Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. have announced that they will open the Nikko Style Niseko-Hanazono hotel in 2024. The company has contracted with Fujita Corporation to manage the new property.
The Nikko Style Niseko-Hanazono will have a total 234 guest rooms spread over 8 floors. The standard rooms will be approximately 34 square metres. and there will also be 16 suite rooms. All guest rooms on the top two floors will be equipped with bathrooms featuring a private natural hot spring onsen bath.
The hotel will also contain a restaurant with an open kitchen offering cuisine featuring rich local ingredients from Hokkaido. With views of the surrounding nature from every seat, an impressive circular bar counter and multiple private rooms, the restaurant will offer a variety of options for guests to enjoy their dining experience.
In addition, there will be a full range of amenities allowing guests to relax, including hot spring facilities with open-air baths overlooking Mt. Yotei, a club lounge, a fitness centre and banquet facilities.
The new property is adjacent to the Niseko-Hanazono ski area meaning the hotel will offer guests easy access to winter sport opportunities as well as magnificent views of Mt. Yotei. In summer it is a 2 minute drive from the excellent Hanazono Golf Course.
The hotel will be a lifestyle-branded “Nikko Style” hotel; a hotel that fascinates its guests by offering them new travel opportunities and experiences. After skiing or snowboarding, guests can relax in the hotel’s communal lobby area, one of its many appealing facilities, which is designed to facilitate interaction among hotel guests, local people and other visitors. The hotel will offer activities that make guests’ stay a purpose in itself, allowing them to fully enjoy each season.
In a press release announcing the hotel Toshihiro Ogita, President, Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., commented, “We are delighted that the Okura Group will be opening its first ski resort hotel in Niseko, one of the world’s best-known resort areas. We are looking forward to offering our hospitality to guests from all over the world in a setting where they will feel close to the majestic natural surroundings.”
You can find more information about Fujita Corporation and Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. in the official press release here.