Name: Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel
Address: SHIGA KOGEN YAKEBITAI-YAMA, YAMANOUCHI-MACHI,SHIMO, Nagano, 381-0490, JP

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Sonya

Great location and ski in ski out. Small but comfortable room for family of 4, Onsen is a blessing! It’s a little tired, super busy hotel. Outrageously priced buffet dinner, go elsewhere. Free shuttle makes that easy, but make sure you book all offsite options.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Mal

Great ski in, ski out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Anthony

They, the staff, exceeded my expectations . Courteous, helpful, kind and pleasant are words that I would use to describe them. Everyone greets you with a bow and civility, right down to the hardest workers in the hotel. For that, i will surely come back. My stay at the Prince Hotel East was worth every yen and then some. I originally was suppose to stay at the Sunvalley Hotel, in Shiga Kogen. I lost my reservation there due to payment issues. I was hesitant about coming to the Prince Hotel. It was my first time. The room i stayed in was probably one of the best i have seen for the price. The next time I am in Shiga Kogen, i am staying at the Prince Hotel East, without a doubt.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Winton

Great location and hotel. Ideal for ski in /out.

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2026

Michael

It was nice and the ski in ski out was perfect. Ski rental and equipment was easy efficient and great quality

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2026

Darren

Ok hotel. A little dated. Location is not ideal as very few options for dining. Skiing location is great, which is the main thing !

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2026

Henry Jr.

it was an ideal location to go snowboarding or skiing. Our room was ready when we got there and we arrived a few hours early

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2026

Steve

Entire property has been neglected. This seems to be the norm in Shiga Kogen. Not clean at all. We cut our stay short because the hotel was intolerable. For the price they should do much better.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2026

Kate

Rooms are dated but reasonably clean. I would describe the room as adequate.

Buffet breakfast is a must as there’s no easy alternative. The variety of the food was good but the temperature of the hot food was always luke-warm.

Dinner was a mission unless you want to spend $50 or $100 (AUD) per adult for buffet dinners at the respective wings.

The clothes washing facilities free, but were atrocious. The dryers are not fit for purpose, which seems to be a theme in other reviews - take note and don’t wash anything you don’t have to or you’ll be spending hours monitoring the dryer. Don’t use the “60” setting as this doesn’t actually dry anything.

The location is beautiful and access to lifts etc is amazing. Stay on the west wing if you want ready access to the kids play area.

Beds are comfy - better than other “nicer” hotels I’ve stayed at in Japan.

It’s a picturesque location and we enjoyed ourselves but it’s budget accomodation with no frills. As a suggestion for improvement, it would be nice if they provided bottled water ever day like every other hotel in Japan.

Staff are friendly and helpful.

Ski rental was easy if you book in advance.

Thank you for the stay.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2026

Ala

Clean room, friendly staff

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2026

he sheng

Limited selections of breakfast, same daily. Hotel guest with tattoo is ban from using the hot bath - many big ski in/ski out hotel allowed guest with tattoos to use the hot bath in recent years, no biggie but would have been a plus after a day of ski.

We were given the 4 single bed room for our family of 3 (2 adult + 6yrs old kid). The bed was tiny with no rooms to turn.

Overall ok decent hotel but would try out others next time.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2026

Pedram

We were here as a family of 4 (west) - with 2 teenagers. It was a nice introductory place to ski lessons.
However, the rooms are old and dated and very basic. There is a very long corridor to get to the rooms on each level, so if you end up being at the other end, you will need to walk down a long hallway to ge to your room. It wasn’t an issue for us, but if kind of felt like school dorms.
Staff don’t really speak English and it can be a bit tricky. But they have quite a few international staff working there, which helped, as we really don’t know what we were doing… so having people that could speak English when hiring the ski equipment and clothes helped a lot.

A word of advice for anyone staying here. The restaurants are very expensive and not that great. There’s the overpriced buffet, Chinese restaurant and ramen bar. They are only open at certain hours. And there a bar that serves mostly drinks and kebabs.

