Featuring mountain views, Lodge Christmas Rose Zao in Zaō Onsen provides accommodations, a garden, and a terrace. This guest house is a 11-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort.
magdalena
Japan
The location is naturally beautiful & the staff is so nice
Offering a terrace, Yamagata Zao Pension Aplon Stage features accommodations in Kaminoyama. It offers free Wifi, ski-to-door access, a garden, and a restaurant.
Elizabeth
United States
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.
Featuring a shared lounge, Polar Bear 藏王白熊民宿 features accommodations in Kaminoyama. Free Wifi is available throughout the property, and Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort is 1.4 miles away.
Bart
Japan
Very cosy and nicely decorated hotel with friendly hosts. The environment was very nice with lots of snow during our stay. We also liked the breakfast that was very varied.
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.
Zao Base スキー場から徒歩1分 is a recently renovated guest house in Yamagata near Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. This guest house features free private parking, full-day security, and free Wifi.
Guesthouse Mintaro Hut offers accommodations in Yamagata, 11 miles from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. This 1-star guest house offers a shared kitchen and luggage storage space.
A recently renovated guest house, 半芸ハウス offers accommodations in Yunohara. This property offers access to table tennis, free private parking, and free Wifi.
Phet
Thailand
Everything, the facilities, the decoration just everything. The owner was also very nice and helpful, staying at the place make me feel like home
Matsuo House - Room Natsu offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. The homestay features 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 Aki offers accommodations in Zaō Onsen, a 3-minute walk from Zao Hotsprings Ski Resort. The homestay provides free Wifi and free private parking.
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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