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Place is awesome. Really easy for late check in. Great to post up for a few nights and wait to score some good weather and pow at asahidake. Great kitchen and lounge space to cook and meet other shredders. Bring some food with you before you head into the national park , not much to eat.

Get off at the hot spring entrance and cross the road. Returning to the opposite side of the road, you can also ask the hotel to send to the departure station. Very old spa hotel, the room is generally clean and tidy, there is nothing to Tao, Japanese style bed is made of rubber mattress praise! Dinner and breakfast are Japanese, and the season is not right, I don’t have the legendary honeydew melon, but the sugared tomato fried chicken is delicious! Feeding and feeding! Dessert homemade pudding is also delicious for fried chicken! ! Breakfast is a semi-self-service offering fresh egg bibimbap and natto, as well as vegetables. Yuantang must go to the bubble, and the steaming bubble is exhausted. The open-air hot springs of the museum are not open to the public in the winter. The service is super good, and I offered to send us to the cable car station. It is all the Japanese. Only one little brother speaks English.

After getting caught in a real downpour at the top of the ropeway, I really appreciated the onsen. The gentlemen at the front desk, who seems to be there 16 hours a day, couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. For a buffet, which I tend not to like, this one was pretty good. There are not a lot of options in Asahidake, but you can be very happy here.

We wanted to hike to Mt. Asahidake during the Koyo (Fall foliage) season, and among the properties at the base of the mountain, La Vista Daisetsuzan appeared to be the highest end accommodation in the area. Both the outside and inside of the lodge are charming and rustic in appearance, but are definitely showing clear signs of age and wear. In fact, while taking a dip in the communal Onsen (natural hot springs) bath, I overheard two men remarking how the place was ”boro boro” (Japanese for ”really worn down.”) Thankfully, we were relieved to find that La Vista Daisetsuzan was at least quite clean, and did not exhibit the old, moldy smell that is commonplace in older properties. And the dining room seems to have been renovated - we enjoyed our dinner here (more on that in a moment.) We stayed in their ”Luxury Room,” the highest category unit that was a relatively spacious 56m² open-plan Junior Suite. Other rooms on premises are quite a bit smaller, but people used to staying in standard rooms at Marriott-class properties will be more than satisfied with these room types. La Vista Daisetsuzan has a communal, gender-segregated Onsen on site - there is both an indoor and open-air outdoor bath, which is appreciated, especially in the Winter months, given that you'll want to warm up in the indoor bath before jumping into the outdoor one. While we did not have breakfast at the property (we wanted to get an early start on our hike, and we're glad that we did - the sky is more clear and there are less crowds), we had the French-Japanese dinner. To say that the meal exceeded our expectations would be an understatement. We're in Hokkaido, and an hour from the nearest city (Asahikawa), yet every dish was creative, beautifully presented and a feast for the eyes and palate. Everything - from the tuna tartare to the mini quiche to the Foie Gras to the al dente pasta with mushrooms and broccoli - was a highlight. The only serving that did not hit the spot was the main (ocean-) fish dish. The fish was hard and dry - when you're in the center of Hokkaido, perhaps they should focus on other ingredients, or at least serve fish that are fine frozen (like Tuna) or that come from the nearby rivers or lakes. Overall, if we were to make a return trip to the area, we would be more than fine with staying again at La Vista Daisetsuzan. In no way is this a destination unto itself, but if our short but pleasant stay is any indication, it's a very solid higher-end option in Daisetsuzan. It definitely blows away the vast majority of lodges in U.S. National Parks, that's for sure!

We are traveling by car, with a remote location and plenty of parking spaces. Shoes need to be removed before entering the entire hotel. Please prepare 100 yen, which is refundable. Hot spring storage also costs 100 yen, which is refundable. Breakfast and dinner are also eaten in the restaurant, and the portions are very sufficient. The room is very big. It feels good to be out in the open air and windy.

I didn’t look at the map carefully when I made the reservation. It was a place with no clue of where to go.