THE STAY NISEKO — Hotel in Kutchan

First off, we really enjoyed our stay. Second, this place is hilariously tiny but it really works and is a great price in a great location. We stayed here for 7 nights and before we traveled we were a bit nervous as it looked small online and it was an unmanned hotel AND the parking is off site. When we first arrived my girl and I had a good laugh at how small this place was. We booked last minute and got a bunk-bed room which is not ideal for a couple but we made it work. The room is VERY functional and honestly well designed to make the most use out of such a small space. The best part is the room has plenty of hanger space in the hallway and room to put your wet ski gear outside the room. Bring a wire bike lock though if you want to protect your gear though as it is just sitting in the hallway. The hotel provides trash pickup everyday and has fresh towels you can grab anytime you want. They do clean the room if you ask for it with a little magnetic sign you put on your door. Yeah the shower and bathroom is tiny, but nice. The location can't be beat and has tons of great little restaurants around and it's only like a 12 min drive to Niseko and 40 min to Rusutsu for skiing. Lastly, the parking was not an issue. They have room for two cars to park right in front for loading and unloading people and gear and then the parking lot is really only a 2 or 3 min walk away. Really not an issue. My gf always takes a bit more time to get ready, so when I was ready I'd go get the car and warm it up and pull up to the hotel parking to pick her up. No big deal. I would recommend this place a nice budget option that is not a hostel with shared bathrooms. Likely to stay her next season also. Oh! And the grocery store sushi from close by...

Hotel is at a very great and communicative location, close to many restaurants and stores.

Service is also great, room was cleaned neatly upon request, and everything was provided. (Towels, toiletries, robes)

It’s a self check in / check out place, but it’s pretty easy to navigate through the process. Everything is written and explained in English as well.

The rooms - jokingly tiny , but very functional. Takes a lot of imagination to fit a kitchen, two beds, clothes area, and a bathroom in such a confined space. However, we were comfy at the end of the day.

If you’re a soft sleeper though, you’ll probably be waking up a lot. You can hear all the electrical, pipes, water, noises from neighbouring rooms through the walls...

Stayed here to save on lodging because it’s definitely cheaper compared to closer to Niseko resorts/in village. Rooms were very small but they fit a mini kitchen which we found useful. Everything was clean, appreciated the extra toiletries/amenities (laundry, snowboard space outside of room). Beds were pretty hard but soundproofing of rooms was great. Not able to check in early since unmanned hotel. Location in Kutchan is good - short walk to station, groceries and restaurants. If you’re going to the resorts, suggest having a car because the buses only come every 2 hrs and get super busy so it’s pretty inconvenient/takes a lot of planning around and it’s about 45 min bus ride to grand hirafu....