Ryokan Sakaya

Rooms with an antechamber (次の間付, 45–54㎡) or the standard 10-tatami rooms (35–40㎡)

The larger rooms have a 12.5-tatami main room plus an antechamber and a sunken kotatsu, or 10 tatami with twin beds. A family who has skied from Sakaya for about ten years (posted February 2025) books this type for its two washbasins, the towel warmer that dries ski gloves, and in-room Nespresso. A July 2024 blogger found the standard 10-tatami room with a window-side sitting area roomy enough, with drinkable tap water, chilled spring water in the fridge and two sizes of yukata. All rooms are on the third floor or above and have their own shower and toilet; the onsen is in the shared baths.

Sakaya Hanare JONNOBI, for families and groups

Seven 100㎡ three-bedroom condominium units (up to 8 people with the loft) with a full kitchen and washer-dryer, a 1–2 minute walk outside past the Ōyu. They opened in 2009 as a sister inn and were later converted. A September 2026 guest found the unit far larger than needed, and an August 2026 guest didn't mind the outdoor walk in summer but thought it would be a chore in snow. There is no onsen in the units: use the main building's baths, the family bath or the swimsuit open-air spa Kame-no-yu on site. Units cost ¥50,000–70,000 in summer and ¥100,000–120,000 in winter per night plus tax, and winter stays must fit the inn's designated periods.

Compact rooms and Japanese-style twins (28–32㎡), and anyone sensitive to heat

A ski-trip blogger (posted November 2023) found the washroom and toilet in the smallest twin dated and cramped, and a November 2025 guest in the cheapest room called it ordinary and a bit small for the price, with plenty of stink bugs. In 2026 guests also mentioned weak in-room showers, a Japanese-Western room with a big step that was hard to use, and tea for only two people in a room for three. On hot days the air conditioning struggled (August 2025), and an October 2026 guest had to borrow a fan.