Elan Hotel Lake Nojiri

The staff is incredible! The owner, Chris, is so inviting and welcoming as is the rest of the staff. There is a shuttle you can book to take you to the mountains, dinners, train station. The restaurant in the hotel is so good though as well. The rooms are very clean and they offer robes and sandals for the baths / showers.

Christo is the man! This hotel is great, so friendly and homey, it was like staying at a friends house with lots of cool other guests. Breakfast was awesome! Can’t say enough, was a fabulous stay, lake views and very conveniently located to skiing. A+

The team at Elan are amazing - super accommodating and helpful recommendations. The building is stocked with exactly what you need for skiing including a dry room, the guest rooms are big with comfortable big beds, and breakfast is ample/healthy to start the day. We’ve been to the Myoko area before and will 100% return back to Elan for our next trip.

Amazing personal service from start to finish. Christo and his front of house staff are accommodating of all requests. We were kindly picked up at Kurahemei station. Shuttled to our ski areas or the 7/11 for snacks or the Nihonte restaurant. We were even assisted with our transfer to our next destination Shiga Kogen with our own tour guide the delightful Luna. Our room was lovely with a magnificent view of Lake Noriji. The temperature of the room was always perfect, not sure how this was managed.

Chris and Josh were absolutely amazing, best hotel stay I have ever had. Great breakfast and amazing service. Haven’t stayed anywhere else but I’d bet my life savings it’s the best place to stay in the area