I loved my stay at Nest at the Trees and wish it were for longer than two nights, even if I had to lug my luggage up to the second floor (there are no lifts for all hotel rooms). The hotel is stylish and minimalist in a cosy way, and the hotel room was very spacious with a huge bed, larger than usual standard Japanese hotel bathroom, and a clever modular sofa. The desk area is a little tight, but there’s lots of space for luggage as well as a little kitchenette area complete with microwave oven and cutleries! Plus the view of Mt Yotei is fantastic, as long as it’s not covered in clouds, that is. I also liked that the hotel provided a manual on how to operate the tv, air conditioning and so on - something not typically present in hotels.
The hotel also diligently followed up with me after making our reservations and prior to checking in, and when we emailed them about being unable to eat pork and related products for breakfast (we just wanted to know if there were options we could have), we actually realised that they made sure there was no pork, bacon, ham and etc whatsoever for their small but tasty breakfast buffet spread. The local Niseko rice served with pickles and miso mackerel was so good I would have happily eaten just that. Perhaps they were able to do this...I loved my stay at Nest at the Trees and wish it were for longer than two nights, even if I had to lug my luggage up to the second floor (there are no lifts for all hotel rooms). The hotel is stylish and minimalist in a cosy way, and the hotel room was very spacious with a huge bed, larger than usual standard Japanese hotel bathroom, and a clever modular sofa. The desk area is a little tight, but there’s lots of space for luggage as well as a little kitchenette area complete with microwave oven and cutleries! Plus the view of Mt Yotei is fantastic, as long as it’s not covered in clouds, that is. I also liked that the hotel provided a manual on how to operate the tv, air conditioning and so on - something not typically present in hotels.
The hotel also diligently followed up with me after making our reservations and prior to checking in, and when we emailed them about being unable to eat pork and related products for breakfast (we just wanted to know if there were options we could have), we actually realised that they made sure there was no pork, bacon, ham and etc whatsoever for their small but tasty breakfast buffet spread. The local Niseko rice served with pickles and miso mackerel was so good I would have happily eaten just that. Perhaps they were able to do this as it’s a fairly quiet season in Niseko end of June, but it was very much appreciated.
The only issue we really had was with the washer/dryer. The room the laundry facilities are in has inadequate ventilation so it took a long time for the clothes to dry. Maybe this is something they can look into so no one hogs the dryer for too long. The bottom of the shower curtain could also use a little scrub.
Admittedly, Nest at the Trees isn’t the most central of hotels if you’re looking to have restaurants and shops a few minutes walk away, but it sits in between Niseko Village and Hirafu and if you have your own transport, getting around should be no problem.More
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