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#7 of 33 hotels in Myoko
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If you’re looking for a family-friendly hotel in Myoko, look no further than Akakura Hotel.
Guest rooms offer a refrigerator and air conditioning, and Akakura Hotel makes getting online easy as free wifi is available.
In addition, guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests.
If you are looking for a good Italian restaurant, you may want to check out Pomodoro while staying at Akakura Hotel.
If you’re looking for something to do, Okakuratenshin Rokkakudo (0.2 mi) is a nice way to spend some time, and it is within walking distance of Akakura Hotel.
The staff at Akakura Hotel looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
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486 Akakura, Myoko 949-2111 Niigata Prefecture
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Akakura Hotel
69 reviews
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Great for walkers
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The service here is impeccable, most staff knows limited English but they will make every effort to help you out. There is an English speaking staff (Nigel) onsite on most days. We stayed 5 nights in a Japanese-Western room, literally we were given 2 rooms divided by a corridor (same room number on both doors). We slept in the Japanese tatami room which is mattress on the floor, then cross the hallway to the Western sitting room with sofa and tv etc. Everyone is given yukata (Japanese robe) and slippers to wear around the hotel, kids sizes are available upon request for our 6 year old. There are 7 onsens, we booked a private onsen for our family to try it out. It was great experience, most importantly very clean. The hotel decor is like walking into a time warp from the 60s. Time stood still here but it was an interesting experience. Most of the hotel guests were Japanese while we were there. One night they even had a mochi live demonstration and we get to sample freshly made mochi. My son still raves about it, how yummy it was. Breakfast was good, besides Japanese food they provide western food which includes bread, pasta, chips, chicken nuggets etc. The hotel is off the main street but still very convenient as everywhere in Myoko is walking distance. Walking distance to the various ski lifts.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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It is a long-established establishment that has been around since Akakura Onsen was opened. It is an old building, but the elevator has been inspected by the manufacturer, so you can use it with peace of mind. There are two large baths, and the open-air bath is recommended. It is a semi-open-air bath, so it feels open and snow accumulates on your head when you soak in it. The downside is that you have to go up and down a few stairs from the room and the hallway is cold. However, the room has double sashes, and is comfortable with an air conditioner and a fan heater. You can see the city lights of Joetsu from the window. You can eat the head of the salt-grilled sweetfish for dinner. The curry for breakfast is also delicious.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:バリアフリーとは、無縁
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We stayed at the Akakura hotel an Annex for a week. The staff were very good to us and helped us in any way they could. The breakfast were generous and catered for Western and Japanese tastes. Really good access to ski lifts at Akakura Onsen ski resort.While the motel itself is a little dated it has a charm along with Myoko Kogan that is irresistible. I will definitely be going back and look forward to seeing the crew at the Akakura Hotel and Annex again. A special that’s to Nigel for him s hard work and advice.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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I stayed here for one night for snowboarding. The hotel is conveniently located, just a few minutes from the slopes. As expected, the quality of the snow around here is amazing. And above all, the quality of the hotel's hot springs was also amazing. We were stunned when our car was covered in a huge amount of snow from a nighttime snowfall, but the staff worked hard to clear it away, which was amazing. Some hotels don't provide this kind of service, and some are cold, so we are very grateful to Akakura Hotel. However, the parking lot is far away, so it may be difficult to get around on rainy days. We would like to stay here again outside of the winter season.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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We have never seen so much snow in our lives! If you want real snow cover and powder come to Myoko. We were spoilt with new snow every day, no waits for lifts, hooded chairlifts (there are none in Australia) cheap yummy meals on the slopes and cheap lift passes. We stayed in the annex of the Akukura Hotel for five nights. The hotel picked us up from the train station which was very convenient considering how much luggage we had. The hotel had hired an English-speaking staff member to help foreign tourists - though we appeared to be the only foreign tourists at the time. Toshiro was incredibly helpful. He gave us a tour of the hotel and its three onsens, organised our transport and interpreted maps/ directions, etc. No other staff members appeared to speak English but this did not prove a problem. The room we had was very small for a family of four but I realise that this is just Japan. My husband and I slept on mats on the floor while the kids got the western beds. The bathroom was tiny - but again this is typical of Japan. Everything was clean and in good condition. The onsens in the hotel were beautiful, especially the "Grand Palace" onsen. It was so nice to ski all day then return to the hotel for an onsen. The breakfasts were very yummy Japanese style - they did provide English tea every morning which was nice. We did not have dinner in the hotel but preferred to eat at the local restaurants - all meals were reasonably priced and lovely. We organised all our ski hire, lift passes and kids ski lessons through Myoko Snow Sports before we left Australia. These guys were absolutely fantastic with their service. They picked us up from our hotel for our ski fittings, they had the latest and greatest gear, they orientated us with the different resorts and they gave the best attention to our children. There were only three kids in each ski class (two being ours) and the kids had a ball. The skiing was excellent - we skied at Akukura Kanko and Akukura onsen (you can get one lift pass to cover both resorts). We tried to ski at another resort on the last day but were advised that due to very heavy snow fall it would be difficult to get there on the day (not sure that this was correct). A word of warning - it is difficult to get cash out in Myoko so take lots with you as you have to pay cash at the restaurants and for ski passes (though the hotel and Myoko Snowsports take credit card). We will definitely return to Myoko. We have been so spoilt with snow in Japan that it would be difficult to ski again in Australia (and with the cost that goes with it in Australia).
