Hotel Futaba Yuzawa
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.36 out of 5 (1,036 reviews). Guests praise having enough space for children to run around in the room and how close the baths are, and some report that children who love trains enjoyed the view bath, with its window looking out on the Shinkansen. Others note that children's dinners can be changed to a kids' meal when requested in advance, and say they felt the ryokan had families in mind. On the other hand, some guests felt the indoor bath and the open-air bath were in full view from outside, so it is worth checking if that concerns you.
Kids Facilities
Children's and baby chairs
Children's and baby chairs
The tatami seating areas have chairs for children and chairs for babies. Dinner is a Japanese kaiseki menu served in the dining area, a private dining room or the convention hall, and the venue cannot be specified. The private dining room Hanagoyomi has table seating and suits parties of 2 to around 10, and on the 3rd floor there are 16 private dining rooms with chairs and tables, called Manyo Chaya.
Kids' meals and dishes for preschool-age children
Kids' meals and dishes for preschool-age children
Dinner for preschool-age children is a kids' meal that changes daily, with fried shrimp, Hamburg steak, pilaf, spaghetti and dessert. Elementary school children are served a comparatively grown-up menu with about three fewer dishes than the adults' one, but it can be changed to the children's version if you ask in advance, at no change in price.
- •Changing an elementary school child's meal to the children's version requires a request in advance
- •If there are ingredients your family dislikes or any allergies, the content can be changed when you tell the ryokan in advance
Playful baths and bath toys
Playful baths and bath toys
Yama no Yu has as many as 10 baths, including a steam bath and a cave bath, and Sato no Yu has 11 playful baths such as Dakikko Ishi (a hugging stone), Manju Fukashi (a bath named for steaming manju buns) and Bakuhanseki no Koshikake (a bakuhanseki stone seat). Bath toys are free to use as well. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may bathe is not stated, so please confirm.
Private-hire bath Ishiburo
Private-hire bath Ishiburo
The private-hire Ishiburo can be used for 2,000 yen per 45 minutes, and it is open from 7 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. It is an option when you want to bathe just with your family and children. Bookings are taken at check-in, and advance reservations are not possible.
- •The charge is 2,000 yen for 45 minutes
- •Bookings are taken at check-in; advance reservations are not possible
Rooms with an open-air bath
Rooms with an open-air bath
There are 29 rooms with an open-air bath in all, and those in-room open-air baths use onsen water. You can fill the tub and bathe whenever you like, around the clock, so even families with a small child who is hard to take to the communal baths can enjoy the onsen in their room. The indoor baths and the open-air bath in the special room Hanamizuki are not onsen.
Barrier-free room
Barrier-free room
A guest room with a barrier-free design that puts ease of use and safety first. The building also has wheelchairs available to borrow and barrier-free toilets. The guest room has a Western-style toilet.
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Overview
Hotel Futaba Yuzawa is a Japanese-style ryokan standing on high ground in Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen. It has 78 guest rooms, mainly Japanese-style tatami rooms, and 29 of them have an open-air bath. The in-room open-air baths use onsen water and can be used 24 hours a day, though the open-air bath in the special room Hanamizuki is not onsen. Inside there are 4 kinds of communal baths (Sora no Yu, Yama no Yu and Sato no Yu), plus the private-hire bath Ishiburo at 2,000 yen for 45 minutes. At dinner, preschool-age children are served a kids' meal and elementary school children a menu close to the adult kaiseki, and that menu can be changed to the children's version if you ask in advance. The tatami seating areas have chairs for children and babies, and bath toys are free to use. The ryokan is a 7-minute walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and a shuttle is available.
Rooms
There are 78 guest rooms in all, most of them Japanese-style tatami rooms, plus 2 Western-style twin rooms. Some rooms are Japanese-Western in style, with 2 beds set in a tatami room. The rooms sold on Rakuten Travel include 10-tatami Japanese-style rooms (for 2 to 5 guests), Japanese-style rooms of 12 tatami mats or more (for 2 to 8 guests), a 33 sq m Japanese-style twin room with 2 Simmons beds placed on a 10-tatami room (for 2 to 3 guests), and a 45 sq m Japanese-Western room with a bedroom attached to about 8 tatami mats (for 2 to 5 guests). Because the rooms are mainly tatami, small children can pad around barefoot and the family can sleep side by side on futons. There are barrier-free rooms as well, built with ease of use and safety in mind, and the building has wheelchairs available to borrow and toilets that can be used from a wheelchair. The special room Hanamizuki is about 150 sq m, with three types of residence themed on flowers, water and trees, sleeping 2 to 10 guests; which one you are given is left to the ryokan and cannot be specified. The upgraded Japanese-Western rooms sleep up to around 10 guests. All guest rooms have been non-smoking since October 1, 2022, with smoking booths on the 1st and 3rd floors.
