The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Yamagata

Zao Kokusai Hotel

A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Zao Onsen 933, Zao Kokusai Hotel has great rooms from $187 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, free parking, and laundry facilities. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 11.3 km from the city center, visitors will especially love family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and massages at this convenient hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Pension Puutaro

A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Pension Puutaro which has nice rooms starting at $109. Offering skiing, a restaurant, hiking, golf, and horse riding, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Zao-Onsen 934-26. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a refrigerator, canoeing, and cycling which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 11.2 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Zao Plaza Hotel

Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Yamagata

We found Zao Plaza Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $117. We loved that is has skiing, room service, hiking, free parking, and laundry facilities, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2 Zao Onsen. You'll also find family rooms, a refrigerator, massages, and private parking which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 10.6 km from the center of town.

Zao Onsen Zao Shiki No Hotel

A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Yamagata

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $132, Zao Onsen Zao Shiki No Hotel, at 1272, Zao-Onsen provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, free parking, and family rooms. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a refrigerator, a sauna, massages, and private parking. It's located just 11.3 km from the city center, too.

Matsukaneya Annex

A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Yamagata

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Matsukaneya Annex has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers skiing, a restaurant, hiking, free parking, and laundry facilities. The great rooms here start at $131 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Zao Onsen 1267-16. Furthermore, it also offers family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and massages, which is nice for visitors. Just 11.1 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice.

Hotel Lucent Takamiya

Perfect for 2 Days in Yamagata

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Hotel Lucent Takamiya is 8.60 out of 10. This place has skiing, room service, child care, free parking, and family rooms. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $90, and it's located at Zao Onsen 942. We also love the air-conditioning, a refrigerator, a sauna, an EV charging station, and massages which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 11 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata

A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata because it has great rooms that start at $62. It has a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and city views, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kasumi-Cho 1-Chome No. 1. Only 1 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love a hot tub, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this fun hotel. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Takamiya Rurikura Resort

A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Yamagata

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Takamiya Rurikura Resort offers skiing, a bar, hiking, free parking, and air-conditioning which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $98 (before taxes). It's located at Zao Onsen Sandogawa 1118-7 and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers a refrigerator, a sauna, an EV charging station, and private parking which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 11.3 km from the city center.

Takamiya Hotel Jurin

A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape

Located at 814 Zao Onsen, Takamiya Hotel Jurin has great rooms from $138 (before taxes). It offers skiing, rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, an EV charging station, and massages which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 10.8 km from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

Meitoya So

A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat

A great place to stay is Meitoya So which has nice rooms starting at $91. Offering skiing, free parking, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a refrigerator, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 48, Zao-Onsen, Yamagata-Shi. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers massages, private parking, and karaoke. It's located just 10.9 km from the city center, too.