Boken Kazoku

Hostel is about 10 minutes drive from Hirafu resort and 25 minutes from Niseko. There are 7:30 and 8:15 shuttles provided by the hostel to Hirafu and 16:30 return shuttle which does not make much sense for people staying for evening skiing. Host was kind enough to pick us up from Hirafu on the arrival day, but it seems to be a norm in the area.

Common areas are extremely cold. Host could put more effort into bringing coziness and cleanness to the place. Room is full of stinky bugs, heated with the heater which requires 10-15 minutes to warm up the space. There’s a small restaurant in the facility which comes handy at times, but extremely overpriced for the quality they provide. Really poor experience compared to other hostels in the area for the same price.

The staff was amazing, they were always available to help you with anything you needed. The free Shuttle in the morning that dropped us off to ski / snowboard and then pick us up in the afternoon amazing ✨2 min walk to bus stop. thank you so much for everything.

Absolutely wonderful hosts, extremely welcoming and friendly! We had a problem with our car battery and Anan helped us jump-start the car at 6:30 AM. Can't recommend this place enough, lovely people!! Will definitely come back here when I visit again.

We loved our stay at Boken. The converted schoolhouse is such a charming building and Mr Anan's warm hospitality made us feel right at home. We especially enjoyed the comforting, home cooked dinners and the onsen bus that the hostel runs every evening. The location is a little ways from the ski resorts and the public bus isn't great, but we just made sure to catch the daily transfer to and from Boken. Overall, we couldn't have asked for a better base for our little ski holiday.

The hostel has a lovely, homely atmosphere. The staff are kind and accommodating. It's a great place for meeting people. The food is great and reasonably priced. The shuttle buses to and from the mountain are perfect, as well as the Onsen trips.

It's far from the main town so don't stay here if you want to be in the hustle and bustle. It's also quite cold as it's a large, old building.

Beds were very hard but nice warm duvets. Good heating in the rooms.

Very run down. Kitchen and fridge to small for so many people.

It was very clean and comfortable. Great space and the location was amazing for our ski trip to Niseko