Cottage hotel fenice hakuba

We are a family with teenagers on our first ski holiday. Wanting to a different experience, we selected this amazing place nested within the woods near Goryu ski resort. We drove and finding this place in daylight was not challenging. The staff was very friendly and tried their very best to communicate our ski lesson bookings and recommendations for rentals. Very thoughtful of them to safe keep some food stuff we left in the fridge after checking out to go onsen. When we return the towels after onsen, he kindly presented everything neatly to us. He even helped with setting the in-car Japanese GPS to our next destination. Lighting the fireplace and having the family sit around was most memorable. A bit pricey but the house is well equipped with floor heaters, electric blankets and humidifiers. There is a small local eatery down the slope, next to Route 148. It has a lighted star in the eatery and lighted signboard on a van just parked outside. Good food at local prices. Non-smokers beware or ask for a corner table at the back (like we did).