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Hotel Oak Forest

3.5 star property
Ski hotel with free ski shuttle, near Hakuba Valley Ski Area

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Spa
Spa
Exterior
Spa
Equipment storage

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Ski facilities
    Ski facilities
  • Free breakfast
    Free breakfast
  • Onsen
    Onsen
  • Laundry facilities
    Laundry facilities
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free parking
    Free parking
Main amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hot springs
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free ski shuttle
  • Ski rentals
  • Ski storage
  • Ski passes
  • Coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Air conditioning
  • Front-desk safe
  • Snack bar/deli
For families
  • Children stay free
  • Refrigerator
  • Private bathroom
  • Laundry facilities
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Elevator
The price is $87
$105 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 7 - Dec 8

Room options

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In-room dining

Traditional Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Bidet
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

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Triple Room, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Triple Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Bidet
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Twin Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Bidet
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Traditional Japanese Style Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 4 Twin Futons

Renovated Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Run Of House With Window

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Hakuba PAIPU NO KEMURI
Parking available
Free WiFi
Laundry facilities
8.4 out of 10, Very Good, (172)
The price is $92
$102 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 17 - Dec 18
Hakuba PAIPU NO KEMURI
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About the neighborhood

Map
3549 Hokujyou, Hakuba, Nagano-ken, 3999301

What's nearby

  • Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Happo-one Adam Gondola - 5 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Happo One Sakka Ski Lift - 6 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort - 7 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park - 8 min drive - 5.3 km

Getting around

  • Hakuba Station - 9 min drive
  • Chikuni Station - 13 min drive
  • Nakatsuchi Station - 17 min drive
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free ski shuttle

Restaurants

  • ‪レストラン アリス - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪アンクル スティーブンス - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Sounds Like Café - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪万国屋 - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cherry Pub - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Hotel Oak Forest

Placing you just steps from Hakuba Valley Ski Area, Hotel Oak Forest features a free ski shuttle. Guests indulge in massages, then grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe. Also, Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area and Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort are within a short drive. Ski passes, storage, and rentals are also available.

Languages

English, Japanese, Vietnamese

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 35 rooms
  • Arranged over 4 floors

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
  • Late check-in subject to availability
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
  • Check-out time is 10 AM

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions.

Special check-in instructions

  • The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Front desk staffed during limited hours
  • If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
  • For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Required at check-in

  • Credit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required
  • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

  • One child (5 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding, but may not be eligible for free breakfast
  • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

  • Pets not allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • Free onsite self parking
  • Free onsite extended parking
  • Onsite parking limited

Offsite

  • Free area shuttle
  • Free ski shuttle

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free Japanese breakfast each morning 7:00 AM–8:30 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Coffee shop
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Snack bar/deli

Traveling with children

  • Children stay free (see details)
  • Free local shuttle
  • Children's menu

What to do

  • Hot springs
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Sledding nearby

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Concierge services
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Laundry facilities
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Ski storage

Facilities

  • 1 building/tower
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

Accessibility

  • Elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Stair-free path to entrance

Ski

  • Free ski shuttle
  • Ski passes
  • Ski storage
  • Ski rentals
  • Downhill skiing nearby
  • Ski lessons nearby
  • Snowboarding nearby
  • Snowmobiling nearby
  • Snowshoeing nearby

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • LED television

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Slippers
  • Window screens

Sleep well

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Bed sheets provided

What to enjoy

  • In-room massage

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Phone

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • In-room safe

Special features

Spa

Services include massages. Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. There are hot springs on site.

Dining

Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Fees & policies

Mandatory fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or check-out. Fees may include applicable taxes:
  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

Policies

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
This property accepts credit cards and cash.
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities.

Also known as

Hotel Oak Forest
Hotel Oak Forest Hakuba
Oak Forest Hakuba
Hotel Oak Forest Hotel
Hotel Oak Forest Hakuba
Hotel Oak Forest Hotel Hakuba

Frequently asked questions

Does Hotel Oak Forest offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Hotel Oak Forest does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at Hotel Oak Forest?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at Hotel Oak Forest?
Yes, there's free self and extended parking. Parking spots may be limited.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Oak Forest?
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.
What is there to do at Hotel Oak Forest and nearby?
Have fun with onsite winter activities like skiing. Additional recreation onsite includes hot springs.
Are there restaurants at or near Hotel Oak Forest?
Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.
Does Hotel Oak Forest have rooms with private spa tubs?
Yes, each room has a deep soaking bathtub.
What's the area around Hotel Oak Forest like?
Hotel Oak Forest is a short 1-minute walk from Hakuba Valley Ski Area and 9 minutes' walk from Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area.

Hotel Oak Forest Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Thomas, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Rooms were clean and beds were good for sleeping after a good day skiing. Breakfast was also great.
John, 3-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Harris, 3-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Nice stay.
Breakfasts were fantastic..full Japanese and varied every day. Staff was helpful. Nice indoor and outdoor Onsen. Had a triple room..lots of space for Japan. Hotel a little dated. Good value!
Kathie, 4-night family trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Johan, 3-night trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Amazing
The hotel rooms are a little bit dated but it was very spacious and comfortable, especially after a long day on the slopes. The Onsen was beautiful with an outside area to watch the snowfall. It’s a convenient location with only 10 minute walk to all the restaurants and the free snow shuttles stop right outside the door.
Sai, 3-night trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Ski trip
Second time staying here. Staff are very helpful, facility is nice including the Onsen. Location near echoland makes nightlife easy. Breakfast is good and the shuttle to resorts very convenient
Ian, 3-night family trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

