Find Ryokans in Yuzawa, Japan

Stayed here for a few nights for a short getaway ski trip from Tokyo. Located right on the NASPA mountain ski slopes - skiers only, no snowboarding allowed which is quite unique. However, as an intermediate-advanced skier you will prob. get bored skiing at NASPA so we moved to other areas - Kagura (15 mins away) was a gem and highly recommended to avoid the crowds. Back to the hotel. Free parking if you have a car. Large and crowded but mostly with locals from all parts of Japan. Great large rooms (we had a big Japanese-style tatami room; so I didn't get to see the Western rooms). Breakfast and dinner were as the other reviewers - the first night is great since it's a big buffet and it's all new. Both good quality Japanese & Western cuisine. However, the second night and onwards it's pretty much the same food and can get boring quite quickly. Check out other food options inside the JR Echigo-Yuzawa station. Great place to do some souvenir shopping and sake drinking and eating!

We arrived at Ichigo Yuzawa Station mid morning after a red eye flight from Hong Kong and telephoned the hotel, who quickly sent a minibus to pick us up from the railway station and bring us to the hotel. At first it seemed we were too early to check in, but the room became available and was released to us. We quickly changed and the hotel provided a shuttle bus to the nearest ski slopes. We should have rented equipment from the hotel, much cheaper than the Yuzawa Park resort. As we were only on a 3 day trip we stuck with this ski area, but next time I would explore Gala Yazawa and NASPA. The hotel seemed to have bus options to all these places. The six person room we had was comfortably appointed, with Japanes style futon beds, and an efficient heater which meant we could dry wet clothing. The evening meal and breakfasts were excellent, but didn't really suit my western children. Each evening we enjoyed the hot baths. On our last day, we checked out, went off skiing and were still allowed to use the hot baths. A shuttle bus to the station and we were in Tokyo by 8 p.m. We had a thoroughly enjoyable stay at Yuzawa Denkiya. The hotel staff could not have been more helpful, and English was not a problem. Highly recommended.

My wife and I was here in late December 2018 for 2 nights. We wish we stayed longer. White Horse is a really nice wooden concept Inn about 100m away from Mitsumata ropeway. Access from Echigo-yuzawa station is about 20 minutes by an hourly Public Bus. (Bus No. 1) The Inn is warm and equipped with a shared cooking and dining area. Coming from South East Asia, the weather was really cold for us (-6 degrees when we were there), but the Inn was really comfortable and has a number of heaters in the common areas to keep you warm. It felt like staying at a friends place. The rooms were basic but spacious. The beds were comfy and this is important after being bashed up in Kagura as first time skiers. The Inn owner Nori is a really friendly person who goes out of his way to make you feel at home. The Inn also provide full ski/snowboard equipment rental at good rates and you can get discounted Kagura Ski Resort passes from him. Highly recommended and we hope to come back!

I travelled with my husband and 4 yo daughter. It's an easy gateaway from Tokyo to experience Japanese traditional life in a nice Japan mountain area. We stayed in Japanese style room, sleeping in tatami with pretty snow covered mountain/hill, we went to the hotel's private onsen day and night, had good selection of Japanese breakfast at the hotel. There's free shuttle bus service near the hotel to get to Gala Yuzawa. And the hotel is right infront of Echigo Yuzawa Station. So it's just perfect to travel with kids, since what we're looking for is anything convenient and easy to travel to but also giving us a memorable experience in Japan

Excellent stay and staffs were very helpful. Free shuttle service to and from Echigo Yuzawa station. Stay was made very convenient and pleasant. Many thanks to Mr Amano who went out of his way to help us everyday, morning and evening. He must be very tired when we stay there. Breakfast and Dinner was excellent with many food. Onsen was clean and nice. Will return again. Love the stay.

We were travelling with 2 young children, the services & respond are great, accessibility is easy for us with hotel shuttle to pick/drop us to Shinkansen station and to Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort. The furniture is a bit dull, but it shows the character of the place. Hotel staff is exceptionally friendly, helpful & hospitality is top-notch. Managed to visit the laid-back Onsen with my kid during quiet hours. Overall it was an unforgettable stay, we felt pampered during our stay and enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you (“Domo Arigato”) to all Hotel Futaba’s staff for a wonderful experience.

Even the taxi driver found it difficult to locate the hotel. Though the hotel is said physical close to Naeba Prince Hotel, it probably takes at least 8 mins walking distance (instead of 4 mins as posted online) to Prince Hotel. It would be awful if walking in big snowing because the car park will be flooding. Non-Japanese guests would likely find it frustrated to communicate with staff in hotel. No pickup from nearby train station.