Hotel Fusch guest reviews

 

 

22 February, 2025

JSA
You were brilliant as usual. I think we have been travelling with you for 10+ years (and some of us much longer) and there has never been a glitch. I don’t think you could say that about many travel booking services. Especially enjoy your research into less well known uncrowded places

Hotel Fusch
This was my third stay at Hotel Fusch.
It is quirky and I like that - I have never seen so much clutter and stuff.
Jungko is as friendly as ever and she had 3 staff this year who were excellent
I get the sense that it is getting hard for her:
She must be close to 80
Japan Ski Tours have opened the lodge next door so she has competition
There were a couple of “suits” there one day. I don’t know but maybe the bank or real estate agents ….???
I am not sure if Fusch would be profitable with 3 extra staff
Rooms are spacious and housekeeping was fine.
Meals were good but it is better to ask for Japanese rather than Western option.

Ani
It was a heavy snow year and we had good snowfalls every night and most days. 
Great skiing.
There is nothing you can do but when the gondola is shut by wind there is not much skiing left at Ani. We just skinned up to the top one day after lunch.
Off piste wasn’t getting skied out
Japan Ski Tours is publicising the back country beyond the snow monsters and there are now maps and routes suggested. You need the right day as it is weather exposed and there are avalanche areas but it is great terrain.

Transport
Taxi company was good
On time
Stopped at a supermarket
It was expensive but he did have a 6 hour round trip so …..

David Osborn

 

02 February, 2025

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We loved the Fusch. In such a sanitised and uniform world, this quirky little hotel is a standout .

There is nothing modern or ordered about this hotel. It has an old world chaotic charm about it , which is refreshing and unique in this day and age. 

 With a shuttle to the uncrowded slopes of Ani, it's still a hidden gem, but for how much longer remains to be seen.

 I hope you find this helpful 

Regards 
Gerard and Kellie 

 

Early February, 2024

Ani/Hotel Fusch – another great stay with the amazing hosts at Hotel Fusch.  Will be back again! Thanks again Hisae for all your help with the booking!

Josh 

  

Early feb 2024

Our stay at Hotel Fusch was a real treat. The family and team who run Hotel Fush, and guests staying there, is what makes it special. If you have any questions, someone is there to help. The location is perfect. It’s a real extended family vibe which we absolutely loved. We will be back.

Hisae at Japan Snow Accommodation was a life saver in making the booking, as we really wanted to go here but couldn’t figure out how to book it. And when we had to make some changes they went above and beyond to help. It was seamless and really great communication. I thoroughly recommend the team at Snow Japan Accommodation.

Ngā mihi,
Sera Price

 

Mid feb 2024

WE ENJOYED IT

Obasan is quite busy 

We helped her out serving dinner as she was so busy

We would like to go back next year

Robert

 

3rd February 2023

The place was quite quirky but fine, it all worked.

Not fancy, Semi Onsen was much nicer but we enjoyed folks we met. Ani had good snow, and the place was close to the ski hill.
 
If there was somewhere esle nearby we would try that next time.
 
The owner is quite elderly, and I wonder if someone else will take on the place and make a fresh start.
 
Overall it was fine for 3 nights
 
Regards

Neal Livingston
 
  
17th January 2023
 
Hotel Fusch is Japan’s Faulty Towers. Don’t expect a classy hotel but do expect a welcoming hostess, reasonable food and an inexpensive ski experience.
 
Ani as a ski resort is more suited to off piste experts as there are only two lifts with modest terrain. The gondola looks attractive but does not provide other than a long ski out to the bottom lift. There are better places to ski in Tohoku.
 
Thomas

 

17th January 2023

Hotel Fusch is quirky but fun and good value

Regards

Sonja

 

17th January 2023

Thanks for help ,esp train travel. Managed it all as in my young days

Were lucky in Ani with snow . Would have been very dull without fresh. Hotel Fischer a lot like Fawlty Towers, if you ever saw it. Food not great, but who cares. Lift ticket $8 if stay 5 days 
 
Thanks again
Peter
 

 

Early Feb 2020

Loved Hotel Fusch - and the owner who was sooo hospitable. Rooms large as were meals. Hotel has an absolute eclectic charm which was off-set by the cute regional train journey to get there. The skiing offered quiet slopes, some tree skiing and powder that you expect when in Japan. As usual excellent service from Hisae and Japan Snow Accommodation. 

Julie

 
 

Early Feb 2020

I really loved Hotel Fusch, it was very quirky and cool, the people who work there are lovely, the resort wasn't so great. 

Kevin

 

Mid Feb 2019

  • Old style

  • Fantastic

  • Quiet

  • Loved Hotel Fuchs. We wre in awe at how our hostess does everything. Cooks, drives us up to slopes, seems to help with catering at the gondola base.... Great skiing

  • Transport by Jungko all worked well

  • Loved the area and planning to go back cycling

  David

 
 
 
 
 

Early Feb 2019

Great location and easy access to Ani Ski Resort.
This area seems to get a crazy amount of snow but as we found with many of the Northern Tohoku resorts, heavy snow is often accompanies by strong winds, and often and as we experienced, the Ani Ski Resort will shut down the top lift or Gondola in these conditions limiting how much of the resort one can access. What we did ski was fantastic.
 
Hotel Fusch itself is cozy and comfortable. The beds were also comfortable and the rooms very large. The amenities such as shower/toilet were adequate yet dated.
The Japanese owners only spoke limited English but no problems in communicating. We found them to be hospitable and friendly. The food was actually fantastic, traditional Japanese dinner and breakfast. These were included in the price.
 
I have no hesitation in recommending this as a place to stay, particularly as there is limited other Hotel options that are easily booked from Australia and within close access to the resort.
 
Thanks for your assistance with regards to our holiday bookings. You will certainly hear from me again.
 
Best regards, Rob.
 

 

 

 

Late Jan 2019

What an amazing experience of Japanese hospitality and old fashioned service we received at Hotel Fusch. From the pick up from the station at the beginning of our stay to the beautiful meals and daily lifts to and from the ski fields we could not have asked for better service. The quaint, older style hotel with huge rooms was very unexpected and our hostess was an amazing bundle of energy.

 
We were blessed with deep powder snow and very few people on the slopes. Due to very heavy snow, (blizzard conditions) we were unable to do any back country skiing but enjoyed the snow on piste.
A great place if you like getting away from the international crowds and would like a true Japanese experience.
 
Sharon