A group of cost-effective Hokkaido hotels are the best for family vacations
Hokkaido is a place you never get tired of visiting. It has a distinct four-season climate, with cherry blossoms in spring, coolness in summer, red leaves in autumn, and heavy snow in winter. In addition to the rich natural environment and natural hot springs, it is suitable for vacation all year round.Based on our experience, we have selected a list of unique and cost-effective mid-range and high-end hotels or hot spring hotels in popular scenic spots such as Sapporo, Hakodate, Lake Toya, and Furano in Hokkaido. Whether traveling with family, friends or couples, it is very practical.
Sapporo
Century Royal Hotel Sapporo
The biggest advantage of this hotel is its excellent location. It is located in the bustling center of Sapporo, close to Sapporo Station, with convenient transportation, while the interior space is quiet, comfortable and elegant.
It is worth mentioning that their sky restaurant RONDO on the 23rd floor is the only 360-degree rotating observation restaurant in Sapporo. Here you can enjoy exquisite dishes made with local ingredients while overlooking the unique night view of Sapporo.
Price: Twin room from $200
Tel: +81 11-221-2121
Address: Kita 5-jo Nishi 5, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Transportation: Directly connected to JR Sapporo Station South Exit
Premier Hotel-TSUBAKI（プレミアホテル-TSUBAKI札幌）
Premier Hotel-TSUBAKI is a luxury hotel located a stone's throw from downtown Sapporo. It overlooks the Toyohira River and features spacious 160-square-meter suites (the smallest room is 36 square meters). The hotel offers a free shuttle bus to the airport and JR Sapporo Station.
The hotel's Chinese restaurant "Miramar" combines Chinese cooking techniques with carefully selected Japanese sake to provide unique delicacies. The Japanese restaurant "Flower City" offers a four-season meal that focuses on the delicate Japanese aesthetic.
Price: Double room from $100
Tel: +81 11-821-1111
Address: 1-1-1, Toyohira 4-jo, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the free shuttle bus from the north exit of JR Sapporo Station for 20 minutes; get off at Kikusui Station on the Tozai Line and walk for about 9 minutes from Exit 2. Bus stop "Sapporo Ekimae" (in front of Sapporo Tokyu Department Store), take bus No. 61/72/75 to "Toyohira Bridge".
La gent Stay Sapporo Odori (ラ·ジェント·ステイＳAPPORO ODOR)
La gent Stay Sapporo Odori is a luxury hotel that opened in July last year and combines modernity and tradition. The warm wooden furniture and traditional Hokkaido decorations create a natural atmosphere.
The hotel is located near the Odori subway station. After arriving at New Chitose Airport, you can take the free bus directly to the hotel.
Among their guest rooms, there are medium-sized double rooms designed for families - equipped with extra-wide comfortable beds, which can accommodate two adults and one child.
The hotel's Japanese breakfast is also a major feature, focusing on local cuisine. There are about 50 different dishes, using a lot of local fresh ingredients, rich and delicious.
The hotel is equipped with a lounge bar, spa, gym, beauty salon and other facilities. In particular, the hotel's natural hot spring bath is open from 6 am to 1 am, where you can relax and heal your travel fatigue.
Price: From $120 for a medium double room (2 adults + 1 child)
Tel: +81 11-200-5507
Address: 26-5, Minami 2-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the Namboku Line from Sapporo Subway Station to Odori Station; take the hotel bus from New Chitose Airport directly to the hotel
Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa Resort
If you want to enjoy the convenience of Sapporo and experience the rural scenery of Hokkaido, then this Sapporo Banana Kingdom Resort Hotel is recommended. The hotel is located near the clear Ho River in Higashiiwado, and is filled with a fresh and natural environment. It takes about 45 minutes to get there by the hotel's free bus from Sapporo Station.
The hotel is owned by a Tangguo company, so they have an advantage in catering and desserts. The hotel's French restaurant La Barato is headed by Chiaki Takahashi, a top chef from the French Culinary Academy and an award-winning chef. Both the main dishes and desserts are very exquisite.
