Meitoya So
Location: 48, Zao-Onsen, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Yamagata-ken, 990-2301, Yamagata, JP
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Ryokans
About this Property
Relax in Hot Springs and Unwind with Karaoke
Immerse yourself in the rejuvenating experience of our hot springs and enjoy a fun-filled karaoke night during your stay at Meitoya So.
Stay Connected and Explore Hassle-Free
With complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance, you can stay connected and easily plan your outings to nearby attractions such as Zao Quasi-National Park and Zao Sky Cable.
Convenience at Your Fingertips
Benefit from amenities like a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and free self-parking. Our 36 air-conditioned rooms offer comfort with flat-screen TVs and in-room massages.
Embark on a memorable adventure at Zao Hot Springs Ski Resort with a stay at Meitoya So.
Important Information
- The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
- Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests booked in Half Board rates must check-in by 7 PM to receive dinner.
Amenities & Facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Luggage storage
- Karaoke
- Elevator
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free self parking
- Ski passes available
- Water dispenser
Rooms Available
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Special Room
2 Twin Beds and 3 Twin Futons
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
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Standard Japanese Style Room 8 Tatami Mats
4 Twin Futons
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
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Japanese Western Style Room
3 Twin Futons and 2 Twin Beds
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
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Japanese Style Room 10 Tatami Mats
4 Twin Futons
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
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Club Room with Bathroom
2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Futons
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
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Club Room, with Shared Bathroom
2 Twin Beds
Layout - 2 bedrooms
Relax - In-room massage available
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator
Bathroom - Shower/tub combination, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Safe, phone, and window screens
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Window screens
- Electrical adapters/chargers
Guest Reviews
- ??? (10/5): - 温泉がとても良かった！ お食事も 美味しかったです。 フロントの方の対応も 丁寧でした。 ただ、WiFiが繋がりにくかったです。 また 機会があれば 利用したいです。 ありがとうございました。
- ?? (6/5): - 先日親子共々、宿泊させて頂きました。施設等は清潔さはあり第一印象は悪くなかったですが、駐車場が坂になっており少し停めずらい状況です。夕食ですが主食が1品と後は漬け物の小鉢が数点。海鮮はなぜかカルパッチョ。ご飯に関しては食べ応えが全くなく最低でした。お風呂は乳白色で気持ち良かったです。スタッフのサービスは接客がいい方と悪い人でわかれてました。若い方の方がサービスが良かった感じです。また泊まりたいとは思いませんでした。残念です。
- Kitty (8/5): - We had a room with half board and enjoyed the 24 hr Natural hot spring within the hotel. Free shuttle to the bus station after check out was helpful as it snowed the night before
- Verified traveler (8/5): Comfortable and pleasant stay - I love cold weather and snow, so that part of Northern Honshu was perfect for me. I also have family in the area to drive me to Zao, which is a lot easier than taking the bus! This hotel is clearly on the older side, but that really didn't detract from the whole experience, which was positive. The bath was relaxing and though it wasn't large, I never felt over crowded. The beds were comfortable~ sort of an amalgam of futon and boxspring. Though I wish they were on the tatami, it was nice that they were by the windows. I am pretty sure I've been in those particular onsen baths before, so I am wondering if this hotel has existed in the past under different ownership with a different name.
- SHU YI (6/5): - 1) Lack of socket in the room. I need to unplug the tv so that the socket can be used for charging my phone. Or i have to use the socket located near the toilet side which is so inconvenient. 2) The outdoor hotspring is so small. 3) We have called concierge for getting the shuttle bus service from ropeway station to hotel but they said the service is only available between bus terminal and hotel. So we have to walk from ropeway station to bus terminal after we get off from the ropeway after visiting the tree monsters at peak.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - 團客可以在大廳吃東西喝酒大聲講話，我們吃個飯糰結果被勸離，房間很小價格很貴晚餐不好吃，cp值很低
- Kitty (10/5): - 服務好
- YU LUNG (10/5): - good
- Chanthavixay (8/5): - Older hotel but very clean! On sen is nice!
