Really well organized with fantastic staff. The place is clean and the restaurant attached was great. The toilets are upstairs but there are no sinks. Sinks are in the shower room downstairs. We stayed in the 2 bedroom suite. You definitely need ear plugs as it can get a bit loud when the hostel is full. But once we had ear plugs in, we slept really well. The beds are very comfortable. You have to reserve the shuttle in advance and the times are limited, but with a little planning, it wasn’t a problem for us. We took the 8 AM and 4 PM shuttle almost daily and ate at the restaurant here. We visited Rusutsu for the riding, not to party or dine out extravagantly, so it worked perfectly for us. The staff are all wonderful. Kou, Ota, Katsuki, and Chiho took great care of us during our entire stay. The dry room for our gear was perfect and hot so we woke up to dry gear every morning. If they had sinks attached to the upstairs toilets, we would have given them a perfect rating!

Wish there were sinks upstairs with the toilets!

Japan is one of a very small number of countries where I consider hostel-style accommodations. The Grand Cabin Rusutsu did not disappoint. I stayed in their shared room, in the style of a simple capsule hotel, with shared bathrooms and other facilities (there are also 'private' rooms but I believe they all share the common facilities). The capsule is quite private, with your own individual blind, a light, one 110V and one USB (A) socket; see attached photo. Shared facilties are impeccably clean (no idea how they do that). Surprisingly, although I was in a room with 19 other people, everybody was extremely polite and considerate. Most of the time you barely heard that there were other people around. The staff is very nice and friendly. Shuttle goes 3 times in the morning to Rusutsu resort (8,9,10am) and back 3 times back (I always took the first one, at 4pm, not sure about the other times). The Lawson conbini 2 minutes away is super convenient for food etc. There is a restaurant on the first floor which is open to the public. This is the 'grill your own meat' style. I tried it once and it was OK. I was the oldest guest (by quite a margin) but I did not feel out of place. Had nice conversations with some of the others, about half from Asia (various countries) and the other half Westerners (Aussies, Canadians and a single American). Costwise, it is an enormous bargain compared to the Resort itself. In particular of course for solo travelers. If I come back to Rusutsu I will for sure stay there again!

Not a far walk to the Lawson and into Kimobetsu. Getting to and from the resort was not an issue. Staff were very helpful and accommodating for getting us around even if inconvenient. Drying room works well so we didn’t have to worry about wet gear.

The dorm beds were a bit hard, we only stayed 2 nights but probably would have done better had we managed to book a private room early enough. Could be a better system for guests to put away their own dishes so tables in the restaurant/ combined common area stay a bit cleaner with people coming and going.

Friendly staff and a great free shuttle service to go to the resort. It's also good that there is a restaurant at the accommodation for dinner and it's only a short walk to Lawson's convenience store for extra drinks, snacks or breakfast.

I didn't use all the extra facilities of the external common area, footbath and tent sauna because they were out the backdoor. I should've explored these better or asked about them more

It was clean and cozy. The staff was really nice and helpful. There’s a fridge, microwave to bring your own food. The common space was nice, a good place to hang out after a big day riding. The shuttles to the mountain work out really well and very handy. There’s all the convini walking distance. Was very lucky to have a great crew solo travelers as well and end up riding and having lots of fun

They close the common area at 10 and there’s no wifi.

The daily shuttle service to and from rusutsu ski resort from the lodging. Free instant coffee n tea. Friendly staff and clean facilities. Large TV monitor with youtube that I could use to view skiing and snowboarding videos to improve my techniques at the ski slopes. The large and warm drying n storage room for my gear. Lawson convenience store was about 5 min away.

There was only 1 switch for the light in capsule was right at the end. It would be more convenient if there was another switch at the entry. It was hard to get around if you didn't have your own transport. The mattress in my capsule was very thin.

My friends and I loved the vibes and the hospitality of the staff. It’s a great communal place and we are glad to have chosen GC as our accommodation this trip. The beddings are fresh and toilets are impeccably clean. Drying room is also sufficient for storage of snowboards and jackets. Lawson is barely 5mins away and it’s a relaxing walk every evening to feed our hungry stomachs.

It is a little of a bummer to have to arrange for transportation timings in advance as it limits you to the activities you may want to do, or not do anymore as you have to adhere to the timing of the pick up. Otherwise, I absolutely loved my time spent at GC.

Great location - only 10 min drive from Rusutsu Resort with a petrol station and convenience store right next door. The facility was clean and new. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. They offered a tent sauna experience (at an extra cost) and a drying room for your snow gear. There were also laundry machines and dryers available.

The shower room and toilets (with sinks) were downstairs and it was a bit troublesome to go up and down the very steep stairs each time to use them. There are toilets upstairs where most of the rooms are located but there are no sinks available.

Place was well maintained and clean. Drying room is big and spacious and served its purpose well. Although its location is not that close to the resort, there is free shuttle bus service provided at specific times in the morning and evening. Overall, I enjoyed my stay at Rusutsu Grand Cabin and will definitely stay again next time!

Nothing.

The staff was unbelievably friendly and helpful. The room itself was very clean, and the bed was really comfy. Even tho the room was not big, there was enough space to spread 2 suitcases.

Even though the walls were soundproof, and the noisy cars were faint to hear, you were able to hear any step in the hallway due to the building itself.