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Moiwa Lodge

2.0 star property
Ski-in, ski-out mountain lodge near Niseko Annupuri offers winter adventure with arcade games, nearby trails, and helpful staff for planning daily excursions

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Moiwa Lodge - Hostel is in the mountains near Niseko Annupuri Ski Area, offering ski-in/ski-out access. Enjoy the arcade/game room or explore trails with the free ski shuttle. Helpful staff assists with tour tickets and concierge services, while free WiFi keeps everyone connected.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Laundry room
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Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the train station and bus station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 2 per cent for credit card payments
The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (7:00 AM - 10:00 AM) and Monday - Sunday (3:30 PM - 10:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100-10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately JPY 2000 for adults and from JPY 1500 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: JPY 7000 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: JPY 6000 (one-way), (from 3 to 11 years old)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 per cent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
A car is not required for transport to and from this property

Frequently asked questions

Is Moiwa Lodge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Moiwa Lodge ?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Moiwa Lodge ?

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Moiwa Lodge ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM. Late checkout is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Moiwa Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 6:30 AM-8:30 PM at scheduled times. A fee of JPY 7000 per person applies.

Where is Moiwa Lodge located?

Located in the mountains, this slopeside Niseko hostel offers ski-in/ski-out access within 2 mi (3 km) of Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort, Niseko Annupuri Gondola and Niseko Annupuri International Ski Area. Niseko Takahashi Dairy Farm and Shikotsu-Toya National Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).

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Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 37 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome ski lodge/hostel! Will definitely be back! Awesome vibes, great space, good breakfast
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is so awesome here. The owners and staff are so helpful with everything and genuinely awesome! Location is perfect and quiet and beautiful. I’m sure I’ll be back again
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Romina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner is amazing and went out of his way to help me find a lost necklace. Thank you Dirk.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Everyone was nice and the man at the bar was great! We even bought one of his crafted lamps. The only issue was on the first night, after a lot of travel, the shower ran out of hot water. It was back on the next night but that was not fun.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful lodge and location. Staff were friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it to others.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location for skiing; unreliable taxi access

Friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable lodge. The bed was a bit dusty near the pillow and I have allergies. One suggestion I’d like to make is allow guests to sign up for a group evening shuttle at a certain time to nearby restaurants (for a fee) and then back at a certain time. Seems most meals in restaurants take 2 hours. It’s nice to try out different restaurants after a day of skiing and it’s a bummer when taxis take over an hour wait and charges 10,000 yen from Moiwa to Hirafu because they have to send a car from Kutchan. A twice-a-week free evening shuttle isn’t enough when some restaurants aren’t near Hirafu.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good

not the best location but a cozy place with helpful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and nice cottage for family stay near ski resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
とても良かったです。また行きたいです
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

Brant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Far and away

It is jus so far removed from everything and since they have you they charge you a pretty penny for everything. For example they charged 600 yen for a beer and said it a great deal. You can buy the same beer at a nicer hotel lobby down the street for 270 yen. Its a nice place if you want to be away from everything and have little access to anything else.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

4/10 Poor

masa

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
仕事泊まったので夜寝るだけだった。 外国語がダメで勝手がわからず苦労した。
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location, great views, thin walls

Great lodge, very comfortable. Walls are thin, so be prepared to hear everything your guests do, but a great location for access to moiwa.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

ka hung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

二世古滑雪自由行

旅館員工服務態度親切到位，酒店環境舒適 ，接駁巴士方便地送你到滑雪場滑雪，旅館早餐美味，晚餐也有驚喜，旅館附近溫泉地點也很近，浸完溫泉步行10分鐘也可回到旅館， 整體上都十分滿意，下次有機會都會再次選擇入住。
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home for ski vacation

We had the best stay at Moiwa lodge and when we come back (not if) would not consider staying anywhere else. The staff were fantastic, the rooms were perfectly warm and cozy and it felt like coming home each day after an adventure. The staff were also very helpful in recommending local attractions such as onsens and what resort would be best to ski each day.
Verified

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Cozy with a warm and friendly staff

Great skiing to be had at Moiwa, if you don't like crowds. Super friendly and helpful staff. Cozy atmosphere, and very friendly people. Food offered was good, and a great little bar. Would recommend having a car though if you are going to stay here and want to see other parts of Niseko. Moiwa is a little bit far removed from the other resorts of Niseko United. They do offer shuttles to the skiing but if you miss them or just want to pop over to Hirafu one evening it is going to be 4000 yen each way for a taxi.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good value for what you paid for.