So if you are wanting a snack or something in between meal times, you are stuck with the vending machines and very limited snacks they have in the souvenir shop. Very isolated.

If you are coming via Shinkansen and you get off at Nagano - stock up on what you need there - snacks, food, drinks - there’s a grocery store downstairs and shops around the station, including a 7-11.

You can also catch the shuttle bus to Ichinose - and get some things from the little convenience store there. There’s a few more restaurants there too, but the shuttle buses start at 5pm.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Elaine

Our room has beautiful mountain view. It is convenient to hire ski in the hotel. We mainly focus on Yatebi, Ichinose and Okushiga areas. They are all linked so we don’t need to take shuttle bus.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

John

We stayed in the South building. The staff are incredible. Attentive and professional. Food and service was outstanding. Room was small but comfortable. So good having ski in ski out. Godala at the door and we were lucky it snowed and we had good skiing in mid Dec. Only thing I would have changed was to book the 3 bed room for a bit more space and views over the ski field. Bus from Nagano Station was easy to catch with luggage.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2025

Cynthia

Great skiing lodge- ski in/out to slopes. Restaurant served excellent food however it was the only option available during our stay (end of March) and it was expensive and really not suitable for very young children. Also only one shop open with limited food options. Not so great for very small children- we could have purchased supplies to bring in if we had known. Ability to go to other parts of resort limited at this time in the season, Staff were very helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2025

Christopher

Comfortable but dated.

We found our stay uneventful. I have stayed at this hotel 4 times over the years and it doesn’t change so it is quite dated. There are new doonas on the beds but they are too thick for the heated room. Also, no descent lounge areas for relaxation. But, the hotel has a fantastic location and dining room.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2025

Patrick E

Spent 4 nights and was very satisfied with my stay. The breakfast and dinners were buffet style in a large cafeteria, with a very nice selection of different options each day. The semi-enclosed hot bath (gender segregated) was nice, though the view is restricted only to the very top of the tree line. The ski rental shop staff were very friendly and helpful, and the the facilities were nice. The ramen restaurant was great!

Apart from the bath, there was really nothing to do, since the hotel is isolated, but that was to be expected. My only criticism is that there was no gym, which would give people another option to pass the time.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2025

Michael

On snow easy access but isolated

A bit over priced, no place to really relax and lounge around apart from the bar which did not have comfy seating vs the lounge areas in many of the other local hotels. On snow access is good and easy access with their bus to the other local
Spots

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Ben

Clean and lively with great Onsen. Right on the ski slopes.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2025

Jeff

We visited the hotel for a ski trip and loved it all! All three buildings are ski in / ski out, have rental equipment and lift tickets available on site, and provide a great launching pad for a great ski experience. We stayed in the west tower and enjoyed the onsen and multiple on-site restaurants. Would definitely stay again!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

James

Very simple slopeside hotel. Perfect for focusing on skiing.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2025

Sarah

Central location. Ski in, ski out. No lounge to hang out. Apre nonexistent. Huge industrial dining hall.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2025

Kenneth

Property has a Soviet era, industrial feel. Very dated. Functional and clean but way overpriced for what you get. Somewhat isolated with limited food options, though what we had was quite good. No ambience.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2025

Mangala

Rooms were clean, staff was helpful, location is good. Over all experience was good. Only suggestion is it would be helpful if travellers are provided with shuttle service from bus stop to hotel. Though the distance is less, with thick snow, carrying heavy luggage is extremely difficult. Also request to add some vegetarian food options.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

Luke

Great location next to the “quad” chairlift

Great location at the bottom of the mountain next to the quad chairlift. Rentals & dining on site.
Paid for “half board” and certainly got my moneys worth.
Have stayed here before and will definitely be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2023

BRYAN SHING HIN

stayed in east wing, better than i had originally expected. food was good and hotel was right next to the ski lift, perfect

