SHIZUKA RYOKAN DAY SPA RETREAT

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The Japanese word ‘shizuka’ means tranquility, and it is this very feeling which we hope will stay with you from the start of your stay to the very end - and indeed well beyond.

The word ‘ryokan’ refers to the highest level of traditional Japanese accommodation, offering an unsurpassed standard of service and comfort.

Our aim is to envelop you in an atmosphere of peace and calm and provide you with impeccable service throughout your stay. We wish you a most pleasant stay.

When you enter Shizuka Ryokan, you step into another world. The beauty of a Japanese interior lies not just in its uncluttered elegance, but also in appreciation of the materials and workmanship which have combined in its creation. The very delicacy of tatami matting or a papered shoji screen necessitates that we be mindful and aware of these furnishings, thus echoing the essence of traditional Japanese philosophy ˜ awareness of our surroundings and of the beauty which lies in even the humblest of objects.

Leave your shoes and your cares at the door
At Shizuka Ryokan, as in all traditional Japanese inns or homes, guests are expected to take off their shoes in the genkan or entrance vestibule. With this custom, the Japanese acknowledge the movement from exterior to interior space and symbolically leave the dirt and disharmony of the outside world behind. For ease and convenience, we suggest that our guests take advantage of the slippers we provide for walking in non tatami-matted areas. Due to the delicate nature of the material, neither shoes nor slippers should be worn on the tatami matting. We also ask that guests use only the legless chairs and cushions provided and refrain from putting the cane chairs on the tatami.