Hotel Matsukaneya Anex — Hotel in Yamagata

Matsukaneya is a Japanese inn at hot spring(Onsen) resort. 3kinds of Onsen large bathtubs. The welcome, advice and guidance were great. It's in a nice part of location with only 5 minute walk to “ZAO SANROKU STATION of Mt. Rainier Gondola & “Yokokura” cource of Ski slopes. Even transportation service is available from MATSUKANEYA. The Ryokan(Japanese style hotel) room is very cleaned. Bathroom toiletries are replaced like tooth brushes, Hair brush, shower cap, towels, and YUKATA(Japanese style bathrobes), as well as the cold water and tea containers. (For female!! Hair dryer is not replaced. Only replaced in the space outside the Onsen bathroom.) Japanese style dinner and breakfast are very delicious and looks beautiful. I had the best time and will definitely be staying here again on my next trip to ZAO ONSEN.Buy a discount ticket of ski lift here:-) ¥5000 will be ¥4600 for one day . ¥9200 will be ¥8400...

Matukaneya was situated a bit away from the main street of Zao, in a quiet part of the village. The rooms were large, warm and comfortable. The meals were excellent; they only used local Yamagata ingredients (including the out-of-this-world Tsuya Hime rice) and the dishes were different every day. The staff was friendly and helpful. There were four pools, two natural onsen pools and two hot spring pools. I only went to the natural onsen pool and it was not too hot and very comfortable. The staff were also great in helping us with local hiking routes and with giving us a lift around the village.||I did not ski but I note that the hotel was not far from the ski slopes. They also had special deals for the ski lifts for...

This is our second time staying at the onsen once last spring in March and just recently Christmas 2015. This place has great views of the mountains and ski area and is within walking distance to everything at Mt. Zao. If you have small children the staff is great with time and they are very welcomed here. We happen to know the owners very well as old class mates, but are treated as all guests are. The food here is to die for twice a day breakfast and dinner. You can pick the times you want to eat and the onsen is open 24/7. Just a great place to stay and unwind either skiing all day or hiking the mountains like we do then a HOT bath GREAT mean...