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Grand Papa
At a Glance
- friendly family owners
- casual atmosphere
- home cooking
Pros
- stairs, stairs, stairs—there's no elevator
- limited rooms with baths
- far from the lifts
Cons
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Grand Papa Review
In keeping with Niseko's wishful claim to be the St. Moritz of Asia, this Alpine-style pension at the bottom of Hirafu village has lots of dark wood and red carpeting.
The owners are exceptionally friendly. Nikawara-san is a woodcut artist and alpenhorn player, Yoko used to be a British Airways flight attendant, and son Kohei is a ski instructor. Rooms are simple, and only three have private bathrooms. Everyone heads to Yuko hot spring (¥600) just minutes away on foot; the truly exhausted use the pension's shared public bath. After a dinner of Swiss-cheese fondue, retire to Grand Papa's snug bar. It's essential to have a reservation here as it books up quickly.
- Address: 163 Aza-Yamada, Abuta-gunKutchan, 044-0081
- Phone: 0136/23-2244
- Website: www.niseko-grandpapa.com
- Location: Niseko
Contact Information
- 17 Western-style rooms, 3 with bath; 2 Japanese-style rooms without bath.
- Rate includes breakfast.
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