Thai Style Villa and Resort Herbal Steam Room & Ice Bath Salt Water Swimming Pool Spa Communal Dining Room Lounge Meditation Room Gym (off - site) Gardens (healthandfitnesstravel.com)
After a lunch of lentil soup, brown rice, and home - pressed apple juice in the castle's communal dining room, I follow the beekeeper - turned - activist to a small gatehouse where he lives with his partner and their son. (discovermagazine.com)
More affordable and simpler than ryokan, minshuku tend to have smaller guestrooms, shared bathroom facilities, and any included meals (traditional, local, and delicious) are served in a communal dining room. (tripcentral.ca)