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Okushiga Kogen Hotel

Okushiga Kogen Hotel5/52
Okushiga Kogen Hotel5 out of 5 based on 2 reviews
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The Okushiga Kogen Hotel provides a variety of western style rooms (for 1 - 5 guests per room) and is located ski-in/ski-out at the Okushiga Kogen ski area. Staying here provides the huge advantage of having easy access to the Shiga International Ski School that offers ski and snowboard group lessons in English.

The Okushiga Kogen Hotel caters very well to international guests, with many multi-lingual staff on hand to assist you with any queries.

Okushiga ski area is connected to Yakebitaiyama via the lifts, so you can ski or snowboard from your front door and access many of the 18 ski areas at Shiga Kogen.

Where is the Okushiga Kogen Hotel?

The hotel is located ski-in/ski-out at Okushiga Kogen ski area and a 1 minute walk to the shuttle bus stop. It is 57km (approx 1:30 hours) from JR Nagano Station.

From the Tokyo airports you can get a Shiga Kogen bus or catch a train to Nagano and then a bus to get to the hotel.

Accommodation

There are various room types available at the Okushiga Kogen Hotel in varying standards ideal for 1 - 5 guests per room. All rooms are non-smoking and have an ensuite bathroom.

SOUTH WING
Suite Room
  • Up to 2-5 guests
  • 2 single beds (bed width 130cm) & 2 sofa beds
  • 72m²
Deluxe Triple Room
  • Up to 2-4 guests
  • 3 single beds, bed width 130cm, 1 sofa bed
  • 47m²
Deluxe Twin Room
  • Up to 2 guests
  • 2 single beds, bed width 130cm
  • 32m²
MAIN BUILDING
Superior Triple Room
  • Up to 2-4 guests
  • 3 single beds (bed width 100-120cm) + 1 sofa
  • 35m²
Superior Twin Room
  • Up to 2-3 guests
  • 2 single beds (bed width 100-120cm) + 1 sofa
  • 24m²
Standard Twin Room
  • Up to 2 guests
  • 2 single beds (bed width 100cm)
  • 20m²
Standard Single Room
  • 1 guest
  • 1 single bed (bed width 140cm)
  • 16m²
All rooms have TV, telephone, a small fridge, electric kettle, green tea bags, bathrobe, slippers, and hair dryer.

Facilities & Services

  • Indoor Japanese bath house – the water is mountain water which is filtered
  • Outdoor sauna that can be reserved
  • Communal lounge area
  • You can ski right to the locker room
  • Ski and snowboard equipment rentals
  • Ski and snowboard storage
  • Souvenir shop,
  • Coin-launderette
  • Kids play room
  • Aromatherapy treatments
  • Free onsite parking
  • Free wifi
  • The hotel can arrange babysitting services
  • Some rooms are dog friendly

Restaurants & Bar

You can get just breakfast included in your accommodation package, or half board (breakfast and dinner).

Breakfast is a buffet of Japanese and western fare such as eggs, sausages, hash browns, miso soup, and curry rice along with tea, coffee and juices.

For dinner, the hotel has a beautiful fine dining French restaurant. There is also an authentic Japanese restaurant that serves lovely set menus, and you can upgrade to a shabu-shabu or suki-yaki dinner. Both restaurants also have kids’ menus to cater for the smaller ones.

If you want to mix it up a bit, you can also head to the Center House to have dinner and drinks at the Sports Bar, or head to the nearby Phenix Hotel for a meal.

Okushiga Kogen Hotel has a lovely lounge bar that has an inviting open fire in the centre, and it serves up a range of drinks with cocktails being the specialty.

A wonderful and memorable stay!

Shek Chee Seng
16/01/2019
  • Recommend
  • Would Revisit
  • Guest Type
    Family
  • Guest Age
    N/A

A wonderful and memorable stay!

Shek Chee Seng
16/01/2019
My family and I stayed at the Okushiga Kogen Hotel from 27 Dec 2018 to 2 Jan 2019. Our experience had been fantastic from the moment we checked in till we departed on the last day. The staff were very courteous and helpful which made our stay even more pleasant. The facilities were excellent and the food choices were great. The ski slopes were also superb with great powder snow throughout the period we were there.

We would like to especially thank the wonderful team at the ski school led by Robel. They were helpful and patient in getting us equipped and ready to hit the ski slopes. Our two kids had skiing and snow boarding lessons which they thoroughly enjoyed and benefitted from. Their instructors, especially Jake and Moritz were great teachers and also made each lesson fun.

We can't wait to get back to Okushiga Kogen and would definitely recommend those who have never been there to give it a try.

Best regards,

The Shek Family
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A Great Place to Stay

02/03/2016

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  • Recommend
  • Would Revisit
  • Guest Type
    Couple
  • Guest Age
    36-50

A Great Place to Stay

02/03/2016
The Powderhounds have not yet stayed at this hotel however we have compiled an editor’s review and ratings based on trawling and summarizing dozens of reviews.

In general the hotel had very good ratings from very good to excellent. Here were some of the key points:
- The hotel was a bit isolated particularly in the evenings (but this is an issue for all the Shiga ski areas considering the lack of evening transport).
- There is a Japanese restaurant and a French restaurant and the food was said to be exceptional. However the cost of the food was on the pricey side. The other options in the area were the Italian or Japanese al a carte restaurant and the Phenix Hotel just a short walk away and an izakaya, but this was about it.
- Evidently the shuttle service only operates until 7:30pm and there are no taxis so if you are going to head to another area for dinner, you will need to have your meal early to get the last bus back (or it's a long walk!)
- The bar was said to have a nice atmosphere with its open fire.
- The staff are friendly and helpful and many speak English.
- All the rooms are non-smoking.
- The breakfasts are said to be fabulous
- The rooms were said to be slightly older style but they were warm, comfy and more than adequate
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