WE Hotel Toya

The hotel looks absolutely stunning, the window is beautiful, you can see the whole lake view. It looks like a painting. The food is amazing, I told the hotel that I don’t eat fish and they were able to offer me alternatives. There is one outdoor onsen and one indoor, both are stunning. But, as an onsen hotel, there is not much to do within the hotel nor around the hotel. I didn’t know there is Omakase option until the day I leave, I hope the staff told me about it.

Have some of the most amazing and tranquil views imaginable of the lake. This hotel is away from the main town but offers a shuttle several times through the day and it is only a 10 minute ride highly recommend taking a ferry to the island in the middle of Lake Toya. The beds were super comfortable, and the food was traditional Japanese, which is not my favorite, but was good quality and generous. The staff were very friendly, but English was somewhat difficult for them. This was a great location to beat the heat that we had experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto, as it was unusually hot for June this visit we hiked around the island circumference which took about 2 1/2 hours. The water was really nice and I could see swimming there, but we just didn’t bring bathing suits. We learned from our relatives who live here that you can get pretty good food from 711 like these rice, seaweed wraps and things like that and green tea so those are perfect snacks to have for lunch or too tied one over Between meals. The shuttle stops right at the 711 so that is convenient. I know it sounds ridiculous to Americans, but the 711 in Japan is a lot better than America.

Thanks for a very relaxing holiday and stay.

5 star all around except limited dinning options

You need a transport to get around. There is only 1 small resturant within walking distance if you are not planning to have all yoir meals in the hotel. The nearest dining area is about 20mins drive from the hotel. Oversall it is a very beautiful hotel with large space.

We stayed at the WE Toya as our home base for a Rusutsu ski trip. It was fabulous. The onsen was so lovely and the staff were friendly and helpful. We never ate at the restaurant for dinner, but the breakfast buffet was super. The rooms are very large and the one time the onsen was closed for cleaning, we used the balcony tub and it was delightful. We would definitely stay here again!

We liked the cleanliness, the friendly staff, and views from the onsen to the lake.

I didn’t know the hotel provides shuttle services.

Stayed in the hotel for 2 nights (2 rooms) in July. Pro: beautiful hotel, great views, good breakfast (didn’t eat dinner there as the menu is not to our liking) Con: as mentioned by other guests, the room is only suitable for couples. There is no hanging rack in the shower room so there is no way to dry and dress yourself without ‘exposing’ yourself. Fortunately we read the reviews and brought our own hooks to stick to the shower room wall. A simple permanent fix and i don’t understand why can’t the hotel do something about it. The design of the basin tap is also quite stupid. The tap is so close to the bottom of the sink that you even have to tilt the glass to fill water. The nearest convenient store is a 5 mins drive away. But it is up slope and very dark at night. Fortunately we are driving so not an issue. But will be a pain if going on public transport.

Nice view

Great hotel with great view and service! Unfortunately the location isn’t that great, about 15-30mins drive away from the main attractions. Staff were amazing though! Go all way out to fulfil our meals needs. 5 stars for the front desk and kitchen staff!

This onsen hotel is not in the main area on the southern shore of Lake Toya. It is associate with a small sleepy village with limited tourist infrastructure support. But the hotel itself does pretty much everything and it seems very new (probably built or refitted and renovated well after 2010). They have a decent shuttle service between themselves, the main onsen area on the south side of Lake Toya, and the Lake Toya JR Hokkaido train station. Their included breakfast is pretty good and high quality. I actually didn’t try dinner there and realized I probably should have and it was the best option certainly for the area. The onsen area is quite modern with a nice outdoor pool looking out on to nature. In addition all room have an outdoor balcony hot tub. So in a way you really don’t need to go to the onsen. I went to the onsen around 6-7 am and I was the only one there. It seems like I was traveling during the off season and it seems like most tourists didn’t really know about this area of Lake Toya and the hotel. It was so serene being in the outdoor pool onsen as well as the balcony hot tub. Quiet sleepy village, few tourists, few cars making the trip around the lake. I can’t imagine it being better (or it must worse), in the busier onsen area or southern region of Lake Toya.

Helpful and friendly staff with excellent services. Spacious room with beautiful lake scenery. But far from where firework taking place. No hot spring but just hot water inside the room.

It is a luxurious and comfortable five-star resort hotel, with convenient food and no surprises!

Absolutely loved our stay here. My favorite hotel during our stay in Japan

We had been at Toya many times, staying at various properties, including the famous Windsor. This time round, we decied to try this modern property instead of Lake Sumida. This is indeed a nice property but probably more suited for young couples rather than for family with young kids. However we still had a great time, as they do factor in children and provided small yukata as well.

Good size for triple bedder. Nice and quiet. Cons are No hook for hanging clothes or towel in bathroom except the bar which outside there door. We needed to hang a bag to contain our clothing inside while showering. Tap at basins are very low, when one needs to fill up flask, have to do it with shower head inside bathroom.

Cozy place

Super nice hotel. With a good view

The deco is great, given it was designed by a famous architect. Other than the deco, there is nothing. Location is terrible as you need the shuttle bus for going to the Toya Onsen Street and Toya Station. You also often have to wait for others who are always late. Food is a disaster. Breakfast is served with cold meat, old bread, overcooked rice and lack of variety. The exact same food repeats every morning. Dinner is so awful that it receives huge complaints on Google Maps reviews. Staff mostly are Chinese and fail to upkeep the services that the deco deserves. What a shame.