Takahan

Loved this hotel. Was next to the ski slopes. Staff was friendly and the spa was incredible!!

Proximity to Gala Ski Hill, friendly staff

We enjoyed the rich history and culture of this resort. Every single staff member was excellent, warm, very helpful. Highly recommend everyone to experience this resort. We will stay again and again

Very friendly staff, between hotel shuttle and ski rental shuttles, can pretty much catch rides everywhere. Nice to walk back to hotel, very safe.

This was the unexpected highlight of the trip. We booked here as our first location option at gala was full, and what a surprise it was. It's very Japanese for a westerner but a beautiful experience. Very warm and clean.

A place to chill and wind down. Onsen and rest. No snow at the moment

This ryokan has an excellent hot spring on-site. Their breakfast is excellent, and the staff were kind and accommodating. The room was quiet and very comfortable. However, most of the restaurants in Yuzawa close at 7 pm during the off-season (summer), so their shuttles don't run after 6 or 7 pm during the week. It can be a bit inconvenient.

Friendly staff and excellent food. It’s like a museum. However the price is a bit high.

Old Onsen with transport to pick u from station. Shopping street is at the same area as station. A little museum within the ryokan. Food is good for the price we paid. Staff recommended that We go to Yuzawa kogen the scenery is breath taking. U can get the rope way tickets at the hotel.

Located right next to Gala Yuzawa Skiing Resort, with excellent shuttle service. Their traditional Japanese dinner is great too!

Nice hotel with nice staffs. Will stay again . Hotel arrange transportation to and back from places we are going. A small snow town. Onsen was also nice.

3 minutes by bus from Gala Yuzawa ski resort (free pickup/dropoff). Nice views of the Yuzawa neighborhood. Great breakfast and dinner. Not walkable to Yuzawa town so suggest you opt for full board. Bonus: mini museum featuring the room used by the author of "Yukiguni" (Snow Country) a famous Japanese novel.

This is 100% the real LOCAL deal. If you would like to experience the comforts and traditions of a Japanese hotel, come and stay here

Traditional Ryokan, felt special the moment we entered. It exceeded our expectation’s and was the highlight of our visit to Japan.

The hotel is clean, luv the ryokan style room, friendly and helpful staff, awesome view from the balcony. Overall, very satisfied with the stay at Takahan.

The ryokan is just within minutes to Gala Yuzawa Station. It provides shuttle service and hence, makes it extremely convenient to travel to both Gala Yuzawa Station as well as Echigo Yuzawa Station. This was the most enjoyable part of our stay in Japan. Love the Kiseiki Omakase dinner. The staff were all very friendly and always smiling. The only regret that we had was that we didn't ask for softer pillows earlier. Do ask for Soft pillows if you are not used to traditional hard buckwheat pillows. The room's bathroom and toilet are a little aged, which added to the charm to the hotel. We didn't mind it as they were both kept clean throughout our stay. We stayed on the 5th floor corner room, which provided an excellent view.

It was a skiing trip and it was great , staff kind and helpful

Takahan might be a lil on the old side but its location is great and the service is warm n fantastic, closest ryokan to Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort and only a 3min FREE shuttle bus ride to Echigo Yuzawa for food n shopping. Breakfest spread is pretty good too!! I would stay here again for sure!

A great authentic Japanese experience

My son (7) and I decided to head to GALA for his birthday weekend and I wanted him to have a Japanese ryokan experience. Simply put, he LOVED the place. In fact, he wanted to move to Japan after staying here. Overall, it was an excellent place to stay and the staff were absolutely wonderful. One night, with no taxi and tempreatures near freezing, one of the mangers offered to drop us off to a near by ramen place even though they had suspended rides for the day. Now that's service! The room has a small bath/shower but my son and I never used it. We took advantage of the free 'onsen' every night before bed. We even got in a bit of pingpong and ice cream (for him), beer (for me) as a night cap.