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Fantastic location, fabulous Japanese food and wonderful hosts who went above and beyond .

Sasamori-ya is a heavenly lodge located in center of Azumino, surrounded by green and tranquility. It’s quite convenient as its walking distance to museums and stylish cafes and restaurants. Outside Wooden dining is the best place to rest, work, dine and drink. The owner is super friendly with full of hospitality.

Chris and Dan the hosts were fantastic

Great location, friendly staff, everything that you need for a good comfortable breakaway.

Greg was a great host with amazing knowledge of local ski resorts, restaurants and general questions regarding Hakuba. The car is an elite bonus! The house was beautifully kept and had all essential items.

Very clean and cosy Slope view from room Good food Friendly owner Access to the slope

A cozy place to stay, comfortable and in a quiet area perfect for relaxing. Sai-san's hospitality was incredible! We will definitely be back. Thank you!

Even so I stayed only one night, I felt felt really welcomed from the first step in the Hotel. The owner was very friendly and warm. They cooked a very good dinner for me. After a perfect and silent night in the very cozy bed. I enjoyed a great breakfast before I was driven by car to the bus station by the owner. I can absolutely recommend this place.

Its a typical japanese house or ryoukan. A polite old landlady is looking after the property and welcomed you. Since I arrived during off peak season (outside ski and hiking season in May), the property is less crowded and more relax. It is generally clean as typical japanese house. The landlady will ask you when to use bathroom so she can prepare the bath in advance and heat up the water (since its off peak season the heater will only be turned on occasionally and on-demand).

We loved it and will come back, when we come back to Hakuba! We booked this rather late for a ski trip so this was one of the last affordable options for us and we are SO happy we found this. It's a cozy, rustic cabin with spacious rooms. The private Onsen is amazing, especially after a long ski day. We also loved the Canadian Village restaurant/bar. It probably had some of the best food of our entire Japan trip, prepared by the owner! The breakfast is prepared by the owner's mom every morning - it's amazing! There are many Japanese but also "western" options. It's all fresh, tasty, healthy and filling for a full day of sports! The owner, the owner's mother and the rest of the staff are so kind, thoughtful and just authentic. Nothing is fake and if we needed help, they truly supported us. Such as on our last day with the heaviest snow fall, when we asked to use the phone to call a taxi, the owner offered to drive us himself, spending probably over an hour of his time, as we still needed to make further stops. We are unbelievably grateful! 「ありがとうございます The area of Goryu is amazing and so underrated. It's outside of all the action and away from the party crowd, international tourists and seasonal workers in Echoland and Hakuba town, and for us it was so much better! There are many restaurants and bars, the food, prices and staff are better and friendlier (we compared these three areas) For skiing, no matter where you go in the valley: if you want to check out multiple ski resorts, you might want to consider renting a car (you must be comfortable with driving in heavy snow!). We went to Goryu/47 twice out of our 4 skiing days, because it's super close, has a lot to offer for all levels, no crazy crowds, you never have to wait in line!