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The room is spacious. We came here for my kid to join the ski training. But a bit disappointed with lack of facilities for beginner, maybe because it was the end of season that some courses are closed. The expensive private English Instructor is not so good at training, just stayed on the slope and try and try and walk back up the slope top, wasting time, energy and made no improvement. Did not encourage my kid much finally. The Great experience was to go to top of the mountain. View is stunnningly beautiful with powder snow and playing snow sled. Just remember to arrange enough time to drive from Chitose Airport to Furano. We started driving from Sapporo at 9pm and encountered big snowing that restricted our speed and we could not see the front, and not car passed by, really worried at that time. Finally we made it to the hotel after 12am. Overall is good and recommended.

Designed by a famous Japanese architect, the hotel is stylish, modern and very appealing. The lobby is very welcoming, and although quite a compact hotel, it doesn't feel cramped. Similarly, the rooms are well designed such that there is no wasted space. Though the room we had (double bed) was compact, it was not too cramped. The glass 'window' from bathroom to bedroom made it more spacious. There is a bath area at level 1 - not a true onsen, but a hot Japanese bath. Great for soaking in after hitting the slopes - if it's not too crowded, as it is very small! If you have it to yourself, it's a treat. The location is a good selling point - as you step out of the JR Furano station, it is just literally on the right (or when you drop off a bus from Sapporo). Very useful when lugging wheelie luggage through snow (Furano has lots of it)! Our stay includes breakfast, a choice of Japanese or Western style. Both are very good - not buffet, so more civilised. A good hotel, for a price. The only draw back is that it is a bus ride from the ski slopes of Kitanomine or Furano, and those buses are limited (e.g. only one bus in the morning leaves from the JR train station at 8.10am sharp; the next bus is in the afternoon). However, being located at the Furano town, dining options are good.

Although hotel is not very new but it is very warmth & comfortable. However my encounter with the hotel reception was not pleasant! Felt that the person who attend to us is not too friendly . There is no smile on his face ( May be he is too tire as worked for a day ) or is a bad day for him ! Hotel was very thoughtful. Upon check in they allow u to choose yr own comfortable pillow . It is very important for travellers as most of the time hotel pillow are too soft & we always have stiff neck after using hotel pillow! Overall the stay in this hotel I will give a 4.5 stars . The only disappointment that I have is the personal touch by the reception. It made my family felt not welcome as the person who attend to us is not friendly at all . Maybe he don’t welcome Chinese . There is no smile on his face & make us felt so uneasy to be served by him . Few attempts when approach reception their body language don’t show any warmth to attend to us ! Overall this is what make us not to choo

We were impressed in many aspects of Fresh Powder. One, the manager was very hospitable and provided us with a helpful orientation of the apartment facilities, including waste separation rules, which are strict in Furano. We also got great transportation & dining tips from him. The apartment made us felt like home because it has a full kitchen and bathroom, complete with washing machine. This is a luxury compared to all the other typical accommodations in Japan we have been to. The only drawback would be the slight distance from JR station, which we use as a connecting point to visit other attractions on the area. There is a local Lavender Bus but it does not run as frequently as we would have liked. But I would still say that the pluses outweigh the minus, for sure.

Though it is an average 3* hotel, the service rendered by the receptionist was 1st class. My wife was involved with a cycling accident, she helped us with the communication with the hospital involved, due our language barrier. She was very kind and patience with us through out. From both my wife and myself we like to sincerely thanks her, so sorry we didn't know her name though, she is the elderly lady receptionist. Here again we like to sincerely thanks her.

This hotel is perched on top of a hill, overlooking a vast lavender farm (covered in snow during winter). The onsen (multiple indoor & outdoor) is huge with sauna. The onsen is very popular with locals (ticket machine), keeping the onsen really busy ... limited number of Japanese room accommodation. We did not order meals because it was an easy drive down to Furano town, where there are lots of eateries options. The Furano locality map with lists of eateries and attractions is really handy. Search Yelp for great food recommendations - curry, ramen, soba!