Good location and friendly staff. Clean facilities and I enjoyed the traditional Japanese style room. I rented an e-bike at the Echigo-Yazawa station, so getting from the station to the hotel was easy. I had booked the option with breakfast and dinner, but was leaving the next morning at 5 am. The host made me a breakfast the night before and left it in a cooler for me to eat in the morning. I really appreciated this effort and the solid breakfast was highly appreciated as I spent most of the day hiking. Highly recommended!

Nothing, I really enjoyed my stay.

Allumeur is a very pleasant family hotel located close to the two major resorts - Gala Yuzawa and Ishiuichi Maryama. It is easy to get to from the Ichigo Yuzawa station via cab (2,500 yen) or via shuttle from Ichigo Yuzawa to Gala Yuzawa and then another shuttle to Hatsukaishi station or a taxi (1,500 yen). The hotel if family owned and the owners are very helpful and pleasant people, with plethora of useful information about the area. They even gave us a ride to the food store the first evening, as we arrived unprepared - 7/11 or Lawson stores are not as common in the area as one might expect. There are limited snacks available for purchase at the hotel. The hotel offers breakfast and dinner, as desired for additional fee. We had dinners four nights in a row, and the food was absolutely amazing - some of the best we have had in Japan. Dinner time is very convenient, as it coincides with the time the ski resorts close plus about an hour and a half to return to the hotel and change. The hotel has a room designated to dry the gear and clothing. It also has vending machines that never run out and are true saviors, as both my wife and I are beer drinkers. There is a ski lift at Hatsukaishi station, 300 meters from the hotel and two stores for ski rentals. The indoor/outdoor hot spring bath is about 10 min walking distance from the hotel. A free shuttle from Hatsukaishi station can take you to Ishuichi or Gala Yuzawa, with much larger lifts and more to do. If a car is available, transportation is much faster and convenient. The hotel has a relatively large parking lot available for guests. Of note, the only reliable places for ATM withdrawal using a western issued cards are the 7/11 stores, but again, not too many of them in the entire area. Overall, a perfect hotel for ski/snowboard fans who's priority is to enjoy outdoor sports.

Everything was great.

Triple share room was cosy but tight for 3 adults. Shared onsen facilities were functional if not beautiful. Breakfast was pretty traditional without a lot of variety. Our stay was based around snowboarding in Yuzawa. Allumeur was a reasonable base for us to focus on the snow sports rather than the accommodation. Owners and staff are very friendly and welcoming.

Tripple room was tight for three adults; but this is true for most of Japan.

The hotel is a 10 min taxi ride from Echigo Yuzawa and in walking distance to a ski gear rental shop, a ski pass counter and a ski lift. We booked breakfast and dinner. Food was good and plenty, family-style cooking. The owners and staff are very kind and helpful, all speaking English. There is a dry room for ski gears and a luggage storage room. All very convenient.

The immediate neighborhood has no restaurant nor coffee shop opened during our stay; lunch or coffee break for non skiers can be difficult unless you take the ski lifts to the ski resort area with restaurants; and you need a car or take a taxi to go out for dinner.

The location a little bit far, you must go there by taxi or shuttle from the hotel but i really like the ambiance its quiet, you can feel the country side, and when its snow theres a place in front of the hotel to play and there some scenerr. The owner lives there too they are very kind, the breakfast could be more improve but the dinner really delicious, thank you haru san and family for taking care of me and family.

The breakfast menu could be improve. But its good

The staff was friendly and the accommodation is very close to the ski slopes. We could stay with our dog comfortably and due to proximity to the skiing area we could check on him often, take him out for a walk while skiing the whole day. Rooms are very warm and comfortable. We had breakfast and dinner included which was very worth the price.

The location is good, but a bit far from the main skiing area. Not a lot of shops and restaurants around. You need to take a bus from the train station to reach the accommodation. Overall it was loud at night due to the heating system and snow cleaning. There is a parking lot near the pet-friendly rooms and the snow had to be cleaned very early in the morning.

Very close to the slopes, nice staff that cares about its guests

I really misses a place where people can rest and gather, aside from the room. The restaurant room could easily be used for that post diner, not sure why it’s not the case.

Highly recommending this hotel. very good value for money, staff very nice and accommodating (calling ski rentals for me, letting us have a shower even after checkout, always checking on whether we are comfortable), hotel very clean, and 50m away from the slopes! Aside from that the half board menu was really enjoyable and super good value for money. Although very similar food each time, the quality of products were good and diner with 4 courses meal each time! Overall also the top most value and efficiency location I’ve found so far to ski in Japan when coming from Tokyo. recommending to rent skis in Boo Sport (good gears, very accommodating as well) that will bring you from the station to them, then to the hotel for free. and given hotel is 3mins away from the slopes… all in all it’s a great deal.

The shared toilets is definitely something I don’t want to try anymore and therefore not having chosen a room with toilet is a miss. Shared toilets are very clean, but too small, and ventilation doesn’t seem to be working well so really not a pleasure to go there when hotel was full. Aside from that, it’s a pity that the main dining room was closed all the time aside from dining as there is nowhere else we could seat and relax; as it is a nice and cozy place I would really suggest to make it available to guests when not used for diner (or post diner for example).

The location is great, literally 2mins from the slopes. staff is really nice and accommodating

kind of dated, no area to relax aside from the room, and the meals are so so (good but repeating and some food that should be warm is always cold).

Owners were very friendly and hospitable. Thank you Haru. Loved location and close proximity to skilifts

Wasn't a fan of the breakfast