雪之宿

Everything you need for a fantastic and comfortable ski or snowboard trip. Very cozy and warm atmosphere and at this cute inn. The hosts were wonderful and warm. Scheduled drop offs and pickup at Akakura Onsen if you’re not driving — it’s two mins away by car.

Expect language to be a barrier, but the hosts put in the effort to make it work with plenty of English instructions around the inn, google translate and other helpful guests.

Staff were very friendly, our room was simple but large compared with all of our other stays in Japan. Beds were comfortable and the temperature was perfect with individual heaters in each room. They have plenty of storage for snowboard/ski gear in a separate room. The walk is about 10 minutes uphill to the bus stop & a resort lift, this was no problem for us but this could be more challenging for some. They do offer lifts to and from the bus stop/ski resort from the accommodation for one hour in the morning and after your ski day which is helpful with ski boots! Breakfast was toast and hot fresh made to order eggs, sausage & ham as well as coffee and a selection of tea. We were there over Chinese New Year and welcomed for a traditional dinner with the hosts and their visiting family which was awesome. Normally they offer a paid dinner if you plan with them the day before. Bathrooms and showers are shared but were very clean. Overall we had a wonderful, quiet and restful stay here, thank you!

The owner and staff were exceptional.They were incredibly accommodating.Gave me free food and beer .Bare in mind they are Chinese but Google translate fixed that . Fantastic lodge

It's a long way down the hill but they drove you up.

The owners of this property were the absolute highlight of our stay. We arrived at almost midnight, and they happily offered to pick us up from the train station for a free ride back to the hotel. Our private room was extremely cozy and warm, and we also enjoyed the downstairs storage room for our boards and gear. There was complimentary breakfast and coffee which made the morning a breeze, and a daily shuttle service was offered to and from the bus stop to Suginohara. My only complaint is the uphill walk back to town in the evenings for dinner, but it was an easy trade off for the amazing customer service we received at this hotel. Highly recommend. We will definitely be back in the future.

The location is not very close to the main strip of Akakura, so a short uphill walk is required to get to and from downtown in the evenings.