The Lodge Moiwa 834

The staff are simply amazing

Epic stay

Bunks/rooms were bigger than expected, clean, secure, plenty of storage. Great community, good restaurant (slightly pricey, but with top 5 best bacon cheeseburger ever, and I know cheeseburgers well). Breakfast was very good and plenty of cals for hard skiing. Friendly staff. Other walkable izakaya and onsen nearby, you can crawl to Moiwa, or take bus/walk to Niseko United. Gate access between the 2 takes some experience. I'll be back.

I've never cried when I left a hotel because the stay was so wonderful. Why do people love Japan, specifically Hokkaido, and Moiwa most of all? Because of the people. The kindness and love of Manager Shiina, the amazing and fantastic Chef Ishii, Chef & resident Francophile Mrs. Keiko, Nagajima, and Thai speaker Saiparn are what guests remember. When I was young, I worked at a family hotel in Aspen (Snowmass) and the guests that returned so wanted to see a friendly face from years prior. Please keep your staff and... Give Shiina & Ishii a raise -they are amazing. When my friend Mike got sick, she made him soup from her home. When I needed snowshoes for back-country, she lent me her Grandfathers.... I could go on about the many gestures of love that the others provided; but I've been blessed by God to see tigers in the jungle in India & stay at the Singita's in Tanzania's Serengeti & in South Africa & visit Kechwo Timbo/Bataleur in Kenya's Masai Mara; but the Lodge at Moiwa outdoes them of all. I am forever grateful to have had the best 2 months of my entire life there with my friends Brett & Mike - thank you from the bottom of my heart, Keiko, Ishii, Shiina, Nakajima & Saiparn. You are welcome in the heart of Texas anytime. Love you always! xoxoxo lee

The staff is absolutely the best! Truly kind and helpful people that really make the stay extra special! Aloha