Luxury hotels and ryokan in Hokkaido

Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono

パーク ハイアット ニセコ HANAZONO

On the slopes of the Hanazono area in Niseko, with ski-in, ski-out access and rooms that face Mount Yotei head-on. It has a communal hot spring bath and a pool.

Zaborin

坐忘林

A ryokan of detached villas in the birch woods at Hanazono in Niseko. Each villa has both an indoor and an open-air hot spring bath, and they are placed so that no villa sees another.

Jozankei Tsuruga Resort Spa MORI NO UTA

定山渓鶴雅リゾートスパ森の謌

A Tsuruga Group resort at Jozankei Onsen, about 40 minutes by car from central Sapporo, with a free shuttle as well. The public bath, Mori Spa, is built high and wide with large windows, and has an open-air bath among the trees, a Finnish sauna where guests pour their own water on the stones, and a stone sauna reserved for women. Dining centres on a buffet with pizza and roasts from the oven; at dinner a plated hors d’oeuvre is brought to the table before the buffet. There is also a shabu-shabu course served in semi-private rooms. The building holds a lounge, a terrace, a small art gallery, a bar, a cigar room and a patisserie lab among other rooms. All guest rooms are non-smoking.

HOTEL BIACLYN HAKODATE

HOTEL 白林 HAKODATE

A hotel in the former Russian consulate on a hill in Funami-cho, Hakodate, restored and joined by a new wellness wing. The consulate was built in 1908 by Imperial Russia. All six rooms are suites, each with its own private sauna. The hotel has French cuisine at the main dining room, Byakuya, which looks down on Hakodate harbour; Sushidokoro Funami, an eight-seat counter; and a bar.

The Lake View TOYA Nonokaze Resort

ザ レイクビュー TOYA 乃の風リゾート

A resort hotel at Toyako Onsen, about 15 minutes by car from JR Toya Station. Every room faces the lake, and there is an open-air bath on the top floor. Lake Toya is a caldera lake formed by volcanic activity and is part of the Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark. In summer, fireworks are launched over the lake every night and can be seen from the lake-facing rooms. There are several dining rooms, and the lakeside promenade is within walking distance.

The Windsor Hotels Toya Resort & Spa

ザ・ウィンザーホテル洞爺 リゾート&スパ

On the summit of Mount Poromoi, looking out at Lake Toya on one side and Uchiura Bay on the other. It is known as the site of the 2008 G8 summit.

Lake Toya Tsuruga Resort Hikari no Uta

洞爺湖 鶴雅リゾート 洸の謌

A Tsuruga Group resort at Sobetsu Onsen on the south shore of Lake Toya, surrounded by 56,000 square metres of garden, with 48 rooms across 12 types. They range from suites and Japanese-Western rooms with an open-air hot spring bath, through designer twins and a family room fitted out for children, to rooms where dogs can stay. The public bath, Tosen, looks out through large windows to the lake, its island and Mount Yotei, with an open-air bath, an auto-loyly sauna and a cold bath (the women’s side also has a silky bath). The water is a sodium bicarbonate-sulphate spring (hypotonic, neutral, high temperature), reheated and filtered in circulation. Carvings, prints and paintings drawing on the Ainu view of the world are placed throughout the building. About an hour and 20 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport, and about two hours from Sapporo.

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HOTEL PREMIUM LAKE TOYA

ホテル プレミアム・レイク トーヤ

A hotel on the shore of Lake Toya at Toyako Onsen, inside the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. There are 18 rooms: 16 standard rooms (11 deluxe twins, three deluxe doubles, one superior double and one executive twin) plus one Deluxe Suite and one Premium Suite. Every room faces the lake and every room has a bath fed continuously from the hot spring. The public bath looks out to the lake through a large window and has a reclining bath, a sauna and a cold bath. The water is a calcium-sodium sulphate spring (hypotonic, weakly alkaline, low temperature), reheated at source. To keep the place quiet, children under 12 are not accepted. About ten minutes from JR Toya Station by free shuttle.

Setsu Niseko

雪ニセコ

A hotel in Niseko Hirafu, about 15 minutes by car from JR Kutchan Station. Every room has a kitchen and a washing machine, suited to longer stays. Hirafu is the heart of the ski area, drawing visitors from Japan and abroad in winter. It holds one Michelin Key in the 2026 selection, is kept quiet inside, and looks out toward Mount Yotei and Annupuri.

MUWA NISEKO

MUWA NISEKO

A residence-style resort in Niseko Hirafu, about 120 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport. It has direct access to the slopes and a wellness facility. Niseko is known for its snow, and in summer it is a base for rafting and climbing. It holds one Michelin Key in the 2026 selection. The rooms have kitchens.

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Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

東山ニセコビレッジ・リッツ・カールトン・リザーブ

A Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel at Niseko Village, connected directly to the ski resort. There is a free shuttle bus from Kutchan Station and it is about ten minutes by taxi from Niseko Station; in winter, ski buses run from New Chitose Airport and Sapporo. It holds one Michelin Key in the 2026 selection, has restaurants and a spa, and looks out toward Mount Yotei.

The Lake Suite Ko no Sumika

ザ・レイクスイート湖の栖（グランベルホテルズ&リゾーツ）

An inn at Toyako Onsen, the annex of Toya Sun Palace Resort & Spa, about 20 minutes by car from JR Toya Station. The rooms look out on Lake Toya, and there is a spa. Lake Toya is a caldera lake formed by volcanic activity, with Mount Usu and Showa-shinzan nearby. There are several dining rooms, and the lakeside promenade is within walking distance.

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Sansui Niseko

山翠ニセコ

A hotel in the centre of Niseko Hirafu, about 20 minutes by car from JR Kutchan Station, within walking distance of the ski gondola. It keeps its room count small, in an area looking towards Mount Yotei, and holds one Michelin Key in the 2026 selection. There is a lounge, and restaurants cluster nearby. Niseko draws visitors from Japan and abroad.

Tokachi Makiba no Ie Winery & Villas

十勝まきばの家 Winery&Villas

Villas at Ikeda in Tokachi, about seven minutes by car from JR Ikeda Station and about 40 minutes from Obihiro Station. There is a winery on site, and food and drink during the stay are included. Ikeda is known for its town-run winery, in the east of the Tokachi plain. Each villa stands on its own, and meals use Tokachi produce.