Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa

“ Boutique Charm with Full Amenities”

Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa offers a complete package in terms of access, room comfort, facilities, and amenities. The property is about 1km from the train station, which connects directly to Karuizawa Prince Outlet Mall and, next to it, the ski slope. The building is either new or recently and compre… Mais

Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa offers a complete package in terms of access, room comfort, facilities, and amenities. The property is about 1km from the train station, which connects directly to Karuizawa Prince Outlet Mall and, next to it, the ski slope. The building is either new or recently and comprehensively renovated so as to be indistinguishible from being new. The guest room is palatial by Japan's standard. I have stayed in a Japanese hotel that is barely larger than Le Grande's bath room. The room is tastefully kitted and very comfortable. The breakfast spread is great and the onsen is simply sublime. The onsen features separate male/female sections and both men an women sides have both indoor and outdoor pools. Le Grand Kyu isn't a bargain in the absolute sense. It is in fact on the pricier side. But compared with similar offerings in the vicinity, you could do a lot worse than Le Grande Kyu Karuizawa. If you are looking for a comfortable night after a long day on the slope, or exhaustive day shopping at the nearby outlet mall, the hotel doesn't disappoint. It certainly will be my first choice the next time my family and I visit Karuizawa.

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“Nice hotel”

We visited Karuizawa during its off season and this hotel is very quiet. We can tell from the number of cars that were parked in its car park and from the patronage in the hotel's only restaurant. The hotel is housed in a three-storey building and our room was on the top floor. The room that we sta… Mais

We visited Karuizawa during its off season and this hotel is very quiet. We can tell from the number of cars that were parked in its car park and from the patronage in the hotel's only restaurant. The hotel is housed in a three-storey building and our room was on the top floor. The room that we stayed in is western style and we have our own balcony. Save an except that we have the view of Mount Asama, there is no view from our balcony other than the main street in Karuizawa. The hotel has onsen facility and is in the vicinity of the Train Station. It is around 2-3 km away from the train station. As it was off season, when we went for dinner at its restaurant, they only have a set menu at 8,000 Yen per head plus 10% service. The food quality was average. We did not try their breakfast as it costs 2,500 Yen per head plus service charge. We found it much better value to go to the shopping outlet near the trian station. Staff at the hotel speaks only basis English but we were able to understand each other. Car parking is free at this hotel but the space is first come first served. They have around 14 car parking space.

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“Recent visit ”

Nicely decorated hotel resort in the woods. Spread over a huge area the hotel encompasses other facilities to cater to wedding functions with wedding halls and chapel. Gorgeous setting. For hotel there are about 50 rooms and we stayed in a large room. Due to large area the room is situated quite a… Mais

Nicely decorated hotel resort in the woods. Spread over a huge area the hotel encompasses other facilities to cater to wedding functions with wedding halls and chapel. Gorgeous setting. For hotel there are about 50 rooms and we stayed in a large room. Due to large area the room is situated quite a walking distance. But overall service and food is good and nice. Amenities and room provision is good too. Stayed for 2 nights and the area of Karuisawa is definitely a nice and colorful place to visit esp during fall season.

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“Decent hotel with spa facility”

We stayed here for two nights. Check in was at 3pm and we arrived around 12pm, but there was no early check in. As we waited for our room, we were given welcome drinks. We booked a large double room, which had two queen size beds; a sitting table with two chairs; a TV and large cabinet; and wardrob… Mais

We stayed here for two nights. Check in was at 3pm and we arrived around 12pm, but there was no early check in. As we waited for our room, we were given welcome drinks. We booked a large double room, which had two queen size beds; a sitting table with two chairs; a TV and large cabinet; and wardrobe. There was an Apple TV, which is useful to people who subscribe to those services. However, it didn’t work so they had to replace it with another unit. The room had a large bathroom, with a separate tub and shower cubicle, toilet unit and sizeable sink area. The toilet is a modern Japanese one with various functions you can press that will make more of a mess if you don’t understand the language. We did not use the shower and bath as we used their public spa facilities. The spa is on the top (2nd floor) and includes hot bath and shower facilities as usual in these places. There is also an outdoor bath as well. They have the usual amenities. The hotel is walking distance from Karuizawa Station but could be difficult if you have heavy luggage. There is limited to no transport choices given by this hotel (could be the norm in Japan). They do a buffet breakfast that had hot Western and Japanese food (also Chinese Siu Mai as well). Western food was scrambled eggs and small sausages. There are pastries and fruit as well so there’s enough food for a sufficient meal. Overall a good stay was had. Hotel is nice and room was clean. The staff are friendly enough, if English levels were of varying standard.

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