Hanazono · Winter only
Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko
Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko is a hotel in Hanazono. Guests score it 9.7 out of 10 across 32 reviews, rating cleanliness highest at 10 (read 2026-09-09). It has a natural hot spring on site. Like most of Niseko, it is a winter property and does not open in summer.
Brand new for Winter 2025-2026. A collection of 87 meticulously designed rooms & suites, taking in the panoramic natural splendor of Niseko.
- Among the cheapest quarter of places in Hanazono.
- A modest number of reviews — enough to say something, not enough for the score to be settled.
- Closed in summer — as is everything else in Hanazono.
Where it is
- Area
- Hanazono
- Type
- hotel
Season and price
- Season
- Winter only
- Quoted at peak
- ¥568,100 (~$3,596) for five nights About ¥113,620 (~$719) a night, read 2026-09-09. Prices are a five-night peak-season quote divided by five, read on the date shown on each page. They are not a nightly rate, and they are not what you will be quoted for your dates. Dollar figures are approximate, at ¥158 to the dollar.
- Photos on the OTA
- 83
The bath
The facility list records a natural hot spring. That means naturally heated mineral water rather than a heated shared bath — the distinction that disappears when a listing translates both as "spa". How to read onsen listings
Before you book
Drawn from what the record actually shows about this property — not from staying here. Where the data says nothing, neither do we.
- 01 Winter only — it does not take summer bookings
Booking sites show summer dates here as unavailable, which reads like a demand problem and is a season problem. If you are travelling outside the snow season, start elsewhere.
- 02 No ski drying room is listed
The Japanese listing records in-house facilities item by item, and a drying room is not among them here. Over a week of deep snow that is the difference between dry boots and wet ones, so worth confirming rather than assuming.
- 03 Check-in is not until 15:00
Most flights into New Chitose land in the morning, which leaves a gap at the end of the transfer with luggage and skis. Ask whether bags can be left before check-in — many places allow it and almost none say so on the booking page.
- 04 A large building — 87 rooms
Size decides the morning: breakfast service, the lift queue outside the door and the wait for a shuttle all scale with it. It also usually means an English-speaking desk and a proper ski room, which smaller places cannot always offer.
- 05 Only 32 reviews stand behind the score
A high score across a small sample moves easily. Weight it less than the same score across several hundred stays, and read the individual reviews rather than the number.
Practical details
- Rooms
- 87
- Check-in
- from 15:00
- Check-out
- by 11:00
- Parking
- On site
Recorded from the Rakuten Travel listing, read 2026-09-10. Times and facilities change without notice — the booking page is what binds.
What is there
- Restaurant
- Top-floor lounge
- Bar lounge
- Large communal bath
- Sauna
- Open-air bath
- Non-smoking rooms
- Vending machines
- Self-service laundry (free)
- Treatment salon
- Television
- Satellite TV
- Telephone
- Wi-Fi
- Tea server
- Kettle
- Tea set
- Refrigerator
- Hair dryer
As listed on Rakuten Travel, read 2026-09-10. Only items we could translate exactly are shown, so this is not the full list.
What guests rate
- Cleanliness
- 10
- Facilities
- 9.9
- Comfort
- 9.8
Scores read 2026-09-09. They move.
On the map
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What is around it
These are the fixed points of the valley, not distances from this door — we do not hold coordinates for individual properties and will not estimate them.
- Niseko Annupuri
- Hanazono is the northern face of the same mountain.
- Mount Yōtei
- Visible across the valley.
- Kutchan Station
- The nearest railway station, in Kutchan town.
- New Chitose Airport
- The airport almost everyone arrives through.
- Official site
- chaletivy.com
Questions
- Is Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko open in summer?
- No. It is a winter property. Most of Niseko closes outside the ski season, and booking sites show those dates as sold out rather than saying the place is shut.
- Does Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko have an onsen?
- Its facility list records a natural hot spring. Whether the bath is open to non-staying visitors, and whether it runs year-round, varies by property — check directly if it matters.
- Does Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko have its own website?
- Yes — chaletivy.com. Booking direct is sometimes cheaper than through a platform, and the property's own site is the only place its policies are stated first-hand.
- How much does Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko cost?
- It sits in the ¥¥ band — ¥60,000–120,000 a night at peak (read 2026-09-09). Rates move with the season and with how far ahead you book, so treat the band as the shape rather than the number and check live rates.
- What do guests complain about at Chalet Ivy Weiss, Niseko?
- Its lowest published sub-score is comfort at 9.8, against 10 for cleanliness (read 2026-09-09). On a ten-point scale a low sub-score is relative rather than damning, but it is where the criticism concentrates.