Edelweiss Akakura

The Owners were really friendly and generous.My wife was ill with a chest infection and had problems with the Japanese bed for sleeping as she has a bad back.We had to cancel the last two nights ( of 3 ) and the Owner kindly only charged for the one night.The food was basic but good.

This is really a ski hostel and would suit younger people better.It is directly on the ski slopes. There is no sign in English to show where it is but the nearby tourist information office helped us to find it. Our room was heated by a kerosene heater,not good for chesty people.Washing is communal.Our room had a wash basin with cold water and no curtains,overlooking the ski slopes.The car park is 200 metres down the road but the owner kindly brought our cases etc on his snow machine.This hostel is not realy suitable for older aged travellers in our opinion unless improvements are made in the heating and warm water suppled by pipes to the room and things are made more private.

The onsen was a nice touch. Good place to ski in and ski out but it’s a little too far from centre.

The heater makes my eye so red. It’s a old fashion heater and it lights a fire within the machine.

The location was fantastic, genuinely ski in, ski out.