Ryokan Hakura

Impeccably clean, nice hot onsen, super helpful front desk. Cozy comfy beds. We don’t try the food but we will next time because it smelled delicious. ******** site is WRONG - it’s not a 3 minute walk to ski resort - It’s a 30 min drive.

Great traditional Japanese breakfast

It's a decent place to stay. I'd say about 3.5 stars out of 5. Downsides are an older building, and water in the onsen too hot for me personally to tolerate (definitely seemed a few degrees warmer than other onsens I've visited). The Wifi also was poor, being slow and frequently losing connection. This ryokan, on the plus side, is very close to the train station and a convenient jumping off spot to visit the Snow Monkey Park. It can be walked, although I suspect most people will take the bus.

We stayed for two nights and cannot fault this ryokan. A mother and son were running the ryokan and they were very friendly and helpful. The room was a twin and had everything we needed. The room was large with a bedroom area and separate sitting area with tatami flooring. The bathroom and separate toilet were a little small but it was not an issue for us as we used the private onsen each day of our stay. A hakuta is provided and the onsen was relaxing. There is parking outside. The location is about 10 minutes walk away from the railway station. We had dinner at the ryokan the second night and the set Japanese dinner was excellent. They catered for my vegetarian diet. Be sure to give them 24 hours notice if you want to dine there so they can buy the ingredients, as everything is made freshly. This ryokan is authetic and there were other Japanese guests staying while we were there. We recommend this ryokan as a place to stay.

The Ryokan director, Shino Onozawa, was terrific! We arrived early and our room was ready. We selected the breakfast option, which was delicious. Shino made our stay there the perfect Ryokan experience. The town was very easy to navigate, and the snow monkeys were short taxi ride away. I would highly recommend this location.

昨年の11月にこちらで１泊いたしました。 こじんまりとしており痒いところに手が届くと言ったらよいのか、家庭的な温かみが感じられる宿でした。なにより女将さんをはじめ従業員さんたちの対応が丁寧で好印象でした。 館内はよく手入れされており部屋も思った以上に広くて快適そのもの。 食事は夕食の内容に大満足です。地の食材を使ったメニューが続き北信の味をじゅうぶんに堪能させていただきました。お風呂はちょっと熱くて入るのが大変でしたが慣れてくると「あ～体に沁み渡る～」と泉質のよさもありますが改めて良い湯だと実感。 １泊という短い滞在でしたがお風呂には計５回も入らせていただきました。 お風呂に食事、従業員さんに癒されたくなったらまた北信に遊びに行きたいと思います。