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8.1

Excellent

209 reviews

209 reviews

Housekeeping5
Breakfast2
View1
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8.1

Excellent

Location rating score

Excellent location
Exceptional for walking
Parking
FREE
Walkable places
Otowaya Ryokan Onsen
Yuzawa Toei Onsen
110 m
Yuzawa New Otani Onsen
130 m
Yuzawa Museum of History and Folklore Yukiguni-kan
160 m
Snow Country Museum
170 m
Closest landmarks
Echigo No Oyado Inamoto Onsen
360 m
Echigo Sake Museum Ponshukan (Sake Sampling Service)
420 m
Gangidori
420 m
Nunoba Romance Lift
440 m
Echigo Yuzawa Onsen Tourist Office
480 m

Otowaya Ryokan

419 Yuzawa, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma-gun, Yuzawa, Yuzawa, Japan, 949-6101 - See map

This ryokan features free Wi-Fi in all rooms for easy connection, and car park free of charge. Conveniently situated in the Yuzawa part of Yuzawa, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Rated with 3 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to massage, restaurant and hot spring bath on-site.

Highlights

Hygiene Plus

230 meters to public transportation

Check-in/out [private]

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Hot spring bath

Facilities

Bicycle rental

Car park

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Luggage storage

Golf course [on-site]

Tennis court

Check-in/out [private]

Game room

Your dates are popular among travelersUsers are booking a place in Yuzawa every 51 minutes on Agoda.com
Value for money8.3
Location rating8.1

Rooms available at Otowaya Ryokan

Japanese-Style Room with Private Bathroom
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Street view
  • 4 single beds
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Japanese Style With Bathroom
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 5 futons
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Room
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  • Room size: 22 m²/237 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 6 futons
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Room
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 5 futons
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Japanese Style without Bathroom
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 5 futons
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Japanese Style Room
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
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Japanese-Style Room with Private Bathroom - Late Check In 18:00 - Check Out 9:00
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  • Room size: 16 m²/172 ft²
  • Street view
  • 4 futons
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Room
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  • Room size: 18 m²/194 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 5 futons
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Room
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
  • 5 futons
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Japanese-style Room *No bath in room
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Mountain view
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Frequently asked questions

What type of water sports activities are available at Otowaya Ryokan?

Otowaya Ryokan features water sport activities such as fishing for you to make the most use of your time there.

Does Otowaya Ryokan offer dry cleaning services?

Yes! Otowaya Ryokan features dry cleaning service that is accessible all throughout your stay, making sure you're always looking your best in your favorite outfit. Please contact the property for more information.

Is car parking available at Otowaya Ryokan?

Otowaya Ryokan offers car park onsite free of charge for guest visitors with vehicles to choose from when staying at this property. In case the car park is full, this property also has and nearby as well. Please contact the property for more information, or log into your Agoda account and contact the property through Agoda's direct message chatbox.

What public parks are nearby Otowaya Ryokan?

While staying at Otowaya Ryokan, enjoy your morning or evening stroll at nearby park which include Yuzawa Highland Alpine Garden and Naspa Ski Garden.

What are the property's policies for children's bedding at Otowaya Ryokan?

Otowaya Ryokan's policy regarding children's bedding considers guests age 6 years and older as adults, and therefore requires an extra bed which will incur an additional charge. You can find additional information about specific child policy and age range for this property, by checking the "Property policies" section located in the property page for more details.

How long do visitors generally stay at Otowaya Ryokan?

Verified past guests that have stayed at Otowaya Ryokan had an average nightly stay of 2 nights at this property.

What do guests love most about Otowaya Ryokan?

Past visitors that stayed at Otowaya Ryokan have given this property a rating of 8.94 for its remarkable cleanliness as the major highlight for their stay.

What is the verified guest review consensus about Otowaya Ryokan's beds?

100.0% of our verified visitor assessments have given a positive review and comments about this property's beds. You can look up on more detailed customer reviews, and comments for Otowaya Ryokan down in the review section.

What is the nearest train, metro, or bus station to Otowaya Ryokan?

The nearest train, metro, or bus station is Joetsu International Skiing Ground Station, 10297.95 m away from Otowaya Ryokan.

Is breakfast offered at Otowaya Ryokan?

Travelers can enjoy breakfast offered with an additional charge of 1320 JPY for adults if not included in the room rate. You may save on breakfast costs with Agoda by booking a room with breakfast, which is generally included for less than buying it at the property.

