Pension & Restaurant Bistare Kana

Location: 431-1 Niseko, Abuta-gun, Niseko, 048-1511, Niseko, JP

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Bed and breakfasts

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. This property does not provide vegetarian or vegan meals. This property offers pickup shuttle service from Annupuri Ski Area in winter. Guests must contact the property 10 days in advance to arrange pickup service.

Amenities & Facilities

• Hot springs nearby
• Free WiFi
• Luggage storage
• Ski storage
• Wheelchair accessible
• Downhill skiing nearby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Ski storage
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Mountain biking nearby
• Smoke-free property
• Snowboarding nearby
• Parking (limited spaces)
• Ski equipment rentals on site
• Free self parking
• Free ski shuttle
• Ski passes available
• Hot springs nearby
• Sign language-capable staff
• Upper floors accessible by stairs only
• Well-lit path to entrance
• Stair-free path to entrance

Rooms Available

• Superior Twin Room, Non Smoking (Possible to Ski back to hotel through forest from the Ski resort)

  2 Twin Beds

  140-sq-foot room with mountain views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 20-inch LCD TV with digital channels

  Food & Drink - Mini-fridge

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains

  Bathroom - Shower, slippers, and towels

  Practical - Desk and window screens

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - Limited housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Window screens

• Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking (Possible to Ski back to hotel through forest from the Ski resort)

  2 Twin Beds

  108-sq-foot room with mountain views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Mini-fridge

  Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains

  Bathroom - Shower, slippers, and towels

  Practical - Window screens

  Comfort - Heating

  Need to Know - Limited housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free WiFi
  • Window screens

