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Great place to stay, friendly staff, close to all mountains, great bar and food 👌🏻

Great people great service would Recommend the lodge to Jesus himself😁

Would not stay anywhere else in myoko! 7 trips to Myoko and 2nd trip to Base Camp. Would not go anywhere else..it’s a No brainer! Trust me!Well stocked Bar.Staff are great, Jemma, Brendon n danial are very accomodating to all our needs day n night best mattress Eva that’s the most important thing after a big day.

Basecamp , well where do i start ? Great lodge experience, friendly accommodative staff and owners , food was top notch , all round great trip will definitely be back and will definitely recommend to anyone and everyone.

Our third visit to Japan and the snowfields. Staying at Base Camp proved to be a memorable experience for our family . I found the staff to be very obliging, friendly management went out of their way to ensure that any of our requests were satisfied. Our rooms were well appointed, beds super comfy, the chef provided delicious meals, all in all a great experience and there’s no doubt we will return to Base Camp on our planned next visit to Japan.

I have travelled around Japan for quite a while searching for the best powder snow and accomadation. To Niseko, Rusutsu, Furano and Hakuba to name just a few. With no question about it, Base Camp the Lodge, situated in Myoko, provided me with the best snow experience to date, and I know for sure, it will be the only place I will return to for the remainder of my snowboarding days.To date, I have visited Myoko 3 times including my stay at Basecamp, January this year. I have stayed at different accomodation each time, but neither provided an experience like Basecamp. Here’s why:The lodge itself:The lodge is quite large and very spacious. I stayed in a queen room on my own, and was increadibly happy with the experience. The bed was comfortable, and the aesthetics of the room was also awesome. While having a western style bed, the lodge has retained a traditional Japanese experience by keeping the shoji screens and and Tatami mats. I had great privacy and the room was heated perfectly, adding to my personal comfort. I also had quite a nice view of the snow out of my window.The lodge had a table tennis table and a PlayStation. This kept the kids staying at the lodge occupied so their parents could relax. This was also on the lower floor, so the noise of the kids playing loudly was not heard, however easily accessible if something happened. The lodge had Netflix, surrounded by comfortable lounging for all. There was board games and also darts (darts for the adults). There is a fire place, with lounges to sit around and stay warm, and relax. It is also only metres away from the bar!The lodge also had its own Onsens, perfect for relaxing after a day out in the powder. For the people not willing to have an Onsen, there was 3 private showers on top of the 6 showers that are included in the Onsens.There was also heated Ski locker rooms, perfect to walk in after a day out. You could get changed, hang your ski gear up and go upstairs for a nice cold beer from the bar. There was also storage for your board or skiis.The toilet facilities were also good. They were nice and clean.Food and the Bar:Breakfast and dinner were on time and exceptional! The hospitality was perfect and the food was well presented and absolutely delicious. The waiters were well trained and very friendly. The dining room is spacious and the kitchen was very accomodating of my allergies. The bar had a wide variety to chose from, was responsible in their serving of alcohol, and were very friendly. Everything was also reasonably priced.The location:This season had some of the best snow that I have seen. In regards to Basecamp, the lodge is in close proximity to town (easy walking distance) and many ski resorts such as Akakura Kanko, Akakura Onsen, Suginohara, Seki Onsen and Ikenotara. It was also in easy driving distance to places such as Lotte Arai and Madarao to name a few. Paid lifts were also offered to all, with free of charge lifts to some of these closer locations. In town there is many restaurants and bars, however I preferred to stay in at Basecamp as they offered exceptional hospitality and service.The staff:Most importantly, the staff were amazing. As soon as I stepped in the door i was made to feel so welcome. The owner and manager were extremely friendly and accommodating. All staff, as well, including the kitchen, bar, and cleaning were just as great, providing me with the best experience yet.Overall, as mentioned, this was my greatest snow experience yet, and I will continue to return to Basecamp each season. If you are looking to stay in japan, Myoko is the place for powder, and Base Camp the Lodge is the place for accomodation without a doubt

My wife and I booked a Delux Queen Room in this lodge in January and it was by far the worst accomodation that we have stayed at.Facilities: The lodge lists many facilities including a table tennis table as well as an onsen but in reality they are located in the basement where the heating facilities are subpar making them impossible to use. Also shower timings are limited to several hours a day, which is particiularly problematic considering that the entire lodge has to share only 3 showers, all of which have poor water pressure and temperature control. After the first day, we elected to shower at the onsens nearby instead.Security: The Delux Queen room is marketed as a private room but we found that it was not possible to lock the door. Our door was also opened at 2am by a random stranger whom we were not able to identify. When this was brought up to management they initially brushed it off and told us that it was probably one of our friends.Food: Food was decent but portions were small. Breakfast is listed at 7am but the food consistently came out at 8 am, which was an issue for our transportation arrangements. We had 1 dinner at the lodge, it was passable and at that price point you can find better food in the cityHospitality: Severely lacking. Management is inflexible and difficult. We were chastised for using the bathroom after 10pm at night. After our female friend had a chat with management about this, Branden came up to her the next day and said that he would 'do many things to her' had he been awake that night, which was particularly worrisome because we were unable to lock the doors to our rooms at the time.Intangibles: The prices on the menu at the bar are not accurate, we found ourselves changed up to 60% more for some of the drinks that we ordered (our bill was settled on the last day of stay) despite clarification of the drink prices with Branden on the first day that we arrived. Another staff member told us on another day that the drinks menu was outdated and should have been changed but that was forgotten. When we brought this up on the last day we were told that this was due to a price difference in the different types of sake that were ordered. However on review of the receipts there was no record of the type of sake that was given to us. Furthermore another member of staff told us that the price difference was due to the different types of sake containers that they have.We also requested to buy a bottle of sake from the bar on the first day, but as each day passed they tried to charge us more for the bottle, even suggesting that we would have to pay an additional fee for the purchase of a bottle (which we felt was fair) as well as pay 200 yen for every 300ml that we drank.Overall: Myoko is a great place but do not waste your time on this lodge. On the whole this lodge is substandard at best but the poor hospitality and the intangibles can potentially ruin a great holiday and snowboarding experience. At this price point you can easily find other accommodation that will give you a much better value.

Stayed at Base Camp for 6 nights whilst on a ski holiday with 4 others and had an excellent stay. The lodge is ideally located for skiing Akakura Kanko and Onsen resorts as well as other nearby mountains (Suginaharo etc.). Transport to and from ski locations and into Akakura town is provided (some further away locations attract a small transport fee but the flexibility this provided was absolutely worth it) and this made getting around extremely easy. Lodge facilities were excellent with clean bathrooms, a large drying room and comfortable bedrooms. The breakfast provided always included a hot option and was perfect before a day on the slopes. The hosts are very friendly and accommodating and always went above and beyond to help us wherever they could.