Hotel Wellies

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Scored 8.7
Rated fabulous

Staff

9.4

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About this property

Situated along a peaceful tree-lined street in Karuizawa, Hotel Wellies offers a British country hotel experience in the highland resort area. There is an English style garden with a lawn and gazebo and it comes with an English-language library, homemade British meals and spacious guest rooms that went through renovations every year since opening from 2013 to 2016. Free WiFi is available at public areas and all guest rooms. The whole hotel is non-smoking inside and all guest rooms include a 32-inch flat screen TV and a fridge. A hairdryer and toiletries are included in the en suite bathroom. All rooms has views of surrounding greenery, and some rooms feature great views of Mount Asama. Guests at Wellies Hotel can leave their luggage and ski/golf equipment at the property, or use a safety deposit box. Free parking and bicycle hire are available. The property's signature dish is a hearty, hot full English breakfast with homemade sausages, home-cured bacon and black pudding (included in the room rate). A 4-course meal, including authentic dishes such as fish & chips, beef stew, Yorkshire pudding and home smoked salmon is also available at a surcharge. Property staff are able to recommend local restaurants to guests who wish to eat out. The on-site bar offers local and imported beers, wines, cocktails and spirits, including many Scotch whiskies. A welcome tea is served to guests arriving before 18:00. Both Karuizawa Shinkansen (bullet train) Station, an outlet shopping mall, the Prince Ski Resort, Shiozawa Lake and the Kyu-Karuizawa area are all approximately a 10-minute drive from the property, while Naka-Karuizawa Station on the Shinano Line is a 3-minute drive. The Hoshino area with hot spring baths, the Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Harunire Terrace and Karuizawa Stone Church are a 5-minute drive away. The Yu River and local temples and shrines can also be reached within a 5-minute walk.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Property highlights

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.3)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

  • Free private parking available on-site

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Guests who stayed here loved

Winter
Australia Australia
“Property and staff are 10/10, morning breakfast is great too.”
Tim
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great room and location. Useful to have electric bikes to hire. Staff were helpful and friendly.”
John
South Korea South Korea
“Room was clean and spacious. Surrounding is very quite, so it is relaxing. Hotel has bicycle rental service which is convenient if you don't have a car while travelling Karuizawa. The train station is in about 10 minutes by walk, which was okay...”
Pei
Taiwan Taiwan
“Recently renovated ，large room and clean .The staff are friendly and provide pick-up service. I read a lot of comments before the stay and hope to meet the owner Chris to enjoy the hospitality that he provide, but it is a pity I did not meet him.”
Yu-hau
Taiwan Taiwan
“Hotel Wellies is located in a quiet area full of peaceful atmosphere, especially, birds singing during daytime. The room is spatial, cozy and super clean. The owner and staff are very kind and provided pickup service and many helpful infomation....”
Emma
Japan Japan
“We had a very comfortable stay, lovely area, great breakfast. When I asked the staff if they could call us a taxi to take us to the shinkansen, they drove us there themselves for no charge. Very happy with our stay!”
Britton
United States United States
“Location is a bit secluded, which I liked. The rooms are nice and the staff was super friendly. The food was excellent.”
Mei
Taiwan Taiwan
“Friendly staff, delicious breakfast, and most importantly a spacious bathroom”
Catherine
Australia Australia
“Recently renovated hotel. We stayed in a mountain view double room and it was by far the largest room that we have stayed in so far during our visit to Japan. Excellent English spoken at reception and complimentary scone and tea on arrival....”
Becky
New Zealand New Zealand
“Staff friendly and helpful. Property clean and tidy. Great location. Great communal relaxing areas.”

Managed by Hotel Wellies

Company review score: 9.4Based on 487 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

Wellies Hospitality KK was established in 2013 and is the owner of Hotel Wellies.

Property information

NOTE THAT THE HOTEL IS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND WE ARE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2025. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT FROM APRIL ONWARDS! DUE TO RENOVATIONS, OUR PHOTOS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE. We are a small hotel of only 14 rooms in the fashionable resort of Karuizawa, only 3 minutes drive from Hoshino area. The hotel is British themed, with each room is beautifully decorated and unique and suited to couples, families and friends (we have rooms with 3-5 beds). We showcase great British food, mainly homemade, serving Breakfast and Dinner. We have a beautiful garden and plenty of parking. We specialise in providing a top class service, but with a homely feel and have many repeater guests. Guests staying at Hotel Wellies will have a real experience, rather than. just a place to stay. Our staff are a mixture of Japanese and foreign, all speak Japanese. We hope you will have fun!

Neighbourhood information

Karuizawa is quite spread out, consider it more of an area than a town. We are quite conveniently located, just 7 minutes walk from Naka-Karuizawa and only 3 minutes by car from the Hoshino area (Stone Church, HotSpring, Harunire Terrace), 7 minutes to JR and Outlet Shopping / Prince Ski and 10 minutes from Kyu-Karuizawa, Old Town. WELLIES is very convenient for guests attending weddings at Hoshino/BlestonCourt and Ariake Tei. Within easy walking distance of us are the excellent Bird (Yakitori) & 8 (Izakaya), Good Afternoon (Craft beer and Izakaya, Mon Loup Izakaya, Mon Chemin French, Kitchen Papa (cheap and cheerful Izakaya), LogTei (Yaki-Niku), Bi-Gene, Chinese House (Guess!), Coco (Ramen / Izakaya) and Lawsons.

Languages spoken

English,Japanese,Chinese

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
レストラン #1
  • Cuisine
    British
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Dinner
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Traditional • Romantic
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian

House rules

Hotel Wellies takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 06:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Curfew
Entry to the property will be closed between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

12+ years
Extra bed upon request
¥11,000 per person, per night

Prices for extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no cots available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Hotel Wellies may be able to provide early check-in / late check-out, depending on conditions. A free pick-up service from JR Karuizawa Station, Naka-Karuizawa Station and from the Hoshino area may also be provided. Please contact the property directly or leave a request in the comment box at time of booking.

Please note that children 3 years old and younger cannot be accommodated at this property. Adult rates are applicable to children 7 years and older. Guests with children are required to specify how many children will be staying with you and their respective ages in the special request box.

While this property offers long stays beyond one month, Booking.com is not offering a lease to a guest. Accordingly, all guests who will participate in this offering will not have any rights or interests as lessee for the offered property but should remain subject to applicable hotel stay/lodging terms and conditions.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

License number: 佐久保健所指令25佐保第11-6号