Guest Reviews

• Angela (10/5): - Clean and cozy guesthouse. Breakfasts were delicious. Yamasan provided rides to local ski areas (and to medical appointments after my husband got injured); and both Yamasan and his wife were very helpful for organizing taxis and for shipping luggage. Arigato gozaimasu!
• Caitlin (10/5): - I recently stayed at this spot with my fiancé and another couple, and we had an amazing experience. The rooms were simple but spotless and cozy, with plenty of space under the beds for luggage, and the beds themselves were incredibly comfortable! Our host, Yamasan, made us feel right at home. The breakfast every morning was absolutely delicious, and we eagerly anticipated what would be served next. The location, just a short 5-minute drive from the Niseko Annupuri Ski Area, was perfect. Yamasan even offered to drive us to the mountain each morning, which was a fantastic bonus. We’re already looking forward to staying here again for our next ski trip to Niseko!
• トシヨ (10/5): - オーナーさんご夫妻が親切でとてもフレンドリー。施設も清潔。美味しい朝ごはんでおなかいっぱい。 となりにrスキーレンタルショップがあるので便利。バス停も近いし言うこと無しです☺️
• sang (10/5): - The owner “Yama sang” and staff are so polite and nice. Yama sang would drop you off at ski resorts and major hotels and attractions if you need a ride. Breakfast is included although the stay is very reasonable. Breakfasts were excellent. I had problems coming back home since I couldn’t make bus reservations. Yama sang called bus company for us and successfully made a bus reservation for us. Although google may say “temporarily closed”, they are open. Their restaurant business is closed from OUTSIDE customers while they are open for hotel business. I highly recommend this hotel. One thing to know Is the fact that bathrooms are shared by all 2nd floor customers.
• TOMOAKI (10/5): - サイトでは朝ご飯付きだと分からなかったが、とても美味しい朝ご飯が提供された。また、スキー場やバス停への送迎も臨機応変に対応してもらえた。3泊したが、私達以外に日本人は居なくて流石にニセコで国際色豊かだと思った。徒歩５分程に良い温泉もある。近くにレストランは少ないが、ペンションで美味い食事がいただける。また、利用したい。
• Verified traveler (10/5): A diamond in the Niseko snow - A lovely husband and wife duo run the place. Very local and relaxed vibe in their lovely wooden accommodation. Semi structured stay with breakfast prepared individually for everyone with communal eating from 0800, wonderful Nepalese food. They also do dinner for an extra charge. If he is free Yamasan will also drop you up to the skifield. Great stay, would come back
• Bruno (10/5): - This a great place to stay if you are coming to ski at Niseko Annupuri station. The accomodations are simple but everything is clean and the shared toilets are nicely set up. Breakfast is supplied every morning and was delicious and generous. The pension is run by Yama san and his wife. He gave us a ski weather report every morning during breakfast and drove those who did not have a car up the hill to the station, which is very nice and not necessary since there is a shuttle 200 m away. He was very friendly and eager to help with anything. The pension has a warm cottage atmosphere and we had the pleasure of eating dinner there twice with delicious nepalese cuisine. We had a great time and strongly recommend this place. To Yama san and your lovely wife, thank you for everything, we will keep fond memories of you.
• BRYNN SAMANTHA (8/5): - We did enjoy our stay here and the owner, Yamason, is very kind. The rooms are a good size with space to hang all your gear. In the main entrance, there is a drying room but the heat does get turned off at some point during the night, so bring up your liners to dry in your room to avoid having wet/cold feet in the morning. Breakfast is made every morning at 8 am (which is awesome) but if you have any dietary restrictions, let Yamason know, as it’s not specified what you’ll be eating. Close to the bus stop but the public transit was limited. I’d suggest a car if you’re staying here as the bus ride was 38min—ish to town, only came every hour and stopped running at 8 pm. Taxis are available but they are expensive. However, Yamason does drive you to Annapuri base or Moiwa base between 8:30 -10am and the walk back from either is 20 minutes. Unfortunately, we did have one incident during our stay. One afternoon, my partner went to lift the duvet to remake the bed and one of the seams in the square quilt tore perfectly, about 15”. We immediately went to Yamason to tell him so we could have it fixed. He said we would have to pay 20,000 YEN ($200 CAD), because the duvet had to be sent away to be fixed. We understand it was us who had ripped the sheet (a genuine accident) but were quite shocked at the cost as it was one small seam, that we assumed could be fixed by a seamstress in town. Yamason explained that the seam was unrepairable in town and had to be completely remade.
