Yudanaka Seifuso

For some reason they couldn't find my reservation at first, but eventually they gave me a nice room. Location is very close to the station, walkable even during snow. Their breakfast and dinner is ok. Their outdoor onsen is beautiful during snow. But the place is old but well maintained. And for me, unlike other reviews, nobody offered me transport to the monkey park, they said no staff.

Excellent stay in this traditional family run Ryokan. The room was very big, we enjoyed the three onsen on offer. The breakfast was so tasty as is the dinner. The hotel is very close to the local train and bus station for snow monkey park as well as ski area. Book in advance as very popular!

My husband had amazing ryokan stays in an amazing trip to Magome a few years ago, but with a 1.5 year old we weren’t sure how recreate that experience for ourselves while keeping the little one happy. Aiming to see the snow monkeys, we booked a private room with bathroom but without onsen for one night. Firstly, the hotel is VERY convenient if you arrive by train. It is literally a 2 minute walk to the station, so you can make the most of your time in Yudanaka. It’s also convenient as the Snow Monkey bus stops thetr When we arrived at 14.00, we were lucky and were immediately able to go to our room. Which was enormous! It was upstairs, and was the size of our apartment in London. One area was already set for sleeping, and the other area had tea set up for us. The hosts, staff, and some guests we encountered were all also very excited to interact with our son! We wanted to see the snow monkeys immediately on arrival (the park closes at 16h). Our host was a bit surprised we wanted to leave so soon, but very kindly offered to drive us to the park himself, and drove us right up to the gate. After a pleasant time seeing the monkeys, we returned back via bus. Very convenient 2 minute walk from the bus again! We had dinner at 6 in our own private dining room. The goons was all phenomenal, but the melt-in-your-mouth beef and smoky soup particularly stood out. We fed our 1 year old some of the food complemented by a baby ready meal. We used both the family onsen (no need to book - very pleasant inside onsen) and my husband and I then enjoyed the outdoor onsen. Which is gorgeous! When I went (women’s hours were from around 19h- 22h, with the rest of the time for men). I was the only user. It was magical with the steam coming off the water. It looks like the postcards that make you dream about onsen. When my husband went, it was snowing! And one other user (at 7am) We both had a very relaxing sleep. We felt sufficiently far from others that we didn’t feel too worried about the baby crying. Im the morning another lovely breakfast, and the staff were kind enough to heat up some porridge for our son! Overall, it was a really perfect stay.