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What people love about Otowaya Ryokan

  • 10

    Exceptional
    Staff 

    "Very accommodating staff, clean room, good breakfast."

    Treshia

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    February 14, 2023

  • 10

    Exceptional
    Cleanliness

    "Very very clean and medium/high end sensation"

    JI

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    December 2, 2020

  • 8

    Very good
    Spaciousness

    "The room size is sufficient for a family (2 adults and 1 big kid) to living."

    Yuk

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    January 2, 2020

Property ranking|Compared to 195 Yuzawa properties
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Cleanliness score
9/10
Value for money score
8.3/10
Service score
8.6/10
Couples review score
8.5/10
Better than
92
%
of Yuzawa properties
Better than
86
%
of Yuzawa properties
Better than
82
%
of Yuzawa properties
Better than
82
%
of Yuzawa properties
Overall rating:

8.3

Excellent
156 reviews
Cleanliness
8.9
Facilities
8.2
Location
8.1
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More about Otowaya Ryokan

More about Otowaya Ryokan

Otowaya Ryokan

All offerings provided by Otowaya Ryokan help to ensure a pleasant stay for all travelers. Free internet access provided within the ryokan keeps you connected throughout your stay. Car hire services provided by Otowaya Ryokan makes it easy to plan your day trips, sightseeing, and more around Yuzawa. For guests arriving by car, parking is provided free of charge.
Always get the assistance you need with front desk services including luggage storage and safety deposit boxes. For longer stays or whenever you need it, the dry cleaning service keeps your favorite travel outfits clean and available. Feel like doing nothing? Available services like room service and daily housekeeping let you get the most out of your time at the Otowaya Ryokan. For guests who would like to smoke, the designated smoking areas are available.
A range of amenities is offered in guestrooms at Otowaya Ryokan. Enjoy your stay even more at the ryokan, knowing that some selected rooms include linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find television and cable TV available in some selected rooms. Don't worry about being thirsty as a refrigerator, a coffee or tea maker, instant tea and mini bar are provided in some guestrooms.
Bathroom amenities are just as important as others, and at the ryokan you'll find a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels available in some guest bathrooms.


Dining and things to do

Don't start your vacation days without your morning coffee, available every morning in the café. A number of great dining options at the ryokan assures that you'll always have convenient and delicious choices. A great night out couldn't be easier! Enjoy a fun evening without traveling outside at the karaoke rooms and bar. At any time of the day or night, you can serve yourself a snack at the ryokan's vending machines.
Are you a great cook? Make your own meals in-house at the ryokan's shared kitchen.
A day in will be as fun as a day out with ranges of recreational activities offered at Otowaya Ryokan. Have fun with your fellow guests and indulge in winter's best snow activities, knowing that ski slopes and ski equipment rentals can easily be accessed. A relaxing end to every day is possible with a visit to the massage, located right in the ryokan. Beat the hot weather with cooling water activities like fishing.
Challenge your travel group members or other guests to competitive fun, with the ryokan's mini golf course, tennis court, golf course on site and hiking trails. Family time on relaxed evenings is easy with the ryokan's games room and shared lounge and TV area. Got someone special waiting for you back home? Then easily pick up a memorable gift at the souvenir shops.


Reasons to stay here

Find rooms here that are cheaper than 95% of all other options in the city.
Compared to other accommodations in Yuzawa, facilities here are rated higher than 88% of them.
Guests who stayed here found it to be neat and tidy, scoring it above 93% of other accommodations in the city.

