Zao Onsen 2, Zao onsen, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture 990-2301, JapanView hotel details
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8.8/10
Very good
37 review
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Location9.2
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Service8.7
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YoYo_Jeanne
Japanese-Style Room *No Bath In Room
Stayed in Jan 2026
Family
65 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 16, 2026
The hotel's location is excellent, and the service is warm and attentive. The sulfur hot spring is a big plus! The owner helped us sort out an issue with sending our snowboard bags directly to the airport, which was incredibly helpful. Breakfast and dinner were well-organized and delicious. Highly recommended!
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Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Dec 2025
Traveling with friends
2 review
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on Feb 2, 2026
The rice was absolutely delicious, and I really appreciated the free refills. The service was warm and excellent. It made for a very enjoyable ski trip!
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Guest User
Japanese-Style Room *No Bath In Room
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
20 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 9, 2026
It’s really nice hotel and friendly staff, nice foods and location not far from ski , we can walk to play ski. Onsen really nice have many room private and public. Good time
6/12
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Dec 2025
Traveling with friends
4 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Jan 6, 2026
All staff are polite and could feel the hospitality from them! Dinner are nice with many dishes.
Erix2025
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Feb 2026
Couple
3 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Mar 10, 2026
Japanese products are very nice. I hope staff from other countries can maintain the same level of quality in Japan.
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Dec 2025
Family
1 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 5, 2026
Our family stayed here for two nights from January 2nd. As winter sports enthusiasts, we were thrilled that the hotel is located right below the Zao Sky Cable car! The convenience store is a 15-minute walk, but it's a pleasant stroll to pick up essentials. Suigawa Shrine is next to the hotel, but if you enter through the torii gate from the mountain path, you'll be greeted by a lot of stairs, which might be a bit daunting if you look up from the bottom. The open-air hot spring bath, with its natural free-flowing water, and the slightly hotter indoor bath, felt incredibly smooth and soothing on our tired bodies. The meals offered a wide variety of dishes, and the Yamagata rice was absolutely delicious! Even though it's quite a distance from Tokyo, our whole family definitely wants to come back and stay at Zao Plaza Hotel again.
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Guest User
Japanese Room, Mountain View, Non-Smoking (Spacious And Relaxing♪ Japanese-Style Room With Two Areas (10 Tatami + 6 Tatami) ・ Non-Smoking)
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
5 review
8.5/10
Very good
Posted on Dec 29, 2025
The location, food and services are good. The only downside was that there was no laundry service or coin laundry available.
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Feb 2026
Family
3 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 11, 2026
Comfortable and well acceptance, breakfast and dinner also perfect
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Dec 2025
Family
10 review
9.0/10
Great
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
Great location! Breakfast was ok, but had comfortable stay.
Anonymous User
Japanese-Style Standard Room with Mountain View
Stayed in Nov 2024
Family
182 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 8, 2025
Very nice hotel and close to the ski area and ski equipment rental. Just like 1 min walk. Hotel also have both internal and external onsen. Daily meals are wonderful too.
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Jan 2026
Traveling with friends
1 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 20, 2026
excellent service
Junyuan Liang
[Non-Smoking] No Room Type Specified, No Bath [Room Type Chosen By Hotel] [Non-Smoking] [Mountain View]
Stayed in Feb 2024
Traveling with friends
17 review
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on Mar 22, 2024
It is a very great location if you want to ski in Zao Onsen ski field. Literally the hotel is 200 meters away from the ski field base and 100 meters from a few gears rental stores.
Guest User
Japanese-Style Deluxe Room with Mountain View
Stayed in Nov 2024
Family
2 review
7.0/10
Posted on Dec 26, 2024
facilities a bit old but the breakfast and dinner are good
Lam’s family
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
32 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Dec 26, 2025
This hot spring hotel is conveniently located right next to Zao Ski Resort and only a 2 minute walk to the ski resort. Stayed four nights in a row, one night two meals, the meals were very good, different food was provided every night, this price was very reasonable and rich.
The room is big enough for a family of four. It's good! I had a great ski trip!
The service of the hotel is also very good, the waiters have a good attitude, polite and try to be helpful.
There is also the outdoor hot spring, no place to bathe, a bit inconvenient.
Overall, very good, good value for money!
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6/13
Guest User
Japanese-Style Room
Stayed in Nov 2025
Family
7 review
8.0/10
Very good
Posted on Dec 29, 2025
The hotel offers a free shuttle bus from the onsen bus station. You can ask someone at the onsen bus station's information center to call the hotel for pick-up; the service is very quick. The hotel also provides a free shuttle service to Zao Sanroku Station. The hotel is located opposite the ski resort, making it very convenient for skiing. The hotel's open-air bath is a sulfur spring; your body will feel smooth after soaking. The temperature of the open-air bath is just right and very comfortable. It would be even better if there were a shower area in the open-air bath as well. Breakfast and dinner are average in taste, but the ingredients are fresh. There is also an English-speaking staff member at the hotel reception.