Lodge Hahnenkamm

It was our 2nd time skiing at Nozawa and we couldn’t have been happier staying at lodge Hahnenkamm for 5 nights. We were picked up at the bus stop in the Lodge van (and also dropped off at the end of stay). The facilities were clean. There’s a drying room for ski gear and common space was large & comfortable, with a fireplace and music. The breakfasts were varied and different each of our 5 days. Plus we enjoyed 2 dinners at the lodge as well (more on that later). Our western bed was comfortable (not on the floor!) and the room was large and the in-lodge onsen was hot as ever and never had to wait to soak. Staying up on the slopes does have a perceived disadvantage - the moving walkway closes at 5:00 which makes traveling to the town for dinner a challenge. We never had dinner in town, but instead chose to visit town during lunch, in between ski runs. All our dinners were up at the base of the slopes in Hanakam lodge (twice) and ate at 3 others lodges near us (with reservations). It was a little more expensive, but the meals were very different and the evenings were calm and generally quiet. We will stay here when we ski Nozawa again next year!