Yukai Resort New Maruya Hotel

“New Maruya....good...but not that new!”

Chose to stay at this member of the Yukai resort group having taken a bath there last year. From the outside the hotel looks relatively new compared to some of the other Yukai Resort properties and the rooms look out onto the lake over the outdoor swimming pool. The rooms are large with a toilet an… lisää

Chose to stay at this member of the Yukai resort group having taken a bath there last year. From the outside the hotel looks relatively new compared to some of the other Yukai Resort properties and the rooms look out onto the lake over the outdoor swimming pool. The rooms are large with a toilet and small bathroom (shower and sunken bath-tub) but don't look too closely at the fixtures (the carpets are worn, the sinks are relatively old-fashioned, stained and dusty) Having said this the New Maruya has three things going for it: 1. The hot spring baths. There is a large indoor bath and a fair sized outdoor bath. The view from the indoor bath is onto the lake..but unfortunately right now there is some sort of construction going on on the path in front of the men's bath so it's not the most comfortable feeling taking a bath in the day-time as there was a lot of activity outside. 2. The customer service at reception and in the restaurant was excellent. There was heavy snow in this area when I stayed and I was given a pair of wellington boots to use. Also the food offered at the Yukai resort hotels is a good introduction for foreign people looking for a Japanese experience (sushi,tempura,noodles,miso soup etc). Also the staff were all incredibly friendly and provided everything that I asked for.(you will need basic Japanese to stay here...as no one spoke English) 3. The view. This hotel looks out over the lake and some rooms have views of the snowed capped mountains. All in all one of the nicer Yukai Resort properties and the return bus trip from Nagoya costs only 3000 yen (This service is also available from Osaka and Kyoto)

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