Reviews of Takamiya Hotel Lucent 4 stars
990-2301 Yamagata, Zao Onsen, Zaoonsen 942, Japan

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Reviewed: 15 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewLocation to Gondola and ski lift was great, Japanese traditional food was good.
Smoking room as soon as you enter hotel so could smell smoke in foyer all the time, our room was in newer wing but it was above smoking room so as soon as you left room could smell smoke, but did not smell smoke in room, and room was fairly cold compared to friend’s room in older section of building, beds very hard but we made do by putting futon mattress on top of beds.
Reviewed: 22 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewLocation
Everything was just right
Reviewed: 16 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewLocation is very good for people like skiing n easy access
Reviewed: 14 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThey have all we wanted, close to ropeway, rental ski, convini, and pick up and drop off service
a bit aged
Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewLocated between the bus terminal and Zao ropeway, very convenient. Dinner and breakfast are good. Staff are friendly and helpful.
Reviewed: 16 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewfree onsen. very close to ski rental shop and snowboarding instructor. fairly close to the ski ropes and the gondola to see the snow monster. has an equipment room to store your ski / snowboarding gears. nice authentic dinner and breakfast provided by the hotel.
Reviewed: 9 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified review- Nice hotel with polite staffs. Very responsive and supportive via email - The room was nice and spacious - Beautiful onsen, especially the outdoor one. Opening 24 hours - Breakfast and dinner are buffet with generous portion. Yamagata beef was delicious, so was the vienna sausages - Shuttle bus service provided for all guests from the hotel to Zao Bus Terminal - Good location
- No laundry service, even in the neighbourhood - The staffs cannot communicate well in English - The 2nd floor was a bit hot and lack of oxygen. Wifi signal was weak on the 2nd floor
Reviewed: 27 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewLocation is very close to the Ropeway. Hotel room nice and clean. Staff are very nice, was very helpful in every way
Nothing
Reviewed: 25 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewVery clean and people so nice; room super big
Reviewed: 9 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe staff were very nice and welcoming. very hospitable, was sincerely touched by their service throughout the stay. I would like to thank the concierge lady at front desk especially. sadly i couldn’t rmb here name.
only complain i have was the room was abit dusty.
Reviewed: 27 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewVery nice onsen (2 outside hot springs, 1 inside hot spring and 1 hot water bath) but on some days the hot springs can get super hot since they are coming straight from the source. Spacious and comfortable tatami rooms. The staff took great care of us and of our needs.
We took the half-board option for food so we had breakfast and dinner included. The food options was not the best compared to other ryokans we did in the past, but that might be because we previously had exceptional experiences. For the price per night it was good.
Reviewed: 19 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewBeautiful and clean room, staff was very nice ! The food was very good (dinner and breakfast) Onsen (common) was nice and clean.
So noisy, you could hear noise the whole night from other rooms. In the morning we got woken up by someone else's alarm. We then heard them talk, and sneeze, and shower, etc... and we could hear children from across the corridor screaming at 6:30am. Also private onsen was disappointing, not like the pictures. The outside bath was all covered so it doesn't seem so outside. Very small.
Reviewed: 29 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewArea was lovely. The zao outdoor spa recommended was up hills to the top of the town, so far to walk, hotel would not give us a lift up to the outdoor spa, even though they offer a discount. Staff were nice and helpfull. Hotel onsen was lovely
Rooms were small for 4 people, and expensive. No lift to the spa they recommend, a climb up a very big hill. For the price I expected more.
Reviewed: 28 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewGood value
Reviewed: 18 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewGreat location close to the gondola. The onsen is great. The meals were good.
Reviewed: 17 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewThey have good location, nice onsen, friendly staff.
Nothing, I had great experience.