The Yuzawa New Otani hotel is nestled in the breathtaking mountains of the hot-spring town of Yuzawa. The town is famous for being the setting of Yasunari Kawabata’s Nobel prize-winning novel ‘Yukiguni’ (Snow Country).
The hotel offers verious hot springs and saunas as well as traditional meals made from seasonal ingredients acompanied by a selection of local sake.
Accessibility
Yuzawa New Otani offers a wheelchair accessible room, named “Cosmos”, that features both a Japanese style tatami mat area and twin beds in a Western style area. The room also has an attached private bath and toilet.
Ramp up to the accessible bathroom.
View of the accessible bathtub complete with grab bars and a chair.
A toilet with ample and lots of room for wheelchairs to navigate.
Accessible Onsen
Entrance to the onsen tub and showering area.
The bath is at wheelchair seating height so one can easily transfer / There is a wooden step inside to sit on.
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