Niseko Hot Spring Ikoino Yuyado Iroha

Breakfast had Western as well as Japanese options and was OK. Dinner had option of DIY BBQ (just fine) or Japanese Kaiseki, 9-course meal, which was excellent. Onsen was awesome and hotel was clean, welcoming and quiet. We liked the fact that Annupuri and this hotel are off the beaten track for most westerners, making this a cultural experience as well as a comfortable, excellent vacation stay.

Room was very hot at night even with heat turned completely off. Had to open windows. Would have preferred at least a minimal shower in room- any bathing had to be at the onsen. Toilet and sink in room were great and we quickly adapted to onsen living.

Great location. Ski slopes within walking distance. Away from the huge crowds which made skiing most pleasant. The onsen was great. The experience of soaking in the hot water, seeing the snow around us and having icicles form on our hair was unforgetable. One of our best experiences. The staff was most helpful. One of my family members left her handphone in our room after we checked out and realised only we have reached our next destination. When I called, the staff arranged for the phone to be sent to New Chitose Airport for us before our flight. We offered to reimburse the courier fees but they declines as they used the Chuo Bus Service, their parent company to do the delivery! Most surprised and grateful. We got back our phone of course as promised! Thanks so much. Kudos to the staff for such excellent service.

We can walk from the Hokkaido Resort Liner Annupuri bus stop, to the ski school and slopes within 10 minutes.

For our second dinner, it was so full that after consuming all, I got stomach ache symptoms.

The hotel is right by the slope. Less than five minutes walk to the ticket center. The hot spring is fantastic. Not so big, but cozy. Both breakfast and dinner are very tasty and nicely presented. The pillow is super comfortable. We had a wonderful stay.

It is a little bit far from the town center. If you are up for restaurants, bars, and shopping, taxi is needed. It takes about 15-20 minutes to Hirafu.

The staff were friendly. The room was well compartmentalised and spacious enough. I liked the walk-in wardrobe with a basket to put our used yukata; a good toilet with equally good skin care products as the public bath; a towel hanger near the warmer which allowed towels to dry faster. The kaiseki dinner was fantastic with authentic Japanese cuisine. The taste of the food was awesome and the staff serving us was extremely warm hearted with true Japanese spirit. They were very polite and service oriented and treated every foreign and local tourists with equality. I really felt comfortable eating there. The onsen was very nice also and the outdoor onsen looked similar like the one at green leaf hotel. Moreover, it was not crowded. I also liked the ice cream corner and kids play room which my son loved it so much. The vending machines with milk choices was great after our onsen. The lounge with fantastic nature view, massage chairs, free coffee and comfortable reading tables was marvellous and cosy. In conclusion, it is value for money with spacious traditional japanese room with kaiseki dinner with good onsen and straight forward facilities. I have been to Hokkaido many times and i can say this will be one of my favourite hotel in my list. Sometimes it is hard for me to find a hotel with a traditional room ambience with nice onsen view. A lot of times, some hotels have become commercialised or over crowded. I hope this hotel will maintain this standard whenever i come during winter with my family.

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