Aibiya

Excellent place to stay, clean, quiet, located in Yudanaka near the train station. It’s also not far from the ski slopes, and Yoshi the host is also a ski instructor, as well as his friend John. The hosts Seongmi & Yoshi were very helpful to advise surrounding places to visit.

A highlight of my recent travels, AIBIYA offered great accommodations in the small Onsen town of Yamanouchi. The hosts had great communication ahead of my stay and even though I arrived before the scheduled check-in time, they were extremely accommodating, offering me local sake and local insight into the city. Since I was the only guest that evening they upgraded me to a beautifully appointed larger room. While this location does not have its own onsen, they do have paid passes available to a few truly amazing ones just minutes away. Don't miss the change to soak in a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Breakfast provided was in the downstairs kitchen area and was cooked fresh to order. A highlight was the fresh local fruit! At check-out, I was gifted a hand-made soap from the local area. My only regret was not booking a longer stay at this great location.

Amazing. Beautiful building and great location. Friendly, kind, and caring hosts. Can’t wait to come back here one day and stay again!

I had a wonderful stay at Aibiya in February 2023. The accommodation is impeccably clean and very comfortable. Beautiful tatami mat rooms with comfy western beds. Both Yoshi and Seongmi are wonderful hosts with fantastic English. I decided to buy skis while staying at Aibiya and Yoshi and Seongmi went above and beyond to help me by calling friends at ski shops in Nagano and I ended up having fantastic skis with bindings mounted ready to collect the very next day - incredible. I couldn’t have done it without the help from Yoshi and Seongmi. Being able to access three different local onsen and with good value vouchers sold at Aibiya was lovely. For skiers it was also really helpful to have access to a washing machine, drying room (for wet ski gear) and Yoshi will even wax your skis for a great price. You can ski with Yoshi with his company Powder Geek Japan. Breakfast was a delicious western breakfast - I loved the yoghurt, granola and fruit. I cannot recommend Aibiya highly enough.

We absolutely loved this place. Wish we'd booked for a longer stay. Super convenient, really cosy and the hosts were fantastic. There was a lot of excellent information available in the property, about local Onsen, attractions, restaurants etc. The hosts were very happy to facilitate bookings and make recommendations. We love it.

とてもフレンドリーなご夫婦がやってるアットホームなお宿でした。とてもきれいにおしゃれにリノベーションされてて快適な滞在が出来ました。ただ表記されてたレンタル自転車？を期待して行ったのにそれがなかったのが残念だったのとバスアメニティとあったので歯ブラシ持って行かなかったらバスタオルしかなかった〜言ったら歯ブラシ出して頂けましたが勘違いする人もいると思うので表記変更した方が親切かもしれません。

ホステルとしてはとても良かったです。和の雰囲気満載で清潔感もあり、スタッフの方もフレンドリーで積極的にコミュニケーションをとってオススメを教えてくれます。リサイクルにも力を入れていて、外国人ウケはいいだろうなと思いました。 ただ事前にホテルページ見て行きましたが、ホステルと思っていなかった為バスセット有なので当然基本アメニティが入ってると思ってしまっていました。バストイレ別も行くまで分からなかったので、ホステルが比較的浸透していない日本ではもう少し目立つように表示しておくと、ホテル希望者が想定と違うという相違は起きないかなと思います。

夜中に暖房が頻繁に音を立てて着いたり消えたりして何度も目が覚めてしまいました。 チェックイン時に暖房の説明を受けましたが、寝る前に何かしておく事があったのかもしれません…オーナーの説明に返事だけしてきちんと聞いてなかったので反省しています。今後は口頭のみでなく文章での説明があると、後で見返せるのでいいかもしれません。 全体的には清潔感があって木のぬくもりも感じられてすごくいい空間でした。ありがとうございました。

雰囲気ある宿で、お部屋も綺麗で快適でした。 オーナーさんがとても気さくな方で、丁寧にご案内いただきました！