Le Bocage - Hakuba Echoland Chalets

The chalet is actually pretty nice and well equipped with a living room, a good tv, a fridge, and a mini kitchen. The main issue is that the location is quite far out and there are no buses nearby. The nearest one is Happo Bus Terminal and it's 1.5km away, or you can walk 2.1km from Hakuba Station. If you drive, that's probably a non-issue. If you live on the first floor, you'll also constantly hear stomping footsteps from the occupants on the second floor, i.e. the ceilings are extremely thin. On our trip there, one of us fell sick and I requested an early check-out by a day. While hosts are not required to oblige, there is unfortunately a lack of compassion to reject us in this manner. It wasn't even a last minute request, I've given ample time such that the host might accept another booking. This leads me to communication - which is severely lacking. When I booked this a month ago, I submitted a request for an early check-in but was only told about it not being possible less than a day before. I could've made more plans to shift my timings later if that was communicated earlier. Furthermore, while rejecting early check-in is the host's prerogative, it would be great if rejection reasons were provided. All I got was a notification from Trip.com that it was "unfortunately rejected". Overall, potentially a great place for a drive out, but if you don't drive it's probably not amazing. Also, you'll be expected to stay throughout - if you have emergencies, expect no compassion from the team here. L