- Mai (8/5): - お風呂最高でした！ ご飯も美味しかったです。 従業員の方はラテン系や中東系の方が多かったですが、皆さん日本語がとてもお上手で、すごく丁寧な方たちでした。 気になった点 ・チェックインの時に外湯巡りのチケットのことや、日本酒試飲チケットのことをもっとしっかりと告知してほしかったです。 ・ロビーに喫煙所があって、臭いが防ぎ切れてなくてホテルに入った瞬間にタバコ臭ってなったのであまり印象が良くないように思いました。 ・ご飯のお品書きがあるとより楽しめたかもしれません。 ・ウォーターサーバーを風呂場以外にも設置していただけるとなお良いと思いました。
- miyoko (4/5): - エアコンの音がうるさすぎて全然眠れなかった。
- RIEKO (6/5): アウトサイドバス＝風呂は最高でしたよ！ - 温泉は最高でした。屋根に当たる雨音で熟睡できず。 アウトサイドバス、クラブルーム、すべて紛らわしく 思っていたものとは違いました。 部屋内に風呂がないことをアウトサイドバスと言い、 クラブルームというのは和室の部屋にベッドがある部屋を言うそうです。 夕飯も鍋料理、手がかからないようにしてあります。
- Huifeng (10/5): - 温泉很不错，是每天滑雪后放松的好地方。餐食安排相当细致。
- Skier (8/5): - Meals are good 👍
- Kuohao (10/5): - 很棒的體驗
- HSIAO (8/5): - 從巴士站到飯店接駁車只能19:00以前，拉著行李爬坡太累了。
- atsushi (6/5): - よかったです
- Siew Lan (10/5): - Super good stay with dinner and breakfast. 24hr open onsen too.
- ヒロシ (6/5): - 料理が、ジンギスカンがでてびっくりした。コロナの影響で厳しいのか？
- Wing Sze (8/5): - Free pick up service.
- YoonJu (10/5): 완벽한 료칸 - 별 기대 없이 갔는데 너무 좋았습니다. 서비스 청결 온천 친절함 환경 모든것이 완벽했습니다. 온천은 긴잔보다 압도적으로 좋았고 직원들의 친절함은 감동적이었습니다. 자오온천 버스터미널까지 셔틀도 무료로 아용 할 수 있어 편하게 오고 갈 수 있습니다. 다음엔 부모님과 함께 방문하고 싶습니다.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - スタッフのサービスは丁寧で良かった。
- Verified traveler (10/5): nice place - The location is good, near bus terminal and also Chuo ropeway. Convienent to transfer and ski. Staffs are friendly, Onsen is open for 24h, very nice.
- TAKUYA (6/5): - お風呂はお湯、設備とも素晴らしい 食事は普通
- SHANG JUNG (10/5): - 服務人員很親切，會到藏王溫泉車站接送，CP值很高！
- Yu Ci (10/5): 目前住過最喜歡的溫泉飯店 - 飯店在出發的前一天有用hotels.com傳訊息跟我們確認到達藏王溫泉站的時間，省去我們在雪地裡爬上坡的麻煩。服務台的接待人員中文很好，很仔細的跟我們確認飲食喜好。晚餐除了壽喜燒跟生魚片，還有當地料理的自助吧台。雖然不是很豪華的料理但食材都很新鮮實在。我們晚上去散步，回程碰到飯店的接駁車，司機還好心的主動停下來載我們一程。 房間的部份因為沒有浴室，有更大的空間更加放鬆，樓下有室內和露天的溫泉浴場很舒服。接待人員說我們可以免費去泡其他家Takamiya hotel的溫泉，但因為時間不夠只好作罷，下次還會想來著幾晚！
- Chi Hung (8/5): 下雨天水滴聲 - 301至303窗外的簷篷，在下雨時發出滴滴聲，非常影響睡眠
- akio (8/5): あともう一歩 - ハードもソフトも高評価ではあるのだが、なんだか惜しい。 例えば綿棒の質が悪かったり、料理の注文を聞きに来なかったり。値段相応ではないかな。あと部屋の設備も老朽化が激しい。Wi-Fiもほぼ入らない。 温泉の源泉掛け流しは全くもって素晴らしいものの、あともう少し頑張って欲しいところです。普通に滞在するには問題ありません。ただリピはなしかな。
- SHENG CHEN (10/5): - 飯店人員服務親切，都記得所有客人的房號，真的是相當厲害！
- shinya (10/5): - 素晴らしい温泉でした。 短い滞在時間でしたが、もてなしてくれた方々の人となりも良く、気持ちよく過ごす事が出来ました。
- Verified traveler (8/5): - 外国のお客さんが多く、多い時には外国の方しか来られない日もあるそう。従業員にも外国の方が多くて最初驚きました。ですが皆さまとても丁寧に接客、対応してくださりとても嬉しかったです。（夕食の際には履物をわざわざ出しておいてくださるなど丁寧すぎるくらい！） 従業員の方が本当に温かくて滞在中楽しかったです、食事も豪華でおいしくて、部屋もきれいで、とても満足でした！ 一つ改善してほしい点をあげるとすれば、露天風呂が熱すぎる！笑 母も私も入れず即出たのでもう少しぬるいと嬉しいかな。。笑
- Jayin (8/5): - 酒店位置可以接受，車站步行去酒店約8~10分鐘，但是上山路，另可通知酒店接送。 房間跟圖片一樣， 夠大， 床也舒服，獨立廁所，浴室也好，只是房間只有暖氣，不可調節，會比較熱 溫泉有室內窒外，溫泉水夠熱，也不錯 員工有禮又主動，值得讚賞， 另有不同國藉既員工， 外藉人士及中國人都有， 英文及國語也可溝通。 晚餐精美也可口， 早餐就是自助餐式， 款式不多，但也足夠了。