Dining
Dinner is a Japanese kaiseki menu built around the seasons of Echigo, with a choice of 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. as your start time. It is served in the dining area, a private dining room or the convention hall, and the venue cannot be specified. Rakuten Travel's basic information lists both the guest room and the dining area as dinner venues. The private dining room Hanagoyomi has table seating, which also suits guests who have trouble with their legs and back, and it works well for parties of 2 to around 10. On the 3rd floor there are 16 private dining rooms with chairs and tables, called Manyo Chaya, spaces where care has gone into the interiors and the feel of the garden. Children's dinners are divided by age: preschool-age children are served a kids' meal that changes daily, with fried shrimp, Hamburg steak, pilaf, spaghetti and dessert, while elementary school children are served a comparatively grown-up menu with about three fewer dishes than the adults' one. Even for elementary school children the menu can be changed to the children's version if you ask in advance, at no change in price. If there are ingredients your family dislikes or any allergies, the content can also be changed when you tell the ryokan in advance. Breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet in the convention hall, with a nokke-don rice bowl you top with the ingredients you like and dishes from an open kitchen; entry is from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Baths and Onsen
There are 4 kinds of communal baths in all: Sora no Yu, which is made up of two baths named Paparaku and Mamaraku, along with Yama no Yu and Sato no Yu. Yama no Yu has as many as 10 baths, including a steam bath and a cave bath, and Sato no Yu has 11 playful baths such as Dakikko Ishi (a hugging stone), Manju Fukashi (a bath named for steaming manju buns) and Bakuhanseki no Koshikake (a bakuhanseki stone seat), so going from one bath to the next becomes a treat in itself for children. The men's and women's baths swap by time of day. The private-hire Ishiburo costs 2,000 yen for 45 minutes; it can only be booked at check-in, and advance reservations are not possible. It is an option when you want to bathe alone with your child, or when you would rather not worry about other guests. There are 29 rooms with an open-air bath, and those in-room open-air baths use onsen water, so you can fill the tub and bathe whenever you like, around the clock; the indoor baths and the open-air bath in the special room Hanamizuki, however, are not onsen. A bathing tax of 150 yen per adult is payable separately. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may get into the tubs of the communal baths is not stated, so please confirm in advance.
Family-Friendly Features
The tatami seating areas have chairs for children and chairs for babies. Bath toys are free to use as well. Under Rakuten Travel's booking conditions, children aged 0 to 2 who co-sleep are not counted in the number of guests, so enter them in the remarks field when you book. The dinner rate bands are 50% of the adult rate for preschool-age children and 70% of the adult rate for elementary school children. Checkout is at 11 a.m., but it can be extended until 1 p.m. at the latest for an extra 5,500 yen per room, which suits families who want an unhurried morning. Whether cribs, baby futons or bed guards are available to borrow is not listed in our information, so please confirm with the ryokan. English pages of the website are available too, so you can read about the facilities and the meals in English.
Access
The ryokan is a 7-minute walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and 5 minutes by car from the Yuzawa IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway. Parking has 100 spaces, free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. A shuttle to and from Echigo-Yuzawa Station is available, with pickups from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and drop-offs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; for a pickup, write the time you would like in the remarks field when you book. Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort is a 5-minute walk away and GALA Yuzawa Ski Resort is 5 minutes by car, but there is no shuttle to either.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 419 Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata 949-6101 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa Station, then walk 7 minutes. Five minutes by car from the Yuzawa IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway. |
| trainNearest station | Echigo-Yuzawa Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking is available for 100 cars, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. A shuttle from Echigo-Yuzawa Station is available; please request it when you book. |
| callPhone | +81-25-784-3357 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, UC, DC |
| languageOfficial site | https://hotel-futaba.com/en/open_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Hotel Futaba Yuzawa best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Hotel Futaba Yuzawa?
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Parking: Parking is available for 100 cars, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. A shuttle from Echigo-Yuzawa Station is available; please request it when you book.
How do you get to Hotel Futaba Yuzawa?
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Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa Station, then walk 7 minutes. Five minutes by car from the Yuzawa IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and checkout is at 11 a.m.
Can we extend our checkout?
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Yes. The standard 11 a.m. checkout can be extended until 1 p.m. at the latest for an extra 5,500 yen per room.
Can our child's dinner menu be changed?
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Elementary school children are served a menu close to the adult one, but if you tell the ryokan in advance it can be changed to the children's version (a kids' meal plus about three dishes). At the preschool-age child rate, the meal is a kids' meal from the start.
How many kinds of communal baths are there, and when can we use them?
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There are 4 kinds of communal baths in the building, and they are used with the men's and women's baths swapping by time of day.
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