2/10 Poor

Never again
Dirty and old. The caravan type bathroom smelt awful (like sewarage)and the bed covers hadn't been washed in a while! Water in shower scalded my back, thank goodness it wasn't a baby/child :( Told reception staff and showed them the burns but they couldn't care less. Breakfast was just ok. Not good value for money at all.
2-night romance trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

good services
Say big Thank you for all staff .They pick up us at bus terminal.Drive us dine out.Everything they can help you while staying.
sui kan, 3-night family trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

good hotel
very helpful hotel, to arrange our dinner, pick up and get back the lost item
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Nice Quiet Hotel
Great hotel to stay at, not too far from the main strip of Echoland. Shuttle bus to the snow fields from the front door. Staff were fantastic. Always eager to please.
Dave, 7-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very Good

Comfortable hotel with convenient shuttle services
Comfortable for small or large groups. Breakfast is good. They offer plenty of shuttles to get you around hakuba with the stop being just at the front of the hotel. Ski hire in the hotel is decent. Walking to echoland is about 15 mins which seems longer in the freezing cold.
Verified Wotif guest review

8/10 Very Good

Japanese service!
Tucked away at the end of a street in echoland, this little gem delivers all that's required for a snow getaway. Buses directly to almost every resort stop at the front door, good hotel facilities that provide comfort and an exemplary service team led by the manager. The manager was so helpful and attentive to the guests with no request to big or small.
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Great Service
We stayed here for 2 nights in February 2016. Service throughout the hotel was great, the staff attended to our every need including taking us by shuttle to a ski rental shop and to the ski lifts. The hotel is about a 10 minute walk from restaurants, but there are shuttles that run regularly. Note that it is not possible to walk from this hotel to any ski lift, there are scheduled shuttles each morning along with the hotel shuttle upon request.
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Clean, great staff and reliable staff.
Tucked away which makes getting out randomly a bit expensive. Breakfast food was lacking and bathrooms are tiny.
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Great stay and great snow
Located at the end of Line 6, Oak Forest is within easy access of the slopes at Hakuba. We booked a Japanese traditional style room with futon, which the staff stored during the day and takes out before the evening. The tatami room was super clean and quite comfortable. Our room rate included breakfast, which was frankly average, and did not include dinner. We had dinner one night in the hotel which was also quite average. That the food was less than impressive is more than made up though by the on-site onsen (hot spring) which provided nice relaxation after a day of skiing. Also, the hotel is a 10 minute walk to Echoland, a strip with some restaurants and shops, offering better fare than the hotel itself. Overall, we had a very nice stay, a good ski vacation and was able to do so at reasonable cost with Oak Forest.
Verified Travelocity guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Verified Hoteles.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Place grew on us. Would stay there again.
We were unsure when we first got there but after a week the place grew on us. We would stay there again. The rooms are good, clean and basic. The onsen is nice. Staff was friendly. It met our expectations. It was an enjoyable week. The location was better than a ski-in/ski-out place because we could chose depending upon the weather and our moods which mountain to go to and then take the correct 20-minute shuttle right from the hotel's front door. In the evening, the hotel ran a shuttle directly to whatever restaurant you wanted to go to, near or far. If we ate at Echoland, we would walk back (a nice 20 minute after-dinner stroll). If we ate over at Happo-one or in town then we would take a taxi for about 1200yen. The hotel also picked us up from the train station and dropped us at the bus station. The hotel had good recommendations for places to eat though once or twice we should have made reservations. The breakfast was a disappointment but passable. Some good bread but I often didn't eat the plated eggs and meat. The bath was a typical, basic Japanese unit bathroom. Clean and functional like the rest of the room but not fancy. One reminder: Please folks, wash with soap and water before entering the onsen!
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Great place to stay
Bus stop out the front to take you to the ski resorts, short walk to the Main Street of echo land, staff were extremely helpful
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

I know futon beds are traditions but mayb tourists pe
Excellent staff n hotel staff, very helpful , service with the shuttle bus 10/10, go out of their way to drop you around town , restaurant etc, . Very happy with our stayed there, 10/10
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

very friendly and helpful staff
had a great time staying here. The hotel staff were always very friendly and tried to accomodate whenever they could. They even have a shuttle bus that can take you places in/around town which was helpful a couple times for us.
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very Good

well priced hotel with easy access to ski resorts
I stayed here with my teenage son.It's in a quiet location yet just 10 minutes walk to bars and restaurants in Echoland. Helpful and friendly staff with some English. Hotel has bus stop at door for shuttles to Happo-one, Happo47 and Goryu etc. Staff are happy to take guests in hotel shuttle to Happo information Centre to catch other shuttles for Cortina. Also they will run guests down to get rental gear if required.Rooms clean and comfortable. Hotel has its own onsen which is great for apres ski soaking. Mostly Japanese guests with a smattering of foreign guests. Good place in all. I would stay here again. Reliable wifi.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

In Hakuba
Very disappointed; No aircon; screened window poorly installed; my face and arm were badly marred by mosquito bites in my sleep- needed medical attention, 5 days later face still swolen. Never to return to this hotel or in Hakuba nothing to do.... I made a very bad choice.
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Great location, value and service
Stayed here for a week on a ski trip. This hotel had clean, comfortable well priced rooms. The breakfast included in our room price was western style and high quality. Echoland restaurants and shopping are an easy walk. At least one English speaking staff emmer was at the front desk at any time and was very helpful. I have no reservations in recommending this hotel
Verified Hoteles.com guest review