Check in and out were smooth, owners were helpful and attentive. Half our group stayed in a Japanese-style room and other half in a Western room (both with private toilets). Both were very comfortable, well heated and clean. Would honestly recommend the Japanese tatami room as it was very spacious and a unique experience. Coming back after a long day of skiing and sitting in the onsen fed by a natural spring was a lifesaver for sore muscles! Beware if your room doesn't have a shower you will have to use the public Japanese-style (seated, not private) showers near the onsen, but you can book a private slot from 3-4pm or 8-9pm if you're shy. Hearty breakfast every morning including a wide range of options, savoury and sweet. Hotel is walking distance to everywhere in town, and there is a free shuttle stop nearby if you don't want to walk to the ski lifts with your gear. Many restaurants around, had no trouble getting seated (especially around 8pm) even though it was peak season. Ski hire shop conveniently located across the road, for which you can get a discount from the hotel.

Beware there is no lift, so if you are staying on the higher floors you will have to take suitcases upstairs. Ski gear can be left in the drying rooms on the lower floor. Drying room heating isn't on 24/7 (would be so expensive to heat such a huge space!) but is turned on from the afternoon when people come back from the slopes and overnight. If you have very wet gloves/clothes might be worth bringing them to your room overnight and hanging them in front of your heater.

Hotel was clean and warm. Beds were comfortable for futons as they provided an additional cushioned 'mattress'. The onsen was clean and warm, rather than hot, so it would suit most people. Nick was always friendly and helpful whenever i had any questions. There was no issue with organising bags to be onforwarded to our next destination (and they turned up before we expected). All in all Myosen is a well located and comfortable place to base yourself for a ski trip in Akakura. We stayed a week and really enjoyed ourselves

Unfortunately had the weirdest toilet i have encountered. It was at 45 degrees, rather than against a wall. This took out a big chunk of the available space and made it pretty awkward to use. Breakfast - some more variety would have been welcome, and besides rice there was no Japanese options. Understandable as almost everyone staying there was a westerner, however i have stayed in a number of places in Japan that have had lots of western guests but have still provided Japanese options for breakfast.

This is a small and friendly older style ski hotel/chalet with 21 rooms total. We stayed in a Japanese style room with private toilet and contained balcony at the front of the hotel. The room was big and comfortable. (see photos from the window view!) The tatami beds were actually sponge mattresses with a top layer and the most comfortable we slept on during our trip. It was great having the private toilet, the onsen was hot and delightful and never busy as people are coming and going on their own schedules. I enjoyed having one late morning! The location is excellent, probably one of the best for the area, 5 mins to Ski field, Joeys rentals (and excellent coffee and toasties) next door, 3 mins from the main street and all restaurants. Hotel Taito is 1 min next door with amazing Yoga and a fancier (busier) Onsen. Also there are a couple of foodtrucks there too. It was so easy, and so quiet compared to Niseko! Nick and Susan were super responsive, friendly and there to help. It gave the place a more homely feel. Would/will definitely stay again. There is a discount for return customers.

The bathroom was always clean and showers fine at all times.People should be aware of Onsen washing etiquette and follow it. I know the onsen was cleaned every single morning, so people not using it correctly meant it wasn't particuarly nice later in the evening. Visitors take note and make yours and your fellow travellers onsen experience nicer. Feedback not negative - just ideas :) Perhaps the lobby could be set up to be a bit more social for evenings. More furniture, a book library and perhaps somewhere to plug in an ipod. Breakfast was hot and filling, a single option change each day would be good for those staying more than a week.

Hotel Myosen was clean and comfortable. The rooms were neat and warm (new aircon units in each room). Sleeping on futons on the tatami mats was a great experience. The enclosed verandah was lovely. The onsen was beautiful - we got used to traditional Japanese bathing/showering quickly and the majority of the time we had the bathroom facilities to ourselves. The dry room was large and convenient. The location was excellent, a short walk from both Akakura Onsen ski lifts. The owner/manager Nick went out of his way to make us feel welcome and comfortable. He quickly delivered a kettle when we arrived and organised multiple dinners, taxis and a luggage delivery for us. The staff were always smiling, attentive and polite. We will definitely return to stay with Nick and his team again. Thankyou!

No clothes dryers

We stayed at Hotel Myosen as a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teenagers). We stayed in the Japanese standard room, with Japanese style futon beds (best sleeps we had on our trip to Japan!). The room stayed warmed, and we felt we had enough room to spread out. The breakfast was good each morning, and we booked the private onsen as a family for each afternoon after the slopes. Location was great, about a 5min walk to both the Yodel and Kumado lifts at Akakura Onsen ski area. It was an easy couple of minutes walk to the main strip of restaurants also. We got the city bus from the station, which was about a 10min ride. The owner was exceptional, always greeting us good morning, and met all our needs with booking a taxi back to the station, and fixing a couple of things in the room. Overall, we’d stay again!

Nothing, everything was good

Great stay! Location was perfect. The top of main street and a short walk down the hill. Friendly staff. The team organised to have my snowboard bag couriered to the airport for day of departure which was infinitely better than having to drag it through to Tokyo for a few days. Hotel is very close to all the great dining/drinking options and entry to the ski area is a short stroll up the street. I made good use of the onsen and was fortunate enough to have it all to myself on the daily. You're able to book 30min sessions as well. Slept incredibly well on the traditional Japanese bedding. Would absolutely stay here again!

Had a lovely stay at Myosen. The property was in a fantastic location, being just off the main strip meant it was reasonably quiet. Plenty of space for the two of us with a really nice clean and comfy room. Heating was spot on with a good temperature in the room from the air con. Staff were all super friendly and helped us out. We have travelled using onsens before so are quite comfortable with this and the shared shower space. I found this onsen to be very clean and any reviews about smell or things in the water obviously do not understand that this is extremely natural in a Japanese Onsen.

Great support from Nick at reception. The hotel was very clean and well kept, with basic facilities. Good value, plentiful, hearty breakfast. Good drying room and plenty of storage room for skis/snowboards. Comfortable Japanese style beds with tatami floor rooms, which we really appreciated. The onsen was lovely at the end of a day on the slopes, with the option of a private booking time, during certain hours. Within easy walking distance of lots of restaurants.

We have been spoiled in the past by ski in/ski out hotels. We had a 400m/ 6 minute walk to the slopes.

Hotel Myosen, staff were excellent, Nick went above and beyond assiting us with planning and booking transfers. Hotel is clean, central and well suited to skiing families, private onsen booking available and clean Western beds, and connecting family rooms. Western buffet is a good way to start the day.

It is maybe a tiny bit expensive ,but it is a ski holiday in peak season. Overall, it met our expectations ,not five stars, so don't expect that.

It was great having our own room with a private bathroom, which was nice and new. The skiing was AMAZING and not very busy. We arrived for Xmas and it was like we had the mountain to ourselves. Nick was very helpful with anything we needed, especially booking taxis in Japanese.

The walk to the ski lift was a little difficult at first but we soon found our feet.