Chozu Bath and Tea Gardens in Ashland

This place is kinda cool, though not for its cold plunge (which is not that cold) The vicinity is amazing, and some of the snacks are nice. It's definitely not a tea garden. I think it's more like a spa, that serves tea that tries terribly hard to be Japanese but is kinda just... bad (cheap, poor quality, chinese mass produced or American organic that is lower quality but grown maybe organically) If the cold plunge was cold, and they didn't use chlorine, and got some marginally decent tea leaves, this place would be literally 2 stars better. I hope they read these cus this is money they are leaving at the bottom of the cold plunge.

My review echoes all of the useful points highlighted in Jen's review. GET THERE EARLY! The check-in process, which involves looking over and signing a set of rules, looking over the poolside menu for snacks and drinks, a quick introductory tour of the place (if it's your first time there), storing your stuff in the locker room, and showering before your soak should take you about 15-20min. If you arrive late, all of that cuts into your 90min time slot. My partner and I arrived late, so we had less than 60min in the private hot pool. We expected our host to come back with a poolside menu because we couldn't make up out minds while looking at the menu inside but he never did come by--we were anticipating ordering a snack and a drink! The cold plunge pool is much smaller than the private pool, and holds two people comfortably sitting next to each other and another person or two standing up on the opposite side of the cold plunge pool. We didn't take advantage of the sauna option but hope to next time. The extra time that we were given in the "garden area" is the area outside of the private pool area, if I'm understanding that correctly. So... no garden of any sort to walk through. We used our extra time in the cold plunge pool. The shower after the soak was divine. Great water pressure; shampoo, conditioner, soap, and lotion provided; a hair dryer is also available to use too. I felt very pampered, but I forgot the private pool price was $44 *per person* instead of for two people until payment time--oops! It was worth the price for some private time with my partner, as there were plenty of people in the public pool (probably because of the 4th of July weekend.) I'...

such a amazing hidden treasure here in Ashland. love the tranquility and the beautiful facility. amazing place