JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo

Centrally located + huge soaking spa Convenient location right off the Japanese Railroad Station and connected to a huge mall with shops and restaurants. We rented a car for our ski trip in Hokkaido and Sapporo as a side trip. The hotel is centrally located among commercial and business district. The larger seafood market is only about over 10 minuets drive. We had a deluxe twin bed room on executive floor. It has a grand view of Sapporo, with miles of city views and distant mountains right in front of us. However, the size of the room and bathrooms are quite modest and the room dates itself. We find Japanese mattresses tend to be on the harder side compared with the US standard, but are still fine for us. The generously heated toilet seat is something we really ook forward to coming back from a cold winter night. :-) On the facility side, everyone has to squeeze in at least 1 hour for the soaking spa at the hotel. It's gender specific and charges a very small daily fee. The soaking spa is such a culture experience, unique to most east Asian countries/regions, including northeast China region, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. It is a must experience for women and men of all ages who travel to these countries. JR's spa facility is slightly dated, but made up for it with its multiple soaking pools with varying tempretures, a water massage pool, and an extremely hot sauna and a steam room. You do need to prepare for and respect the tradition of entering the spa with your skin only. One gets used to it very quickly, I promise. :-) Pay a little extra for a full body scrub right in the facility. Simply heavenly.

Amazing breakfast with an incredible view. Had a wonderful view from the room and the staff was gracious and professional. Enjoyed massage at the spa which was reasonably priced. Location was excellent - extremely conveniently connected to the train station with access to loads of food and shopping as well as easy access to the airport train. Highly recommend and would stay there again if in Sapporo.

The hotel was in a very central location. It is walking distance, less than 5 minutes to the subway stations and also JR Sapporo station. You can take the airport express which stops at JR Sapporo station but we decided to take a taxi from the airport. We went via the highway so it costs a little more because of toll charges. In total we paid about 16,500 yen and it took about 1 hour. Room we booked was their basic room so was about 24-25sqm. We only stayed 1 night as we travelled to Hakodate the next day. check-in process was smooth. Wifi strength was good and we were able to completely open a large luggage in the room. One thing that was good was the various bathroom accessories they provided. We arrived for breakfast, the next day at about 7.50am and were shocked to see many people waiting for breakfast also. We were given a number and had to wait about 25min before we were assigned a table but I have to say, they were very organised when it came to managing the breakfast crowd. Breakfast was decent but was quite surprised it wasn't as much I would expect for a 5-star hotel. You are given 1 hour to eat during breakfast. It was a good stay and the best part was its proximity to malls and the JR Sapporo station.

The room was a bit small but the view totally makes up for the size. Breakfast was good with plenty of variety. Location of restaurant on 35th floor was marvelous with great view of the city. Staffs were friendly and helpful. The hotel is situated at the end of Sapporo Station which made traveling easy either with train, bus or cab.

Convenient Location. Walking distance to Nijo Market, Ohori Park, Sapporo Tower, Hokkaido Univerity, Hokkaido Botanical Gardens, and much much more. Easy access for subways and trains. Exceptional Buffet Breakfast. Not only was the food exceptional but the views of Sapporo from the breakfast venue was fabulous. Hotel Staff very very attentive.