The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Hokkaido

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Hokkaido

Hokkaido, Japan Hokkaido, Japan

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Hokkaido? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Hokkaido, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Hokkaido to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Hokkaido, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Hokkaido for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Hokkaido for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Ibis Styles Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $27 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Nishi 3-10-10, Minami 8-jo, Ibis Styles Sapporo has great rooms from $27 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love mountain views, laundry services, city views, kids meals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Abashirikoso

Abashiri, Japan
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hokkaido

A great place to stay is Hotel Abashirikoso which has nice rooms starting at $93. Offering skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 78 Yobito. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a game room, free parking, kids meals, and table tennis which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 253 km from the city center. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Premier Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Premier Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $35. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1-21 Minami 10 Jo Nishi 6 Chome. You'll also find mountain views, laundry services, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2 km from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


SappoLodge

Sapporo, Japan
Hostel with prices starting at $16 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hokkaido
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $16, SappoLodge, at Chuo-ku Minami 5-jo Higashi 1-chome 1-4 provides a restaurant, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and city views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers bicycle rental, a tour desk, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Cross Hotel Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Cross Hotel Sapporo has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and city views. The great rooms here start at $64 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Kita 2-jo Nishi 2-23. Furthermore, it also offers car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga

Kushiro, Japan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $260 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hokkaido
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga is 8.60 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and breakfast. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $260, and it's located at 4-6-10 Akanko Onsen Akan-cho. We also love the laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 226 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Mercure Hotel Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Mercure Hotel Sapporo because it has great rooms that start at $60. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 2-4 Minami 4-jo Nishi 2-chome Chuo-ku. Only 1.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Authent Hotel Otaru

Otaru, Japan
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Authent Hotel Otaru offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $70 (before taxes). It's located at 2-15-1 Inaho and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 31.9 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Nord Otaru

Otaru, Japan
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $62 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hokkaido
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 1-4-16 Ironai, Hotel Nord Otaru has great rooms from $62 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and mountain views. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 31.8 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Sapporo Grand Hotel

Sapporo, Japan
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $71 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Sapporo Grand Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $71. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at North 1, West 4. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a spa, car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Sapporo, Niseko, Otaru, Kutchan, and Noboribetsu.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Hokkaido, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Hokkaido, Best Cheap Hotels in Hokkaido, Best Luxury Hotels in Hokkaido, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Hokkaido, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Hokkaido, Best Hotels for One Week in Hokkaido, Best Hotels for One Night in Hokkaido, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Hokkaido, Best Hotels for Skiing in Hokkaido, or Best Business Hotels in Hokkaido.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Hokkaido?

Hokkaido Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$87

Travelers to Hokkaido will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 145 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $87. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Hokkaido.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $133
  • 3-star hotels: $75
  • 2-star hotels: $39


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