The hotel is also proud of its constant temperature swimming pool that can be enjoyed all year round, the charming skin-beautifying hot spring baths, and the beauty SPA salon.
Price: From $200 for a double room
Tel: +81 11-773-2211
Address: 132 Higashiitado, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Transportation: JR Sapporo Station North Exit, about 45 minutes by hotel bus
Hakodate
Bourou Noguchi Hakodate Ryokan
The ultimate elegance and artistic atmosphere of this hotel are the biggest features of this hotel. The warm and comfortable suites are very spacious and can easily accommodate 4-5 people.
Hakodate is a port city famous for its seafood, so the restaurant also focuses on exquisite cuisine using local seafood and fruit and vegetable ingredients, with sophisticated cooking methods. The long bar counter of BAR long good bye is impressive. In the evening, you can have a cocktail, aged red wine or whiskey here and spend a quiet night on the journey.
From the open-air bath located at the highest point of Yunokawa Onsen, you can enjoy the dazzling night view of Hakodate, which is worth millions. You can relax in the famous hot spring with hundreds of years of history, accompanied by the sea breeze caressing your skin.
Price: From $380 for a double room
Tel: +81 138-59-3556
Address: 1-17-22, Yukawa-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the Hakodate Main Line from JR Sapporo Station to Hakodate Station, transfer to the tram to Yukawa Onsen Station, and walk to the destination; take the bus to Yunokawa Onsen from the Central Bus Sapporo Station, and walk to Yunokawa Onsen Station; take the Hakodate Bus No. 10 system in front of Hakodate Station, and walk to the Yukawa Onsen tram stop
Kappo Ryokan Wakamatsu
If you want to experience real Japanese service, Wakamatsu Onsen Ryokan, which was founded in the 11th year of the Taisho period, will not disappoint you. This traditional Japanese inn claims to welcome every visiting guest with the original intention of "once in a lifetime".
The traditional Japanese architectural style of the hotel reminds people of the scenes in "Spirited Away". Natural hot springs flow out of the bathing area and open-air hot spring pool. While soaking in the hot spring, you can also enjoy the superb view of the Shimokita Peninsula of the Hakodate Tsugaru Strait.
The banquets prepared by first-class chefs, using local ingredients and seasonings to cook the magnificent Kaiseki cuisine, are also a major feature of Wakamatsu Onsen Ryokan.
Price: From $430 for a Japanese-style double room
Tel: +81 138-59-2171
Address: 1-2-27, Yunokawa-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
Access: Take the shuttle bus from Hakodate Airport to Hakodate Grand Hotel, get off at Yunokawa Onsen (about 8 minutes by bus), and walk for 2 minutes to arrive.
LA CACHETTE (ラ·カシェット)
LA CACHETTE, located in Yukawa-cho, Hakodate, is a villa-type hotel that can be rented as a whole. This holiday villa with a beautiful garden courtyard is 180 square meters in size, has 3 bedrooms and can accommodate 6 people. The modern kitchen is fully equipped with oven, dishwasher, washing machine and other facilities.
Yunokawa Onsen (涼の川温泉) is one of the largest spas in Hokkaido, where you can enjoy natural hot spring water and jacuzzis in the comfort of a private bath.
The hotel often hosts various celebrations in different seasons, such as flower shows in spring, barbecues in summer and chestnut picking in autumn.
Price: 3-bedroom vacation home: from $850 (accommodates 6 people)
Tel: +81 138-84-8288
Address: 2-chome 17-617-6, Yunokawa-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the Hakodate tram from Hakodate Station to Yunokawa Station (about 35 minutes), then walk for 2 minutes to arrive
Lake Toya
The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa
Lake Toya is a famous hot spring scenic spot in Hokkaido. Windsor Resort SPA Hotel occupies the best location on the top of the mountain, with a magnificent view of Lake Toya and Uchiura Bay.
As the name of the hotel suggests, this is a large SPA center with nature and four seasons as its theme. In the hotel's hot spring bath, you can easily enjoy the beautiful lake view, as if you are in the embrace of nature.
