Hotels near Jigokudani Monkey Park, Yamanouchi

Location perfect, amazing view from our room, superfriendly staff, ski in - ski out, easy storage and parking, nice brekkie!

So close to the slope, and so close to the bus stop. I think we got one of the rooms that was renovated, it was large, neat, modern and comfortable. There are also a few restaurants in the hotel, so it was easy to make reservations during check-in. We've heard that it would be hard to get a table during peak season. Our breakfast was included - the variety is pretty good, especially for a Japanese style breakfast. On one of the mornings we got mochi (perhaps for the new year's). There's also new year's celebration in the snow. Onsen was appreciated but lacked amenities.

Best ski in and ski out, Full service, very friendly, great dinner buffet

We recently had the pleasure of staying at Kodama during our family skiing trip in Japan, and it was truly an exceptional experience. The hotel's location was absolutely perfect—practically ski-in, ski-out, which made it incredibly convenient for our family of four, especially with young children in tow. We could easily access the slopes without any hassle. One of the highlights of our stay was the free parking, which eased our travel worries and allowed us to enjoy day trips without the usual parking stress. The staff at the hotel were incredibly helpful and went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed throughout our stay. Their friendliness and attentiveness made a significant difference in our overall experience. We opted for the half-board meal plan, which included both breakfast and dinner. The dining experience was delightful; the dinner service was a sit-down affair featuring three types of protein each night, expertly prepared and beautifully presented. This was a refreshing change from the buffet-style meals that many other ski hotels seem to offer, allowing us to enjoy quality time together at the table. The rooms were in good condition and provided a cozy retreat after a long day on the slopes. They were spacious enough for our family, and we appreciated the comfort and cleanliness during our stay. Overall, Kodama offered a fantastic skiing experience complemented by excellent service, convenient amenities, and delicious dining options. We would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a family-friendly ski hotel in Japan. We can’t wait to return!

Location- literally opposite the ski lift. Staff- professional, polite and accommodating. Meals- for the price, it was excellent. Room size- my room for 2 could easily fit 4.

The hotel is massive! Not many people were there when we stayed, which was towards the end of the ski season. The staff were very helpful and very used to using Google translate. We asked to stay for an extra night, and this was no problem. Loved the jets in the onsen, great for massaging tired legs and back. Breakfasts were plentiful, but not much variety. We had a buffet dinner one night, then drove into the neighbouring town about 20 minutes away for dinner. The road up to the accommodation was a bit steep in sections with one 180 degrees corner. There was no snow on the road, so we were able to drive right up to the accommodation.

The location next the the ski field and the mineral hot spring were excellent. The Japanese style bedroom was particularly spacious.

breakfast is not the top but good enough. Buffet in winter season is practical can cater skiing guests fast so it doesn't bother me. Everything else are perfect especially the staff are just so kind, helpful, and able to help. The location is perfect. For more insight to others, driving there is super convenient. Parking lot is good enough, location is easy to access comparing to living more upper mountain. Can ski in and out for sure, backside of hotel can directly jump into a hidden slope to 西館山 (don't worry it's green line level), and can get back hotel by 蓮池 side. i.e. Even if the day is super heavily snowing that you cannot drive, you are still able to ski. Onsen in the hotel is good too. good temperature.

Super easy to find, a short walk from the station. There were free pastries and drinks available on arrival. Later on, there seemed to be free alcoholic drinks and snacks available in the dining room. It was help yourself with no staff in sight...unless I misunderstood something?!? The hotel and room had a great view of the town and surrounding mountains and was easy to reach from both the snow monkey park and Nagano. The room was very large and futon beds were comfortable. We also tried the onsen, which was great and completely empty! We tried to gave dinner there but were told we had to have reserved ahead of time. Not sure how we would have done that.

Hotel was very nice, resort right out the back, literally a 30 second walk to the lift

The view is amazing and very well located..

The staff at Ryuo made this stay for us. The reception team were so helpful despite our lack of Japanese, they really made an effort to help us. They were very happy to book taxis, local restaurants (PNM is really good) and even took us and picked us up after. It was above and beyond. The breakfast canteen was Japanese food only when we were there but you can order extra fruit and other bits at cost - and such helpful happy staff all round. We didn’t eat dinner at the hotel. The snow gear room was functional and secure - they offer rental gear but is a little dated (we rented form Spicy). Loved that the ski lift was 50m away :)

We had the most exceptional experience at Shiga No Yu - their staff was incredibly accommodating despite our poor Japanese and they provided a clean onsen, warm and cosy accommodation and most importantly the most amazing meals for breakfast and dinner every day! If you are looking for a traditional experience right outside a chairlift, this is the place to be!

Amazing property with even more amazing staff. We stayed for two night during our honeymoon and couldn’t be happier with the experience. It was an authentic yet luxurious Ryokan. Our room was beautifully decorated, spotless and it even had its own onsen. The food was exceptional and the staff was very well trained and extremely friendly. Highly recommended this hotel and would love to go back on day.

We loved our experience at this hotel. As first timers to Japan it was an awesome introduction. The staff where fabulous and helpful. We found communicating pretty easy, we loved the Japanese buffet style breakfasts and dinners, and the Japanese food in general, they where also happy to cater for the vegetarian in our group. We had two rooms, one western style and one Japanese style room which our 20 year daughter used, she had no trouble sleeping on the futon mats. If you are a family with young children the Japanese style rooms are great. Being so close to the Takamahara ski lift was such a bonus, it was literally across the road. They have great ski dry rooms for the end of the day. I also highly recommend using the luggage courier system to transport ski gear to the hotel, you just need to allow for 48 hours for your gear to reach its destination. We couriered 2 ski bags and a large bag directly to Narita airport at the end of our stay while we spent two days in Tokyo, it was cheap and super efficient. I highly recommend this hotel.

The food was awesome. Room large for japan. Staff tried their very best with any request. Ski hire was the best quality, and the ski hire staff really knew their stuff. The reception offered discount lift tickets. We arrived in a blizzard and could not access the resort. They sent a vehicle at no expense to pick us up some distance away. We were so grateful after a day sitting on a non moving bus.

Great access to slopes, friendly staff, great food.