The Prince Karuizawa

The environment is beautiful, close to the station and shopping mall, and dining is convenient. The rooms are spacious and clean, and the service is attentive and warm. There are annual fee snacks and drinks available.

Although the hotel is further than the West Wing, the environment is excellent. After arriving at Karuizawa Station, it's easy to find the hotel's reception desk in the Outlet. The service is great; you can have them send your luggage to the hotel and then start exploring the Outlet unburdened. The hotel is located in a forest, and there's a shuttle bus for the hot spring at night. If you miss it, you can ask the hotel, and they'll arrange a car to take you. The hot spring center will also help arrange a car for your return. In the morning, if you walk from the hotel, it takes about 10-15 minutes. There's a small path to the left when you exit the hotel's main entrance; just follow it. The next day, if you're going out, you can take a bus to the Outlet, browse around, and then take a taxi to the Stone Church, which costs about 80 RMB. After seeing the church, you can walk to Harunire Terrace, where several delicious restaurants are located. I highly recommend trying the hotel's breakfast. Book in advance and ask the front desk to arrange a table by the lake. The view is incredibly therapeutic. The breakfast costs over 5000 JPY, which is about 200+ RMB, and the scenery is absolutely first-class. Even though the autumn leaves hadn't turned red yet, it was already very beautiful. Eating breakfast there is truly healing.

The hotel surroundings are quite spacious, and the environment is pleasant, with a golf course right outside the window. There's a shuttle service to and from the outlet mall and the hotel's hot springs, which is quite convenient. However, the rooms and facilities are a bit old and show their age. The executive lounge is just average, and while the breakfast setting is nice, the food selection itself is not as impressive.

Due to a leg injury and difficulty moving around, the front desk specially arranged a room very close to the lobby, which was incredibly thoughtful. The room was clean, tidy, and quiet, with a beautiful view outside the window.

The hotel boasts stunning natural scenery with lush greenery and dense forests. Our room overlooked a beautiful golf course. The lobby bar offered complimentary draft beer, coffee, and other beverages. Free bicycle rentals were available for exploring. The main building is a bit far from the station, and the shuttle only runs twice an hour, which was a bit inconvenient. The hot spring bath was also a bit of a walk away. If you prefer to be closer to the station, the West Wing might be a better option.

There are several Prince Hotels in Karuizawa, and this one is 5-star but a bit old. To get to the hot springs or the outlet mall, you have to take a shuttle bus. The hotel rooms are laid out in a long corridor, so if you're unlucky enough to get a room in the 50s, you'll feel like you're walking forever. The scenery, however, is quite nice, as it directly faces the golf course. Besides providing shuttle buses to the hot springs, outlet mall, and train station, the hotel also offers private car service during off-hours. The concierge also has free bicycle rentals (electric and non-electric). What's really great is that upon check-out, you can arrange to have your luggage delivered directly to a service point at the outlet mall (this is excellent, no need to drag your own bags to catch a ride). All in all, it's still pretty good.

The Prince Hotel always maintains high-standard service quality and is the perfect choice for a trip to Karuizawa. The hotel environment is excellent, with picturesque views from the window. The breakfast, booked through Trip.com, was of superb quality, and dining with such a view was truly delightful. The shuttle bus makes it convenient to visit the hot springs, the station, or the outlet mall. You can spend the morning exploring attractions, the afternoon shopping at the outlet, and then return to the hotel for a relaxing hot spring bath in the evening. With temperatures just over 20 degrees Celsius, it's truly an excellent summer resort. Perfect!

After getting off the Shinkansen, we exited the South Exit and quickly spotted the hotel's service center not far away. We handed over our luggage there (they'll arrange for it to be delivered to our room) and immediately started our outlets shopping spree. We had a great time shopping for three hours, then took the hotel's shuttle bus directly back to the hotel to check in and enjoy the hot springs. The hotel environment is excellent... Every window offers a beautiful view, especially in the breakfast restaurant... It was truly enjoyable to eat breakfast while watching people play golf across the way. 😎

The infrastructure investment is really good, and there are hot springs. However, the rooms are very old, dated, and quite depressing. The executive lounge is decent, and the golf course is also good; I played golf every day. I'm guessing they provided these things.