hot Spring, Breakfast and Parking

Natural hot spring: The public baths use sodium-bicarbonate spring water drawn from 700m underground (source temperature 52.1°C, alkaline at pH 8.6), which the official website describes as “100% natural, free-flowing.” Both the men’s and women’s baths have a sauna and an open-air bath, and the women’s bath is entered with a PIN code. The baths are for hotel guests only; bring a towel from your room.

Breakfast: A buffet of Oita local dishes such as toriten, ryukyu and Nakatsu-style karaage alongside standard Japanese and Western dishes, with an emphasis on seasonal local ingredients.

Parking: The 8 surface spaces on the hotel premises cost ¥1,000 per night (tax included, 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. the next day) and cannot be reserved — first come, first served. If they are full, two partner car parks are available: “Trust Park Oita Ekimae” (multi-storey, max ¥800 per 24 hours) and “NPC24H Oita Station North Exit Parking” (surface, max ¥700 per 24 hours). Both are first-come, first-served; complete the paperwork at the front desk at check-in.

Other amenities include an amenity bar in the 1st-floor lobby (toothbrushes, nightwear, coffee, etc.), a coin laundry and Wi-Fi in all rooms.

As for guest reviews, the average scores across three booking sites and one map service ranged from 3.71 to 4.05 (out of 5, 782 reviews in total). By category, “Location” scored highest at 4.36 (329 reviews), followed by “Bathroom” at 4.16 (305) and “Breakfast” at 4.00 (247). Among reviews from the past 24 months, 40–50% mentioned proximity to the station and 30–40% mentioned the hot spring, mostly favorably (HotelBank Editorial Team research, aggregating reviews publicly available as of November 2026).

Choosing a Hotel with Hot Spring Baths and Breakfast Near Oita Station

Several other hotels near Oita Station have public baths or hot springs. Each has different strengths, so choose according to the purpose of your trip.

• Natural Hot Spring Ariston Hotel Oita (天然温泉 アリストンホテル大分): 2 minutes’ walk from the station, with natural hot spring baths featuring a sauna and open-air bath for both men and women. Known for its local-cuisine breakfast buffet; the lowest listed weekday rate is around ¥10,000 per room for 2.
• Dormy Inn Oita (ドーミーイン大分): In addition to a natural hot spring bath, it offers free late-night “yonaki soba” noodles — a good fit for travelers who want both a hot spring and food perks.
• Hotel Kudo Oita (ホテルクドウ大分): Also in Kanaike-machi, about a 7-minute walk from Oita Station. A 66-room hotel with free-flowing natural hot spring (moor spring) baths and rooms that sleep up to 4, making it convenient for families.

Fukko-Wari eligible dates and rates for Hotel Kudo Oita are covered in detail in this article on Hotel Kudo Oita rates under Kyushu Fukko-Wari (innippon, in Japanese). Comparing hotels on the same dates and party size makes the differences easier to see.

Further Reading

Frequently Asked Questions

Methodology and Sources

■ Data sources

OTA listed rates (as of November 10, 2026, for 41 stay dates from November 10 to December 20, 2026); public reviews on three booking sites and one map service (782 in total); the Ariston Hotel Oita official website (checked November 9, 2026) and the Ariston Hotels Co., Ltd. press release (September 10, 2024).

■ Calculation assumptions

Rates are the median and low–high range, by night of the week, of the lowest available rate for each stay date (1 room, 2 adults, tax included, any meal plan or rate plan). Per-person figures are the 2-adult room rate divided by two, as a guide.

■ Limitations

Listed rates are values at the time of observation and will differ at the time of actual booking. Coupons, member discounts and discounts such as Kyushu Fukko-Wari are not included. The room count is from booking-site property information, not an official figure. Review topic shares are approximate, in 10% steps.

• Listed rates: For 41 stay dates from November 10 to December 20, 2026, the lowest available rate for each date (1 room, 2 adults, tax included, any meal plan or rate plan) was aggregated from OTA listed rates as of November 10, 2026. Coupons, member discounts and campaign discounts are not included. Source: HotelBank Editorial Team research.
• Reviews: Average overall and category scores for 782 reviews publicly available on three booking sites and one map service. Topic shares are the proportion of reviews from the past 24 months mentioning each theme (in 10% steps). Source: HotelBank Editorial Team research.
• Property information: Ariston Hotel Oita official website (Natural Hot Spring, Access, and the rooms, breakfast and amenities pages, checked November 9, 2026); Ariston Hotels Co., Ltd. press release (September 10, 2024).