Hotel Kodama

No complaints

necesita reforma, pero a cambio, los precios son muy buenos!

The hotel lacked facilities like a restaurant or a lobby.
I found the coffee was too weak.
The whole facility was too dark and gloomy.
Public bath was too old and not pleasant.

朝到着で駐車場の案内が適切で無かった。大浴場が小さく狭く、カランが少なかった。朝入浴できないのが残念。朝食のビュッフェに開始時間から長蛇の列になり、折角リフト脇ホテルを選んでの運行開始に乗りたかったのに、取る、食べるのに時間がかかった。繁忙期、検定会などの受け入れがあって人数が多かったのは分かるが、7時から朝食を取れる様にしてほしい。

As with most Japanese style hotels the lounge area could be a little more cosy for after ski drink and chat. Not enough of a reason to put us off this place we had a great stay!

Location is not bad

Vending machine for a quick coffee or hot white tea not available - empty ☹️

For non-Japanese people the staff spoke very little English so I experienced a few communication issues even when we used Google translate. Not much to do in Ichinose or Shiga Kogen at night. The main light in "western style" rooms is disabled for some weird reason so I found my room a bit dark.

The ski lockers were small, and we had trouble getting all our skis and poles in. No WiFi in the rooms.

夜中12時ごろ、隣の部屋の外人の声がうるさかった。

Onsen crowded, small with no seating or ammenities , poor ventilation in the Ladies wet area caused steam so thick you couldnt see where the washing area was, or the edge of the onsen. It also was TINY. Mens was much larger but always very crowded reported my husband.
Our Tatami Mat room had very old foam underlay cushions with hard and cracked foam. And no soft pillows (just trad.bean bag style, hard as rocks). So sleep left us with neck cricks and sore hips (not from our skiing).
No need for alarm clock, pipes at 7am pinged and creaked better than a custom ring tone! (But we did find the room temperature comfortable overall.)
Kodama has two large statement piece fireplaces at reception lounge, but neither operating. Lounge lights overhead were too dim to be inviting for guests to engage in a social setting. No warmth or style on reception floor. Little artwork, poor lighting, no warmth or color except brown.
Hotel Kodama is clean and efficiently run, starkly furnished everywhere except the dining areas. It lacks any charm but has so much potential. Dinners were a star but inflexible for inviting additional family members to join us for dinner one evening . The building has been maintained in mostly original 1970s era but structure has been repaired, double glazed windows updated, bath fittings good…. But so plain and dark and sad.