I was very disappointed by this place. It is nothing like it appears on the website. It feels old and cheaply redone to make it look trendy. The breakfast was miserable, looked more like leftovers from the previous day. The private onsen rooms looked filthy with towels from the previous users laying on the floor. Making the bed for them... More

Our week at the Jonnobi was great. The rooms were large and comfortable, access to the slopes was excellent and the bar was a comfortable place to relax & socialize after a mad day skiing on uncrowded slopes. We were among very few gaijing and all our encounters with the Japanese, locals or tourists, were charming We will be returning... More

I really disliked this place. That said, I really disliked the whole of Nozawa Onsen (except for the snow which was epic). The townsfolk (and sadly, the staff at Jonnobi) are quite surly and clearly jaded with the enormous influx of foreign (mainly Australian) visitors who have taken over their town. This is such a shame as Nozawa Onsen is... More

This is a very modern hotel, in a traditional ryokan onsen design. The hotel has just 16 rooms. We stayed in a "western suite" , which was very large by Japanese standards (probably twice the size of a standard room). It was beautifully furnished, with woven mats covering half the floor, and a raised polished wood sleeping platform (with western... More