HOTEL WELLIES, Karuizawa

Hotel Wellies provides 9 unique rooms. Room 202 features Twin beds and two wallpaper patterns from the UK. The rooms offer amenities such as air conditioning, heating, tea and coffee facilities, sitting areas, terraces, and garden furniture. Bathrooms include free toiletries. Rooms are equipped with electric kettles and flat-screen TVs. Some rooms include pajamas, mountain views, or garden views. Rooms are equipped with refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Select rooms have been refurbished and renovated with features such as antique British furniture, Mount Asama views, and English wallpaper. Guests must specify the number of children and their ages.

The hotel's lounge, dining, and bar areas are central. The signature dish is a full English breakfast with homemade sausages, home-cured bacon, and black pudding. The bar offers local and imported beers, wines, cocktails, and spirits, including Scotch whiskies. The hotel serves a 4-course meal, including dishes such as fish & chips, beef stew, Yorkshire pudding, and home-smoked salmon. Much of the food, such as bacon, smoked salmon, black pudding and pate, is handmade at the hotel. A welcome tea is served to guests arriving before 18:00. The bar features a painting of a London Gin & Tonic by Mr. Wakamatsu.

Guests can participate in English conversation classes with native English teachers at Wellies. Karuizawa offers activities such as golf, tennis, skiing, and cycling. Karuizawa features over a dozen golf courses, more tennis courts than Wimbledon, and a ski resort. Guests can store luggage and ski/golf equipment at the property.

Hotel Wellies provides a British country hotel experience in the highland resort area of Karuizawa, 90 km from Shinshu-Matsumoto. The surrounding area has craftwork shops specializing in English flower arranging, leather works, and glass blowing. The area is home to the largest outlet shopping mall in Japan. Nearby landmarks include Yukawa Furusato Park (2 km), Horitatsuo no Sanso (1 km), and Museum of Contemporary Art Karuizawa (1 km). Harnile Terrace and Ginza Shopping Street are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda.

Hotel Wellies offers a free pick-up service from JR Karuizawa Station, Naka-Karuizawa Station, and the Hoshino area. Property staff can recommend local restaurants. Guests can access complimentary wireless Internet, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.