Hotel dekat Stasiun Amori, Nagono

Baru lewat jam lima sore kami tiba di Stasiun Nagano, tapi hari sudah gelap. Mereka bertiga mengambil koper mereka dan menuju ke Hotel Chigo di Nagano. Mereka langsung keluar dari stasiun dan berjalan ke jalan utama, melewati lampu lalu lintas, kemudian dipandu ke bagian jalan menuju gedung parkir. Tidak ada trotoar di jalan kecil. Ini adalah masa puncak parkir di malam hari. Satu demi satu mobil mengantri untuk menuju ke gedung parkir. Kami bertiga mengambil koper dan berjalan menyusurinya. Rasanya jauh sekali. Saya menyayangkan kenapa kami tidak memilih yang dekat stasiun. Sebelum saya meninggalkan Stasiun JR Nagano, saya melihat beberapa hotel, saya bertanya-tanya mengapa saya memilih yang ini? Saya kira itu karena ruang keluarga? Hotel ini sebenarnya terletak di sebelah rel kereta api, dan Anda dapat mendengar suara kereta lewat di malam hari. Kalau kamar untuk dua orang ukurannya oke, tapi di kamar untuk tiga orang ditambah sofa bed dan ruangan jadi sempit. Ini bukan pemisahan basah dan kering. Ketika saya kembali ke hotel untuk mengambil barang bawaan saya di siang hari, saya berjalan melalui jalan kecil lagi dan berbelok ke kanan dari jalan sempit kecil di sebelah Muji, hanya 5 menit berjalan kaki ke hotel. Bagasi dapat disimpan di lobi, yang sangat nyaman.

The hotel is nice, from the station about 10 minutes walk almost in a straight line, wake up. The room was originally wrong, it was reserved for smokers, even though we don't smoke, the room was given the appropriate one, the smell in it was just not very good, like for those who don't smoke at all, it started already on the floor.But the staff, fortunately, were able to find us a replacement for a non-smoking room, yes, less, yes one big bed instead of two, but with stunning mountain views and a coffee machine. The breakfast at the hotel is just as great, the cuisine is Japanese, diverse, there are many drinks, including fresh juices, many desserts. non-smoking measures, yes, less, but one large bed instead of two, but with stunning mountain views and a coffee machine

This place is ~5mins walk from Zenkoji temple. neighborhood is peaceful at night. Shoes to be removed outside the accommodation. Rooms are on the 2nd floor so you'll have to carry your luggage up (there's no lift). Room (with window) is huge. You'll have to head downstairs to use the shared toilet and shared onsen (no toilet inside the room). We were only allowed 30mins of onsen time for 2 pax - couples weren't allowed to use the onsen concurrently so we had to go one after another (i'm not sure if the instructions got lost in translation..). Felt very rushed so i didnt really get to enjoy the onsen experience, but overall was nice and clean. Interesting 6.30am tour around the area and within the temple itself, followed by a simple vegetarian breakfast (porridge with omakase-styled sides with miso soup) back at the accommodation. The morning tour lasted from 6.30am - 8.30am. The accommodation provided a fleece blanket to each pax to bring to Zenkoji temple to keep us warm during the morning praying ceremony. We went on 30 Dec and it was SO COLD. Overall interesting experience but accommodation price is pretty steep IMO.

Very good location, just opposite the train station. Reception is on level 2, but staff is helpful to help carry luggages to and fro ground floor. Room is small and toilet is squeezy, but still decent for a short stay. There is a Shampoo Bar at the reception to pick up stoiletries. Breakfast is good, the complimentary soba noodles on selected weekday nights is also great. Nice view from the 10th floor, and also free space for customers to chill during the day. Water was not provided complimentary to customers but instead was earned through a game.