Noun
ryokan (plural ryokans or ryokan)
A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth - Was it only a dream? Was I really young once? As quoted in One Robe, One Bowl : The Zen Poetry of Ryōkan (2006) edited by John Stevens, p. 71. Ryōkan
The recently opened Nobu Ryokan Malibu is lesser known but perhaps even more luxurious and exclusive than the restaurant. Source: Internet