Always Niseko Reviews

4.7 Rating 15 Reviews

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Japan ski holiday booking specialists

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Phone:

+81 (0)136 55 6077

Location:

Tancho Center B1F, 179-8 Aza Yamada
Kutchan-cho, Hokkaido
044-0081

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“Excellent value for money! The rooms were spotless, well-maintained, and had ample storage. The on-site restaurant offered decent dining options, and the free shuttle to Hirafu was a convenient bonus. Being within walking distance to Hirafu made exploring easy. Highly recommended!”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Great accomodation. By far the largest room we had on our entire trip to Japan. The shuttle service is awesome and so handy. All the staff were super friendly and the connection with Rhythm was great too. This was our first time visiting Niseko and we were overwhelmed by accomodation/location to stay - I am very glad we went with Always Niseko :)”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Helpful staff, great breakfast included, good location & regular bus service to central parts of Hirafu which was always on time. Nice, warm room and serviced appropriately.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Great accomodation. Helpful and efficient staff. Shuttle bus to Hirafu village was very useful, although the 10 minute walk into town was not difficult. Breakfast was plentiful, tasty and varied options to suit all tastes . We will be back.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Friendly and helpful staff. Good breakfast spread.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Always was a great hotel - I'm hesitant to actually give it a full 5, but I will, as my only real complaint about it is most likely a result of its location. I think that the substantial discount vs properties closer to the centre nullifies this complaint. Regarding accommodation, great - a lot cheaper than other options in the centre of Grand Hirafu - comfortable bed, great views, great service. Shuttle buses running every 30 minutes during the busier times in the morning, hourly thereafter - great friendly drivers, dropping at several locations, Veil next to family lifts for beginner slope, welcome centre next to main lift, and sometimes to the gondola. In regard to amenities - breakfast from 6:30 - 9:30, decent range of food in a buffet style, mostly western - e.g. bacon, eggs, sausages, with some Japanese options always available, e.g. miso, natto, rice. Western things would be rotated out on some days for Japanese options such as yakisoba, hamburg, curry, etc. Cereal/yoghurt always available, tea, water, orange juice, etc. However, there is no bar, and nothing to do there at all between breakfast/lunch or after lunch (11:00-14:00 after dec. 5). I understand it's probably unreasonable to expect a bar given that there's nothing around it, and it would likely remain empty most of the time, but it does force you to always grab a shuttle or walk to/from the main village centre to do anything outside of skiing/boarding. This can be frustrating while waiting for check-in, or after check-out at 11am when you have a bus out later in the afternoon. Given the substantial discount vs other options further up the road, it's hard to justify docking points from a review for this, but it'd be nice if there was even just a lounge type area. It's approximately 15min walk into the centre if you've missed a bus. Great value, would certainly stay again for a budget choice!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Nice little hotel that serves your basic needs for a ski holiday. Its location is within walking distance to the slopes if you don't mind a bit of walking. Otherwise, they have shuttle service too.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Pretty good location, realistically only 10 minute walk into town. Rooms are big enough, comfortable, clean and with great views. All the staff were extremely helpful, courteous and polite. Worthwhile getting breakfast included. The restaurant has food available pretty much from breakfast through to close of a night and it's all pretty reasonably priced. Good storage space for all your ski/boarding gear and it's safe. The guys on the shuttle bus are awesome. The shuttle buses run every half hour - don't be late, they run a tight schedule which I liked. Personal preference thing here, but I needed two pillows for sleeping which the staff made sure I had delivered to the room almost immediately.”

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Posted 5 years ago