Shiga Swiss Inn

Staff were really friendly and helpful. Food was good. I stayed in a traditional room with the mat to sleep on and I was

Good price. Ski in ski out! Staff was amazing

The hotel is isolated from other restaurants and the main ski lodge, but you can pay like 1000yen per person for round trips

Great location: perfect ski-in/ski-out; great local beer on tap in the small bar.

Desperately in need of 100% modernisation: bedroom rooms are very basic; restaurant is an overpriced cafeteria which runs out of choices 20 mins after the meal start time.

The buffet meals for breakfast and dinner were excellent.

More range in the ski hire equipment.

Friendly and helpful staff. They went out of their way to arrange a wheelchair for our family member who sprained their ankle snowboarding. The onsen was excellent. Very clean water and warm.Free transfer to and from the bus stop.

Dated decor. The bath had not been cleaned. Wifi only works in the lobby.Ski in was via a black slope with a tight undulating track (beginners or lesser skilled need to use the blue slope (marked as green!) then chairlift and walk.Beer was expensive.Food was ok with very few or no vegetarian options.

Location good. Breakfast and dinner offered good variety.

The place looked a little tired and would benefit from some renovations.

The staff was polite and helpful with information.

Location is terrible if you drive your own car. If you don’t have 4wheel drive with snow tires or chains you will get stuck. Staff won’t help you. You have to pay to use there shuttle. The hotel is old and run down compared to others in the area. I chose this because it was the only one available. If guest are loud you hear everything in your room. If you don’t rent ski gear with them they won’t help you with yours. Prices seem higher here for vending machines and food than the other hotels.

Worst hotel ever

Hotel is about 1000 years old. Peeling paint, torn carpet, junk furniture lying around. Cold. No food except breakfast. Remote location well away from any facilities. And they charged $10 to drive you to a bus transfer station where you could catch an occasional bus to facilities 15 minutes away. Everything about the hotel was bad except the poor lady on front desk who tried very hard. I quit after one night and spent a heap of money getting something decent. The property was hugely misrepresented on booking.com

Location was everything... Ski in and out on the side of a mountain in dumps of snow...amazing

Walking 800m in the snowfall and missing my bus by 2 minutes to wait 2 and half hours for next bus

Food was good. Accomodation was roomy and warm. Location is fantastic, staff were very helpful. The team managed transfers in very heavy snow conditions effectively and with a smile. Access to slopes is excellent ski in and ski out.

The bathroom sink drained very slowly and was not very clean. The toilet also could have been cleaner.

It was a good authentic Japanese ski hotel. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. The people at reception were very helpful even though English is not their first language. The ski hire/rental service was very easy. It was nice to be able to ski from the hotel in the morning and then back again at the end of the day.The meals provided are good for a buffet style service. It is important to have meals included with the accommodation as Shiga Kogen is not really a location where it is easy to dine out so having meals in the hotel is a must.

There is only wifi in the reception area, so it is important to bring some sort of mobile data service if you need to do work remotely or use the internet a lot.

Location is good for skiing but one is stuck at the Inn for dinner.

Dinner was really disappointing, breakfast was ok. Eating room is like in a prison. No staff around from 11-3 every day. So no way to get a lift to the nearest bus stop. Also, the place is _very_ dated.

Location, facilities and slopes were great. The hotel is located beside the slopes so you can ski out from the hotel.

The hotel is older.

Excellent location, friendly staff and fantastic breakfast. Onsen facilities were lovely, and the Japanese-style room was very clean and comfy. Staff went above and beyond for our needs, transporting us to and from Ichinose, up to Hoppo Onsen, etc., and are experts on anything you want to do in the area; for example, they helped to plan our trip to the Snow Monkeys one afternoon. They bring you dinner from Ichinose's food trucks if you order it, and there is a buffet dinner available. Snowboard options were a little light but they had a table with screwdrivers for you to adjust your own gear.

On the contrary to some other reviews we read, we liked staying here and found the accomodation comfortable for a budget accom, staff were friendly, the buffet dinner was good, a very spacious room by Japanese standards, great ski in and ski out location to the slopes.

The decor is outdated and only Fluro lighting in the room

I loved that you could walk out the front door, strap in, and start snowboarding. Literally right on the side of a ski run.

That only a 4x4 with chains is the only way to get to the hotel. You can however park up top and get a ride from the hotel staff.

Great value for money being more than half the price of any other place in Shiga Kogen. The staff were friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed the Onsen every night (my two children aged 5 & 7 are now converted to Onsens) after skiing. Ski in/out access was fantastic and it is a short lift ride away from Ichinose ski area which provides access to other great spots such as Yakebetai. A shuttle bus is also provided for access to the hotel from Hoppo Onsen bus stop (you cannot access the hotel without a 4WD). If you are lucky you might get some monkeys visiting the hotel too!

If you are planning on using international ski schools for your children then you will need to take the bus to Okushiga or it is 1-2 hrs to ski there. The hotel is dated, so don't go in expecting the Ritz, but as I said earlier it is great value for money. Key points for improvement from us would be to have bowls/utensils available for use with the microwave and a greater range of convenience items in the store for purchase.

Nice with Onsen after a day of skiing. Breakfast and dinner food buffet was great! Nice, helpful staff.

Unpractical that 4wd is needed to get all the way to the hotel. But there is a shuttle. But the shuttle doesn't go after 8 pm so be sure to arrive before that. Generally old building. But okay for our standards

The owners are very generous and welcoming, and its incredible value. The food was lovely and good value

It appears on maps to be a blue/red ski run into the property, but it’s actually a black. The other way in is down an easy but long blue and then catching a chairlift up. So keep that in mind. Not beginner friendly. As others have said the facilities are pretty old and the wifi doesnt work well but still, the value is pretty amazing

The convenience to the mountain was great, but the location to other restaurants and the main lodge was a bit far. You need a car if you want to leave the resort to do anything other than skiing.

The rooms and the onsen were definitely a bit run down. The staff were friendly, but were too strict against letting friends hang out in the hotel. They only let guests go up to rooms, but that wasn’t mentioned anywhere. I booked a room big enough for four with the intention of friends hanging out and playing games, but they were watching the door like a hawk to prevent outsiders in. That was unfortunate that even if they weren’t staying, they couldn’t enjoy it.