1) The lodge is far from town or any amenities. The nearest convenient store is about 20 minutes walk to One Niseko Tower Hotel where it has a tiny convenient store located at the hotel lobby. 2) The lodge provides pick up in limited spots, so have to arrange pick up-drop up prior to your arrival. 3) Staff are all very friendly and speak wonderful English. 4) The lodge is nearby a chairlift to Annupuri - which is good. 5) The room is too cold, fortunately the blanket is thick enough to keep me warm through the night. 6) The wash basin area is without heating. Too cold. 7) There's a bar and a restaurant inside the lodge. Serve western breakfast only as I didn't see any Japanese style food being displayed. 8) Some guests are noisy and loud. Bring ear plugs. 9) Spacious common area with a great view. Weak wi-fi tho. 10) Affordable and nice outdoor hot spring resort nearby. Entrance fee only costs 800 yen. Good value.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great proximity to Moiwa

The staff does a tremendous job to make you feel welcomed and truly cares about their guests.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unpretentious comfortable stay at Moiwa Lodge

Moiwa Lodge is an unpretentious old-style ski lodge. There's nothing fancy about the facility, but the atmosphere is magical. The staff are cheerful, knowledgeable and passionate about skiing/riding the Moiwa area. The rooms are spartan and the showers shared, but you're not there to spend time in your room. Hanging out in the common areas and bar interacting with the staff and other guests will make the stay memorable. Oh, and did I mention the skiing? Powderific!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

国内なのに海外。英語堪能な方にオススメ。

近隣のリゾートホテルに宿泊する外国人の友人のコンダクターとして滞在。 (シャワーはそちらのホテルで借りてるので未評価) 朝ごはんのスクランブルエッグとベーコン、パンが海外の朝食をそのままに再現していて、これが病みつきになり、リゾートホテル側へ移る勧誘も有ったがそのまま滞在。 三階建の山小屋風外観が気分を盛り上げ、必要充分な施設と自分を待ってるかのようなベッドがまるで我が家のようでした。 海外のドミトリーほどオープンではないし、カーテンを締めれば個人の空間が確保されるので5日間の滞在もストレス無しで過ごせました。 スタッフさんも日本語が喋れる方もほぼ常時？1人はあるようなのでここら辺に滞在したい場合はお勧めの宿になります。
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Moiwa Lodge

Absolutely fantastic stay at Moiwa Lodge. Great people and atmosphere and the staff (Satski and Todd) are great. Very helpful and relaxed.
Verified

8/10 Good

Marine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Moiwa lodge a place to share

Great stay except the drunk And noisy Guy during the night
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Moiwa lodge stay

Lovely stay at Moiwa Lodge. The owner and staff were lovely and extremely helpful and organised everything for us. Great skiing right on the doorstep.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

夏の利用もおすすめです。

スキー場のゲレンデから徒歩数分の好立地ですが、我々は夏の利用だったため、そこはあまり関係ありませんでしたが、道路からの入り口がちょっとわかりにくく、未舗装でやや荒れていたためバイクでの出入りは多少気を使いました。ロッジは8人まで宿泊可能（料金は人数関係ない）で、2Fは複数に別れたベッドルームだった。ベッドの足側が屋根の低いところにかかるため、寝ているときに膝を立たせると柱に当たりいたかった（笑）。室内は清潔で居心地もよかったが、8人用とするならばユニットバスは改善してほしいポイント。あと外国人の利用がほとんどのせいなのか、食器は多数あるものの箸がなかった。いろいろ気になったところを書きましたが、概ね満足しています。
Verified

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great place to stay

Great place to stay with really helpful and super-friendly staff. Great social spaces upstairs to meet people and chat about skiing/snow conditions etc. Location is great for skiing Mt. Moiwa but things can be tricky if you want to go for a meal in Hirafu. Stayed in a 12 person dorm, which was a bit busy during peak season (but at least it wakes you up for the morning skiing!). I'd definitely stay there again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tommi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Taatusti uudestaan.

Ei luxusta, mutta aivan huippu jos ja kun haluaa hiihtaa. Kansainvalinen ymparisto, henkilokunta huippumukava.