Four-star One MICHELIN Key Hirafu, Niseko
Sansui Niseko
Fifty-three suites on Hirafuzaka Street with skis on at the door, Mount Yotei through floor-to-ceiling glass, and an Edomae sushi counter from Sapporo downstairs.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2024, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- 53, from studios to a penthouse
- Opened
- November 2022
- From the airport
- About two hours from New Chitose
The hotel
Wood, water and the slopes of Hirafu.
Sansui Niseko opened on 23 November 2022 on Hirafuzaka Street in Grand Hirafu, a few steps from the Welcome Center. The building is by nA Nakayama Architects, who worked from the idea of wa, harmony, with natural materials throughout. The windows run from floor to ceiling, and Mount Yotei fills many of them. Skis go on at the door, since the hotel is ski-in, ski-out on the Grand Hirafu slopes.
Every suite has a kitchen or kitchenette and a washer-dryer, which makes long winter stays easy. The hotel also has an onsen fed by mineral-rich underground water, private baths that guests can book, a spa, a gym, an art gallery and a playroom for children. The MICHELIN Guide gave it a Key in 2024, and it has kept one every year since.
- Sushi Shin by Miyakawa The Niseko branch of Miyakawa in Sapporo, serving Edomae sushi made with local ingredients.
- The onsen A traditional hot-spring bath, plus private onsen to book. Outside the ski season, visitors can use it by the day.
- Ski in, ski out The Hirafu runs come down to the door, and there is a ski rental centre in the building.
Rooms & suites
Studios to a penthouse with two onsen.
All suites come with a kitchen and a washer-dryer. Many bathrooms have a tub looking out over the countryside.
- For two Studio and One Bedroom Suite A kitchenette in the studio and a full kitchen with a separate bedroom in the suite.
- Corner views Deluxe One and Two Bedroom Corner suites looking at Mount Yotei and the Hirafu slopes, the two-bedroom with its own dining room.
- Families Three Bedroom Suite Up to seven guests, with a bathroom to every bedroom.
- The top Penthouse With two private onsen baths of its own.
Dining
Sushi, a market and a bar.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Sushi Shin by Miyakawa Edomae sushi Outpost of Miyakawa in Sapporo
- SANSUI DINING Japanese and international Local produce
- The Market Food and drink In the hotel
- Toshiro's Bar Drinks In the hotel
Recognition
Awards and listings.
- One MICHELIN Key 2024, 2025 and 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Minimum stay The MICHELIN Guide lists a minimum of four nights.
- Children Welcome at any age. Children up to five stay free in an existing bed.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Niseko.
New Chitose, Hokkaido's main airport, is about 110 kilometres away, roughly two hours by car depending on the snow. Private jets also land at New Chitose, which has a business aviation terminal with its own customs and immigration.
- Tokyo 1 h 25
- Seoul 2 h 10
- Shanghai 3 h 15
- Hong Kong 4 h 50
- Singapore 8 h 10 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Sansui Niseko have?
- One. The hotel has held a Key three years running, in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Is Sansui Niseko ski-in, ski-out?
- Yes. It stands on the Grand Hirafu slopes, on Hirafuzaka Street.
- Is there a minimum stay?
- The MICHELIN Guide lists four nights.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Niseko?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Niseko, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Niseko
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Zaborin Fifteen villas by Makoto Nakayama in the Hanazono forest, each with hot-spring baths inside and out.
- Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Fifty rooms at the foot of Mount Annupuri, with skis on at the door.
- Muwa Niseko Rooms stacked like building blocks above the piste, and an infinity onsen facing Mount Yotei.
- Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono A hundred rooms, some suites with their own onsen, and a mountain branch of Sapporo’s Molière.
- Setsu Niseko Studios to four-bedroom suites, and five restaurants under one roof.
- SHIGUCHI Five rooms in old farmhouses moved here beam by beam and rejoined without a nail.
Staying at Sansui Niseko?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Niseko, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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