Hotel berhampiran Zao Onsen, Yamagata

L’hôtel en soi est magnifique. A l’intérieur on dirait un petit château féodal. La chambre que nous avions était spacieuse et magnifique. On vient vous chercher à la gare en navette (mais c’est vraiment tout prêt, à peine 5 min à pied, attention ça monte dans le sens gare-＞hotel). Repas kaiseki est excellent. Petit déjeuner japonais uniquement. Les onsens sont très agréables mais ne proposent aucuns amneties et vous n’avez le droit qu’à une seule plaque de produit si bien que si vous y allez plusieurs fois, vous n’en n’avez plus. L’équipe est très agréable mais parle peu l’anglais (pour certain pas du tout). Le patron par contre est assez désagréable, c’est dommage car c’est une des dernières personnes que vous croiserez et cela laisse un goût un peu amer. On a fait plusieurs ryokan au Japon, dans différentes régions (Kyushu, Fuji, Nagano et Kyoto notamment), et je pense que le prix est trop élevé par rapport à la moyenne (pas de vue particulière que ce soit des chambres ou de l’hôtel en lui même, pas d’amneties, peu de services spécifiques…). Le manque de propositions à Zao Onsen pousse sûrement à mettre des tarifs assez élevés mais c’est dommage…

歌人　斎藤茂吉氏とゆかりのある宿。　泊まった方や地域の方が詠んだ和歌が飾ってあり、部屋にも短冊、筆がおいてあります。 部屋数も少なく、食事も個室で頂けて、とても落ち着いた雰囲気の良いお宿です。　置かれた調度品や家具、食事に使われている食器など、こだわりとセンスの良さを感じます。 特に積もった雪を見ながら入る白濁した硫黄の香る温泉と山形の食材を使った優しい味わいの美味しい料理は目でも楽しめて、大満足。　食材などの質問へも丁寧に答えて頂き、山型の歴史や文化を知ることもできました。　バスターミナルやロープウエイ乗り場への送迎も嬉しいサービスです。

Hotel dan kakitangannya hebat. Setiap orang yang kami temui sangat membantu dan baik hati. Mereka membawa kami ke mana sahaja kami perlu pergi. Suatu hari kami mencari coklat panas tetapi semuanya ditutup. Salah seorang kakitangan itu menelefon di sekitar bandar sehingga dia menemui sebuah kafe terbuka. Makanan di hotel juga sedap!

We arrived at Mt Zao in the middle of Our Epic Six Week Trip To Japan, during which we stayed in nine different hotels. This room was amongst my favourites. The staff largely didn't speak English and were not helpful. We had a stand off at the restaurant as we didn't understand that we couldn't dine at there without having made a booking far in advance. After this was explained,  there was no apology or suggestions for alternative dining options. There are limited dining options in Zao. We ate at the Soup Curry place one night and a cute sushi joint another night. On the last night we ended up getting an ebiken bento box from the local L****ns as nothing was open. We did book breakfast each morning and that was fantastic. Lots of Japanese and Western options and it seemed like the food had all been prepared onsite. The hotel is very pretty, with a lovely view of the forest from the lobby. There is a common room with free coffee, tea and ice creams. People were pretty friendly in there. The hotel is the furthest from the 'town' but the closest to the ski lift and to the 'sulfurous' onsen. The ski lift is about 50 metres from the hotel and the ride up and down is spectacular. I thought the onsen was top notch. The sulfurous onsen outside has milky water that is supposed to be good for your complexion. It was fun having an onsen with snow all around. We stayed in the Western style room - it was spacious and well appointed. Our little lounge area had a beautiful view of pine trees and lots of snow. There was also a similar view from the luxurious bath tub (but I didn't use that tub as the onsen was so good.) The beds in our room were very hard. Our room also had a massage chair which I used for hours a time. It was a bit of a trek getting to Mt Zao. The hotel staff weren't very helpful with organising buses but they did drop us off at the bus stop early in the morning and we were picked up on our day of arrival. I know that the staff weren't friendly to us because of the language barrier, which is a shame because everyone should enjoy this venue. I would stay here again for sure. Next time we'll book the dinner set. It did smell amazing ! --

久しぶりに山形に宿泊。選んだホテルが山形国際ホテルさん。じゃらんよりネット予約。1泊朝食付きのプランで5000円を下回る価格で宿泊出来ました。（クーポン割引があり）自家用車にて向かう。地下に駐車場があり便利。チェックイン後お部屋へ。少々トレンドとはかけ離れた感じ。（空調は、集中管理型など。）TV📺は小さめ、少々残念。手持ちタブレットでネット配信（DAZNなど）を楽しもうとするが、Wi-Fi環境があまり良くなく、途切れ途切れでした。しかしながら、朝食は素晴らしくおいしい。芋煮、ダシ、葡萄🍇、食菊、だだちゃ豆入りのオムライスなど山形を感じさせる料理が並び、カレー🍛も美味。 大手ホテルチェーンが進出している山形。応援したいホテルです。また伺います。

Prime location. Appreciate they gave us a small gift , as this is our honeymoon trip. There is convenient store at the lobby , reception is at 3rd floor. Room is spacious with massage chair. After hiking and skiing , that massage chair really help a lot on our back !! 😉 There is car park at this hotel, JPY 1000 per day. Walking distance to shopping mall , 100 yen shop , and a lot restaurant nearby

Conveniently attached to Yamagata JR Station, for easy access to Tokyo Shinkansen, as well as to daytrips to Ginzan Onsen and Zao Onsen Ski Resort. Our room was in the newer South Annex, comfortable and spacious. Hotel granted our room request and were attentive to our stated diet requirements. We chose Japanese breakfast set on both days and they were delicious, of excellent quality and good portions. We used one of the coin laundry machines on 2F, but wished there were more machines offered on different floors.

everything was good, the service was good, the reception was friendly and explained the hotel facilities in great detail, breakfast was delicious and the hotel was very clean. Next time I will stay here when I go to Yamagata .

The hotel building is outstanding. Excellent city view with mountainsides. The hotel is at 19-24th floor. The lift is accessible only from the 2F for the hotel lobby at 24th floor. Please check the images for reference. Money worthy.

Really great service and good location, just 2 mins walking distance to Yamagata eki, all staff are polite and willing to help. Rooms are clean