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Stayed 2 nights. Clearly the hotel prides itself on its ambiance, service and tradition, and it does deliver that. With an old fashioned feel, it’s surprisingly large, but still a charming ryokan with a truly amazing set of onsens. Seems to be a romantic weekend getaway, with few westerners here, and not much English spoken, but the courtesy and attention to detail by staff is amazing. Dinner is very traditional Japanese, breakfast a more cosmopolitan buffet - both very good. On the negatives - I felt they overcharge for alcoholic drinks - a small glass of beer, often only 3/4 full (and it’s hard to complain about that when it’s delivered with such courtesy!) was ¥900 or so. Phew! The bed was not really very comfy - doona was great but the mattress was past its prime, the edges collapsing when you sat on them, and the pillows were lumpy. Plus it IS quite an expensive place to stay. But it was an experience- and I enjoyed being there.

This Hotel is only a 5 minute walk to the main station making it ideal for travellers using public transport. Its quite a modern hotel with well furnished rooms although probably better suited for single occupancy as the bed is against the wall making a difficult exit for one of you during the night. If you stay less than 3 nights there isnt a maid service but you leave your dirty towels and rubbish outside your room in the morning and clean towels are there upon your return later in the day, initially we thought it a bit odd but it meant we didn’t have to tidy our room before the cleaners came in lol. There is a coffee service in reception in the mornings and the hotel does provide complimentary items i.e. hair bobbles, razor etc. We were room only here so cant comment on the food.

This hotel was booked as part of tour of Japan and we were there for only 1 night. As a solo traveller I was allocated a single room which was very small. It did however have a large bed which based on the space available was probably too big for the room. In order to get my case open to just get a small number of items I needed for one night I had to rearrange the chair and table so I could get the case open. The “closet” if you can call it that, was so small it only had 3 hangers and was probably only about 18inches wide right next to the door. I wouldn’t want to stay in this room more than one night. On the basis you pay a single supplement I find it poor that we solo travellers are given such small and inadequate rooms. In addition, as a tour from the UK, hardly anyone spoke English so it was hard to get the staff to understand when something went wrong, like my kettle which wasn’t working. In credit to the Reception staff, once I finally managed to get him to understand the problem he resolved it very quickly. Finally when we went to breakfast at 7.45am they were already full and we had to wait about 10 mins or so, then a number of the breakfast items had run out. There were 2 coach tours in and they didn’t seem to be able to cope or cater for the amount of people there. I did find the staff very friendly and helpful, so it certainly isn’t their fault. I wouldn’t recommend it for solo travellers.

Excellent traditional ryokan experience. Wonderful dinners and breakfasts every day, and the private reservable onsen was exactly what we were looking for. The area does require a cab ride from downtown Matsumoto but the very attentive staff asked every day when we would like the cab to arrive, making it easy to get back into town. Also being this far out meant it was a quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Great stay, would absolutely go back.

It is an inn in Norikura plateau. Unfortunately, the day I stayed, I couldn't see the stars, but the day I saw the stars seems to see many heavenly rivers and meteor showers. There is a twin room with a toilet, but it is basically a joint toilet, but the cleaning is good and it is an at home inn that feels a little caring. It's named guest house, but it's a private room. There is a new building and an old building, and the bath is an old building, but it is a good hot water that enters the best ３ of the hot springs I have stayed in so far in the perfect hot water that cannot be said. I would like to try this hot spring for this price. The stars seem to be great on a good day. The owner seems to be １ years and a half, but the interior of the room feels warm, and he always sits at the receptionist and feels like trying to advise customers on their trip. When looking for an inn, the name ”kamaba” before the renewal is outstanding (the name ”kamaba” in the navigation of the car) is located near the bus stop, but the rental car is convenient. I don't have a meal, so let's buy breakfast before coming. Dinner is recommended by nearby ”Abby Road”. ４ people order ２ items and be careful because it is ample amount. From here, the upper highlands were also convenient. ４ people were cheaper than buses.

It’s our first trip to Nagano and we wanted to stay at some place convenient. Chanced upon Cafe & Stay CASTANA and what a gem it was ! It’s very easy to locate and right next to a huge Tsuruya Supermarket and walking distance to restaurants, shops etc. Everything was right at our doorstep! The Awaji room we booked had 3 single beds and it’s very clean and almost brand new since it just opened in 2019 and right after was the pandemic. There is a small fridge, microwave oven, kettle, cutleries and bowls, plates and everything you need for a comfortable stay. The room also has a small dining table so we can easily buy food from Tsuruya to reheat and eat if we feel too tired to explore out. The in-house Cafe is also cozy and tastefully decorated and there are a huge range of magazines on traveling etc. The coffee was fantastic as well. Kaneda San, Sachie San and the entire Castana team are very friendly and helpful with recommendations and great restaurant reservations! Kaneda San also spoke perfect English too. We had a great stay in Castana and a wonderful time in Nagano ! With this price point and very convenient location, it’s really hard to beat! We will happily recommend to anyone and will not hesitate to be back the next time we travel to Nagano again :) Thank you for everything, Team Castana !