- Stephen (10/5): Great accomodation in Zao Onsen - What a great Ryokan/Hotel. Right in the middle of the town and only 8-10 mins walk to ski lifts. Free pickup from the Zao Onsen Bus Stop to the Hotel through the Tourist Information office. Hotel also offers Limited free drop off to and from the ski lift area. Both Japanese and English spoken. Robert both at the front desk and in the restaurant area was a great help. traditional breakfast and dinners were also surprisingly included with our room. 24 hour Onsen available. There is also an outside Onsen but closed in winter due to the amount of snow. Free fast Wifi. Recommended stay.
- Jackson (10/5): Great stay - Superb service, great food, and reasonable location. We were treated like rock-stars the whole time we were there, from check-in to check-out. It was really the little things that made our stay wonderful, like finding the snow and ice brushed/scraped off our van in the morning and having complimentary room service delivered the first night because we arrived after their dinner buffet had closed. Spacious room, too, especially by typical Japanese hotel standards. The hotel offered a traditional Japanese experience with such a warm and welcoming staff that there was no accompanying apprehension at making a cultural faux pas. For skiers/snowboarders, they have a convenient equipment storage/drying room and provide a shuttle to the lifts. We stayed for three nights and had breakfast and dinner included with our stay. Both meals were delicious, though after a few days there is quite a bit of repetition. Overall, definitely recommend for a winter ski destination.
- Verified traveler (6/5): お風呂が最高！ - さすが蔵王。お風呂は思ってた通りの濁り湯で久しぶりに堪能しました。食事およびそのほかの要素は平均点レベルかな。
- Dai (6/5): おしなべて高評価 - 温泉朝食◎部屋の空調✖︎✖︎
- KN (10/5): Perfect for ski holiday in Zao Onsen - Very helpful and friendly staff, in particular Shota Fujio (ever smiling), Yoshihashi, Takeuchi and Kato (as well as the intern lady from China). We were made to feel very welcome. Dinner was good (we had 3 and the main set was different each day). Indoor and outdoor onsen was alright.
- Chin (10/5): Great ryokan & onsen experience in Zao Onsen! - Stayed for 2 nights in this relatively new ryokan with English-speaking front desk staffs. Complimentary shuttle service provided to and from Zao bus terminal, as well as ropeway. I will recommend this ryokan in Zao Onsen to those who wants to escape from the tourists crowd and its peaceful surrounding. Imagine sulphuric water with steam from the stream flowing around the area! Able to ski at nearby slopes is a bonus.
- helen (6/5): - Front desk service not as accommodating, all except a young English speaking new joined staff. Whatever request One made at the counter is always faced with a ‘ i’m Sorry, I cannot help you, etc...’ including short shuttle transfers’
- Tzu-Ying (10/5): 服務好，溫泉舒服 - 相當舒適的旅館，晚餐早餐都美味，飯店接待人員服務好，可以來回接送到公車站，如果要前往御釜可詢問飯店，飯店會協助看天氣是否適合，並且導覽周邊環境，溫泉也很舒服喔。
- Verified traveler (6/5): - No control on the security especially having the kids running around in the hot spring area throwing the ice into the hot spring and no action taken
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