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Kitchen facilities is sufficient to prepare meals during our 1 week stay. A very nice rice cooker is great for tasting rice during the rice harvest season . We use oven to grill fish, and make onigiri for take-out lunch

The place was clean and the ammenities were very well equipped!

Great place to stay and welcoming. Very traditional and the onsen was magical.

Very comfortable, great location near lots of ski resorts, private onsen bookable multiple times a day, host amazing and very helpful !

Let's start with the service. Exemplary. Nothing beats being welcomed the moment you open the car door. The lady insisted carrying our bags up the stairs to the entrance even though I told her it was heavy. This type of can do spirit is so typical of only top notch places where guests are expected to lift a finger . Next, facilities. With only 3 rooms and 2 Onsens, the immediate feeling is one of exclusivity. Our rooms were large and could easily sleep 2 adults and 2 teens ( but I think this place is perfectly suited to couples on their honeymoon). Guests were allowed exclusive use of one onsen per day for at least an hour (but we were allowed 2 hours because there was only one other couple). The onsen only becomes public at 10pm to 10am. When it's your private onsen, the fridge is stocked with sake, premium local beers, juices etc . All of which is complimentary! Food. The standard rate includes only breakfast which is fantastic and served in one of 2 beautiful dining rooms or even your own room. We stayed multiple nights but always had exclusive use of either of the dining rooms even though there were others. Exclusivity ! At least one of the nights, request for the room with the irori, the traditional sunken hearth which has breathtaking views of the nearby mountains in the morning. I also recommend that at least one night you pull the trigger and pay for the equally magnificent kaiseki dinner. The quality of the local ingredients will speak for themselves but come hungry, this is a multiple course meal that will put you in a food coma if you're small eaters like us. When you leave you will be all rested and satiated. The staff will wait for you at the entrance to wave their farewells as you drive off. If you look in the rear view mirror, they will continue to wave till you disappear from view around the corner ! Now that's commitment to service!!

First of all, this place is spotless. The owner is very nice and the common rooms are very usable. Theres even a way to wash your clothing by a coin-machine.