All rooms have lake or sea views. Whether it is a modern luxury suite, a spacious and elegant Japanese-style room, or an affordable leisure room, you can experience a vacation full of nature.
There are dozens of restaurants here, including French restaurants, Japanese restaurants, teppanyaki restaurants, sushi restaurants, bars, bakeries and cafes. When booking a room, you can choose French or Japanese breakfast.
The hotel's SPA center, Bloom SPA Toya, provides professional services such as aromatherapy and seawater therapy to completely relax the body and mind. Sports enthusiasts can go to the hotel's golf course and tennis court to show their skills.
Price: Lake view twin room starts from 2400RMB
Phone: +81 142-73-1111
Address: Shimizu, Toyako Town, Hatuda County, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the JR Chitose Line Limited Express from Sapporo Station to Toyako Station for about 100 minutes, then take the hotel bus there
Furano
Furano Hottei Remain (フラノHouteiryu)
Surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful lavender fields, Furano Ho-tei-dome has a large area but only 25 rooms, so every guest can have plenty of private space. Whether from the Japanese-style room or the Western-style room, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Furano from all angles.
The hotel's cuisine features local ingredients from Furano, and the menu is updated in different seasons. The hotel's glass bar is surrounded by greenery and flowers, and you can enjoy free drinks at any time.
The indoor large bath has large floor-to-ceiling windows with unobstructed views. The open-air bath is open from April to November, and the hot springs here contain natural minerals and have skin-beautifying effects.
The hotel's garden retains the original woodland, lush forest with birds singing and flowers blooming, and is known as the "forest of healing". In summer, 5,000 lavenders bloom around it to form a magnificent purple sea of flowers, which is also a private garden exclusively for hotel guests.
Price: Twin room from RMB 1300
Tel: +81 167-23-8111
Address: Gakuta 3-ku, Furano City, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take a bus from Asahikawa Airport for about 1 hour; take a train from Sapporo Station to Furano Station for about 2 hours, and then take a taxi for about 10 minutes
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu Ryokan
Noboribetsu Onsen in Noboribetsu City in southern Hokkaido was a famous hot spring in Japan 200 years ago and is still one of the representative hot springs in Japan. The luxurious Japanese-style inn Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu was jointly created by sculptor Igarashi Ichiro and architect Nakayama Makoto. It is filled with extraordinary silence, slender and elegant modernist Japanese space atmosphere.
All the rooms in the hotel are spacious suites overlooking the surrounding mountains and forests. The dishes provided also incorporate the characteristics of Western watercress, which complements the "modern Japanese style" of the hotel.
Around the hotel, you can enjoy the famous Noboribetsu natural sulfur hot springs, which are open 24 hours a day. Whether in the morning or evening, you can enjoy the beauty of nature and the calm night sky.
Price: From USD 640 for a junior double room (including breakfast and dinner)
Tel: +81 143-84-3939
Address: 200-1 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho, Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the Chitose Line and Muroran Main Line express train from JR Sapporo Station, get off at Noboribetsu Station in about 83 minutes, and then take a taxi for about 15 minutes to arrive; or take the Noboribetsu Onsen bus from Noboribetsu Station to Noboribetsu Onsen Station and get off at the Noboribetsu Onsen stop, and walk to the destination
Otaru
Otaru Ryotei Kuramure
Located in Otaru Asarigawa Onsen, Otaru Ryokan Kurakun is a Japanese-style inn with a simple design that is comfortable and warm. The 24-hour open-air hot spring in the inn blends in with the surrounding forest and pleasant scenery, allowing people to relax at any time.
The inn has its own small library and bar, where you can relax after bathing or skiing and spend a quiet time in Otaru.
Price: Garden double room from US$700 (including breakfast and dinner)
Tel: +81 134-51-5151
Address: 2-685 Asarigawa Onsen, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Transportation: Take the train from JR Sapporo Station to Otaru Chikko Station for about 70 minutes, then take the hotel bus (reservation required) for 15 minutes
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