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# Casa Balena

Vacation home with kitchen, near Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area

## Photo gallery for Casa Balena

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- Overview
- Location
- Amenities
- Policies

 Casa Balena provides laundry facilities and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi. 

## Reviews

10

Exceptional

### Entire home

3 bedroomsSleeps 7

## Popular amenities

- Kitchen
- Free WiFi
- Laundry
- Barbecue grill

## Add dates for prices

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## About this property

### Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

### Casa Balena

Vacation home with kitchen, near Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area

This smoke-free vacation home features a microwave in a common area, a refrigerator in a common area, and laundry facilities. Other amenities include barbecue grills and a communal living room. The vacation home features free WiFi and a kitchen with a refrigerator, an oven, and a microwave. A rice cooker and a hair dryer are among the other amenities available to guests. 

Guest accommodations at this vacation home offer hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, cookware/dishes/utensils, and rice cookers. 

## Property amenities

### Ski

- Close to skiing
- Ski area nearby

### Internet

- Available in the house: Free WiFi

### Parking and transportation

- Onsite parking includes off-street options

### Kitchen

- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Freezer
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Ice maker
- Microwave
- Oven
- Rice cooker
- Toaster

### Bedrooms

- 3 bedrooms
- Bedsheets provided

### Bathroom

- Bidet
- Hair dryer
- Towels provided

### Living spaces

- Communal living room

### Outdoor areas

- Barbecue grill

### Laundry

- Laundry facilities

### Pets

- No pets allowed

### Suitability/Accessibility

- No elevator
- Smoking not allowed

### Safety features

- Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
- Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
- Outdoor lighting
- Fire extinguisher

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## Policies

### Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Contactless check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18 

### Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

### Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 2 weeks before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; your host will greet you

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

### Access methods

Access code, host will greet you

### Pets

Pets not allowed

### Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

### Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

### Property payment types

## Important information

### You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and outdoor lighting

### We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

### Property is also known as

Casa Balena Hakuba

Casa Balena Private vacation home

Casa Balena Private vacation home Hakuba

## About the area

Echo Land, a neighborhood in Hakuba, is home to this vacation home. Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area and Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda. Hakuba Mini Train Park and Yupuru Kizakiko are also worth visiting. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including skiing. [Visit our Hakuba travel guide](https://www.expedia.ca/Hakuba.dx602177)

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3020 Hokujo, Hakuba, Nagano, 399-9301

### What's nearby

- ![Nice variety of trails and the scenery is beautiful.  Doesn't hurt that it's an ex Olympic park.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/602177/81725d42-0fba-447b-8e9a-cfbed7cde379.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=115.61&rh=65.03&ra=fit&q=high)  
Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium  
1 min walk \- 0.0 km
- ![Happo ski resort](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6103740/45a290f5-ab4a-48be-85a9-a05a1b696b75.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=115.61&rh=65.03&ra=fit&q=high)  
Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area  
12 min walk \- 1.0 km
- ![Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/602177/12e947df-72ef-418b-94d5-c20de704ab83.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=115.61&rh=65.03&ra=fit&q=high)  
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park  
16 min walk \- 1.4 km
- Hakuba Olympic Museum  
15 min walk \- 1.3 km
- Happo-one Adam Gondola  
4 min drive \- 2.0 km

### Getting around

- Hakuba Station  
8 min drive
- Shinshu - Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)  
88 min drive

### Restaurants

- トロイメライ  
13 min walk
- Sounds Like Café  
3 min walk
- What's Good Cafe  
13 min walk
- Penguin Cafe  
5 min walk
- Calico  
4 min walk

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## Casa Balena Reviews

## Reviews

### Exceptional

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10 - Excellent

2

8 - Good

0

6 - Okay

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4 - Poor

0

2 - Terrible

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### 10

Cleanliness

## Reviews

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Christian

Dec 24, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

All is great, clean, n almost like new… the floor is heated, theatre room was amazing

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##### Christian

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

### 10/10 Excellent

#### Aaron

Jul 12, 2024

##### Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024