Toyako Onsen Hokkai Hotel

Loved traditional styled Japanese hotel. Have read bad reviews saying staff don’t speak English and are not friendly, but that is not fair. They might not speak English (but are they obligated to speak English? No!), but we found them very polite and sweet. Before you complained, check your manners. The price included breakfast and dinner. The dinner was traditional and it was so much! Breakfast was a buffet style. Delicious! We heard that they grow some of vegetables they serve. We love everything about th

This quiet lakeside property offers beautiful views of Lake Toya but is away from the large tourist hotels with their crowds of tourists.

Slightly run down, but still functional. Great views across Lake Toya

It’s hard to leave a negative review as the staff were all so friendly and helpful. “You get used to the smell” was our motto as you do slowly go nose blind to the overwhelming smell of stale old cigarettes. (You are still allowed to smoke in your room here) We may also all have splinal damage from sleeping on the floor in the “Japanese style beds” This whole town has a bit of a post apocalyptic feel when we visited in the winter as it’s quite run down. If you’re on a budget though it’s a good option if you have a car and don’t want to pay the crazy lodging prices at the nearby resorts.

Nice onsen and By the lake, 10 mins walk from bus terminal to hotel.

The receptionist can't speak much English and is not very friendly.

Stayed at the 4-pax tatami room for a night. View from the room was fantastic and the tatamis/yukatas provided were comfortable. Dinner was good except that we thought it would be in-room dining - the meals are served at the lobby restaurant. Onsen was ok, they have an open-air bath with the indoor one. The nightly fireworks is visible from the room, but as it moves westward it goes out of sight pretty quickly. Best to just head down for a nicer view.

A bit dated, but beautiful spot and area. Lots of things to do. Kid friendly with a playground near by. Friendly staff and nice Onsen.

Location near the lake, good view but a little hot inside, air-conditioning not working properly.

Everything was good except breakfast

Everything was good except the futon was too hard to sleep on. Too thin and feels like sleeping on hard ground.

Hotel is old and dated but the lake view compensated for it. Onsen is old has natural spring water but is murky. Check the timing of the fireworks at the promenade.

We drove a rented car around Hokkaido, and like most regions outside Sapporo, there are ample free parking lots right in front of Toyako Onsen Hokkai Hotel. The hotel is a little old, but it has a lift serving all floors. The room and toilet were clean, and we had an awesome view facing into Lake Toya. Between the hotel and the lake was a long pavement when we saw many locals take a stroll or jog. The futons were already prepared when we checked in. We experienced the fireworks happening right at Lake Toya by our windows. We were told it took place every night during this period.

The receptionist are very helpful on our requests on taxi arrangement, dining restaurant suggestions and prepare the room ready for our sleep

Nice view from hotel. In the evening you could see the fire works display.

The room with Lake View was awesome. Woke up to picture perfect view on the last day. The check in was fast, service was good, and the room spacious for 3 pax. The onsen was also very good. Breakfast was acceptable but not great as the food is not hot. They also recommends great restaurants for guests to go to.

The hotel is just oh the shore of Lake Toya, very traditional Japanese style onsen (hot spring) hotel. It is located around 10 mins walk from the bus terminal, the pavements on the way aren't very smooth, beware if you have a luggage. Its onsen is very nice with an indoor bath and a lovely outdoor bath. They also provide Japanese style buffet breakfast, which is pretty good. The only downside of the hotel is the is has a slight smell of cigarette everywhere, probably won't be too comfortable for those who don't like it.

The area is wonderful and it makes a stay in any hotel so much better, you can spend a month in Lake Toya and it won't be enough. Now, about the hotel, it is very dated. They keep it fairly clean, although bathrooms are so old, they can't be cleaned any better. The room is huge we had Japanese style that's good for 4 tatami mats. The onsen is even more dated and worn out, yet for all of you Japanese bath lovers, it's an onsen with a small outside and big inside bath, the sauna is super hot. The breakfast was very unexciting, small selection and nothing was fresh, probably the worst breakfast we had during 10 days in Japan. The staff is nice like most Japanese, but very limited English. I would most likely stay somewhere else, they have dozens of hotels in this area, but only a few listed on Hotels.com.

Quite local ryokan which the receptionist not really speak English but they are still quite helpful. Onsen area is old. Abit pricey tho. The rest are ok

Service by manager is excellent. Food is average. Location for viewing fireworks is not so excellent as hotel is located to extreme left of lake. But can walk to view fireworks