• Michael (8/5): - Low cost pension so set your expectations accordingly. Clean, very helpful owner, good experience overall. Things to note: Despite what other reviews say, this isn’t ski-in,ski-out. I was told the forest route to return is too difficult to find, no other help offered so it just wasn’t an option. Taking the bus back is not hard but the bus is crowded, you get off after one stop, and hike about 100m. In the morning I had to ask a favor for the owner to take me in his car because I had lessons signed up, so you may have to take the bus which is 100m hike. Although breakfast was served each day, all 3 nights I was there the restaurant was announced as “closed.” Given there are only 2 eating places within walking distance, it’s a big inconvenience to have no dinner in the pension. A bus ride to town means you have to be watching time tables and not pleasant if it snows hard (which is often at niseko). The closest onsen (bath) place is about 5-7 min walk. Not super pleasant if it’s snowing. The accommodations are basic but ok. I wish the mattress was softer and there is a choice in pillows, some people may have a bigger issue. The main complaint is the small space heater doesn’t work in temperature control, even though it’s supposed to. So it gets super hot at night and you have to get up to turn it off. The washlet in the men’s room doesn’t work. Yama San is super helpful. Provide drop off and pickup, plus dinner (paid ok), then it’s perfect!
• KOJI (10/5): - オーナーの人柄が良い
• Benjamin (10/5): - This place is great if you are looking for some peace and quiet close to An’nupuri in Niseko so that you can ski hard. Good meals provided (breakfast was free). Dinner menu available on most nights. Walking distance to the gondola. The owners are very sweet and helpful. Laundry and shower room on site. And reasonably priced. Thanks Yama san!!
• Kei (4/5): - オーナーの気さくな対応はとても良かったです。一方で、全体的に空調温度が低く、部屋のストーブをつけると今度は温度が上がりすぎて熱くてこまりました。北海道の宿泊施設では全館が温かいのが普通かと思います。あと共用設備では歯磨きのときのコップなどがなく、利用できる備品が貧弱なように思いました。
• Masayuki (8/5): - I like the personality of the owner
• Vikas (10/5): - Very quaint place
• Matthew (10/5): - This is such a great place to stay. Yama-San, the owner, is a very friendly guy and will go out of his way to help you out. The breakfasts every day were delicious and varied, including different salads, yogurts and home made jams. You can be given discount vouchers for the adjacent hot spring which is great quality and Yama-San is full of advice about the day's conditions and which areas would be good to ski. It is possible to ski right back to the hotel as well, along a path through the forest which Yama-san showed me. We used the route several times in order to get back rather than wait for the shuttle bus or walk (though it is a bit harder on a heavy powder day). The bathrooms are not connected to the rooms so it helped to have some pyjamas or something easy to throw on if you need to get up in the middle of the night. There is a storage space in the entrance with a heater to dry your skis or boots, though you can also bring your boots to the room and dry them there. They provide large indoor slippers as well in case you have big feet. Would love to stay here again.
• Shoko (8/5): 清潔な印象です - 共同のトイレや洗面所やシャワールームはとても清潔でした。
• Verified traveler (8/5): - ペンションですから、他の宿泊施設とは評価が違うと思う。
• Verified traveler (10/5): - オーナーが親切だった。
• Verified traveler (10/5): - This was a great hotel for good value, and Yama-san was an excellent host giving us rides whenever we needed it. The breakfasts were good quality and size to fill us up for the ski days. Would definitely recommend staying here.
• Verified traveler (2/5): Never stay here - The owner is rude, unkind, difficult person to have conversations. I requested extra bed for twin room. That extra bed was narrow and small, but same price with normal bed. It's very expensive. One of us was sick, so I asked the owner to give us any hot drinks. Hot milk or hot water,,, she just said you could buy anything in a restaurant.
• Hiromi (10/5): - この度、ニセコのビスターレカナさんへ宿泊させて頂きました。室内は清潔でお食事も大変美味しく大満足でした。充実したニセコライフを過ごす事が出来ました(^^)
• Verified traveler (8/5): - 朝、ご飯が美味しかった 手作りのジャムが良かった
• Gustav (10/5): Ski trip, 2 week stay - Very good place to stay in Niseko with great atmosphere and friendly people. Just down the hill from Annupuri. Yama-san and Kana-san are great hosts and offers free rides by car to Moira and Annupuri every day. You can ski all the way back through the woods from both Moira and Annupuri, so you don’t have to walk to get back. Some good restaurants close by as well as some good onsens. Just a quick walk to the shuttle bus to get to Niseko Village and/or Hirafu if you want to do some shopping or try out some really good ramen restaurants. Good showers and easy to do laundry if you want to. Definitely staying here again if I’m in the area. /Gus-san
• Jenna (10/5): - We really enjoyed our stay, Yama- San is a brilliant host, we would definitely come back.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The host was amazing , not only very helpful and friendly , but truly always happy!! Plus who could beat a ski report every morning Thank you
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The property is clean and quiet. Food is excellent and Yamason goes out of his way to ensure guests have a great stay. Rooms are average size but have everything you need. Shared bathrooms are kept very clean. A few onsens close by. Hirafu is a 15min drive but that’s a good thing in my book. Annapurni ski hill is a short drive/walk up the road.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - 料理がとてもおいしく、雰囲気も素晴らしかったです。オーナーさんもとても優しく親切で、すばらしい時間を過ごすことができました。
