| There are many different options for | | | | Kitanomine gondola. All rooms have ensuites with |
| accommodation in Furano to suit all budgets with | | | | a choice of Western or Japanese style rooms. |
| 6 hotels, 30 Bed and breakfasts and pensions, 10 | | | | We stayed in a Japanese room which was a bit |
| lodges and 2 backpackers located in 3 distinct | | | | hard to take sleeping on a futon on the floor |
| zones. | | | | after a day of skiing. Breakfasts are a |
| Firstly the town of Furano is a small rural town | | | | combination of Western/Japanese cuisine, but |
| with a limited amount of accommodation however | | | | they have a distinctive 'ground-hog day' feel to |
| if you are prepared to make the short daily trip | | | | them. The highlight for us was the indoor onsens, |
| to the mountain it is quite a bit cheaper than | | | | a fantastic way to start or end the day. Other |
| staying near the mountain. Keep in mind that in | | | | pluses were the easy internet access and laundry |
| Japan, you generally don't "drive up to the | | | | facilities. The only real downside to this |
| mountain", you just have to "drive across to the | | | | accommodation is the annoying bell music that |
| mountain" as the towns are generally around the | | | | wakes you up at 7am and continues until 9pm! |
| same elevation to the base of the lifts. | | | | Other options for Furano hotels include the Bell |
| The up-market New Furano Prince Hotel is at the | | | | Hills Hotel which is very close to the Kitanomine |
| base of the Furano skiing zone and is conveniently | | | | gondola, and the North Country Inn which offers |
| ski-in ski-out. It has all the facilities you'd need | | | | a lot of services including shuttle buses, but is not |
| including various restaurants, but if you don't love | | | | easy walking distance to the hill or the Kitanomine |
| the resort feel, you might get a bad case of | | | | night life. |
| cabin-fever here as it's pretty isolated and at night | | | | Tsuru offers western style self-contained |
| you will probably finding yourself on buses and in | | | | apartments is the newest Furano accommodation |
| cabs to access a variety of bars and restaurants. | | | | located just minutes from the lifts - ideal for |
| Most Furano accommodation is in the Kitanomine | | | | families & groups.Chalet Fuyuri is located only 1 |
| zone which has ease of access to a range of | | | | min walk to Kitanomine gondola. And offers 1 |
| eateries and bars, but this area has the | | | | bedroom and 2 bedroom units. Shochikubai is a |
| disadvantage that most of it is not ski-in ski-out. | | | | luxury self-contained vacation house features |
| Pension Furanui is a two and a half star European | | | | stylish contemporary Japanese decor. A lovely |
| style lodge which is a 3 minute walk to the | | | | little cottage is Snowflake. |