The team at Hakuba Ryugin Onsen is Fantastic! We stayed four nights over Xmas at this 8 rooms onsen hotel that’s 3 mins drive from Hakuba Goryu ski resort.
The staff are big on smiles and enthusiasm, and anticipate our every needs.... little gifts for the kids (everyday!), complimentary onsen entrance tickets for our friends who were visiting for dinner, refill my hot water bottle every time I walk past, shovel snow off our car in the morning, and most awesome was a complimentary room upgrade when they saw that our two kids were not so tiny as to fit into a room with us with two double beds.
Food was yummy; traditional Japanese breakfast , and a great yakaniku restaurant on site that’s reasonably priced and good quality.
The onsen (public only, no private or family baths) was a real draw to finish up a day on the ski field.