• younghee (10/5): 친절하고 깨끗하고 편안한 곳. - 친절한 주인 내외분이 편안하게 대해주셨고 저녁으로 먹은 네팔식 카레도 절말 훌륭했고 아침식사로 나온 셀러드와 빵 그리고 신선한 음료도 정말 좋았답니다. 큰길가 바로 옆이라 찾기도 쉬웠고 객실도 깨끗하고 편안했답니다. 욕실이 공용이라서 조금 걱정이었는데 전혀 불편함이 없이 사용했답니다. 세탁은 안했지만 세탁기도 있었고 좋은 공기와 아름다운 새소리에 절로 눈이떠지는 좋은 숙소 였답니다.
• リキ (8/5): - ペンションを利用するのは、初めてなものですから戸惑いも有りましたが、ご主人様とも話したりして楽しいひとときを感じました。次回利用する機会がありましたら是非また、予約させて頂きます。
• Chua (10/5): Good place to stay - Owner is friendly and helpful . Will try his best to help you . Near to a bus stop and have some parking space if u r driving
• Sibyl (10/5): - Great location- close to Annupuri ski resort. Can definitely walk but host is amazing at pickup/ drop offs when needed. Facilities and room are clean and comfortable. Breakfasts were incredible- can't pick what is served so best to let host know well in advance of any dietary/ allergy requirements. Fantastic stay; definitely well worth the money spent.
• John (10/5): Rustic hotel in the snow - The staff were amazing and went out of their way to make our trip easy and enjoyable. Every morning the owner would make an amazing breakfast and drive everyone to the snow whenever they where ready. They brief you in the morning on the snow conditions and wind and are always keen to have a chat. The breakfast are always filling and provide a variety of choice with different meals almost everyday. The bedrooms are quite small but they are perfect for two people and great at the snow. Rooms are cleaned often, and towels are replaced. Amazing place to stay.
• Unow (8/5): Cozy Lodge with friendly host - First time come to Niseko and first time skiing. Greeted by friendly host,Yamano-san. He help us a lot and we cannot thank him enough for the kindness he showed. Hopefully can come here one more time.
• Clement (10/5): Super friendly staff - Staff is super nice and friendly. The hotel is a bit further than walking distance and he drove us to annupuri to snowboard. He also woke us up for breakfast when we were late.
• Grant (10/5): Awesome casual inn at Niseko Annupuri - Yamo-san (the host and owner) is a gem. Very knowledgeable about the skiing and conditions at Annupuri and Moiwa. Huge breakfast at 8 am every morning. Yamo-san reviews the conditions on the mountains and recommends where the snow will be the best. Even drives you to the base of Annupuri! Wood fire in the fireplace when you return at the end of the day, perfect for relaxing with a cold beer. Yamo-san also makes delicious Nepalese curry, each night from 5:30 to 7:30. The inn is very comfortable. Lots of places to hang ski clothes at the end of the day, and plenty of warm ski and boot storage. A perfect family-run inn in a quiet location.
• Clas (8/5): Litet, trevligt, familjärt och härlig frukost - Litet och trevligt pensionat med ganska enkel standard men fantastisk service inklusive en härlig hemlagad frukost med variation, och skjuts till backen. Rummen är små och sängarna lite hårda, men täckena är varma och sköna och det är ordning och rent. Det gäller också för de gemensamma toaletterna och duschen. Efter skiddagen kan man ta en öl framför brasan och ev få en pratstund med övriga gäster. Läget är bra med onsen och flera restauranger inom nära gångavstånd. Skidbussen stannar 100 m bort. Värden kan också skjutsa upp till liftarna. Man kan åka skidor hem om det inte är för mycket snö. Vill man undvika stora hotell och bo på ett mera familjärt ställe är det här perfekt.
• Sten (8/5): Close to ski station - Nice hotel with friendly environment. The personnel are very helpful for all kind of issues even not related to the accommodation.
• Liana (8/5): Winter wonderland - Yamason was amazing. He went above and beyond to make sure our stay with him was nothing short of fantastic. Would stay here again in a heartbeat.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Nice Ninja house - Nice place with great staff, perfect for a few days skiing, but with a bit hard beds.
• Nicksan (10/5): Traditional guest house near the slopes - Could not recommend this place more. The host is one of the nicest and most accommodating people we have ever met. The house is clean and simple with great breakfasts. We left feeling like we had a genuine Hokkaido experience. Thanks Yamasan have a great winter
• Heikki (8/5): Mukava ja siisti hotelli - Ystävällinen ja lämminhenkinen ilmapiiri. Isäntäväki oli auttavaista ja isäntä puhui riittävän hyvin englantia.
• CHENG-HUNG (8/5): - 老闆每天都會報告天氣狀況--早餐很好吃--
• Anna (8/5): Wonderful hosts - Mr & Mrs Yanano are very welcoming hosts to their cosy B & B style accommodation. Loved their wholesome breakfasts and Nepalise dinners. Thanks!
• Verified traveler (8/5): Cheap, close to ski hill - Cheap and close to the Annupuri and Moiwa ski resorts. Has a couple of restaurants within walking as well as hot spring. 2min walk from the bus stop. What more could you ask for if you are looking to worls class powder skiing on a budget!
• Verified traveler (8/5): - In the deskription hotels told us it was ski in - ski out access which is false. Also there was not much included, that was a bit misleading from hotels.com. We had to pay for towels etc. however the family owning the place where so friendly.

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