Scout loves
- The onsens which are some of Scout’s favorite in Japan
- Beautifully decorated and furnished rooms
- High quality and personalized service
- The on-site bar
- Pillow menu which allows you to choose the pillow that you want for a good nights sleep
- The French restaurant
Scout tips
- There is no shuttle to the ropeway. It is a five to ten minute walk uphill.
- All rooms have twin beds which can’t be pushed together.
- Must be booked way in advance as it gets fully-booked especially during the weekends
- Shuttle service provided to and from New Chitose airport with prior arrangement
- Free wi-fi internet access in the lobby area
- If staying in another hotel, you can pay and use the onsen.
- Free on-site parking
SCOUT REVIEW
Opened in 2007, La Vista Daisetsuzan is a European style ski resort hotel from the outside, and its interiors are a combination of European, Japanese and Contemporary style. Scout loves this hotel for a number of reasons and is quite a surprise package in the middle of nowhere.
La Vista Daisetsuzan has a mix Japanese style and Western style rooms. All the rooms have very comfortable twin western beds that are great after a hard day of skiing. They even provide you with a pillow menu where you can choose from ten types of pillow, which will make your sleeping experience complete. The rooms are beautifully decorated, and finished with dark wood paneled ceilings, dark wood and carpeted floors. The Western/Japanese combination rooms have a tatami room attached to the twin bed room while the western rooms have an added seating area. The rooms are equipped with modern amenities and a full bath. You might not be using the shower at all, as we are sure you will be using the hotel’s onsen every day.
One of the best features of this hotel is its public onsens that Scout thinks are the some of the most beautiful in Japan (at least for ski resort hotels). It has a variety of indoor and outdoor onsens that are 100% natural spring water. It also has wooden hot tubs good for one person from which you can gaze at the beautiful powdery snow outside. If you are uncomfortable being naked in front of others or you just want to enjoy an onsen with your family or friends, you can always rent one of the three private onsens, one of which has its own sauna. You can also treat yourself to an aromatic massage at the hotel’s healing salon.
The rate includes breakfast and dinner, and the hotel has two high-quality restaurants. It has a Japanese BBQ restaurant and a French restaurant which Scout really loves. Based on the other lobby bars we have seen, the on-site bar is probablya good one for Japan. It is quite stylish and feels relaxing. However if you are getting too warm and cozy, you can have a few drinks at the Ice bar located outside the reception area. It operates a limited schedule but is quite an extravagant Ice bar with a whole range of drinks. The hotel has a very comfortable lobby lounge area where you can get online to catch up with the news, or chat with other hotel guests.
If you can afford it, La Vista Daisetsuzan is the perfect place to spoil yourself… we promise you won’t be disappointed.
Who should stay here
La Vista Daisetsuzan is ideal for those who want to treat themselves to a little luxury after a hard day of skiing. It is well worth splurging and staying at least one night. It would have been an ideal romantic getaway for couples if the beds can be pushed together.
Location
The hotel is a 5 to 10 minute uphill walk to the Asahidake ropeway station. Throughout the winter, you can actually ski down the road to the hotel along the road. Shuttle service is not provided to the ropeway station. The hotel provides a shuttle service to and from the New Chitose airport but prior arrangement must be made.
- <10 min walk to lifts
About Asahidake
Asahidake is an uncrowded powder-lovers paradise smack bang in the center of Hokkaido. But with just one ropeway (tram) and mostly ungroomed, unpatrolled terrain it is strictly for advanced skiers; it's essentially easily-accessible backcountry terrain. Up to 14 metres of the famous light, dry, Hokkaido powder snow means you'll be skiing some of the deepest snow in Japan, and making fresh tracks into the afternoon. Asahidake is the highest mountain in Hokkaido (and actually an active volcano), with a huge expanse of terrain and plenty of nice steep bowls, so you don't have to necessarily head into the backcountry for great powder skiing!
Read more about Asahidake and other hotels in the area.
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