Very friendly family and staff. Great food, lots farmed themselves.

“We loved our stay. The staff and family running the hotel were lovely. Plus the location halfway up the slopes was amazi”

We loved the location. Right in the middle of the slopes. It made it so easy to ski in and out. It was an adventure to get there, up the gondola and down the chairlift etc. But all worth it once we arrived! Lastly the family hosting us were amazing. Even with the language barrier, they went out of their way to make our stay amazing.

“Great location and cheap pricing, we purchase our lift tickets and ski gear direct from the Hotel”

Amazing location for Ski in and Ski out, lovely hosts.

The family business add the warmth to the stay, feel like home.

Family home like atmosphere,kind and friendly owners. Walk out front door and you are skiing on the main ski run.

“Beautiful people amazing location”

“Great family run business.”

Family run business which was great.real homely atmosphere.location was super,right on the main slope.the owners were extremely friendly and helpful.many good memories were made at this location.

The instructions to get there were very thorough. The staff were quite nice and welcoming of one of us doing remote work while the other went on the snow.

“Beautiful people amazing location”

“Beautiful people amazing location”

“Beautiful people amazing location”

“Beautiful people amazing location”

“Perfect for ski adventure. On the beautiful slope of Maruyama.”

This is my second review for Ishiuchi ski center. The first stay was 1-3 Feb 2024. After 3 nights I have grown to like the hotel even more, getting into routine, having a bath at 7 AM to be ready for breakfast at 7:30. And prepare for the slope. From the hotel there are several ways to get to the top of Sunrise Express. And from there the mountain is your. The easier one is to ski down about 50m to the first lift on the left and it will take you up to the top. Or ski down about 2 KM to the base center. There are 3 courses to go all the way down: Dynamic course, sportsman course and Devil course, I never took this one, un-groom, vertical drop. The dynamic course is a dark green, enough challenge for intermediate, speed, manageable fear. The skiers. All the guess is skier. Sometime there are young group belong to ski club and it is a pleasure to watch them calming gravity with beauty of their parallel turn. Sometimes there are a large group of international students in a short one night stay. It is very popular with family with young children. Of course there are individual like me who is happy to involve with a few cad game of UNO or just seat back sampling long list of Niigata sake watching night skier dancing the high beam golden lighting and listening Nina Simone in the back ground music.

“Ski in and ski out. Night ski. Beautiful food. Watching skier racing down the slope at night is Aspen without the Hollyw”

Incredible Family own and run property: parents, young daughter, who is also a mother of two girls, one and three years old, the husband, and very dedicated 4 young staffs. Initially I booked 2 nights but after some more researches I booked additional 5 nights. Because I feel something is very special about this property. And it is. The first night was beyond my expectation. Watching Japanese family at work. The food is very good delivered with Japanese punctuality wand calmness. I feel part of the family not just a guess. The young mother is looking after the guess with the youngest baby on her chest and the older one dragging her toy following her every footstep. I am very privilege to witness a culture that I heard so much about. The dinning table has a view to the ski slope. It is a resonance slope and very popular one half way between the top of Sunrise Express and the base station. The restaurent back ground music is Jazz. Nina Simone came now and then with her Feeling Cool while we are watching a group of skier racing the slope in front of us. I feel this is Aspen without the Hollywood stars. Just me, a group of skier, and the Japanese family who found us the new dawn. Thank you.

“Enjoyable, perfect location for ski. The host and staff made my stay even memorable.”

The accomodation serves breakfast and dinner, which is quite major point. The hotel is located in the middle of the slope, perfect for those who wanted to jump into ski straightaway. The host and staff was very very friendly and I appreciate their mochi making event held during one on the night.

“Wonderful stay and wonderful memory to have with my favorite daughter in the whole world!”

Location is very convenient for my daughter and I. We feels like in the a family house, very warm ambiance,comfortable, friendly, very helpfull and I trust to leave my daughter with them while mom is having 3 rounds of snowboarding slides ! ❤️

“Lovely friendly place to stay. Would highly recommend.”

The staff were really helpful. Nice, traditional rooms with futon bedding, air conditioning and wifi. Bathrooms, sinks, shower rooms and kettle/fridge shared on each floor but works really well. Enjoyed the Japanese style breakfast. We were there in summer. Stunning backdrop of hills and trees. Best thing though was the staff. Super helpful.

“Great. Have a chance to go to rest again.”

The service staff is very good.

true ski in ski out ryokan in the middle of the slopes, very special experience.

“Toasty.”

We visited mid-January for the snow. Ishiuchi Ski Center is a great place to stay when going on a ski/snowboard trip. It's right in the middle of the slope. The room was very comfortable, the heater was toasty and kept us warm from the freezing temperature outside. Toilets were well cleaned and also has a bidet/washlet. The reception floor has a cafeteria and dining area, although at certain times only. We paid for the dinner (being halfway on a snow slope and didn't want to risk missing the last lift back up). It was a full and delicious meal, Japanese style. They had heating rooms downstairs to dry your gear, and the heater was working. I like the idea of being in the middle of a slope. Will visit here next time to be more active with snow sports.