InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa

InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa

The bathing tax on the folio, up to 500 yen a person per night, is the giveaway: InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa draws on the same hot spring water that gives the city its name, piping it into an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a spa tub rather than anything filtered or artificially heated. Built in 2019 and kept to 89 rooms across four floors, the resort sits five kilometres from central Beppu, close enough for a taxi into town, far enough to feel apart. Rooms range from Classic doubles at 527 square feet up to Junior Suites near 915, several with sea views over the bay, and Premium Double rooms add balconies and kitchens for longer stays. The Luxury Room sleeps up to four adults and three children, useful for a multigenerational trip. A sauna, steam room and massage service sit beside the pools, and a fitness centre is on hand for anyone who wants a swim to double as exercise rather than a soak. Breakfast covers two adults per room, with extra guests billed separately, and an extra bed runs 12,000 yen a night if a third person joins. Staff speak Chinese, English, French, Italian, Korean and Spanish, useful given the international mix of guests an InterContinental tends to draw, and a conference hall handles anyone folding in a work trip. This suits a couple wanting a quiet soak with sea views more than anyone chasing city pace, and it will frustrate travellers hoping to bring a dog, since pets are not allowed. What separates it from Beppu's other resorts is the hot spring water itself, not a filtered substitute, filling its pools. Beppu's own hot spring water fills the pools and spa tub here, not a filtered substitute, which is why a bathing tax appears on the bill. Built in 2019 with 89 rooms, it suits a quiet soak with sea views more than a city break, and pets are not welcome.