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I’m “stuck” in Hong Kong for about a week, as in the flights back to New York are booked pretty solid. This is actually “usual” for most years, but this year is worse, being the first year Hong Kong is open for travel without restriction since the pandemic lockdown.
(I couldn’t take my originally booked flights due to family medical issues, now sorted)
Rather than continue in vain to hunt for a seat on the earlier flights, I’m contemplating use the down time sneaking in a short trip to Japan.
I’ve been to Furano and Niseko. So I’m incline to go to one of those as I’m pretty stressed out from the family issue that caused me the change, and don’t want to deal with more uncertainties. The places I stayed in previous trips no longer exist. So I’m looking for some place to stay that isn’t going to break the bank.
Walk to slope would be preferred (even if a slightly lengthy one). Bus is acceptable too. Western (sit) style toilet mandatory. Other than that, the rest is gravy. Not looking for any luxury. Just simple, functional place to rest my head at the end of the day.
Appreciate any suggestions.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Niseko Moiwa - Lodge834
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Always Niseko was decent and relatively cheap compared to other options. Probably 10-15 mins walk from the lifts. Ramina is an excellent small guesthouse, but probably booked out.
Alternatively, stay in the Grand Park Otaru and use one of the shuttle buses to Kiroro. You'll get much more for your money if you don't mind the bus trip.
Or stay at Asari Classe and be close to the lifts on the small local hill. Had one of my best ski days ever at Asari, its small and the lifts are old, but it skis a bit bigger than you would expect.
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I'm with element
And don't forget Otaru Tenguyama and Sapporo Kokusai
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ok, these are places I haven’t been to. I assume it’s straightforward to get to by hopping a bus from Sapporo airport?
Also, I need to hire skis. And I don’t want to spend 1/2 hr each morning doing that at a different mountain. I only want to hire once and use it the rest of my stay. Hence my wish to ski the same mountain, unless I can hire skis near my lodging and return them at the end of my trip.
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@abc, Otaru is a sizeable town with good transport links, I would assume there is a train or bus from Sapporo Chitose. From memory I think it was about an hour of a drive. You can rent ski equipment and a locker at Kiroro so you could leave your kit and just catch the bus each morning.
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Ok, these are places I haven’t been to. I assume it’s straightforward to get to by hopping a bus from Sapporo airport?
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dunno, it's peak season so you may need to prebook
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https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/travel/airport.html direct train from Chitose Airport to Otaru, looks like they run regularly and can be booked if necessary. Takes just over an hour. That's much quicker, cheaper and easier than getting to Niseko or Furano. The downside is the need for a bus in the morning, but a potential good option as Otaru is more interesting and much better value than Niseko IMO.
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@element, is the hotel near the Sapporo bus drop off? (and bus to Kiroro)
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@abc, I'm not sure, but from memory there's a train station very close to the Grand Park, and I think the Kiroro shuttle bus stops at the hotel, or at least it did when I stayed there.
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