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2.5 out of 5
Pension Cotton Farm
482-2, Niseko-cho, Niseko, Hokkaido

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 56 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for one wonderful week, with 1 room for 3, and 1 double room for 1. Our hosts provided for everything, including delicious dinners, one a sushi dinner and the other a pork based dinner. Both were beautifully done and a great way to experience traditional Japanese food. As a bonus for skiiers the Inn was only about 200 yards from the Annupuri gondola and walking distance to a variety of local restaurants. A delightful experience overall.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
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This pension was a delightful find for our first trip to the Niseko ski area. It was about 200 yards from the Annupuri gondola and quad chair. Takeshi-san and Naoko-san were very gracious and helpful hosts. Breakfast (a variety, each day was different) was included and we arranged two dinners, one sushi based and the other pork based. Very enjoyable! They also have a selection of delicious homemade fruit liqueurs. Hosts also very helpful with local info and tickets. A wonderful chance to experience traditional style of small hotel snd Japanese hospitality.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Julio

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The accomodation is extremely basic, as is the food.. however the owners are lovely and the location is across the road from the Annpurri ski lifts . Overall , value for money location , dining and the people .. I would rate it a 6 out of 10.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

JoAnn

Traveled with partner
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The hosts were such nice people and made our stay very comfortable and homey. The dinner (to be booked in advance) was an amazing 5-courses of french cuisine and was a highlight...the best steak and best french onion soup I've ever had. Easy walking distance in ski boots to the gondola/quad and a few restaurants nearby to go out. It was nice that there were authentic parts of the Inn that kept a Japanese charm while making it very accommodating to tourists. I was a bit hesitant to stay on the Annupurni side away from some of the action of niseko/hirafu but was very happy with my chose to stay at Pension Cotton Farm and at Annupurni.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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very very nice
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kilty

Traveled with partner
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We loved staying at Cotton Farm. The host family cares so much about their guests and making sure that everyone is taken care of. Naoko-san really takes her time to communicate and ensure you are comfortable. Her husband cooks delicious breakfast, and gave us a ride in his personal car to the hospital when my partner broke his ankle. Michi-san is the happiest and has the sweetest smile. We also enjoyed meeting Naoko’s daughter and her husband. The facilities are clean, and we loved that the furo tub in the bathroom was very hot. There is lots of space for boards in the front area. The beds and rooms are comfy. Although the walls are a little thin, most guests are conscientious and courteous of keeping volume down. FYI, there are stairs in case you have crutches. We were VERY happy to stay here and feel grateful to have found Cotton Farm. We hope to come back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great location 50 meters to annapuri gondola , 2oo meters to bus stop . Great hosts
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasostay
I really enjoyed our stay. The hosts were very nice and friendly. They had great information on local conditions and places to go.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
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Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Randy

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An absolutely amazing stay.
The family there are amazing. They are super helpful and will go out of their way to accommodate. Reminder that Japanese customs follow set processes very closely, if you veer from the process you will not get the reception you are looking for. You can walk to the Annupuri slopes from the B&B. You can request dinner, at a cost, and must request at least 1 night ahead. You can walk from Nook Annupuri ski area and also from Annupuri northern resort (where the buses pick up)
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Janet

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Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

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Very nice
Very nice bed and breakfast right next to Annupuri. Very friendly and helpful staff. Just note that you need to check in before 8pm. If you plan on arriving later you must make arrangements well in advance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

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Great Hotel stay
This little homestay hotel was great! It was located right next to the ski lift and it was literally a one minute walk to get to the lifts! The hosts were amazing...they don’t speak much English, but they helped us out with renting our skis and snowboard which was brought to us the next morning. They also get a discount for lift tickets. Lift tickets are cash only and rentals you can use credit card. Breakfast is served every morning and the dining area is cozy and has a fireplace to warm up in. You do have to share bathroom, but they were clean. There are a few restaurants just a few doors down, the pizza place was great. On our last day when we asked them to call a taxi for us, the guy offered to drive us to the train station for free! We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Sydney

