Dai-Ichi Takimotokan

We stayed here for one night in the South Building, a Japanese style superior room. Overall, I would recommend this to someone who's wanting to experience all that Noboribetsu has to offer in one resort and doesn't mind some level of commercialisation at the expense of foregoing some Japanese Ryokan authenticity. This resort is staffed by a lot of foreigners, and they have clear signage and instructions in different languages for foreigners. Some complain of the rude service here but I think it's reciprocal - if you treat others with respect, you receive respect in return. They also took the opportunity to maximise profits by offering extras / additional experience at a cost, which is not necessarily a bad thing as you just decide if you want to pay extra or not for extra experience. The highlight was obviously the Grand Bath, which is massive. It was crowded when we stayed here but still manageable. Lots of options and magnificent view. We wanted Kaiseki style meals but as it was the New Year Eve, we had to settle for buffet meals for both dinner and breakfast. But they did make a mini Vegetarian set for us as we couldn't enjoy a lot of the dinner dishes. The futon was just so comfortable! We slept like babies throughout the night. Otherwise, the room itself was clean and spacious.

The place is huge, close to the main tourist street and a short walk to the bus stop and the valley. Breakfast and dinner buffets were massive, so many options to choose from and everything was very delicious. There's a ramen restaurant which was pretty good too. Their onsen bath was massive with so many nice pools, my skin feels so much smoother after the bath.

Awesome hotel. You can see the valley from hot spring area. Its hot spring is very spacious. It has indoor and outdoor. It even has a warm water swimming pool with very long water slide. The dinner buffet is awesome. Good food and large variety.

Japanese style hotel, very clean and neat. The onsen is great. Spacious and the onsen water is full of sulphur.

It was a popular hotel with great teams of staff members. from the photo albums on the hallway you can tell the hotel has been in operation for decades with good local reputation. The breakfast had a wide range of selection. The onsen had outdoor facility which was great when it was snowing around you. overall it was a great experience.

Staying in here for 2nd time already. This hotel is the one nearest to Noboribetsu Jigokudani. The facilities and food are great. I like their room in main building more.