featuring garden views, the sophisticated 2 bedroom suites come with living areas, chabudai dining tables and tatami floors; some add futons and/or sleeping lofts. bathrooms offer designer toiletries, and soaking tubs with geothermal water. other amenities include a cafe/bar and a tearoom, plus a communal bathhouse with natural hot spring water and an open air bath. breakfast is complimentary; evening meals are available (fee). check in time: 3:00 pmcheck out time: 11:00 am. set 4 km from ishikari bay, this chic, hillside hot spring hotel overlooking the asari river is 11 km from the otaru tenguyama cable car
Japanese (日本人)
JR小樽築港駅から車で約5km、札樽自動車道・朝里ICから車で約3kmの川沿いに建つ、上品でアップスケールな温泉リゾートホテル。蔵をイメージした客室棟を回廊でつなぐデザインの和モダンな外観が特徴の同ホテルは、朝里川スキー場まで徒歩10分である。全 室に玄関と独立型の天然温泉のバス・トイレを備えた、それぞれに異なる趣の客室を提供する。オリジナルの寝具とブランド製アメニティを採用し、加湿器を完 備。居間+和室二間または居間+和室+洋室からなる、和骨董を多数しつらえた上品で洗練された雰囲気の客室（定員4人）を中心に用意する。メゾネットタイ プのリラックスした雰囲気の客室も揃える。禁煙ルームあり。庭園を眺望する風情漂う露天風呂、内風呂を完備（塩化物泉）。掘りごたつを備えた個室の食事処を併設し、懐石形式の料理を提供する（2食付き）。バー、茶室、ライブラリーを併設し、最寄りの駅から無料シャトルバスを運行する。チェックイン時刻: 15:00チェックアウト時刻: 11:00.
New Chitose Airport 1 hr 16
Otaru Tenguyama (17 min)
Long-running mountainside winter-sports resort accessed via the Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway.
Asarigawaonsen Ski Resort (9 min)
This small ski resort offering lessons features sweeping views of the sea & hot springs.
Herring Goten Otaru VIP Hall (former Aoyama villa) (24 min)
Built in 1917, this ornate zelkova-wood villa features a tiled roof, a courtyard, gardens & more.
Otaru Music Box Museum (12 min)
Specialty retailer featuring artisanal tabletop music boxes in many styles with ornate decorations.
田中酒造亀甲蔵 Tanaka Sake Brewery (12 min)
Tours & store with tastings in a sake brewery located in a stone masonry warehouse, built ~1905.
小樽オルゴール堂2号館アンティークミュージアム (15 min)
Kitaichi Glass Otaru (15 min)
Set of shops selling items made from glass, such as decorative snow globes & kerosene lamps.
Sankaku Market (17 min)
Down-to-earth marketplace with vendors selling fruit, veggies, seafood & prepared dishes.
Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort (1 hr 39)
Skiing & snowboarding offered in a standard setup with a ski lift, restaurants & sports shop.
Sapporo Teine (Highland Ski Center) (44 min)
Ski-resort complex featuring Olympic-level ski slopes & snowboarding, plus a seasonal golf course.
Otaru Museum (17 min)
Museum with historical information & rail exhibits, including a model & several full-sized trains.
Tenguyama (26 min)
Popular 533-m. mountain offering ski slopes & winter recreation alongside warm-weather hiking.
Otaru Canal (14 min)
Flanked by restaurants, shops & vendors, this historic canal has a romantic, old-timey ambiance.
Otaru Canal Cruise (15 min)
Day & dusk cruises on a restored canal lined with former warehouses, now museums & shops.
Otaru Aquarium (25 min)
Aquarium featuring numerous ocean-life exhibits & events, including penguin, dolphin & seal shows.
