아라야 료칸

I stayed for 5 nights for a skiing trip and the stay at this Ryokan was excellent. The room is very clean, consisting of Japanese style bedding (futon), a small table with pillows to sit on, a tv (with Japanese language content) a sink and private toilet. The public areas are very clean and you can use the washing machine for free and also store any ski equipment in the storage room. Public wifi is to be honest a bit iffy, our room location was a bit far from the router which meant the connection was not particularly fast, so we relied on our own phones data most of the time, I would recommend them to improve this if possible. There is no private shower / bathroom, but there is a public onsen for guests only which has all the basics you need such as showers, onsen tub, shampoo, conditioner etc. Perfect for soothing tired muscles after skiing. Breakfast and the dinner is highly recommended as they serve local traditional Japanese cuisine which is very filling and tastes great. The location is good, only a 3-5 minute walk to local restaurants, a 5 minute walk to the local bus station which takes you to Nagano and also only a 5 minute walk to the local Lawson convenience story for anything else you might need. It is also 15 min walk from the slopes. Alternatively, you can use a shuttle to Evergreen Ski School, which has a shuttle bus stop only 5 mins walk away. Overall, an excellent place to stay for a skiing trip and I would go back again.

It’s a really nice ryokan with a very spacious room. The women’s bath was very clean and well kept, however, the men’s bath was on the smaller side and less clean than expected.

The owners are very friendly and helpful and speak very good English. They waited up for our late arrival just before midnight and the daily Japanese breakfasts were interesting and tasty. Soaking in the hotel onsen after skiing each day was very relaxing. For 3 of us, the traditional room was comfortable with futon mattresses on the tatami mats. We would have preferred a room with its own shower, however we had a toilet and it wasn't a huge inconvenience to use the communal showers with the onsen. The Ryokan is a short walk to the main street of Happo One with traditional restaurants and about a 10 minute walk to the Happo One gondola or there's a free shuttle bus stop a couple of minutes away from the front door. Overall it was a comfortable stay for our 4 night ski holiday in Hakuba.

great place to stay，close to the snow, restuarants, bus terminal. plus big comfy room

Araya was in a great location-quick access to Happo-One and the shuttle bus to take you to different resorts around the area. The rooms were spacious and clean. I enjoyed the small onsen that was on site as well. The staff were helpful and friendly. This place isn’t fancy or anything but it was a very comfortable, affordable and all around great place to stay!