Hot spring Hotels in Otari

The boss has a good service attitude

We booked this hotel VERY early and have zero regrets about staying here. We stayed for a week for some backcountry ski touring with Evergreen (located just down the street). We had a one-bedroom two-bed plus living area room that was more than enough space for our gear. When we arrived in our rental car, the staff appeared immediately to help us get our bags inside. It had been raining hard and the snow was turning into treacherous slush. We had a filling breakfast every day, which alternated between western a (eggs, pancakes, sausage) and more traditional (mushrooms, salad, roasted salmon). The beds were firm and the pillows were plentiful and extra fluffy. The comforters were WARM. We turned the heat way down each night and never felt chilled. If I could give this place 5.5 stars I would because of the staff. We mostly spoke to Nick and Windy who had fantastic recommendations and clearly wanted to learn more from us about backcountry skiing so that they could better serve their guests. Nick called around and got restaurant reservations for us. This saved us tremendous amounts of time and headache, because the last thing you want to do after a day on the slopes is wander around looking for a restaurant who will take pity on you. Windy offered us some sake to try and was incredibly thoughtful about the challenging parking situation. A pond developed in the parking lot due to rain on top of snow and she was concerned we would get stuck; she let us park just barely into the entrance so we could be assured to get out safely. I would recommend this hotel again without hesitation. It's not cheap but the service is absolutely impeccable and my high standards were well exceeded.

I've been here for three years in a row. The reason I come every year is the food!!! The homemade rice is superb!!! And you can have as many refills as you want! The side dishes are also carefully prepared one by one, which makes me feel happy. Also, the place is well-cleaned, which makes me feel very comfortable. The view from the room is also amazing! Right in front of the Bell Hill slope! And just a short walk from the gondola! The location is great, so I have nothing to say. I came during Golden Week, so it was nice to take a walk through the fields to Bell Hill in the evening. I'll be back next year!

The breakfast is a Japanese set and the amount is quite small, there is not even coffee, and the dinner is also small and not delicious at all. Coins are used for everything, luggage storage before and after check-in is also a coin locker, snowboarding is of course a coin. There is no heating in the changing room of the hot spring, it is super cold, and there is only body soap and conditioner in shampoo. The guest room had an old-style heater.When I turned it on, the room became too dry and I couldn't sleep. I don't have a humidifier. The room is not cleaned, it says that it will be cleaned once every 3 days, so I didn't even change the towels. It wasn't good

We stayed here as part of a Tripadeal Aus package and it was a classic - “you get what you pay” for experience. Hotel is definitely mid range but room sizes were ok. We stayed in a fusion Western / Japanese room with 2 singles and 2 futons on tatami mats which was fine. Smoking and smell of smoke was a bit of an issue as doors to the smoking room and karaoke lounge were left open most of the time.. so the whole place smelled. Hotel staff tried to help by offering us some scented spray and were friendly and accommodating enough (shout out to Otomo San who was very helpful through our whole trip) but the cigarette smell was bad. Being on the northern side of the valley, the hotel backs onto Hakuba Norikura Onsen and the trails were great for young ones and beginners and being ski in and out, was ideal. But you are bus rides from everything and other parts of the Valley like Happo, Tsugaike (next village) or Cortina Limited food but hotel breakfast buffet was ok but Japanese style with some mix of Western (croissants and sweet bread). We chose to eat Dinner at a local family run place instead (see other review) which was not far from hotel - walkable. Lunch at the Snow drops cafeteria outside the hotel was cheap and locally exceptional.. one of the positives. Our passes as part of the hotel deal was limited to Norikura and didn’t allow us to ski across to Cortina (fine print stuff - where as a normal Day pass should allow you to ski both of you bought it locally) or buy a Hakuba Valley pass which gives you access to all the resorts. In hindsight, we should’ve just invested in a Epic pass in Oz in 19/20 which would’ve gave us 5days skiing. Ski gear rental offered by the hotel was also pretty average with very old gear (I’m talking 10-15+ yrs old) and definitely not up to scratch if you’re expecting new-ish stuff.. we ended up organising our gear through another place in the Echoland village (see separate review) which was great. There is a luggage delivery service which was helpful to send our bags back to the airport without having to lug them around all over Japan and the trains. Hotel onsen was the saving grace and great to have it just “upstairs” after the end of the day and is segregated. All in all probably just ok.. but we stayed here for the “value” deal and local experience.

With a stay at Oka no Ue Hotel Miyagawa in Otari, you'll be just steps from Hakuba Valley Ski Area and Tsugaike Ski Resort. This hotel is 5.6 mi (9 km) from Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area and 7.6 mi (12.2 km) from Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort.Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as hot springs, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and ski storage.Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee.The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 24 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided once per stay.