We make a trip to Niseko every year, but our usual hotel was booked out early by school trips, so we had to find a suitable replacement this year. Not too much good or bad to say about J-First as it's very typical for an older Niseko ski hotel. Rooms were small, but not smaller than other Japanese type hotels.... More

All around fulfilling experience at J-First with the inclusive breakfast and dinner plan. The traditional Japanese tatami room for three is a good value. We never got bored with the dinners for the three nights of our stay as is usually the case with hotel food. The onsen is one of the best in the immediate area with views of... More

I made the mistake of going at Chinese New Year which meant getting anything in the HIrafu upper village was near impossible, plus all the Japanese schools had block booked everything. My first choice was the Alpen, but this wasn't possible, neither was the Kogen, or any of the apartments. So I ended up paying >$320/night for a room which... More

We stayed in this hotel for a week in January 2008. We had booked via an agent (Ski Japan) and not been offered a choice of room types. The room we were given when we checked in was very small - not enough room for a ski hotel. There was enough floor space for two single beds and a hanging... More