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Ski-in/ski-out, but peak season

Great ski-in/ski-out, but visit during peak season. We stayed during spring break and most restaurants were closed or closed supremely early. Rentals on site. Rooms were nice; maybe byo pillow.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

It’s really weird to change the shower room’s towels just for guests with over 4 nights staying. Even the toothpaste too :(

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2020

Krista

Great for skiers! We were able to ski all the slopes without ever leaving the property! We used all 5 ski lifts between south, west and East blogs. Our room was very cozy and the view of the slopes was amazing. Hotel breakfast was delicious. Room stayed very hot even though we had the top of the window open. So hot that sleeping was uncomfortable. We rented our skies, boots and poles. Process was very easy and efficient. The hotel shuttle bus was great as well. Each evening we used the free shuttle and went to neighboring ski towns for dinner. Onsen in west bldg was very nice and clean. We also paid 1,000 yen (round trip) and used another shuttle to go see the snow monkeys. Overall, pretty satisfied.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Better places in Shiga kogen

Terrible service
Limited food options within very limited times

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Staffs are very friendly. But not A lot of choices for meal. Carpet in the rooms are very dirty.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2020

Joyce

Convenient ski resort with basic necessities.

Hotel is super convenient for skiers as it’s located right on top of ski lifts. Restaurants are restricted to ones within the hotel which all closes early (latest is 10). Prince hotels has different wings so there are shuttles every hour to send you to different buildings if you wish to dine there.

Rooms are old and basic but spacious compared to regular Japanese rooms. It’s for you to sleep and go ski, so don’t expect too much. Not all staffs speaks english so you gotta try approaching different faces. However the ski instructors for hire speaks fluent English!

Pleasant stay as aim was to go ski.I stayed at the south wing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Nice hotel in Nagano ski area.

Hotel was large and clean. Easy parking and access. Beds were adequate for Japan although a little on the firm size and only twins throughout the hotel. Ski in and out from the hotel was great. Buffett style meals were extra and a little on the pricey side but included tons of options for all parties.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Ski in, ski out, ski rental on property. Property is very dated and has extreme stains on the carpets.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2019

Pop

No water in the room
Staff has poor English skills

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Nice room but food is not great.

We stayed at the East Tower. The room is nice but the bed is too firm for me.
The food in the restaurants are so so and only one curry place open for lunch which is too limited.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

this hotel has 3 buildings located in 3 different but very near locations in the ski mountain with different facilities but your xxxxing website stated there is only one building in the hotel amenities. End up we stayed in the one without sauna which is something we expect to be doing every night skiing. Its sad. unhappy facesssssss :(

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

They didn't change the bed sheet and cover,it's really unacceptable!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Dinner options are vary different - buffet or a izakaya. Good private transport from Prince hotels to Ichinose and okushigakogen.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2017

Nick

Great place to stay for the price. Buffet was a very expensive but there is other options to eat in villages close by you just have to plan around shuttles and bus service to get there and back.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2017

pui kei

Nice ski location but not good for staying

Nice ski in / out
But facility too old. Renovation is required
Room is too small. Can't open luggage fully.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

West Wing Prince Hotel

The hotel room feels like a 3 star accommodation. The Onsen in the West Wing is spacious and semi-open air.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Ski trip, perfect location with good environment.

Heavy snow within our staying period, but after arrival, nice and perfect view with very convenience to the ski track beside with connect the gondala. This is Sth vy out of our expectation. But no night ski at weekday, bit disappoint.

