Ryugon

The hotel is atmosphere with a nice blend of the old and new. It is located not too far from Uonuma no Sato and have a complimentary shuttle service to and fro Hatago Isen opposite Echigo Yuzawa Station. The room is big and there is nice heated table area. The bathroom is nice but as with traditional lodgings such as this, it can be pretty cold especially at the bathroom area in winter. Dinner was served in a bento format at our room. I was a little disappointed that it is a not a proper sit-down meal at the main dining area instead. The bento includes two generously sized onigiri, appetizers, and four main items including a meat patty, grilled fish and braised wagyu. The onsen bath is also quite nice and loved the bath with the snowy landscaped garden. Service is generally good and there are snacks and drinks available at the lounge for guests. In the evening, there is also sake and umeshu available for guests.

In general I like this hot spring hotel which was built on the venue containing 16 houses dated back to the 17th century. The hotel itself, its garden and room all look not bad. However the AC at the boutique shop was broken yesterday and it was super hot to shop there. Not sure if it’s repaired today. An opened brush bag without toothpaste was kept in the bathroom- they expected me to use or what? The service and food can both be better - but do not take it wrong - they are already good - it’s just I have a very high standard in particular when we talk about foods. I like the two free liquor - one sale the other plum wine- provided every evening 17:00-19:30 though. :) The Hotel can organise many experiencing and traveling activities and you need to book online ahead. Free shuttle service between the hotel and ECHIGO YUZAWA STATION is provided and you also need to book in advance - very generous gesture.

房間真的太大、太漂亮了，處處是高級的設計感，就像在官網看到的那麼吸引人。入住的時候大雪後積雪有兩三米，可惜庭園都被覆蓋了。服務也很棒，每個員工的態度都特別好，休息廳在某些時段提供免費的梅酒日本酒，一個個的休閑空間也很愜意。有湯澤站接送的免費班車（接站時間3:15，送站時間11點也有其它時間可以選），最好預約一下接站（我當天預約的，不知道是否可以直接在接站處等待）。説點不好的吧，位置不好，如果沒有接送站的話，交通就太不方便了，離車站都很遠（離湯澤站17公里），再就是太冷了，房間開着空調勉強到18、19°的感覺，玄關（房間太大）的温度估計14、15°的樣子，客房走廊裏就更冷了，其他季節的話應該很舒服。公共温泉區的感覺也一般，沒有特別的造景，不大且比較冷。早晚餐還不錯。總之，很漂亮和服務很好的酒店！