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Amazing bed & breafast near the slopes
Amazing service by the owners providing breakfast each morning. They do everything they can to ensure your stay is welcome. Traditional baths, cheap reasonable stay with minimum 2 people for Niseko accommodation. Easy access to the annupuri lifts and Niseko bus to other mountain access.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Relaxing stay close to ski hill
We had a lovely few days staying at Pension Cotton Farm and skiing in the Niseko area. The owners are extremely helpful and friendly, organizing lift passes and dinner for us on several occasions. It's a beautiful large house only a couple of minutes walk from the Annupuri gondola and we'll definitely come back on future trips to Niseko.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Tim, New Zealand

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Perfectly located for the Annupuri Slopes
A very friendly, family run pension less than 50m walk from the slopes at Annupuri, and just a bit further from the Shuttle Bus and Chitose airport stops. I don’t think there is a better location in Annupuri. Hosts really go out of the way to ensure everyone has a pleasant stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Claire, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Confortable pension by the Annapuri gondola
Owners were very friendly and always trying to help for bookings, questions, suggestions on where to go. The pension is in a quiet street very very close to the ski fields and 3 min walk to the gondola. Annapuri resort is very nice and plenty to ski for a few days. If you want to ski on the whole mountain, you can too with resorts connecting at the top of the mountain. There is also a free shuttle bus which stops very close to the pension. Same stop is used by buses connecting to airport.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

aly, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy family run Japanese hostel
Hosts were really warm and hospitable and the room was small but cosy. It did serve our purpose well overall and we enjoyed our stay very much. Shared bathroom facilities are Japanese style (google for more info) so that’s something you might want to note.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

J, Sydney

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Homely accommodation very close to the ski fields
The accommodation is run by a small family who are responsible for all aspects of accommodation. They are very friendly and will try their utmost hardest to help you with any queries even with the limited English they speak (which doesn't impede communication). The environment is shows its age but is still very clean, cozy and comfortable. I would definitely recommend people to come stay at this accommodation if you were looking for somewhere to stay in Annupuri.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Excellent welcome in a fantastic pension, would highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Nativenzhippo, NZ

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Next to the Gondola, very helpful owners, great!
Pension Cotton Farm is a 2 min walk from the Annupuri Gondola, the rooms were spacious, the beds were comfortable and warm, breakfast was included and delicious, has its own small baths down stairs, great for relaxing after being on the slopes. Spacious dining room with a warm fire if you want to sit and chat or hang out. Hosts were very helpful, they don't speak much English but they try very hard. They gave us advice on places to go, discount coupons for the ski field and local onsens, even dropped us off at the bus stop on our way home. Several dining options nearby (frying pan next door was delicious but make a reservation). If you want to drink locally there is a bar three properties down. They have an 11pm curfew so if you are wanting to party in Hirafu late into the night, this is the wrong place for you. If you are looking for the best skiing/snowboarding, its perfect.

10/10 Excellent

Skidadle9683, aus

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Great traditional pension close to slopes
Everything was great 2min walk to the slopes at Annapuri and you're treated extremely well. The owners speak little English and the early curfew (11pm) are the only down sides here. Well worth a stay.

10/10 Excellent

Leo, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice bed and breakfast close to skiing resort
Very nice place that is walking distance from the Annupuri skiing resort. The owners are really helpful. Even though they speak limited English, just as others have mentioned, they still try their very best to help us out in every way. They recommended a ski rental service that delivered to the pension, and provided discount for ski pass. The breakfast was delicious. A lot of homemade items that you can tell is made with heart. The room does not include your own bathroom, and you have to share a showering facility that is Japanese style. Even though all the rooms were filled when we were staying, we did not have to wait a long line for shower. Overall a pleasant stay that we would definitely come back to when we come skiing next time.

8/10 Good

Rich

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Lovely Pension right by the slopes
Our hosts were amazing throughout our stay, they were always to hand to ask any questions and couldn't do enough to help sort out queries and helping us rent ski equipment for our stay. Would stay again, definitely!

