Hotels in Otaru with sea view​

"Do NOT choose this hotel for skiing!! Unless it's half the price during the same period, I'll never pick this place again. Prioritize other hotels with shuttle buses to Otaru Station. First, the location: This is Otaru-Chikko Station, two stops away from Otaru Station. The nearest convenience store is a 10-minute walk outside. Although there's a mall downstairs, its operating hours are 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, which is the only time you can use the indoor passage. Most restaurants close around 7 PM, so it's really inconvenient to find food after skiing. Second, it's really old! The carpet in my room type was dirty, the bed was rock hard, and the pillow felt like a worn-out cotton pillow – small and flat. The worst part is that after sleeping, my head developed small bumps and became very itchy!! I don't know if it was fleas, but it made me scratch my head for the next few days. The hygiene is truly concerning. This hotel has no coin-operated washing machines or laundry rooms, only individual dry cleaning, which is very expensive. This is super inconvenient for skiers staying for an extended period. frankly, the only good thing about this hotel is the room size; everything else is a huge letdown."

"Special thanks to Richard and Ms. Zhou for their hospitality. From the beginning, Mr. Li was renovating his own courtyard on the second floor. When he saw me, he asked me ”hello, is that you?”. My luck started. He also picked flowers for me, borrowed a charging cable, and prepared breakfast. This morning, Ms. Zhou invited me into the house for coffee☕️. I drank more than one cup. It felt like home. I felt very lucky. Soon after I checked in yesterday afternoon, they drove by. Took me to Otaru. I saved the time waiting for the bus. So I had plenty of time to visit Tengu👺 Mountain. Mr. Li and Ms. Zhou kept introducing me to scenic spots and transportation precautions ⚠️ Thanks again. Next time is when winter comes. Now I have boarded the ship from Tomakomai to Oarai🛥️"

"Positive: 1. Great Location decent size room with double sized beds with big space to move around compare to most other Japanese hotel 2. love the indoor parking at basement garage, especially during winter no snow cleaning required every morning. Negative: 1. lift is out of service, very inconvenient for people with big luggage, had to carry all the way up to the 3rd Floor. 2. Fake carpets on stairs, almost tripped over couple of times. 3. Owner never responds when assistance needed, upon on check-in, the pin code been given is useless because the room door are always unlocked, actual key is placed on the table in the room. Tried to contact the owner via WeChat WhatsApp line phone calls none of above responded, just seemed like the hotel is unmanned the whole time. 4. Had a little incident one morning where one of the guest parked his car right front of the parking garage door, which blocked my way out, again had to contact the owner, never responded, got no choice but to contact police for help."

"Great location, nestled halfway up the mountain with beautiful views. The hotel service is excellent, offering pickup and drop-off at Otaru Station. The room also has a hot spring bath."

"We had such wonderful  time during our stay. The hotel is very clean and provided everything you need."

"We rented a room and arrived at Ginrinso. They came running to help us with our luggage in 2 minutes and gave us warm hospitality from the moment we checked in. The kaiseki was really good, and the accommodations were also really nice. Personally, I think the night view of Otaru is the best at Ginrinso. The hospitality is so good that I wonder if it's okay. It's a bit pricey, but I highly recommend it. You can enjoy Japanese hospitality, delicious kaiseki, and see Otaru and the ocean all at once. I will visit again next year."

"It was one of the best accommodations in my travel life :)"