Originally Posted by
quirrow
Skiing in Japan is always interesting and new, and I went earlier this Jan to ski there as well with a couple of friends. Though I also visited Kiroro and Rusutsu, both of which have new SPG resorts for redemptions too.
I have not heard much good things about the Hilton Niseko though so would be nice to see your review for once.
It was a fantastic value redemption (especially for Cash + Points). It wasn't the fanciest Hilton and certainly won't win any awards but it was functional and definitely made the prospect of skiing in Japan far less daunting. It certainly isn't a top tier ski resort / lodge / etc. and is far from the nicest I've visited, but if you want to ski Niseko (especially on points) it is hard to beat.
It wasn't particularly difficult to get to either as weird as that might seem. We left at ~6pm EST arrived in Tokyo the "next morning" via the SFOHND flight and then were at the Hilton by mid-day. Not too terrible at all.
Originally Posted by
HangukStyle
Great TR, thanks for posting!
Thank you!
Originally Posted by
BRITINJAPAN3
How was the skiing at Kororo, heading there in April ?
I was actually at Niseko which is separate from Kororo but if Kororo is anything like Niseko it'll be fantastic. Hokkaido gets a ton of snow and even in March there was plenty.
Originally Posted by
benjahman
Enjoying this TR. Looking forward to the rest. Hitting the slopes in Japan is on my list.
Thank you! Well worth it IMO - hoping to go back again one of these days
Originally Posted by
Madone59
Thanks for posting ^ I'm really looking forward to the rest
Thank you! Hopefully the rest will be up soonish. At least one installment going up tonight!