Name: Lodge Tarumoto
Address: Madarao kogen Nozomigaoka, Myoko, Myoko, Myoko, 389-2257, Japan
Rating: 10

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We stayed here in October, on the first night of a 5-day autumn hike (Shinetsu trail - it's one of the places to stay that the very helpful people at the Shinetsu trail club recommend).  I've stayed in a lot of accommodations in Japan in this price range and this was one of the all-time nicest.

Lodge Tarumoto is a small pension in Madarao Kogen, a mid-tier ski resort that's very quiet in the green season.  It's a pretty house, with a well-maintained garden, nicely renovated inside, fresh, and light.  The back of the house has great mountain/forest views.

The host picked us up from the trailhead and drove us to the lodge.  His wife made us coffee, and then tea, while they chatted to us, making us feel very comfortable.

The lodge is named after his home village, Tarumoto Onsen, which he left as a youngster to build a life in Tokyo before returning to the area.  We mentioned that an onsen dip would be nice, so he drove us out to the village - more a hamlet now, and shrinking - in an idyllic and secluded valley close by.   Not only did we enjoy the hot-water soak, but we explored some of the snow-crushed abandoned houses, and spotted a tubby little tanuki on the drive home.

Dinner was a masterpiece - much more varied than a typical minshuku dinner and clearly prepared with great care.  Breakfast, too, was excellent.

We were given two connecting rooms and slept well and long.  The rooms are the same as a million other Japanese rooms, but were clean and fresh.  The toilets and washbasins are not en-suite, btw, although at this price point that's not unusual.  There's free wifi which worked well.

As a parting gift, before sending us to the trailhead, the owners gave us a pot of homemade jam each, a really nice touch.

This was one of the nicest bottom-end accommodations I've ever stayed in in Japan.  We were the only guests on an October Sunday, so I guess the exceptional service we received would be a bit more diluted in the busier ski season, and with bathroom-down-the-hall, it's not a deluxe property.  The owners only speak Japanese, but I think you'd still be well looked after; smile-and-point should work!

However the place is pretty, clean, well-maintained, with good food, and the owners care that you enjoy your stay.  Excellent!

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