The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Sapporo

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan (©Y.Shimizu/©JNTO) Sapporo, Japan (©Y.Shimizu/©JNTO)

If it's your first trip to Sapporo, Japan for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Sapporo. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Sapporo. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Sapporo for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Sapporo beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Sapporo for your first trip!

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

Ibis Styles Sapporo

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $27 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sapporo
  • 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 0.5 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 service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. 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


Premier Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo

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.

A great place to stay is Premier Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo which has nice rooms starting at $35. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1-21 Minami 10 Jo Nishi 6 Chome. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, laundry services, city views, a spa, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. The room service is especially nice after a long day. 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
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


SappoLodge

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

We found SappoLodge to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $16. We loved that is has a restaurant, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and city views, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Chuo-ku Minami 5-jo Higashi 1-chome 1-4. You'll also find bicycle rental, a tour desk, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.5 km from the center of town. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price 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

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

With terrific rooms from $64, Cross Hotel Sapporo, at Kita 2-jo Nishi 2-23 provides a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and city views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too.

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


Mercure Hotel Sapporo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sapporo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Mercure Hotel Sapporo has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $60 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2-4 Minami 4-jo Nishi 2-chome Chuo-ku. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.2 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Sapporo Grand Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $71 (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.

The great guest rating of Sapporo Grand Hotel is 8.50 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $71, and it's located at North 1, West 4. We also love the a spa, car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

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


Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $47 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Pool

A cool place is Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo because it has great rooms that start at $47. It has a pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 2-1 North5 West7. Only 1.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, a spa, car rentals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental 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
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Sapporo Park Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $41 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sapporo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Sapporo Park Hotel offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $41 (before taxes). It's located at 1-1, Minami 10 Jo Nishi 3 and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a multi-lingual staff which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 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
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Emisia Sapporo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at 5-5-25 Atsubetsuchuo 2J0, Hotel Emisia Sapporo has great rooms from $46 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 9.9 km from the center of town. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

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


Sapporo Prince Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Sapporo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Sapporo Prince Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $46. Offering a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and a spa and wellness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.18 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Nishi 11, Minami 2. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a spa, car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a multi-lingual staff. It's located just 1.1 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
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


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

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


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

Sapporo Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$61

After analyzing 67 first time trip hotels in Sapporo, Japan, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $61. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Sapporo.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $102
  • 3-star hotels: $40
  • 2-star hotels: $29


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