Annex Aburaya

If you want to stay and ski at Madarao Mountain Resort, this is the place to stay. We were skeptical when we saw the reviews vs. the pictures share. You can stay at a nearby hotels, but you won't get the feel or experience of staying in a Japanese family home. We were pleasantly surprised before check-in. Watanabe-san was waiting for us at the bus stop, to take us to the property in his van. Facility is very skier/snowboarder friendly - separate stair case down to the ski room where you can store your equipments and dry your gears. From the lobby, you remove your shoes, just like you would went entering someone's home. Slippers are provided throughout. Rooms were very clean, comfortable, and while the heaters looked old, they worked liked a charm. The comforters were fluffy, and warm. Bathrooms in the room, on the property were clean and inviting - shampoo, conditioner, lotion, body shower were all nicely furnished. Towels are in the hallway, so you take as many as you need. We took advantage of the property's public bathhouse in the basement, Japanese jacuzzi (onzen), everyday, after skiing. Most westerns didn't know so we practically had the jacuzzi to ourselves everyday. Breakfast was included, and it was plentiful (Japaneses & western, with eggs cooked to order). Dinner although you have to pay, they were cheap, delicious and again western and Japanese options. One evening, they missed one of our dishes in the order, they served late after we notified them. They waive the charge for the dish and gave us free dessert. Thank you Watanabe-san. Madarao resort lift and its ski rental (Shirakaba) are basically across the street, so definitely convenient - ski in/out. We would stop by the Sundeck (bar/restaurant) for beer and snack with live music at the end of the day, before returning to the property. Hands down, I would recommend this to anyone skiing at Madarao Ski Resort.

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~Next to the Madarao Mountain Resort ~Weatern Style Cuisine served at their restaurant ~Breakfast included and variety of complimentary beverages

Location, staff, comfort and vibes

The only issue I had was the burner heater in the ski room, things were very fumey and questionably dangerous.

The location is amazing !!! Very close to the ski field , less than 1 min walk. The rental shop is just next to the hotel which is super convenient. We have breakfast and dinner in the hotel. Very yummy

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Staff, food and location were incredible

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Great location. Owners very friendly and helpful.

Very nice breakfast, nice to have mix of Japanese and other foods. I particularly liked that they made vegetarian dishes for us, which was very kind of them and we loved the food!

Hosts , location , facilities .

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