Nozawa Onsen Kawaichiya Ryokan

Shinano-tei rooms with a Shin-yu bath: Sekka (雪花) or Rikka (六花) for an open-air tub, Ginka, Fukashiyama, Mizunooto or Yunoka for an indoor one

Sekka and Rikka opened in July 2021 with open-air baths; Ginka opened in December 2023, and Fukashiyama, Mizunooto and Yunoka in December 2024, all with Simmons beds and a minibar. A November 2022 blogger spent three nights in Sekka and found the bath stayed at a good temperature with the lid off. A sign there asks you not to close the window because of spring gas, and there was no bedside light. An August 2025 blogger stayed in Yunoka (room 321). Sakura-no-iro (renovated 2016) has tatami and a bath for up to five, and an April 2026 couple loved it. One September 2026 couple calls these rooms the reason they return every year.

Irori-no-ma Yukiguri, Futarishizuka or Buna, for character without the cost

Japanese-Western rooms with beds and no private bath; you use the two shared baths. A November 2025 guest loved the sunken-hearth styling of Yukiguri (the hearth isn't lit). A September 2022 blogger in a tatami-and-bed room didn't miss having a bath. Families of up to five fit in Buna and Futarishizuka.

The Japanese-style twin (和風ツイン) and other budget rooms, and anyone light-sleeping or unsteady on stairs

The compact 8-tatami twin has only a small toilet, and a 2025 guest wished it were bigger. A ski-trip blogger's Japanese-Western twin (posted January 2022) faced the wall of the next house and had a small table and poor chairs. Noise is the most common complaint, in budget and premium rooms alike: a November 2024 guest in Sekka could hear the neighbours laughing, walking and flushing, and reviewers in May and September 2026 heard doors and voices. The inn says it has a lift, but some rooms are reachable only by stairs.