Spa Hotels in Nagano

Very modern facilities, comfortable room and bed.

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.

Very good both japanese and western style breakfast. Fresh, tasty, rich and leaving nothing else to wish for.

I loved the place, it has its rustic theme which is typical of an old ryokan/hotel in Japan. Very helpful staff

Very nice staff and there is a public bath.

Very homely and accommodating hosts. Onsen was great. Rooms warm. Breakfast was very good.

Great onsen inside the hotel, and possibility to book the outside onsen for a half-hour for a private use (by room). The staff was amazing, helpful and super kind. I absolutely enjoy the traditionnal breafast.

As a tourist, this is as close as you can get to living as part of a Japanese family, and in a historic 400 year old house to boot. You enter to the warmest welcome in English from the owner and manager Torazo, who settles you in and then provides help and advice through the stay from his post behind reception. He encourages you to make the yukata and kimono they provide for free as your go-to clothes around the inn and indeed the town - a great touch, even if we didn't go as far as donning the wooden slippers outside! We'd chosen half board, and this was our favourite bit out of all the positives of this inn - served in your own screened dining room around a low table. Every meal had about a dozen small but involved dishes, a lot of the ingredients which we had difficulty identifying but which were almost without exception memorably delicious. It was fun trying all sorts of dishes you'd never know to order, and we ended each meal nicely full. The inn itself is a delight, timeless with ancient polished wood beams, tight woven matting, sliding screens. We'd chosen a room with futons, which had a small entrance area having a basin at one end and toilet behind a door at the other, and then the main room behind another sliding door. The beds were large and comfortable, and piled with thick blankets, glorious to nest under. Two heaters in the room kept it toasty even when it hit -13⁰ outside with snow. Each afternoon we retired for a luxurious snooze, how could we not. Downstairs at the back of the inn are the two indoor onsen (small hot spring spas). This area decorated with beautiful light wooden panelling, and leads to the fairytale garden. A stone bridge curves over a brook, the path taking you past the classic Japanese evergreens to an entrance hung with blinds. Here is the outdoor onsen, the only one in Yamanochi - and it is yours to enjoy privately. We sat in the pool with the steam rising and the snow falling on us, and marvelled.

The location is very convenient. It’s a short walk (less than 10 minutes) to the slopes. There is also a few restaurants in the area too. The owner was super nice and helpful, I accidentally left my ski poles behind and he arranged for super quick delivery to Tokyo!