Blast from the past, the owners are social and make your stay very relaxed. This place is an original onsen from the 40s I believe and you can definitely tell its old, but the owners do a great job of making it feel rustic and authentic. Breakfast was included and very good, even for an American who needed some of it to be explained to them. Zao is amazing and my trip wouldn't have been complete if I would have stayed in a more modern place. Perfect walking distance to the slopes and the owner even had discount tickets and good recommendations from food to skiing, to sites. Can't say enough about how nice they were, I took many pictures inside the hotel. Also useful is they have onsite parking and it made things very convenient as parking in Japan can be fun without snow...