10/10 Excellent

jonathan, Australia

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Excellent location friendly hosts
We had a pleasant stay here. The hosts were very nice and friendly. They even helped us arranged transportation to our next destination. The location is exceptional just a few minutes away from the Annapuri ski area. Breakfast was nice, very nutritious.

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, HK

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Niseko ski trip
owners are hospitable and helpful. lady owner will try her best to help despite her lack of English proficiency. absolute Japanese experience. place was very clean, cosy, warm. wifi was quick. shower is Japanese bath, which water I suspect is drawn from the base of the mountain, thus very rejuvenating. breakfast every morning was sumptuous, enough to pack your stomach up to a full day of skiing. location unbeatable, literally at the doorstep of the base of annupuri.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Great b 'n' b.
Very close to the slopes. They are very nice, friendly and helpful if you need anything. Rooms are very comfortable and facilities great. Not much to fault at all. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Pension close to gondola run by friendly family
Nice pension close to gondola that is run by friendly family. Rooms are clean and of decent size. Excellent breakfast

8/10 Good

Gabriele , London

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Decent Ryokan very near Niseko Annapuri lifts
The Roykan has very friendly owners that speak some English. They do good breakfast and excellent dinners. The hotel is located on a very nice street in the small and quiet Annapuri village of the United Niseko ski area. It is 2min walking to the lifts. The rooms have an 80s charm like many ryokans on Hokkaido but the location, food and friendly owners make up for that.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Nice pension close to gondola.
Awesome place. Awesome owners. Awesome breakfast. Awesome location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Nice family pension 1 min walk to the gondola
The place was awesome, the owners were awesome, and location was awesome.

8/10 Good

Robert, Lincoln, NE

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Nice place
It is a nice little B&B but the language barrier was a bit of a problem. I will return. There is a great buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the very nearby Grand Northern Resort.

8/10 Good

Daniel, Stockholm, Sweden

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Super friendly pension next to lift
Had a great stay during Christmas 2014 when snowfall was around the clock for our three days.

10/10 Excellent

KUAN-YIN

Traveled with family
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老闆很親切，幫我們安排雪具（高級雪具品質不錯）、接送和幫我們聯絡我們掉在巴士上的包包。
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mattias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly
Great hostel for skiers looking for a nice clean pleasant and convenient stay in Annupuri
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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オーナーを始めスタッフは皆親切で、様々な相談に乗ってもらえます。外国人の方々は夜は外食されるそうですが、口コミ通り宿の夕食は美味しく、滞在中一度は試されることをお勧めします。
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leif

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Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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還會在去住
老闆娘非常熱心 晚餐直接吃民宿的餐點 價格實惠
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

CK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Host is very nice and proactive. Breakfast is delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

MEGUM I

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築年数は、25年？くらいかと思うのですが、部屋、廊下など綺麗にお掃除されて過ごしやすかったです。 近場に色々な温泉もあり(割引券も置いてありました)立地的にも分かりやすい場所です
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

keith, hk

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Near ski area
Hotel is very close to the ski place. Host is good. Breakfast is included . And very reasonable price too!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

WAN CHI

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly NOT recommended
Unfriendly and unhelpful. Refused to provide any solutions when you need help. Rigid and unresponsive, hard to contact and never reply my emails. So disappointed about this hotel in Niseko.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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離Annupuri雪場很近
早餐好吃，房間乾淨。主人服務很好，還會幫忙預約交通。 離Annupuri gondola只有幾分鐘的路程。 缺點就是房內空間較小， 勉強可以打開行李箱。
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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讓人有家的感覺
距離雪場非常近，步行就可以抵達，老闆娘可以用一些英文溝通，會設法貼心的讓你理解對話內容，也可以跟老闆買到折扣的纜車票，還有免費外送的雪具租借服務。我們還去了老闆推薦的餐廳，甚至幫我們訂位。記得要拿民宿提供的附近溫泉泡湯折價卷，幾乎是一半的價格就可以泡到很棒的溫泉。如果有機會再訪二世谷，一定會再去～