Yuyado Jonnobi

I had a dinner in the restaurant of this hotel. They served Japanese yaki-shabu. It is a grilled wagyu or pork. Local vegetables were wrapped within the grilled meat and then dipped into vinegar, sesame sauce or lemon-salt source. The taste was very good. The apple sorbet was impressive.

We loved our stay at Ryokan Jonnobi. The staff were great, the rooms were clean and spacious. We asked for the western style beds over the futon, and after 5 days of skiing we don’t regret it. Nozawa Onsen is the most beautiful ski village I’ve ever stayed in. The food, the bars, the people and of course the onsens. Thank you Ryokan Jonnobi for a great visit. We will back!!

Stayed here 6 nights. Nice traditional room with western beds, quite low though. Firmish mattress, I think they were pretty old but still OK comfortwise. Plenty of room compared to a couple of hotels we stayed at in Tokyo so that was a big positive. It's location is just about perfect, just a brief wander up the hill to Yu Road and you're at the slopes. We took a stroll around the whole village one day and we're so glad we picked Jonnobe. It is however getting tired and is need of a freshen up. The breakfast is...interesting! Sort of across between western and Japanese food buffet so you can load up before a big day skiing/boarding. One negative, I'm quite sensitive to to dust and our room was making my sinuses go wild, so it was clearly dusty or the tatami mats may have been releasing tiny spores of whatever. Fortunately the COVID-19 outbreak had made me get some masks so I just wore a mask whenever in the room, even sleeping. Peculiarly, a couple of days weren't as bad as others. I can only assume that some cleaning and vacuuming had been done to reduce airborne allergens. The onsens are awesome. A soak after a hard day on the slopes was exquisite and invigorating. And not sure if this is a positive or negative, Nozawa Onsen seemed to be full of fellow Aussies! Both visitors and staff at various facilities i.e shops, food outlets, accommodation places etc. Good to be able to communicate easily but it sort of detracted from the uniqueness of travelling.