Answering your question. We are located in middle of Happo-one Nakiyama slope and 47winter sports park. To Happo-one it takes around 15 min. but, if it’s deep snow, it might take more or double. 20 min to 47 ski resort but if you want to walk to 47, you need to cross the river. So we can’t walk if the river is not frozen and having the deep snow. (Too far to walk to 47 without crossing the river) To ski/snowbord resorts, there are free shuttle bus and the bus stop is just 1 minute on foot from Skala. Each buses are operated in almost onece a every hour. (Happo-one / Goryu / Iimori / 47winter sports park)

The rooms are not self contained you can't make a cuppa in your room or make food. Check the website for up to date prices for staying but it was around 8600 yen per person per night including breakfast (so look at the exchange rate for AUD). Dinner was about $150 AUD for a family of four but is a five course quite fancy meal. We ate out at many of the local restaurants most of the time for between $60-$120 for the four of us including drinks. We booked about 12 months ahead there is a choice of western and traditional rooms we stayed in the traditional rooms which slept max four per room but comfortably two adults. Each of the traditional rooms has its own ensuite. We had two rooms but as I said the price is just per person.

Answering your question; In Skala we have two kind of guest rooms which has the central heating and individual heating. For the rooms has central heating, we set the coldest room 20°C degrees and for the individual room, you can set any temperature you want. It varies depends on which B&B you stay. Most of B&B in Hakuba might be not cold if you wear the thermos, a fleece and trousers, i think. As you know, sometimes, the outside tempereture becomes under -20°C degrees in winter season in Hakuba. That means the deferance of outside and inside tenperature is over 40°C degrees. Even we set the room tempereture 20°C degrees, the guestss might not feel warm enogh. In that case we give the blankets to stay warm. Yes, some guests ask us to make the room warmer with just wearing half sleeve T-shirts and short pants. In this case, we ask our guests to wear nother sweater or fleece on. In Skala, i don't think you feel cold. Waiting for your reservation, Thank you

We don’t have onsen in our hotel. But there is a big Japanese style public bath in downstairs. And all the rooms are ensuite. Also, we have free massage chair in loundge. If you want to enjoy Onsen, there are 6 to 7 public Onsen in Hakuba. Thank you