"Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba was love at first sight! The building's architecture and design, combined with the surrounding mountain views and snow, are just perfect. It's beautiful now, but I can only imagine how stunning it would be with fresh, deep snow. 😚😊 - The hotel is located right on the Cortina ski slope, offering true ski-in/ski-out access. They also have rental equipment and lockers available. - There's a kids' zone and both indoor/outdoor onsen (additional charge, tattoos allowed). - The breakfast buffet includes mentaiko (my personal favorite! 😄😚) and the dinner buffet has amazing sushi 🍣. Overall, there's a wide variety at the buffet, and they're punctual about closing. 😄 - For lunch, you can order meals from a vending machine-style system. - The room was spacious, with two single beds and three futon sets. ☃️"

"Neat and tidy hostel, quite well organised, with large communal kitchen downstairs. Shared sinks and unisex showers (with anteroom). Men's toilet and women's toilet separately on lvl 2 and 3. Breakfasts were reasonable for a hostel (remember,don't be expecting the swanky 5 star hotel here): sliced ham, edamame beans/corn/lettuce/tomato/broccoli ... soup which alternated from a milky soup and a brown ?onion or beef soup but was tasty ... bread, cereal, tea, coffee. I got the private bedroom which had a double bed on tatami floors and an area which could possibly be storage or made into two smaller flat bunk beds I suppose. No fridge in your room (as is usual in hostels). Other rooms are bunk bed dorms. 300m from gondola (just walk across carpark to ticket office). If you want tickets for local Tsugaike region only, you can purchase these at front desk - you get a discount here! Coin operated laundry (uses 100Y coins). I did not try the sauna or the wagyu hot pot restaurant. Staff spoke enough English to get by easily."

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"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!"

"Cleaning is done once every 3 days, facilities are average, and the room is a bit cold. The location is good, very close to the cable car."

"Small hotel, but clean and considerate service! Communication is in Japanese and English first, but you can communicate through translation software. There is a girl from Vietnam in the restaurant who can speak simple Chinese. She told me that she learned it by watching movies. So amazing👍. There are buses that shuttle between several cities at the entrance of the hotel, but I didn’t try it this time. I hope I can take the bus next time. Because of the hotel’s warm service, I took the initiative to write a thank-you letter to the hotel manager, I hope I can understand it. But they must understand the three Chinese characters for "thank-you letter"! I may continue to choose this hotel when I come to ski next year!"

"It is right next to the Mei Chi Plateau ski resort, you can ski in and out, the room is spacious, the bedding is comfortable, and the first floor is dedicated to storing ski equipment. You can order simple meals in the restaurant, and there is a small soup for you to soak in."

"I stayed for two nights, Friday and Saturday, with my snowboarding friends. Considering the recent rise in prices and fuel costs, this hotel offered good value for money. The clientele seemed to consist mostly of students and families, giving it a lively atmosphere. However, perhaps because it's a reinforced concrete building, we weren't bothered by noises or voices from the next room or the hallway. There's a shop next to the front desk that mainly sells souvenirs, and you can buy things there even if you're not a guest. Tsugaike doesn't have a large shop like a ski center (there's a shop at the gondola station, though), so it's convenient to buy souvenirs here. There's also a cafe space in front of the front desk, and since coffee isn't included with meals (neither breakfast nor dinner), you can get some here if you want some. Apparently, the paper cups you take back to your room are a bit large. You can charge the cost to your room and settle the bill all at once at checkout. The drying room is spacious, but there might not be enough racks for the number of guests. There's a simple men's changing room attached to it, separated only by a curtain. The women's changing room was separate and located at the end of the second floor of the hotel. Be aware that some lockers can be locked while others cannot. I appreciated that the entrance and exit were automatic doors. The men's large bath had seven showerheads and was large enough for 7 or 8 people if they didn't stretch their legs out. Bathing hours were from 3 PM to 10 PM and 6 AM to 8 AM. They even provided lotion and other amenities, which was surprisingly thoughtful. Meals were served in the large dining hall, with assigned seating for each room number. The food was prepared at the right time, with hot dishes served hot and cold dishes served cold. Everything I ate was delicious and never tasted like it had been prepared in advance and then cooled down. There were many dishes, with each person having a small hot pot, another main dish, and appetizers and side dishes, all seasoned to go well with rice. You can get refills of rice, but the bowls are small, so I recommend asking for a large portion if you're a male student. Apparently, there used to be a lift on the course right in front of the hotel, but it has been discontinued. In the mornings, hotel staff will take you to the Bell-Ringing Hill slope and the gondola station at any time. If there is snow, you can also ski back to the front of the hotel. In addition, they will pick you up about four times in the evening at scheduled times, and they will also pick you up outside of the scheduled times if you call and ask."

"Our second stay at Espoir Misawa (see earlier review). Hospitality has not changed and remains as fabulous and friendly as it ever was. Clean rooms, just the same as last time in fact the whole place is just like our last stay. Such a handy place to ski in-out and not overly priced. Beds were still incredibly hard and this caused discomfort in the morning and we brought our own proper towels. Whilst the decor throughout is dated and old, the owners keep it well maintained and clean. If only they had softer beds this place would score 5 points easily."