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2017

Simon

3 nights in snowy Shiga Kogen

Always come back here when we ski in Shiga Kogen. Stay in the west wing for easy access to semi-outdoor onsen. Twin room was good size and comfortable. Room getting a little dated with wall paper peeling in spots, but not an issue for us! Good meals available, but on the expensive side. Given that however, there is an extensive choice at the breakfast buffet. Downstairs shop has good selection of instant ramen and drinks if you ate happy with this. Ease of access to the slopes is fantastic. Will come back again next time I ski here.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great skiing

Hotel is great for ski in ski out but not many options for dining. Restaurants are also expensive. That being said the accommodation is very reasonably priced which allows a little extra money for food. The Prince Hotel wings are very spread apart and too cold to walk to other restaurants.

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2017

Waymon

Clean and Convenient

Wife and I had a great time. Room was extremely small and the beds were low to the ground and very firm.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2016

Hugo

It's all about skiing!

The Prince hotel has three buildings (West, South and East) and we stayed in the South Wing, which offers a convenient and direct access to the Gondola 2 of the Yakebitaiyama ski resort.
The hotel clearly shows signs of aging but they managed to keep it in good shape. The rooms are small, within the Japanese average size, but still offering enough comfort. Anyway, skiing was our primary objective!
The room is cleaned every 4 days, which for us didn't really pose a problem. A kettle is available in the room and every other floor will have hot water dispenser for guests. There are vending machines everywhere and a convenience shop next to the front desk.
Staff are polite but English is limited. Luckily there was an English speaking staffer around most of the time we stayed there and we went to him for almost every inquiry.
Dining options are limited since walking to Ichinose village takes at least 20 minutes. Nevertheless the hotel has a shuttle bus connecting the three buildings and in the evening goes (only once) all the way to Ichinose, and back around 9pm.
In the South Wing itself, there's a new izakaya in premises (next to the ski rental shop) and the hotel restaurant, where they serve a dinner buffet.
There are also lockers on the ground floor where one can leave the ski gear (the locker number corresponds to your room number).
The only drawback for us was that the wifi was only available in the common areas.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Rooms were quite small but was fine for what we needed for our time in Shiga Kogen. It was nice to be able to rent ski equipment directly from the hotel instead of having to use a third party. Each room came with a locker to hold ski equipment if you were renting for multiple days which was a nice convenience. Overall would recommend especially if you are in the area for skiing or snowboarding since the slopes are literally right outside the back door.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2016

Michael

Good hotel, but food options are limited

Hotel was good, but the neighbourhood is inferior to surrounding hotels, e.g. Okushiga and Ichinose, where there's better food at slightly cheaper prices.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2016

Andre

Typical ski snowboarding hotel

Average room and hotel, but very good location for skiing and snowboarding.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2015

Daryl

Cosy on th slopes

Great no frills. Dining options rather limited butgreat ski in ski out access.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Good location for skiing

Large ski area. However, transportation may be difficult if you depend public transport.

Family

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2015

Milos

Not really suitable for non-japanese speaking tour

I must say the staff are as helpful as possible however have limited English. The slops the hotel is situated on are definetly not for beginners as was labbled and we only found out on our last day another mountain had a beginners course even after asking multiple times. You only have one option for food at the hotel which is WELL overpriced. We weren't told of other restaurants which were a quick bus ride away. Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this hotel to others.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2015

Andy

So close to lifts !

The hotel was comfortable and super convenient to a lift and gondola. However a major negative was the lack of a bar that opened before 8:30pm and the fact that the hotel is stand alone, meaning transport to get anywhere was needed.

Complete lack of Apres Ski atmosphere.

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Great Ski-Out Ski-In but food choice limited

Great ski in ski out location. Rooms in the East Wing are spacious and comfortable. Breakfast at 2200 yen is expensive for the limited choice given. After one breakfast, our group opted for breadrolls and hot drinks from the lobbg shop for breakfast.

There is no wireless facility available in the rooms. The wireless worked reasonably well in the hotel lobby area at all times when we used it but the hotel was fairly empty during the period of our stay.

