Matsuo House - Room Natsu offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. The homestay features both free Wifi and free private parking.
Erika
Philippines
Great location! Near to Ropeway 3, convenience store, sake museum, and onsen. Plus points for the delicious barbecue restaurant in front of the hotel.
The hosts Oraphin and Taka were very warm and spoke great English too. They had a lot of stories to share and it was such a pleasure to stay in their company. Coffee and tea were provided in the common area. Clean and well-kept place!
Matsuo House - Room Haru offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. The homestay features both free Wifi and free private parking.
Only a 1-minute walk from the Zao Onsen Ski resort, Pension Puutaro offers Japanese-style rooms, a French course for dinner and free Wi-Fi.
Lawrence
United States of America
The host and attentive care was great! Very helpful with breakfast and scheduling activities and finding things to eat. Very kind and easy access to Mt. Zao and Onsen
Featuring mountain views, Lodge Christmas Rose Zao in Zaō Onsen provides accommodations, a garden, and a terrace. The guest house features both free Wifi and free private parking.
Malcolm Parnell
Australia
The owners were lovely
The closeness to the ski lift is fantastic (and ski in is awesome)
Set amid a natural landscape, Yamagata Zao Pension Aplon Stage offers a peaceful retreat. Just a 2-minute drive from Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort, it provides cozy rooms.
Elizabeth
United States of America
This is a great pension run by a lovely family. The husband picked us up at the bus station and drove us to the pension and also took us to the slopes in the morning. They gave us a coupon for renting gear and a map explaining the different onsen options around town. Their English is pretty limited, but they are happy to use Google translate. Also, it was not a big deal, but I think it is important for foreign guests to be aware that ski culture in Japan sort of assumes you are eating dinner at your accommodation. We did not know this and did not book dinner at the hotel. Most restaurants in town were fully booked with reservations (although there is a convenience store with good takeaway food), so try to book dinner at the hotel or make a dinner reservation somewhere well in advance. We were very luck and managed to make a reservation at the Mongolian lamb place Kasheru for the second night and that was amazing. But we saw restaurants turning people away repeatedly because everywhere in town was full. Also, the family will not pick you up by car any later that 6:45 pm (perfectly reasonable) and the public ski shuttles don't run on weekdays, so you need to pre-book a taxi if dinner will end later than that (which it probably will since most restaurants open at 6 pm). And there are not a lot of taxis and no Uber. I wish I had realized all of this up front, but that was our own ignorance and our stay was great regardless. Again, this is just the local ski culture and not the hotel's fault. It's just helpful information for future guests.
Providing a garden, Snowfall Meteor 飛雪流星 provides accommodations in Kaminoyama. Free Wifi is available throughout the property, and Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort is 1.4 miles away.
CASA DE YOSHi 一棟貸し offers accommodations in Yamagata, 10 miles from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. Guests staying at this guest house have access to a terrace.
Uddhav
Japan
The stay was pretty nice overall. Had nice antiques. There was a projector and a screen but didn’t get around it.
Matsuo House - Room Aki offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. This homestay provides free private parking and free Wifi.
Matsuo House - Room Fuyu offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. This homestay features free private parking, a shared kitchen, and free Wifi.
Gabriela
United States of America
Wonderful location! This house was within 5 minutes walking distance from the bus station, multiple restaurants, and various onsens! The restaurant right in front of the house was so good that we ate there twice. Taka and Oraphin were super kind and helpful with anything we needed. They provided maps and tips on visiting the onsens. The room was quiet and had a lovely view of the snow and mountain. Western style Bidet down the hall had a warming function which helped with midnight bathroom trips. The shower room downstairs was very spacious and the water heated up very quickly. Coffee and tea were provided downstairs daily. We were provided with comfy slippers to use around the house while our snow boots dried in the foyer. It's a very cozy location and we loved our stay there.
Located within the Uwanodai skiing ground, the charming Petit Resort Hotel Der Barte offers ski-to-door access, cozy Western rooms and French course dinners.
Fallon
United States of America
Wonderful stay, very pleasant staff with good communication skills for multiple languages, affordable, clean, great meal service! Would recommend to everyone.
Travelers on a budget looking to experience a place like a local will enjoy homestays. These simple accommodations are in a private home, where the host also lives. All facilities are shared and in most cases breakfast is included.
The accommodation is great and the host family is super nice! Great place to stay when skiing. They helped us out a lot and gave us lots of good advice that allowed us to enjoy Zao Onsen to the max.
Great place to stay Taka, Oraphin and Yui are great hosts and we really enjoyed our time in Zao. The location is perfect easy access to #3 and restaurants in the village.
Lovely hosts, great location, clean spacious traditional rooms, electric heater available, nice view from the window, well appointed kitchen, and friendly dining room.
Oraphin and Taka (and of course the little one) are the most lovely hosts! Location is excellent and you are basically within a 10 min walk to all onsen and ropeways. One of the public baths is literally 20 seconds away! The space heater is also amazing and the first floor common space is always toasty :) Matsuo house is a must stay if you want a homestay-like experience in Japan :)
I really liked how welcoming and cozy my stay was! the owners were very helpful in recommending things to do! as I don’t ski, I went snow shoeing and it was super fun. I was also able to use the local onsen for free as the owners of the property gave me a locals card. overall I had a great time!
lauren
Solo traveler
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