Cave d'Occi Vinespa

This was the final Accommodation of my first Niigata trip (3 nights, 4 days).Our Room was a 2nd-floor Western-style twin, “Marronnier.” The bathroom, with a separate toilet, was very convenient and comfortable for our mother-and-daughter trip. The closet was spacious, and there were plenty of hangers. There are shoe lockers before check-in, so you can walk around the property barefoot or in socks. From the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the Room and corridors, you can enjoy views of wine grape vineyards and the mountain range stretching from Mt. Yahiko.I had been looking forward to Vinespa’s aroma stone sauna, but I was a little disappointed to learn it has been removed after renovations. Still, the open-air baths placed throughout the garden offered wonderful scenery, and I thoroughly enjoyed soaking both after dinner and before breakfast.Restaurant Cave d’Occi is located beyond a European-style garden that is carefully maintained by dedicated gardeners. The April menu—featuring local ingredients such as horsehair crab, celeriac root, cuttlefish (cuttlefish), wild boar, flounder (flounder), and roast beef smoked with wine grape vines—was truly beautiful to look at and absolutely delicious.At the winery shop, I arranged delivery of my favorites: Zweigeltrebe and unoaked Chardonnay.The next morning’s Japanese breakfast surprised me—in the best way—with zaru tofu drizzled with olive oil!!At checkout time, the pizza toast and grape juice at the library café were exactly the kind of flavors that make you want to linger. It’s an Accommodation that made me genuinely envy those who live nearby.

We recently chose Cardbouche as a gift for the 60th birthday celebration of the owner of a beauty salon group! Although I haven’t been there myself, it came highly recommended by friends, so I thought it would be a perfect choice. The recipient was absolutely delighted and said they were very satisfied. They mentioned that the service, food, and wine were all excellent and expressed a strong desire to visit again! I’m truly glad we chose Cardbouche. Thank you so much! I hope to visit someday as well, so please take care of me when that time comes. One note: it seems the Aveda shampoo among the amenities had oxidized. Since shampoos can oxidize over time, occasional checks might be helpful!