Stayed here for one night in Sep. We stayed here after driving around Furano. Whilst we were parking the rental car we had a small collision with another car. Beware that even though there is no damage to either vehicle the Japanese will call the police who will come to take statements. It took us 1.5 hours to complete the formalities & the other driver even apologized to us at the end for taking up so much time even though it wasn't really his fault. Luckily one of the hotel managers is from New Zealand and helped us with the language barrier even though he wasn't always sure what was going one. He was so helpful, stayed the whole time and helped us with our bags and to our room. Kudos to him for his excellent service!

Our room was large and plesant although the decor is a bit tired but it is clean and comfortable. The view was lovely and no complaints. The hotel does have a bath where you can soak, although it is not a natural spring. It was better than we expected with an indoor and outdoor bath - very relaxing. It was very nice, clean and modern and we enjoyed the soak a lot. We didn't have dinner in the hotel and walked around Ningle Terrace which was nice but nothing really worth picking up as a souvenir.

Breakfast was good - lots of vegetables as well as the usual bacon, eggs and sausages. They also serve individual milk and yoghut in glass bottle / pots which we loved.

We also had tickets to the ropeway which we took in the morning. It was a nice ride and we enjoyed seeing the view of the clouds float ing like the sea. Nothing much to see at the top though.

A car is definitely recommended as the hotel is away from the town and there is not much to do close by. There is a shop in the lobby of the hotel where you can pick up some gifts and food i.e. pot noodles, drink, snacks if you don't want to dine in the hotel.

Before leaving Furano check out the Bestom Super Center about 15 mins drive from the hotel - it is a large hypermarket with lots of food and other supplies to stock up on.

The resort is so large you honestly have no reason to leave (and there really isn't that much in town worth raving about). The decor is odd, like it's a little in a time warp by Western hotel standards, but it was immaculate and the service was amazing. Most staff spoke little to no English when we arrived (beginning of the ski season) but by the time we left the English speaking staff had been brought out in anticipation of more foreigners.

If you're looking for an onsen experience as a tattooed person, don't bother, but that is to be expected in most of Japan and they are not horrible about it, however the day spa is still at your disposal and well worth a trip. I have never seen fresh snow quite like it and I've lived in Canada. Soh's Bar "for miserable smokers" is a highlight, hidden a way into the woods, it really is like stumbling across the delinquent elves' watering hole in Santa's village, only decked out like an old colonial style smokers lounge.

The free breakfasts we had (not sure how that happened) were filling and offered a fair range of Western food for those not adventurous enough to try Japanese style breakfasts.

I loved it here, while not the most elegant or spectacular hotel I have ever stayed in, I doubt many will beat the view we had from the top level room in the morning. It was like there was nobody else on the planet... just snow.

I have a two weeks vacation in Hokkaido, and all hotels have been excellent, but this hotel was definitely my family's favorite. My two year old boy loves it. They got great restaurants, and have magnificent views. Even the buffets and the bakery are top notch. The rooms are nothing special, but pretty well equipped. Their convenience store is huge also. They have great outdoor garden and has vans to take guests to it. Although, no match with Tomita Farm, its still very impressive. The staffs are quite nice, but some of them are extremely helpful. At least two of them speaks very fluent English, and will help you with great smiles. Overall, this hotel deserves two thumbs up. If you are planning to head to Furano, don't forget to check out New Prince Furano

We were delighted with what we saw when we arrived at the hotel. It's a big resort and what you would expect of a 5 star hotel. The surounding sights were beautiful. There was a huge convenience shop on the ground floor where we could get all the famous confectionary of Hokkaido, snacks, toiletaries, drinks etc.

For me, the highlight was probably my 1st time onsen experience. It was new and beautiful. There was an indoor and partial outdoor bath overlooking into the breath-taking snow covered night-lighted forrest.

As for the ski slopes, unfortunately, we got there too early in the ski season and there wasn't quite enough snow for most of the chair lifts to be operational which was a bummer.

Compared to Club Med Sahoro's ski runs which we have been a year ago, Furano ones are long and even the beginners runs are pretty steep and scary at some parts. Probably a delight for the experienced skiers and scary for the beginners like me.

The rooms were clean although they looked rather dated and could do with a facelift. The beds were wide and reasonably comfortable although I would have preferred the mattress to be of a thicker spring foam.

We had a triple room and the wash basin was positioned right outside of the bathroom. That was convenient as we could all wash up while another member was using the bathroom/toilet at the same time.

The staff was helpful and the buffet breakfast which came with the room package was great!

The hotel restaurants, however, were expensive. We paid quite a bit to catch the taxi to go downtown (about 15min ride) to dine every night. The local restaurants were good and much cheaper.

I would recommend New Furano Prince Hotel for the season skier or someone who prefers a quiet ski resort stay with few foreigners in sight.



For a budget traveller who aims to take structured beginners ski lessons in english, somewhere like Niseko or Club Med Sahoro might be a better choice for a short holiday. On the other hand, the older Furano Prince hotel located on the Kinanomine side of the mountain appears more established to cater for beginner skiers and foreign tourists. It is closer to the village shops and restaurants as well.

New Furano Prince Hotel hotel is more popular with the Japanese market. The hotel ski school did not offer regular english ski group lessons due to a lack of demand while we were there. We had to pay quite a substantial amount for private english lessons to be organised.

I had some struggle trying to organise the logistics of the trip initally due to the lack of online reviews and information on Furano.

Overall, still a worthwhile experience and I left with fond memories.