Yukinohana

I'd noticed this onsen hotel last year while skiing at GALA. It's really convenient, right on the hot spring street, and a very traditional Japanese onsen hotel.

Everything about the service was top-notch. The food was all delicious, and there was plenty of it to fill you up, with kaiseki cuisine even including sake, and the option to choose one dish from the menu. After 10 PM, they offer a late-night snack called 'yonaki soba' (night-time ramen). It's quantity-limited, so when I went a little before 10 PM, many people were already waiting. The dining area has limited seating, but takeaway was an option, so I ate it in my room. From ice cream after a bath to Yakult in the morning, I was never hungry and felt full the entire time I was at the inn. It was wonderful. The breakfast was also voluminous, and you could have unlimited rice. There's also a private bath. While it doesn't have a showerhead, it's a perfect space to spend time with a loved one. It was available when I went in the evening. Overall, I was surprised by how few Japanese guests there were; most seemed to be Chinese or other Asian guests. I'd like to stay here again when I go skiing.

There was hair in the room, it hadn't been cleaned properly. The service was okay. The facilities are quite new, but the room is tiny; even for one person, it felt too small. The bathroom was extremely cramped. The soundproofing was terrible, and it was very noisy.

Such a beautiful hotel, and it happened to snow, which I absolutely loved! The coffee machine in the room, both for hands and mouth, felt so vintage! It was like stepping back in time! Just sipping coffee and watching the snowflakes fall – simply wonderful!

The room details are quite well-executed; the bathroom has a separate sink, and there's also a sink at the bar. The rooftop hot spring is great too! 👍 Breakfast, however, is just so-so.