Juniya Myoko

The breakfasts were always well cooked and yummy, and made to order so were hot and fresh. It seems like a rotating roster of 4 different options. Our room looked pretty much like the picture, 2 mattresses on the floor with warm doonas, was quite comfortable, if no frills. The heater in the room was amazing as well. Having access to a hot, large drying room was also appreciated. The location is great, walking distance to the akakura onsen ski resort and the main street/restaurants etc.

The staff were very friendly and always willing to chat, but it was obvious most are just backpackers passing through, so we missed a bit of the local knowledge you might get if it was a more long term staff base. The onsen was unreliable in temperature, the women's was cold for 3 days, and the men's was cold for 2 days (different to each other). Which was a shame, and there was no signage or explanation as to what was wrong with it. When the onsen is cold the shower area was very chilly without the warm steam. It's all communal showers as well, no option for privacy. The general decor felt dated and getting run down but it didn't really impact our stay at all, probably a hangover from the fact this is under new ownership.

Although on the further side of town, everything is so close so it's really no issue to walk everywhere. Staff were helpful & chatted when approached. Beds were comfortable. We were there for the snow, so out all day, so Juniya served its purpose for our family. The onsen at Taiko (about 100m away) was lovely.

The accommodation is very basic and dated. Shared bathrooms and toilets, which is not uncommon in traditional Japanese accommodation, but this feels more like a summer camp or frat house. The laundry facilities were not working at all during our stay which is inconvenient when skiing all day. The onsen was quite dirty on arrival but they seemed to implement a cleaning regime during our stay and it was much better after that. Would have liked to have been given a bit more information on arrival - eg. map of the town and the two options of where the lifts run from (took us a few days to work it out ourselves), where to find the ATM, suggest make dinner reservations etc. Just little things that can make your stay so much better.

Room was Big enough for the family

Not a great deal of options for kids breaky

We booked late and didn't have much to choose from but getting the last room available here was a huge stroke of luck. Great little hotel. Don't let the shared bathrooms put you off. Everything was spotless and all the other guests and staff were really respectful of each other. Easy stroll into town, even with ski boots on. Basic but VERY TASTY breakfast. Nice atmosphere and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended.

Nothing really. The beds are a little hard (Japanese style on the floor) but just something to be aware of.

Location, hot storage room, chilled Aussie staff. Transfer to the station and back.

3rd floor toilet, heating in the room was was not fully functioning with the remote or hard to adjust.

Breakfast & location were great

We stayed at Juniya for 10 nights in the rooms with private ensuites. Overall we had a really good stay. Great location, comfortable beds, large sized rooms with ample storage and cupboard space, daily breakfasts were tasty, nice common areas, all the staff were friendly and accomodating especially when we needed lifts to and from the station, hotel onsen was nice and hot so was good to come back to when out snowboarding all day. We will definitely come back in future.

I believe the hotel was originally advertised with washing machines included however this must have since changed as when asked, they said they don’t have any washing machines so now charge 1500 yen for washing to be done with a local supplier.