Takamiya Hotel Jurin

“Beautiful view”

It is an old hotel, so you may not want to take a bath in your room, but their public bath is good. This place is on the hill which means you will not want to walk by your own in winter because of the slippery Mountain path. But in other hand it is really convenient because they provide shuttle bus… Mais

It is an old hotel, so you may not want to take a bath in your room, but their public bath is good. This place is on the hill which means you will not want to walk by your own in winter because of the slippery Mountain path. But in other hand it is really convenient because they provide shuttle bus to bus station or cable car station. And there is a ski place just in front of the hotel, you can borrow the equipments from hotel.

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“Basic ryokan with dated amenities”

For the price we paid, we did not expect much. This hotel met our expectation. Meals were served in a large room with little decor. The rooms needed to be upgraded. The shop at the the lobby carried few interesting items and were dearer than elsewhere. The only we liked were the onsen. Even there, … Mais

For the price we paid, we did not expect much. This hotel met our expectation. Meals were served in a large room with little decor. The rooms needed to be upgraded. The shop at the the lobby carried few interesting items and were dearer than elsewhere. The only we liked were the onsen. Even there, the facilities were quite basic. Those who want a touch of luxury should look elsewhere.

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“Friendly staff, just by the ski slopes ”

Even though staff could not really speak English, they tried to help. My basic / broken Japanese helped us to communicate with the reception. The rental ski equipment (esp shoes) are abit dated but good enough for a ski just outside the hotel. Location is Good for ski in and out. The slight slope… Mais

Even though staff could not really speak English, they tried to help. My basic / broken Japanese helped us to communicate with the reception. The rental ski equipment (esp shoes) are abit dated but good enough for a ski just outside the hotel. Location is Good for ski in and out. The slight slope climb from the car park to the hotel entrance cab be daunting with huge luggage. Luckily the porter helped us. The hotel also kindly arranged shuttle service for us to go to our school school and train station. Hotel onsen is nothing fantastic tho. Food is fine but do arrive early for breakfast!

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“Good location, tired room”

Hotel Jurin was like a number of Japanese ski resort hotels we have stayed in, in that it is getting old and in need of renovation. The decor and fittings are very dated, possibly even original. Our bathroom was one of the smallest we have experienced, and not in good repair. The breakfast was fine… Mais

Hotel Jurin was like a number of Japanese ski resort hotels we have stayed in, in that it is getting old and in need of renovation. The decor and fittings are very dated, possibly even original. Our bathroom was one of the smallest we have experienced, and not in good repair. The breakfast was fine, with mainly Japanese options, but also a small range of western breakfast items. The staff tried very hard to assist with enquiries, but English was either non existent or limited. This is obviously not unusual in Japan, but given the promotion of the hotel to English speaking guests, and given our experiences in similar local run hotels, we found the hotel's capacity to communicate with English speakers to be below average. On the plus side, we were able to arrange transport to and from the village on several occasions, including drop off and pick up from a restaurant on a very cold, snowy night. The location is a winner - true ski in, ski out. And a do-able walk up the hill from the Jupeer Centre ( we found it more direct to do this straight up the side of the ski slope, rather than on the road.) Having stayed in a few similar Japanese ski hotels over the years, this one wasn't our favourite, although we did enjoy Zao Onsen as a resort.

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