We had an AMAZING stay at Uchimaru!! The communication upon making the booking and throughout our whole stay was great. The host is extremely kind and helpful. Chan picked us up from the bus station, as well as helping us with understanding local transportation. He even let us borrow his phone to call our snow rental store. He made our stay in Hakuba smooth and enjoyable. The room was extremely clean, as were all the facilities. The breakfast provided was good too (toast, eggs, fruit). The lodge is in a very central location. The shuttle bus stop is right out the front of the accommodation (easy to get to the mountain). It is also a 10 minute walk to Echoland (restaurants, pubs and more shuttle busses to get to the mountain). We highly recommend staying at Uchimaru. We had the best time. Thank you Chan !!