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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We stayed in the Annex for six nights and skied in nearby ski areas for 5 days. The bed and breakfast rate is very good especially considering the location and the star level of the hotel. Hotel rooms in the annex is half western style with two single beds and half tatami. This is very good size in Japan standard and with the rate being paid if only two guests stay in the room. The breakfast was in buffet style with rather good selection. There were three public onsens and in addition one private onsen at additional charge. We particularly like the largest onsen which has a nice outdoor onsen and a sauna. The staff were very willing to help out but their English level was rather limited. The hotel provided discount coupon for ski rentals in a nearby shop at 20% discount and the quality of ski / snowboard was rather good. The hotel also provided discount coupon for ski passes in the area of Akakan and Akakura Onsen.
Whilst mostly satisfactory, there were small areas which we could not entirely appreciate. The temperature in rooms was very erratic, sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and the heating machine was quite noisy when heating up. The lobby areas and the connection between the main building and the annex were not heat up and were very cold. We ate hot pots for two dinners at moderate supplement and the quality was satisfactory but not too impressive. Overall the Annex is recommendable given the room size, the onsens and the low rate comparing to other hotels in the area.
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Date of stay: December 2012
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Some aspects were comically bad, like being woken at 5am by the sound of banging pipes as the antiquated heating started up (and when I say banging pipes, think of a burly bloke with a sledgehammer bashing the hell out of the radiator by your head). The whole hotel was also inundated with large groups of school kids who seemed to enjoy shovelling snow from the driveway under our window at 200 decibels at 6am, just as the banging radiators subsided and we started drifting back to sleep. To be fair, they did delay the heaters coming on 'til 6am after we complained, but still.... I don't know if this was only an issue on the top floor where we were.
However, aside from the sleep deprivation, the hotel has a number of good points that I felt outweighed these negatives to warrant the very good rating.
First is Jackson, the Aussie on the front desk who is fluent in Japanese and spent much of his time resolving issues, sorting taxis and taking care of various bookings for us. He's worth his weight in gold!
The location is great - close to the piste with a bus stop outside for easy access to the main lift at the other end of town. Lots of bars/restaurants to choose from too.
Finally, the choice of onsen was great - from the very functional and extremely hot one in the Annex, the more intimate one between the Annex and the main Hotel and the large and luxurious one in the main hotel. Fantastic after a tough day on the slopes.
If you keep in mind that you get what you pay for, this really is a pretty good deal.
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Date of stay: February 2014
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:The rooms with the tatami area are much more spacious. We used the beds for storage and slept on...
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We spent 6 nights in the Annex on a family trip during early January 2015 and it was our second stay. As Kez69 says, the heating pipework is noisy and the hotel acknowledge this is an issue in the compendium. We regarded it as our early morning wake-up call. Other than the noisy pipework, the staff are very friendly and keen to help, the buffet breakfast is a great start to each day, the onsens (a few to chose from) are wonderful, and the snow is fantastic. Our only complaint is that we were on level 5 and it was so hot we had the window open, but lower levels may be better.
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Date of stay: January 2015
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Room Tip:Try a room on a lower level as heating on level 5 was excessive
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Highly recommended this hotel. This hotel passed through a long history, their decorations have many old Japanese style combined with western style. Very interesting for foreign visitors. It’s near to ski park. And the onsen here is very big, they also offer yukata for visitors to wear!!! The food is nice and very Japanese style, furthermore we can saw nice view from our room. I would like to visit here again.
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Date of stay: March 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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This hotel is not five star and does not pretend to be. It is a comfortable hotel that is close to the ski slopes and a short walk to the main street in town. One of the main attractions of this hotel is the onsen. A great way to sooth the body after a day on the slopes.
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Date of stay: January 2017
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Are there any historical sites close to Akakura Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Hokkokukaido Sekikawa Checkpoint Michino Rekishikan Museum (4.6 km), Okakuratenshin Rokkakudo (0.4 km), and The Site of Kyu Kuninomiyake Bessochi (0.8 km).