We avoided dinner in the East Wing restaurant as we heard it was expensive. Took the hotel shuttle to the West Wing and then walked into Ichinose to a Japanese restaurant which had decent food, but was crowded and slow. The shuttle back from West Wing to East Wing stopped at 8.30 pm but our Japanese friends managed to persuade the hotel to provide a shuttle back at 9.45 pm one evening. Otherwise, it is a good 20-25 mins walk back to the East Wing.

Had dinner in the Chinese restaurant in the West Wing one evening. The service was excellent and the food tasty but extremely oily.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2015

Helen

Out of date hotel with nothing nearby

The hotel itself is fine, perfectly clean. The decor is out of date and shabby.

The real issue with this hotel is that it is not near anything. The nearest shops/bars/restaurants are at least a half an hour walk away (in ice, snow and freezing conditions).

This also means that you have to eat in the hotel. There are very limited food options, and expect to pay over $80 per head just for food.

There are no double beds available.

4/10

Poor

21 Feb 2012

Verified traveler

Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel -

Inconvenient location - 2h ride by bus from Nagano station if you don't have a car, and the bus costs JPY 1,900 per person one way.
Hotel - very old hotel with moldy smell. East wing has nicer rooms but the entrance hall was like an old community centre. Shower in the room was a unit bath and very uncomfortable with dark lights. Bed/furnishings were okay. Breakfast was okay too. West wing has bigger facilities but the rooms (4ppl) were terrible. It was like as an youth hostel for students with folding beds. Restaurant was also very bad with same food from breakfast to dinner. JPY 3,600 for buffet at that quality is definitely too expensive. Bath (Roten buro) was small and the changing area was old and dirty. It was not a hote spring but just normal big bath.
Skiing - Mountains were very nice and wide range of slopes available. Gondolas/lifts were also speedy and did not feel any stress for the queue.

Overall, it was a great experience for ski/snow boarding in Shiga kogen but never try this hotel. The quality is very bad for the price.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2012

Karen

Too Quiet

We stayed in the East Wing for four nights.The view from the rooms is spectacular, even from the dining room. However we were there in early January and the place was very quiet. We took the breakfast deal, luckily because this was the only place to eat. We had our lunches at the West Wing as there were cheaper lunch options available. There was a lack of eating places at night, the only places being the East Restaurant, West Restaurant and the Chinese Restaurant. We ate at the Chinese Restaurant as it was far cheaper. The service was great but there is nothing to do at night, especially when there are few other guests to mingle with. The hotel does run a free shuttle to the West Wing, however I think next time I would much rather stay in the West Wing. If you're after a view however, you won't beat the East Wing rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

Kiuya

焼額山スキー場へのアクセスは抜群です

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2026

So Fun Rosa

Yes, hotel offers a wide variety of food and mostly rich in protein which is ideal for skiing. The main course in dinner time offers 3 choices, fish, beef and meat which are good to suit different preferences of guests. The take-away at breakfast time is flexible. In general, the hotel is ideal for skiing.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2026

Satoshi

その昔、憧れであった焼額山、プリンスホテルに宿泊しました。スノボ旅行の拠点としては本当に素晴らしいものでした。ロッカールーム、大浴場、快適な拠点です。部屋は3人部屋でベッドはソファーを兼ねているため幅が少し狭いですが十分休めます。食事のバリエーションはあまりないためビュッフェを２日連続で利用しました。メインなしのプランにしましたが品数も多くて満足でした。お値段も手ごろでもっと評価されてもいいかと思います。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2026

RUMIKO

スキー場のアクセスは最高。

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Iida

スキー場へのアクセス日本一、スキー好きにはこの上ない
バーは行かなかったので品揃えについて不明

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

Evans

滑雪場很方便，員工很親切，但房間沙發有污漬，比較意外的無溫泉，有的話會非常棒

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2026

Wen Thean

Nice basic hotel. No snowboard wax service and water only provided once per stay. But staff were friendly and helpful. Lockers are provided but not heated.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

TOSHIO

全て満足です

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

MARNELIE

This nice and cosy

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10