The Prince Karuizawa — Hotel in Karuizawa

The Prince resort was big and has a few areas, such as the Prince East, which is newer I think, and the west, which is a bit older.. Thus, we were grateful for the hotel shuttle service that regularly loops the place, as we used it to go to and fro the outlet mall, the train station, the hot spring, etc.||||The room we had was a ground floor twin in The Prince hotel and the room was huge. Even though it was cheaper than our Tokyo hotel, it was more than triple the size! We also had big full length windows looking out onto a pond with beautiful trees and ducks and birds flying freely around. We just had to draw open the curtains, and can sit down on the sofa area to enjoy " park views". So nice and peaceful and scenic. The bed was double the size of other hotels in Tokyo too and the bathroom and pantry were very spacious. They were also generous with the good quality room amenities.||||We like that we could get on the free regular shuttle buses to go to the station, the mall , the hot spring, etc. We did not eat at the hotel as we had heard meals were expensive there. Anyway, the food at the Karuizawa outlet mall was also very good.||||We had originally come to see the sakuras in the second week of April but, none could be seen. The scenery outside our windows was like a winter backdrop instead, everything was covered in white still. It was unexpected at the time of the year, but still beautiful...||||We were very thankful for the hotel service staff, both at the hotel itself and the train station/mall customer service office. We arrived after lunch on the train from Tokyo, and tcould leave our luggage at the office and just go to the outlet mall to shop and eat. When we checked in, our bags were already in our room. On the day we checked out, we were very impressed by their service attitude. Sometimes on our trips, we would bring along old clothes and bags, etc to use so that we could " throw" them away after use, to make space in our luggage for our shopping. So we did likewise this time, and the hotel cleaners actually packed up all these items thinking we had forgotten them, sent them to the train station, chased us right onto the shinkansen platform, in order to pass them to us.... oops so sorry, we felt so bad for the entire episode. ||||Thank you so much, the man who brought the things to us , as well as the very lovely and elegant lady at the Prince Hotel customer service centre at the outlet mall, who kept chasing us. We feel very very bad for giving you so much extra work and we are very touched you did go to all that trouble just to return our stuff to us. Appreciate all the extra mile that you literally had to run for us.....BIG THANK YOU!||||Will definitely come back for another stay. Actually, we really like the Prince hotels in Japan. We stayed at the Prince Hotel at Hakone two times on previous trips. Same thing, lovely hotel grounds and gardens, great views, big rooms, big beds, though can see abit of aging in the hotel, it was still clean and well maintained. Hope they remain so for...

We stayed at The Prince Karuizawa for three nights in March 2025. We were lucky; despite it being the tail end of the snow season, we were treated to two full days of snow, and with it, a beautiful, serene landscape that made our trip truly special. The ski and snow park prices were reasonable, and our children had an absolute blast with all the snow-related activities. They are already asking when we can go back. ||There are three Prince hotels in the area: The Prince Karuizawa, The Prince East, and The Prince West. Only The Prince Karuizawa has no adjourning onsen and ski and snow park. Of the three, Prince East is the closest to the shopping outlet and train station (within walking distance), and naturally offers the most variety of dining options outside the hotel. Prince East also has the bigger snow park for children, and the ski slopes are concentrated there too. ||We chose to stay at The Prince, which is the farthest from the hub. Though a little inconvenient, we do not regret staying at The Prince, as it seems much quieter and calmer than the East and West, which are bustling with people throughout the day. In our opinion, The Prince has the best views of the lake and Mount Asama too. ||The service stood out as well. The staff were friendly and attentive throughout our stay. A special thank-you to Ms. Yoshida at the Lounge—she went above and beyond, patiently engaging with our young children and even leading a mini origami session when the Lounge was quiet. It was a memorable touch.||If there’s one area for improvement, it would be the dining options at The Prince. The hotel only has one restaurant, a French-style venue. We tried it for breakfast —the food was decent, but quite pricey. It would be good if The Prince could offer more food, especially...

昨年12月に「ウエストツイン」(24㎡)で1泊しました。|この客室棟は、昭和61年(1986年)開業の旧「軽井沢プリンスホテル西館」期の建設ですが、状態良く改修維持されており、緑陰に憩う軽井沢の保養感にあふれています。|窓面が広い上に、上部区割りがルーバー式になっていて、ハンドル回しで倒立開放され高原の冷涼な外気が入ります。|面積24㎡は、現代感覚では狭いですが、開業当時はスタンダードルームとしては順当でした。もちろんバスルームにトイレ同居形式ですが、同館は村野藤吾設計ではないものの、その設計コンセプト踏襲で洗面台のみ寝室通路に分立されています。|また、当初の据え置き型ブラウン管TVが今では薄型壁掛けとなったので、その分有効スペースができています。|窓面下のパネルヒーターは使われておらず、温風暖房となったので室内乾燥がひどく空気清浄機付き加湿器が必須です。|この客室宿泊客も新設の温泉大浴場を利用できます。||同館は、令和3年(2021年)4月に新客室棟を増築してリニューアルオープンしました。|その年の9月にその新客室棟「PREMIUM...