上高地大正池飯店(Taisyoike Hotel, Kamikochi)

Convenient place today, the bus station just in front of the hotel. The staffs are quite helpful and try to accommodate as much to our requests. Good tracking path to Kamikochi

Good service and very delicious meals, especially dinner

Good service. The view from the hotel is great.

We stayed here as we wanted to spend two days to hike the different trails. We bought the Alps Crossing Pass at 5000 yen since we entered Kamikochi from Matsumoto and left via Takayama. Coming by train from Nagano, we could hop on to the Kamikochi Line at Platform 7 without exiting to buy the tickets. We bought this Pass at Shin-shimashima station. There were two buses to accommodate all of us at Shin-shimashima station to Kamikochi. On arrival, we hiked a circular route from bus terminal to Myojin pond and then back to bus terminal by another enjoyable route. By staying at this hotel, we could hike from Taisho Pond to Kappa Bridge the next morning. Two outstanding features stood out during our stay here. 1) During breakfast, we could sit next to the window and look out to the greenish-blue Taisho Pond in front of the mountain ranges. We also access the pond during sunrise without the crowds. The walk from Taisho Pond to Kappa Bridge is also very scenic. 2) The dinner was a pleasant surprise with so much to eat. The food was tasty and not overly salty. I had four different kinds of fish as I did not eat beef. Breakfast was equally good. We did walk out at night to view the stars in the sky. Highly recommend a stay in Kamikochi to do more trails.

大正池が見える洋室に２泊したが、ベッドのマットレスがとても寝心地が悪く、夫婦共に腰痛になった。マットレスがとても悪い。 朝食がセレクションが無く、食べられなかった。外国人の主人にもパンやその他決まったものが運ばれてきて不評だった。夕食は味が薄いか濃いめかで極端に感じた。濃いものは舌がヒリヒリした。白ごはんは美味しかった。

上高地は日帰り客も多いが、早朝AM5〜6時の朝もやの大正池が素晴らしいので、ここに宿泊。夕食、朝食とも凝った食事なのも良い。大浴場が5名くらいでいっぱいになる狭さを除き満足でした。価格を抑えるなら山側がおすすめ。