Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 200 reviews.
andre
Australia · Solo · May 2026
“Highly recommended”
+The kindness of the owner and the information and support he provided The cleanliness of the romance The delicious breakfast
Bikash
Australia · Family · April 2026
+Off season travel means onsen was all to ourselves with no others stayjng
−Bit quiet end of town
Bryan
United States · Couple · April 2026
“Great location. An affordable, well-maintained, and comfortable stay.”
+The owner is really kind and helpful with driving us to places in town. He picked us up from the bus-stop, and later offered to drop us off at our ski rental store. He also took us back to the bus-stop at the end of our stay. He was great about showing us recommended restaurants, and showing the time schedule for the shuttle to take us to the resort. He really likes to put informative English signs on a lot of things, which I found humorous. He also has some speaker system in place in the ryokan, so he can make announcements for everyone to hear. He was also accommodating when we sometimes were a little late in notifying him we wanted breakfast the next day. Breakfast was always good and well-balanced. The location of the ryokan is awesome because it's a couple minutes walk uphill to the Karasawa ski area, so you could just take a lift from there to Nagasaka. It's also right near the town's shuttle, and a reasonable nice walk to the busier downtown. The onsen is nice and there are 2 shower spots. The room and futons were clean and comfortable, and there was a sink in our room so we didn't have to go out for things like brushing teeth or washing hands. There is a spacious dry-room f
−- It doesn't feel so clean to be sharing slippers with everyone else. And the way they are stacked, the soles of the slippers make contact with the inside of the other slipper so I think your feet will probably end up being as dirty as outdoors. - There's a urine smell in the 2nd floor bathroom. - The entrance to the onsen is separated with some feeble curtains, which can make one feel a little insecure about unclothing, especially females. - All the signs he puts up can be a little confusing because there's so many of them. - The speaker-phone system sometimes turns on without him realizing it I think. Sometimes you can hear it turn on, and you're listening, but all you hear is background noise.
Elliott
Australia · Couple · April 2026
“It was a perfect stay. I would highly recommend staying at Kadowakikan to anyone travelling to Nozawa Onsen, it might no”
+We loved absolutely everything about Kadowakikan. The Manager/Owner was so helpful and accomodating he made it feel like a home away from home.
Lee
Australia · Solo · April 2026
+Host was really friendly, helpful and available. He explained the town, skiing, rentals, picked me up from the bus stop. Room was clean and spacious. Private Onsen was great to have. Facilities were old but all functional. 10 minutes walk into town. Great affordable option to enjoy Nozawa Onsen.
−Slight smell in the men’s bathroom that didn’t go away but nothing too off putting.
Michael
New Zealand · Family · March 2026
“Perfect”
+The owner was so helpful from picking me up at the bus stop, showing some great spots to eat, provided a ski lift pass for discounted passes and helped deliver my snowboard to my next location. Plus the ski lift is only 5 minutes from the accommodation!
Jasier
Australia · Solo · March 2026
“Will comeback again!”
+The property location to town and the ski lift were fantastic only a small walk to each. Staff were friendly and helpful. The onsen was nice especially after a day on the slopes
Molly
Australia · Family · March 2026
+Very welcoming and provided excellent recommendations for around the resort!! Thank you
Charlotte
Australia · Solo · March 2026
+I had a lovely stay, adding to a memorable ski trip at Nozawaonsen. Location was great and yasuo kadowaki was such a good host, even driving me to the bus terminal on the last day.
Rachel
Australia · Solo · March 2026
“Perfect”
+Spacious room, clean facilities, friendly staff (host went above and beyond to look after guests), good breakfast, everything was great. Host happily transported guests to where they needed to go. Host very knowledgeable about the slopes and had great recommendations on restaurants