La Vista Hotel Tsugaike - Stay on the Slopes

Very close to the Tsugaike Gondola and lifts. Futon bedding and quilts were older and stained but sheets clean. Central heating was turned off during the day. Hot water was turned off during the day. Both switched off around 9am and came back on around 3pm. In-room toilet shower combo room was functional but very small. Wet room with shower over toilet and no bathmat provided. Communal male and female onsen / shower rooms were not cleaned all week. The onsen baths were empty. No communal lounge or sitting area. No bar as appears in older pictures. Looks like bar and sitting room have been converted to staff only areas. Ski/board room has a small work bench area but is very crowded, nowhere to hang clothes and heater not working. 1 washing machine available for guest use if you ask the staff. Simple breakfast- help yourself to toast, congee and cereal, staff serve a fried egg and cut fruit. Many staff (ski season / backpackers), however bins were not emptied daily, the property was not kept that clean or tidy and snow was not shovelled away from the door or fire exits. Staff smoking near the front door made the property smell of cigarettes some days.

Here we are again, our stay at La Vista Hotel for the start of 2023 2024 season and celebrate a Happy New Year!! We were SO satisfied with our stay last season that when we decided we wanted to spend New Year at Tsugaike Kogen, we immediately thought of staying at La Vista Hotel again.. I went to check in while my husband went to park the car, and Fei, the lovely young lady at the reception greeted me with such a wonderful friendly smile, remembered me from the past season and was SO kind to help us carry our luggage to our room. Again the room was nice and warm, very clean, the mattresses and pillows VERY comfortable and clean, and I took a heavenly shower. The hot water is really nice and hot and the shower has great water pressure. Don't let the small bathroom intimidate you, you didn't come to stay in the bathroom, you came to enjoy beautiful Winter nature, have some great skiing and enjoy the awesome, warm, kind hospitality of all the staff at Hotel La Vista. The bathroom works, the shower is nice, the hot water is awesome, toilet works too, that's all you need. Want to wash in more space, go upstairs to the 5th floor, they have bathtubs there separated for females and males and these work great too. My husband did that and was happy. I was happy with the shower inside the room. Breakfast starts at 7:15 am, coffee, orange juice, milk, buns, slices of bread that you can toast in the several bread toasters available, 3 different kinds of jam, butter, cornflakes, just what anyone needs for breakfast and get ready to go skiing. We made the mistake of going to another restaurant for dinner one evening, and the dinner was just not good at all. However we did have dinner at the hotel the next evening and this time we remember to take pictures. The food is SO DELICIOUS!! The chef is SO kind & gave us a big smile. THANK YOU SO MUCH Hotel La Vista and staff for another WONDERFUL stay! We can't wait to go back! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!