Independent Yamagata hotels

"The room was clean and well-maintained. Stayed 2 nights solo and room was decently-sized for one person. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Hotel itself is a 5-minute walk from Sendai station and a lot of good dining options nearby. There's also a nearby shopping arcade for your shopping needs. Would definitely recommend and stay here again"

"For Japanese standards the room is spacious. I tried many other hotels in Japan and American's should probably only use Monterey Hotels which are throughout Japan for the comforts we are used to and reasonably priced. However very disappointed in the hot springs. Not only here but throughout Japan. It is nude but men with men and women with women. And if any tattoos you are not allowed to use any hot springs throughout Japan. Don't buy the false advertisement saying coed with bathing suits or tattoos are ok. They say it exists until you get there and then they don't know what you are talking about, But to the hotel, great location, very nice room, very friendly and helpful staff. Expensive on the food in the hotel compared what you can get at any nearby restaurants. So enjoy the room with elbow space, forget the hotel hot springs, enjoy its location to everything especially to tons of shops, restaurants, and very near to all the subways and buses."

"Excellent with good breakfast"

"Clean and spacious room. It kinda expensive in ski season, but still the best choice at Zao, Yamagata. Smoking room is near the lobby, which is a really bad design, you can smell the stinks every time before taking the elevator. Overall, a great place to stay."