Pals Inn Raicho

Pros +

• Must try the delicious breakfast! The householder's English is good, the room is nice and pleasant. Although there are many 'rules' when living here, such as showering before 22:00 or 22:30, not rolling luggage in the house, and turning off the heater before leaving the room, the householder is super helpful, making it a happy and pleasant stay for 10 days
• The staff were lovely - super helpful, great breakfasts, able to help with ski passes. Our room was lovely and warm. Shared toilets were kept very clean and totally werent an issue. Onsen was split by gender and was great. We loved the outdoor wood fire hot tub. Very walkable to restaurants in the evening (can also walk to 7/11 and ATM but bit further), and also walkable from train station to property. There were good shuttles from the property up to the local field Goryu, from there it was possible to coordinate shuttles to other fields. We were able to have our skis sent in advance to the accommodation by Yamato Transport which was awesome. Make sure you spend some time watching the trees from the accommodation - we saw monkeys playing and leaping.
• Super lovely family owned Japanese Inn. The owners are very attentive and have great attention to detail for your stay. The breakfast was fantastic every morning. There is a traditional indoor onsen which is great after a day on the slopes. There is also an outdoor wood fire onsen if you request it.

Cons -

• There was nothing we didnt like about the property - facility and staff were great. Our only challenge was the buses from Goryu - these were quite tricky to use and very slow due to the heavy snow (we travelled to Happo One but further fields took a very long time). Speaking to others this is mainly a weather issue, and often is much better than it was for us.