10 Best Budget Hotels in Beppu
Cheap Onsen Stays · Station-Close Guesthouses
From ¥3,500/night · Updated 2026

If you want to do Beppu on a budget but still get a hot-spring soak with a view, AMANEK Beppu YULA-RE is the best-value pick in the city right now. It's a business hotel that opened in 2021, sitting directly across from JR Beppu Station — a one-minute walk, so you can roll your suitcase straight off the train. What sets it apart from a typical business hotel is the rooftop natural-onsen bath overlooking Beppu Bay — soak in the evening and watch the city lights shimmer on the water. Guests repeatedly call it better than the price suggests. Rooms are compact in the Japanese style but clean and current. The score is 9.4 from 1,473 reviews on Trip.com and 9.0 from a remarkable 4,652 reviews on Booking — a sample size that tells you this isn't a fluke.

Picture a hotel where you take your shoes off at the entrance and walk barefoot on tatami the whole way to your room — that's the Onyado Nono concept, the onsen-hotel brand under Dormy Inn known for cleanliness and service. The Beppu branch posts the highest score in this roundup: 9.5 from 1,180 reviews on Trip.com (and 9.0 from 1,626 on Booking), a one-minute walk from JR Beppu Station. The headline feature is a top-floor mineral onsen looking over Beppu Bay, paired with a high-temperature sauna. After your soak there's the brand's signature free late-night 'yonaki soba' ramen that regulars swear by. Rooms are tatami and comfortable, and the Oita-sourced breakfast buffet draws plenty of praise — excellent value at this price.

The surprise of this list is Suginoi Hotel — Beppu's landmark onsen resort, which actually becomes a budget option if you book the cheapest Niji Kan rooms, from around ¥18,000. The Niji Kan room is a compact 21 sq.m. with no meals in the package, but you get full access to Tanayu, the famous five-tier terraced onsen overlooking Beppu Bay — the feature guests describe as 'worth the whole trip on its own.' The overall score is 8.9 from a very large 2,460-review sample on Booking. It's an all-in-one resort with buffets, bowling, an arcade, and the summer-only Aqua Garden, so you can happily spend a full day without leaving — ideal for families or groups chasing maximum value. We have a full review you can read too.

Hotel Shiragiku is a long-established onsen hotel that's been part of Beppu for decades, and it remains great value for anyone who wants a full-service hotel without a steep price. It sits in the city centre, an 8-minute walk from JR Beppu Station, with both indoor and outdoor mineral baths to soak in and as many as four restaurants on-site. The score is 9.0 from 63 reviews on Trip.com, and guests most often single out the surprisingly varied breakfast buffet and the warm, traditional Japanese-hotel service. Rooms run larger than a typical business hotel, making it a good fit for couples or families who want onsen, dining, and a central location all in one place — from around ¥11,000.

If you're a backpacker or solo traveller after a clean bed at a gentle price, Beppu Hostel U&T is exceptional value. It's a hostel that opened in 2019, so it still feels new and well-kept. The score is 9.3 from 164 reviews on Trip.com, with an unusually large 1,343 reviews on Booking — a big sample for a hostel. There's a choice of dorm beds from around ¥3,800 and private twin rooms from around ¥5,800. The common areas are clean, there's a kitchen to use, and the staff are friendly with sightseeing tips. It's about a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station. There's no onsen on-site, but cheap public baths (sento) nearby let you soak like a local for a few hundred yen — a strong, low-cost base for a Beppu trip.

Super Hotel is a business-hotel chain Japanese travellers trust for value and consistency. The Beppu Ekimae branch stands out because it has an in-house wood-lined mineral onsen despite starting at around ¥8,000 with breakfast included. Guests note the rooms are larger than the Japanese business-hotel average, the beds let you choose firmness, and the managers speak good English and are genuinely helpful. It sits on the station side of JR Beppu, a 5-minute walk away, with an overall score around 8.6 on Booking/Agoda. The appeal of this chain is reliability — nothing flashy, but you get everything you should at a budget rate: a clean room, free breakfast, and a hot-spring soak before you head out. A safe bet for travellers who'd rather not gamble.

The name says it all — Beppu Station Hotel sits directly across from JR Beppu Station. Walk out of the station, cross the road, and you're there — ideal if you arrive late or leave early and don't want to drag your bag far. It's a simple business hotel, but it has an in-house natural mineral hot-spring bath, the kind of touch that makes a Beppu stay special and that you won't find elsewhere at this rate. The score is 8.6 from 161 reviews on Trip.com, and the starting rate is very low — around ¥6,000 (singles have gone as cheap as the low four-thousands). Breakfast is basic but fine. Guests describe it as the most convenient option per yen if you judge by location. It's no luxury hotel, but it covers everything a budget traveller actually needs.

Guesthouse Sunline Beppu earns praise as the best price-to-value stay among Beppu's budget options. It was originally an onsen ryokan that's been converted into a guesthouse for younger travellers, and what sets it apart from an ordinary hostel is hot-spring water that flows straight from the source — a real soak in a place charging in the three-to-four-thousand-yen range. It's right next to Kitahama bus terminal, handy for getting around, and about 10 minutes from JR Beppu Station. Guests describe the rooms and common areas as clean, with a quiet, cosy atmosphere, and it hasn't picked up a bad review in months. Dorm beds start around ¥3,000 and private rooms around ¥4,500 — ideal for travellers on a tight budget who still want an authentic Beppu onsen experience.

If you're on a tight budget and want to meet fellow travellers, J-Hoppers Beppu is the backpacker hostel reviewers love most. It's part of the J-Hoppers group that foreign travellers know well across Japan, and the Beppu branch ranks as the #1 Top-Rated Hostel in town on Hostelz (9.4) and scores 8.6 on Booking. It's a 2-minute walk from JR Beppu Station, with dorm beds from around ¥3,500 and private rooms for couples or families too. The draw is the sociable common area and kitchen, plus staff who'll point you toward the Hells and the city's public baths. It's clean, the beds are comfy, and the Wi-Fi is strong — a warm, convenient launchpad for a low-cost Beppu trip. No onsen on-site, but public baths are a short walk away.

Rounding out the list is Hotel Sun Valley Annex — a no-frills onsen hotel that's good value for a budget one- or two-night stay. Guests describe it as unpretentious but with friendly service, a clean room, and a simple indoor onsen, plus a basic breakfast. The thing that helps with logistics is the free hourly shuttle from JR Beppu Station and a morning shuttle back into town, so even though it's outside the centre you're not stuck. The score is 8.0 from 18 reviews on Trip.com — exactly the cutoff we set — but it makes the list because the real-world value is solid and it suits travellers who just want a clean bed with a hot-spring bath at a modest price. From around ¥9,000, it covers the essentials. Nothing flashy, but nothing to disappoint either.