There is also a Chuo bus to Niseko. It should be the cheapest option. Book your ticket online. There are sevaral oickup stops in Sapporo. Also. It's worth a day & night in Sapporo to enjoy some amazing food. There is a fish market as well w small restraunts that serve up some amazing seafood, especially shshi & Donburi bowls. I never miss that part of my travel to Niseko.
When taking off a board put it binding side down. That stops it from moving. The resort closest to me in California warn they'll take away your board if it slides away. I've seen a board almost take out a 5 yr old sitting at the bottom. Ty for the vid though. Im excited to be going early March 😊
Thanks for your video! Going to Niseko in Jan 25. Luckily my snowboard group (we should be 25 riders) booked Grand Hirafu. Pretty sketchy situation with your board flying through the piste 🤦🏻 cheers from Italy
Hirafu is touristy enough I find lots of the restaurants offer online booking through their website or Google map! Alternatively some hotel concierge helps with booking restaurants as well!
If you were to go again would you stay at the Park Hyatt or Muwa? What I understood is that Muwa is closer to restaurants and bars? Thank you ver much!!
I am neutral really. Although Hyatt is double the price than Muwa unless you can use points. Muwa is walkable to most of the places you’ll need/want to go in Hirafu, and has easy access to cheaper/more casual food if you don’t want to eat fancy food all day. Hyatt is a lot more luxurious, rooms are bigger and it has a more secluded feel and is far from everything. But it does offer very regular shuttle busses to hirafu, you just need to follow the bus schedule. There are many restaurants offering different types of food inside the huge Hyatt complex as well.
I highly suggest you never buy WHITE pants or jacket. Wear something with more brighter colours to be easily spotted like bright blue, orange, pink, yellow, or green. Otherwise, thank you for recommending this place. I would love to visit it one day.
Is it easy to get around in the niseko area with a rental car? For example, would it be difficult to drive from niseko village and park at grand hiraku?
We didn’t drive so don’t know exactly how difficult it is with a rental car. But road condition can be pretty bad with lots of snow. Parking lot looked full so I’m guessing it can be tough to find a spot if you arrive late.
GRAND UNITED HIRAFU....MUWA RESORT.....저도 2024년 2월 21~27일까지 6일간 머물렀어요.. 스위트 룸으로요. 정말 멋진 곳이고 다시금 찾기위해서....가족이 그곳 리조트를 분양 받아서, 가족 찬스로 3룸 온센 안누푸리산 배경.. 저 혼자 1년 20박을 쓸 수 있게 되었답니다. 지금 영상은 배경은 안누푸리산 경치에 룸은 아니군요...무와리조트는 직원들도 참 친절해요. 그리고 HITO, 하야마 참 맛나게 즐겼네요...아침마다 먹었던 조식도 참 좋았어요. 푸드트럭도 그렇고...QFOX HOTEL에서 샤브샤브를 맥주 무한리필로 배터지게 먹었지요. 길거리는 열선이 깔려있어서 미끄러질 일이 없다는....버튼, 몽클레어 등...명품 매장이 몇군데 보이던데....저기 마트는 늘 사람들이 많다는....참 웃긴건....오른쪽으로 조금 이동해서 내려갔는데 안누푸리 스키장으로 도착해서 버스타고 40분을 가야했어요....
Thanks for the comment, I agree generally it’s true but for this private onsen in the video we were told to wear the designated clothes by the hotel staff :)
Thank you for all the information. It is very helpful to get a better understanding of this area. Keep up the good work
Glad it was helpful!
OMG this is really what i need, so informative, thanks guys
Great video, thanks guys!
What an excellent video to help me plan my 2025 trip to Niseko. Thank you and great job.
There is also a Chuo bus to Niseko. It should be the cheapest option. Book your ticket online. There are sevaral oickup stops in Sapporo. Also. It's worth a day & night in Sapporo to enjoy some amazing food. There is a fish market as well w small restraunts that serve up some amazing seafood, especially shshi & Donburi bowls. I never miss that part of my travel to Niseko.
