洗心館 松屋 — Hotel in Yamanouchi

A nice little traditional Ryokan in an amazing location and very close to the Snow Monkeys. The rooms are fine, pretty basic but they do the job. The Onsen in the venue is nice and you are in very close proximity to about 8 other public onsens. We did find that there was not much open in the area but this could have been due to the season. The owner (the husband) provides a shuttle bus to see the monkeys in the morning which is pretty handY, but you'll need to take the bus back plus a 2km walk. ||||||Unfortunately though I can't give this accommodation a higher rating because the husband was just generally unpleasant and not very friendly - he also just watched my partner struggle with her suitcase up the stairs rather than offering assistance, which is the minimum you would normally expect from any good accommodation. Also, everything is on a very strict shechdule and quite regimented - in the morning my partner found out her family dog was being put to sleep, so she was quite upset and we were a but slow in getting ready for the 9am bus to see the monkeys, however, at 8:50 the owner was knocking our door and seemed quite angry that we were not already downstairs and he told us people were waiting, even though it wasn't even 9am yet. Unfortunately this attitude didn't make us feel any better that morning but thankfully the Snow Monkeys did! On another note though, the female staff all seemed very pleasant so it's a shame that the husband tainted our...

We spent three nights at Senshinkan Matsuya in late September and loved it. We called the owner before getting on the train at Nagano and he came and picked us up. The room was a simple but very clean traditional room. It included a tea making set, sink and wardrobes for clothes. The mats were very comfortable to sleep on and we didn't hear any noise from the other guests.||||If you stay here, I recommend including breakfast and dinner. Every day we were given something different and uniquely Japanese. The quality of the food was divine, some of the best I ate while in Japan. On the last night they gave us a private dining room. There aren't too many options for dining in the town so eating at the inn is not only a way to experience traditional Japanese fare but also makes it easy. ||||The rooms do not have their own bathroom but the shared bathrooms were always clean and well kept. The onsen downstairs was very hot but beautiful and clean. The owners of this inn are wonderful and very accommodating. They drove us to the snow monkey park and one evening we wanted to go to a local pub and they drove us there! The next day they took us to the train station.||||I cannot recommend this inn enough. It was the highlight of our trip. The town is beautiful and visiting the nine onsens is a lot of fun. ||||Thank you Senshinkan Matsuya for a...

We spent three nights at Senshinkan Matsuya in late September and loved it. We called the owner before getting on the train at Nagano and he came and picked us up. The room was a simple but very clean traditional room. It included a tea making set, sink and wardrobes for clothes. The mats were very comfortable to sleep on and we didn't hear any noise from the other guests.||||If you stay here, I recommend including breakfast and dinner. Every day we were given something different and uniquely Japanese. The quality of the food was divine, some of the best I ate while in Japan. On the last night they gave us a private dining room. There aren't too many options for dining in the town so eating at the inn is not only a way to experience traditional Japanese fare but also makes it easy. ||||The rooms do not have their own bathroom but the shared bathrooms were always clean and well kept. The onsen downstairs was very hot but beautiful and clean. The owners of this inn are wonderful and very accommodating. They drove us to the snow monkey park and one evening we wanted to go to a local pub and they drove us there! The next day they took us to the train station.||||I cannot recommend this inn enough. It was the highlight of our trip. The town is beautiful and visiting the nine onsens is a lot of fun. ||||Thank you Senshinkan Matsuya for a...