Tsuru Apartments — Hotel in Furano

We recently stayed at Tsuru Apartment in Furano- we messed up our flight so a 5 day stay turned into 2 days|We flew Haneda to Asahikawa and caught the 5pm Lavender Bus to Furano so arrived in the dark- luckily I gave all the info to Hiro via email and he was waiting for us at the bus stop - we were so glad to see him - truly lovely hosts who goes all out to help you - speaks good English - told me he travelled all around Australia on a motorcycle years ago!|The Apartments are really nice and have everything you could need we only ended up with 2 nights but did a slippery ice run down to the 711 which is close by||Skiing was fantastic - hated having just one day to explore the slopes there|When it was time to leave we asked Hiro about bus or train connections to Tomamu our next stop - Hiro gracefully offered to drive us for the same price as the bus which we gratefully accepted- much nicer having a private transfer than a bus!|Will come back with our son and stay again next year as we loved Furano loved Tsuru and Hiro |Need to get in fast as Furano will change heaps in the next few years with a large luxury hotel being built and the Chinese buying lots of land to build hotels also|Right now Furano is a small Japanese Village full of character- not 4...

Just got back from skiing Furano staying 7 nights at Tsuru Apartments and had a wonderful time - highly recommend this place. My husband and I stayed in a 1 bedroom apartment (ground floor) with our 19yo son sleeping on a foldaway bed in the lounge room. There was plenty of room for all 3 of us (including our luggage) with a good little kitchen, wifi and great bathroom with plenty of hot water for showers and a combined washer/dryer. The apartment was very clean and tidy and the garbage bins were emptied every day.||||Our host HIRO was the best. He picked us up from the bus stop and took us down to the supermarket that afternoon. He also organised discount lift tickets for us and even dropped us downtown for dinner one night. He is a wonderful host.||||The apartment was an easy 10 minute walk up to the Gondola in ski boots and carrying our skis but there are lockable ski racks inside near the ticket office where you can leave your skis overnight for only 100 yen making the walk up about 7 minutes. We were also able to ski home a couple of times using the side road which the apartments are on.||||Tsuru Apartments was a great find in Furano and can't wait to...

We stayed here for two nights as a base to explore the Furano Biei area. The one bedroom apartment we had is spacious, very clean, extremely well equipped and beautifully maintained. Hiro is an excellent host with good English skills (my Japanese is sadly minimal). He explained everything and was available if any help was needed. The location worked for us - we had a car and parking is provided. It is nearer the ski slopes than the main part of town, and there are some good eating places nearby. The kitchen is well equipped and the bed is very comfortable. The lounge area is large and comfortable. Excellent double lounge plus single seater, dining table. Comfortable bedroom. The apartment has wash/dry machine, dishwasher, induction cook top, microwave, big fridge, and 3x plate settings. TV with English channels and good wifi. There is arisen and heating (we used neither at this time of year). One minor issue we had is that sunrise is super early in late June (3:45AM) and the dark blinds still let in a lot of light. No other complaints and I will be recommending this place to friends and will stay there again if...