Thanks 😊
When taking off a board put it binding side down. That stops it from moving. The resort closest to me in California warn they'll take away your board if it slides away. I've seen a board almost take out a 5 yr old sitting at the bottom. Ty for the vid though. Im excited to be going early March 😊
yes sliding board is definitely a safety hazard! Lesson learned for me
Thanks for your video! Going to Niseko in Jan 25. Luckily my snowboard group (we should be 25 riders) booked Grand Hirafu. Pretty sketchy situation with your board flying through the piste 🤦🏻 cheers from Italy
Your tips are very helpful! May I ask on how to make a booking in the restaurants if you dont have a japanese phone number? Thank you🙏
Hirafu is touristy enough I find lots of the restaurants offer online booking through their website or Google map! Alternatively some hotel concierge helps with booking restaurants as well!
Where did you get the large navy blue suitcase from? 😍
That's from Rimowa :)
@@MissIrisZzy thank you 🙏🏾
excellent💪
I’ve been the the exact place you were at!
Ahh nice! Hope you had a good time too!
If you were to go again would you stay at the Park Hyatt or Muwa?
What I understood is that Muwa is closer to restaurants and bars?
Thank you ver much!!
I am neutral really. Although Hyatt is double the price than Muwa unless you can use points. Muwa is walkable to most of the places you’ll need/want to go in Hirafu, and has easy access to cheaper/more casual food if you don’t want to eat fancy food all day. Hyatt is a lot more luxurious, rooms are bigger and it has a more secluded feel and is far from everything. But it does offer very regular shuttle busses to hirafu, you just need to follow the bus schedule. There are many restaurants offering different types of food inside the huge Hyatt complex as well.
@@MissIrisZzy Thank you!
Hi there! Nice vlog! ❤May I know which month did u went?
Thanks:) I went beginning of Jan!
I highly suggest you never buy WHITE pants or jacket. Wear something with more brighter colours to be easily spotted like bright blue, orange, pink, yellow, or green. Otherwise, thank you for recommending this place. I would love to visit it one day.
Totally makes sense! Thx for the safety tip!
Is it easy to get around in the niseko area with a rental car? For example, would it be difficult to drive from niseko village and park at grand hiraku?
We didn’t drive so don’t know exactly how difficult it is with a rental car. But road condition can be pretty bad with lots of snow. Parking lot looked full so I’m guessing it can be tough to find a spot if you arrive late.
Do you have pictures of the storage room inside the apartment? Is it large enough to place suitcases in there - opened up?
Hmmm I don’t think there was a big storage room. We just had our luggages laying open on the floor.
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I looked at room prices in Niseko. Just way too expensive..
How much was the taxi ride? How about the hotel stay per night?
Taxi ride was 30,000JPY per way, hotel was 100,000JPY per night at the time
@@MissIrisZzy oh wow, that’s way out of my budget! The ride ok, but the accommodations 100k per night?! 😳
May I know what month was this taken?
Beginning of January! Peak ski season
What size room?
Studio size!
GRAND UNITED HIRAFU....MUWA RESORT.....저도 2024년 2월 21~27일까지 6일간 머물렀어요.. 스위트 룸으로요. 정말 멋진 곳이고 다시금 찾기위해서....가족이 그곳 리조트를 분양 받아서, 가족 찬스로 3룸 온센 안누푸리산 배경.. 저 혼자 1년 20박을 쓸 수 있게 되었답니다. 지금 영상은 배경은 안누푸리산 경치에 룸은 아니군요...무와리조트는 직원들도 참 친절해요. 그리고 HITO, 하야마 참 맛나게 즐겼네요...아침마다 먹었던 조식도 참 좋았어요. 푸드트럭도 그렇고...QFOX HOTEL에서 샤브샤브를 맥주 무한리필로 배터지게 먹었지요. 길거리는 열선이 깔려있어서 미끄러질 일이 없다는....버튼, 몽클레어 등...명품 매장이 몇군데 보이던데....저기 마트는 늘 사람들이 많다는....참 웃긴건....오른쪽으로 조금 이동해서 내려갔는데 안누푸리 스키장으로 도착해서 버스타고 40분을 가야했어요....
In japan, it’s bad etiquette to wear any clothing in an onsen
Thanks for the comment, I agree generally it’s true but for this private onsen in the video we were told to wear the designated clothes by the hotel staff :)
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