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Amenities and facilities

Excellent
Facilities

8.2

Most talked about facilities

Food & Dining

3 mentions

Breakfast

2 mentions

Housekeeping

1 mention

Languages spoken
  • Japanese
Outdoor
  • Bicycles
Internet access
  • Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
  • Internet
  • Internet services
  • Wi-Fi in public areas
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Fishing
  • Game room
  • Garden
  • Golf course [on-site]
  • Hiking
  • Karaoke
  • Massage
  • Mini golf course
  • Pub crawl
  • Skiing
  • Ski lessons
  • Tennis court
  • Tours
Cleanliness and safety
  • Anti-viral cleaning products
  • Body thermometer
  • Breakfast in room
  • Cashless payment service
  • Daily disinfection in all rooms
  • Daily disinfection in common areas
  • Doctor/nurse on call
  • First aid kit
  • Free face masks
  • Guest rooms seal after sanitization
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Hot water linen and laundry washing
  • Individually-wrapped food options
  • Physical distancing of at least 1 meter
  • Protective screens in common areas
  • Room sanitization opt-out available
  • Rooms sanitized between stays
  • Safe dining setup
  • Sanitized kitchen and tableware items
  • Staff trained in safety protocol
  • Temperature check for guests and staff
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Alternative meal arrangement
  • Bar
  • Coffee shop
  • Kitchen
  • Restaurants
  • Room service
  • Shared kitchen
  • Vending machine
Swimming & soaking
  • Hot spring bath
Services and conveniences
  • Air conditioning in public area
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning
  • Elevator
  • Food delivery
  • Gift/souvenir shop
  • Grooming service
  • Heating in public area
  • Invoice provided
  • Ironing service
  • Luggage storage
  • Meeting/banquet facilities
  • Safety deposit boxes
  • Smoking area
  • Xerox/fax in business center
For the kids
  • Family room
  • Kids meal
Land sports
  • Golf course (within 3 km)
Access
  • Check-in/out [private]
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Pets allowed
  • Smoke alarms
  • Soundproof rooms
Getting around
  • Car park [free of charge]
  • Car park [nearby]
  • Car park [on-site]
  • Rental car
Sports equipment rental
  • Bicycle rental
  • Ski equipment rentals
Available in all rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Free bottled water
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Towels

Location

419 Yuzawa, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma-gun, Yuzawa, Yuzawa, Japan, 949-6101
Excellent
Location

8.1

Property policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

All children are welcome.

Children 0-5 year(s)
Stay for free if using existing bedding.
If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.
Guests 6 years and older are considered as adults
Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.
Others
  • Check-in is not possible after 11:00 PM.
  • Pets are strictly not allowed at the property.
  • All guestrooms at this property allow smoking. Rooms will be deodorized for non-smoking guests.
  • Guests must inform the property of each guest’s gender so that proper room amenities can be set up.
  • Bathing tax for adult (older than 13 years old) 150 JPY will be charged upon arrival.
  • When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Some helpful facts

Check-in/Check-out
  • Check-in from15:00
  • Check-in until23:00
  • Check-out until10:00
  • Reception open until23:00
Extras
  • Breakfast charge (unless included in room price)1320 JPY
  • Daily Internet/Wi-Fi fee0 JPY
The property
  • Non-smoking rooms/floorsNO
  • Number of floors3
  • Number of rooms 16
  • Room voltage100
  • Most recent renovation1992
Parking
  • Daily parking fee0 JPY

Reviews of Otowaya Ryokan from real guests

Provided by verified guests of Agoda
8.3
/
10
Cleanliness8.9
Facilities8.2
Location8.1
Service8.6
Value for money8.3
High score for Yuzawa
Rating
9+ Exceptional (25)
8-9 Excellent (11)
7-8 Very Good (8)
6-7 Good (3)
<6 Below Expectation (7)
Time of the year
Mar - May (13)
Jun - Aug (5)
Sep - Nov (3)
Dec - Feb (33)

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10.0
Exceptional
Nassim from Japan
Solo traveler
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in December 2020

Amazing experience”

The quality of service is outstanding, the place is beautiful and relaxing, I enjoyed the onsen and the confortable room. I recommend it.

Reviewed December 07, 2020

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10.0
Exceptional
JI from United States
Group
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 4 nights in January 2020

walkable distance to the train/bus station”

Very very clean and medium/high end sensation

Reviewed December 02, 2020

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9.6
Exceptional
Nelson from United States
Couple
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in February 2020

Exceptional”

The onsen and service are awesome!!

Reviewed February 06, 2020

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8.4
Excellent
Jia from Hong Kong SAR, China
Family with young children
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 2 nights in January 2023

Excellent”

Dinner is great, the room is a bit small, and difficult to park and offload your luggages if you are coming in winter, staff is limited and nobody will help you with your luggages.

Reviewed January 06, 2023

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8.4
Excellent
Junnie from United States
Family with young children
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 1 night in February 2023

Excellent”

Facility is very old , but price is very expensive

Reviewed February 02, 2023

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8.0
Excellent
Yuk from Hong Kong SAR, China
Family with teens
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 1 night in December 2019

The service is good”

The overall arrangement is good. The food is good. The onsen is clear and tidy. The room size is sufficient for a family (2 adults and 1 big kid) to living. However, you have to ensure your room have private bathroom and toilet as not all room type have these facilities. The location is a bit far away from JR station, if you need to take big luggage to walk from JR station to hotel, it will be quite exhausted especially in bad weather condition like snowing / raining.

