... those are the three reasons to stay at Hotel Shirakabaso in Shiga Kogen.
The Hotel is located not only directly next to the Maruike bus stop (from where you can access all areas of Shiga Kogen) but also only 100m from the slopes of Hasuike/Maruike, one of the areas of the huge Shiga Kogen resort. Up until early April you should have no trouble skiing down to the hotel parking lot and maybe even out of it in the morning.
To us the hotel looked flashy on the website. Well, it's not. The rather plain interior is vaguely reminiscent of a hospital - in the late 1980s. Non-smoking rooms are not available. The rooms are, however, clean and spacious. Windows are to be kept shut or supervised - the snow monkeys love to drop by for a snack ...

Keep in mind that Shiga Kogen is not a mountain village with access to the slopes but rather an artificial ski resort with no "town center". Therefore, Shirakabaso has three important assets: 1) they do rent out skis and... more