My stay was amazing, our host made a point to ask how the day went and what plans we had to see if he could help in anyway! Great location for getting in some laps at the ski resort
luke
2025 年 3 月に 4 泊滞在
10/10
The staff was lovely and went out of their way to make you feel welcome. They dinner and breakfast for half-biard was excellent.
Alexander
2025 年 3 月に 2 泊滞在
10/10
Wonderful staff at villa alpen.
Food was excellent and Onsen was hot.
Easy access to sun valley and a quick couple chairlifts and traverses to the other hills.
30 seconds to chairlift and 2 minute walk to the free ski bus.
asia
2025 年 2 月に 4 泊滞在
8/10
Nice place to stay with great staff, onsen and food.
No other options for food locally
Mark
2025 年 1 月に 4 泊滞在
10/10
Shinjiro
2025 年 1 月に 6 泊滞在
8/10
宿泊されたお客様
2025 年 1 月に 4 泊滞在
10/10
Convenient base from which to explore the various ski resorts of Shiga Kogen. Sun Valley is one of the first areas you approach from Nagano, so arrival by bus from Nagano station was quick and easy (a 3+- min walk from the stop on the highway.). Sun Valley's chairlift is right outside the front door, from there we were able to piece together the chair/gondola lifts to make it to all the other resorts too (1.75 hrs skiing & lifts to Okushiga Kogen.) Communal bath was a highlight, indoor only but with big windows overlooking the forest outside. Loved their bar/breakfast area when open, and the dinners we had each night were great - Japanese style with a variety of foods even picky eaters looked satisfied. Thanks to the Captain and entire staff for making us feel well taken care of :-).
Lisa
2025 年 1 月に 3 泊滞在
10/10
Great fun hotel. The Captain who owns the place is an 80 year old Japanese Olympic ski racer and full of interesting stories and enthusiasm for skiing and the mountains. His son Ken is also a good and enthusiastic skier. Everyone speaks great english. Dinner was excellent and included the best fried chicken my 12 year old son has EVER had. Breakfast good too. There is a pleasant bar on site open until 10 pm. The hotel is genuine ski in ski out and about 15s ski to the lift. My kids borrowed sledges for free too. There is a ski rental downstairs run by the same family which we didnt use but others said was great.
Thomas
2024 年 3 月に 1 泊滞在
8/10
The family running this are the most pleasant and helpful I have found in Japan. Further the staff all speak English well.
Peter
2024 年 3 月に 2 泊滞在
10/10
The family that runs Villa Alpen is wonderful and make you feel right at home. The onsen was amazing and perfect for post-powder day rehab of the muscles! It is a simple, older property (as many are throughout the region) but very well kept.
Like a lot of Shiga Kogen villages, there is no (or limited) resaurant options, especially for dinner
Thus recommend going with with hotel provided breakfast and lunch.
If you plan to use shuttle service between villages, pay close attention to the schedule as last one runs around 6:30pm (depending where you are) and there are no taxis.
The skiing was top notch at Yakebitai and Osokogen. Helped that they got a ton of snow when i arrived ; ) Was very hard to leave and miss another poweder day after 1 foot fell the morning I left. : (
Highly recommend staying a few days minimum and explore all the ski areas.
Tom
2024 年 3 月に 2 泊滞在
10/10
Gregory
2024 年 2 月に 2 泊滞在
8/10
Villa Alpen was like a home away from home. A lovely welcoming family run older traditional hotel. The hosts could not do enough to help through out our stay. Meals were wonderful and plentiful. The cosy fire place where guests gather and relax in the evenings is wonderful place to meet fellow guests and share stories.
Khloe
2024 年 2 月に 3 泊滞在
10/10
In the middle of extraordinary mountains, a ski-in hotel . All the staff speaks English and a bit of French.Everybody was super kind and nice.
Veronica
2024 年 2 月に 4 泊滞在
8/10
Ching Yuen
2024 年 1 月に 5 泊滞在
10/10
We stayed for 5 nights and we ski out using the sun valley chairlift just outside the hotel. Captain, Ken and the staff are very friendly and willing to help. The food is great and there is a very relaxing bar area as well.
宿泊されたお客様
2023 年 3 月に 5 泊滞在
10/10
Dominic
2023 年 3 月に 2 泊滞在
10/10
Staff was great and ver accommodating. Ski rentals were found at hotel facility.
Jonathan
2023 年 2 月に 2 泊滞在
10/10
Quel accueil ! Un hôtel familial, vous serez reçus comme des rois par le “Captain”, sa famille et son staff ... Toujours prêts à vous rendre service, l’équipe vous fera vous sentir comme à la maison.
La situation aux pieds des pistes et à côté des arrêts de bus est idéal.
ありがとう (ございます)
宿泊されたお客様
2020 年 2 月に 9 泊滞在
10/10
宿泊されたお客様
2020 年 1 月に 4 泊滞在
10/10
One of the most family-kind-of experiences! fantastic service, friendly staff, great food, and great facilities - only 50 meter to the ski lift