Reviewed January 02, 2020

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8.8
Excellent
Wongsatorn from Thailand
Group
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in February 2020

Excellent”

nice place with really nice staffs

Reviewed September 04, 2020

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8.0
Excellent
Daniel from New Zealand
Solo traveler
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in February 2020

Charming Wes Anderson type lodging off the beaten track”

A charming old European style lodge right on the hill near Seki Onsen, bursting with character and, with a Wes Anderson vibe, stuffed animals, helpful welcoming staff, let down only by the meals on offer. Be wary of the icy slippery path up to the lodge itself.

Reviewed February 07, 2020

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2.8
Olivia from Japan
Couple
Japanese Style without Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in March 2021

Not att all a 3 stars Ryokan”

We went in several Ryokans, this one is not a 3 stars one. The location is good but the rest is not. Onsen cold. Staff cold. Room smell strongly smoke. Pillow hard. No soundproofing between the rooms.

Reviewed March 29, 2021

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9.6
Exceptional
Adam from Australia
Couple
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in March 2017

Traditional Getaway”

Had a lovely 3 nights at Otowaya. We had never stayed in a Ryokan before so this was a great experience. Only a short shuttle bus to the main ski field but there are a couple of smaller runs in close walking distance. Recommended if you are looking to see how travellers of the past were accommodated before Western style hotels came to Japan.

Reviewed May 01, 2017

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9.6
Exceptional
Enrica from Singapore
Couple
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 1 night in December 2018

Exceptional”

traditional room with tatami, have private onsen and public onsen separate for female and male. easy access to Gala Yuzawa Sky Resort (shuttle bus provided at opposite hotel)

Reviewed February 05, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Nathania from Indonesia
Group
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 1 night in January 2018

Best Hotel”

This place is amazing, it's more like a small hotel that run by family. They can't speak english very well but very helpful. Also, the place is a lil bit small but the view is so amazing, the room is also very clean and spacious, very comfortable futon!! they even take us to the train station by their car while snowing so heavily outside. it's the best place!!! love it so much. the breakfast is also so good.

Reviewed September 21, 2018

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9.6
Exceptional
Tony from United States
Family with young children
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 4 nights in April 2017

Exceptional”

Friendly staff. Room was spacious for 3 adults and 2 young children. Didn't eat the hotel food since my young boys tend to be picky on food. Nice and clean onsen.

Reviewed May 01, 2017

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9.2
Exceptional
Benjamin from Singapore
Solo traveler
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 3 nights in April 2018

Good location and good service, but no drying room or laundry room”

Good location, tasty food, nice room, beautiful outdoor onsens, great service overall. Very happy except there was no drying room for snowboard or boots, and no laundry room so could not wash clothes. I really like the place but will not return because of these reasons.

Reviewed April 21, 2018

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9.6
Exceptional
Yee from Hong Kong SAR, China
Solo traveler
Standard Japanese-Style Room
Stayed 1 night in December 2017

Exceptional”

Few minutes walk from JR station. Near to the museum. Nice breakfast, spacious clean room, good services. With onsen both indoor & outdoor. Nice :)

Reviewed December 29, 2017

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10.0
Exceptional
James from Malaysia
Couple
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in March 2018

Very good stay”

Big room. Nice Onsen facility. Abit far from train station but facilities and stay compensated it. Very recommended

Reviewed March 25, 2018

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9.6
Exceptional
Chatawut from Thailand
Group
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in December 2017

Exceptional”

Very nice place. Room was clean & tidy. Staffs were very nice

Reviewed December 24, 2017

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9.6
Exceptional
Cheryl from Singapore
Couple
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in December 2017

Exceptional”

The male host was extremely hospitable, offering to send and pick us up from gala ski resort, as we had missed the bus timings. Thank you!!

Reviewed December 25, 2017

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9.6
Exceptional
Hao from United States
Couple
Stayed 1 night in December 2018

Worthy, great experience ”

Nice hot spring area, great service and delicious meals

Reviewed December 31, 2018

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7.2
Very good
Li from Taiwan
Group
Japanese Style With Bathroom
Stayed 1 night in February 2017

good to stay”

the hot spring is good, nice place and happy to stay

Reviewed March 19, 2017

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