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Food was very expensive and limited however we travelled at the end of the season so this may have attributed to that. Great variety in mountains to choose from. NBS made gear hire smooth. Great place for beginners! Definitely recommend a lesson if you are learning. Was pricey but well worth it and added to our skills on the slopes! Must visit Niseko pizza and bar Gyu.. look for the hidden door that looks like a fridge! Freddys bar is good for a unique experience and a meat fest! Milk Kobo has the famous Hokkaido cheese tarts.. a MUST!!!! The Vale is easy location straight off the Grand Hirafu and does belly warming hot cocktails.. happy hour 3-5!

The resort has different ticket options to be able to enjoy the slopes. A good variety of eating establishments as well as food trucks & mini-marts (Lawson's, 7/11, Seicomart) for cheaper option or self catering. Shuttles around Niseko & between the four areas is helpful. This also means you don't actually have to purchase an all mountain pass as you could just get one for Grand Hirafu but ski/board across to Niseko Village or Annupuri & catch a shuttle back around to Hirafu. Time consuming but not if you leave it till the end of the day. Still running old single & double chairlifts (without safety bars) is surprising in this day & age of Health & Safety. If you crave a burger try the Wagyu & mushroom burger at Midtown Diner ('cause the price includes chips) or their Teriyaki chicken bowl. Or dish No.19 at Tozanken Ramen in Hirafu.

Hirafu Niseko....what a beautiful town!!! Great selection of shops, eateries and bars of varying prices. Shout out to Bar Barunba...you just have to go there!! Best low key bar in Hirafu hands down. Just open the door and you'll understand. Was my fav hangout there!! Very chilled. It's just below Bombay Sizzlers in Momiji-Zaka Street (and that's a great place to eat too if you're over Japanese fare). Go to Rhythm Base in Koen St for your ski rentals and walk a 100m to the gondola. Get yourself the best coffee around there while you wait!! Great vibe and lovely staff. The sweet cheese pies at the pop-up stand on left halfway up Main St, are simply divine...

Great little spot with 4 fields accessed together on one lift pass. I loved the options of buying either a single field pass, a united mountain pass or get this.. a 10 hour pass! If you're hardcore, go the day passes, but if you've decided to take it easy and will only actually ski on lifts for about 3 hours or so, then the hourly pass is a good option. Niseko Village is Quiet where we stayed and you have to catch the shuttle or a taxi to Hirafu if keen on the party scene. We were older now and so this was not the same appeal as in older days. BUT if we went back we would likely want to stay in Hirafu itself for more choices on food and shops etc. The local shuttles and busses are good to get around though. Our visit was in the worst snow levels in 60 years and in the midst of COVID-19 but it meant quiet slopes and we enjoyed the snow anyway as it was better than at home in NZ to be fair. I'd return.

We booked an un-refundable room for 3 nights a few months ago. Yes we know it’s un-refundable room. However, unexpected situation has happened that corona virus spread in the area. We had sent 2 email to verify it but they didn’t reply. Than we made a phone call to the hotel asking if it’s possible making a refund or any alternate plan instead . They insisted no refund could be made at all even the Hokkaido government has declared emergency for the condition of covid 19 virus and airlines has canceled the flights to the airport. They only asked us to call our insurance company. Here is just a sharing what we experienced to the travelers who are considering to book this hotel.

The snow season was their worst on record so have to take that into account. But what they don't tell you is it gets very windy and a lot of the chairs have to close, particularly up top. There are often white out conditions at the top as well which makes getting around very difficult. This makes getting between the ski areas a nightmare, particularly as there were icy conditions when we were there making the upper mountain very dangerous. There should be more grooming of those areas when the snow is bad and there should also be more shuttle buses when the chairs are on hold as the buses were super full as people had no other option to get around.