Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa, Karuizawa

Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa - A hot spring hotel with continental dining, bicycle rentals, and proximity to Ginza Shopping Street

This 4-star hotel features 43 guestrooms with refrigerators, minibars, flat-screen TVs, and private bathrooms containing deep soaking bathtubs with rainfall showerheads. Restaurant Arpeggio serves continental cuisine combining Japanese and Italian styles using fresh produce from Shinano highlands contract farms, while Bar Burgundy offers drinks and a cafe with a street-facing terrace provides light fare. Guests can access indoor public baths, open-air natural hot spring baths using reheated purified water with silky water from Hanamaki's Bihada-no-Yu, complimentary Wi-Fi throughout, bicycle rentals, and a lobby fireplace. Le Grand Kyu Karuizawa is minutes from Karuizawa New Art Museum and Ginza Shopping Street, with Kumoba Pond and multiple churches within 0.5 miles. Dinner requires advance timeslot selection from 05:30 PM, 06:00 PM, or 07:00 PM at this property.

Pros

Open-air natural hot spring baths feature silky water imported directly from Hanamaki's Bihada-no-Yu.

Restaurant Arpeggio uses fresh produce from contract farms in the Shinano highlands.

Complimentary bicycle rentals are available for exploring the area.

The property offers 45 parking spaces for guests traveling by car.

Multiple national parks including Joshin'etsu-kogen and Myogi-Arafune-Sakukogen Quasi-National Park are accessible for exploration.

Cons

The hot spring and open-air baths use reheated purified water rather than natural spring water.

Dinner service requires advance reservation with specific timeslot selection.