Name: Pension Locomotion
Address: 179 33 Yamada, Kutchan, 044-0081, JP

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2025

Zachary

Would visit again. Feels like home at a fraction of the price of neighboring hotels.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Kelsey

This is such a perfect place to stay! It's so clean and well designed (there's a dedicated door to the basement to store wet/snowy gear and a communal kitchen on the top floor 🙂). I found it extremely convenient staying here while snowboarding at Niseko.
The owners were so kind and accommodating as well. They stored our luggage here prior to our arrival and stored it for us at the end of our stay which allowed us to get one more day of snowboarding in.

As a heads up to others staying, the owners were unable to pick us up nor drop us off in Kutchan when we arrived/left, so make sure to arrange rides for yourselves when you come here because commuting down to Kutchan can be very difficult!

I would definitely stay again! (But I would book a taxi 5 days in advance)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2023

Charlotta L

Great pension located in Hirafu

Beautiful pension located only an eight minute walk from the main street- walking distance to the Hirafu gondola and chairlifts. Room was small but clean and comfortable beds. Breakfast provided every morning between 7.30-8.30am. Would stay again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The host is kind and helpful. Room is spacious (compare to normal Japanese room) and very clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2019

Keith

A+

Friendly staff, clean room and good breakfast.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Good experience

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Nice lodge close to lifts and restaurants

Stayed for 8 nights with my son from the 18th January. Had a room with 2 single beds and a loft. Loft came in handy to store luggage and clothes. Breakfast was fine and hit the spot every morning. Easy walking distance to restaurants and bus stop which dropped you off to gondola. 3 min trip. The only improvement would be a better drying room.

Would recommend for those on a budget and looking for a quite place to relax.

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2017

Jeff

Budget priced small room

Budget priced rooms. Very small room with very limited space for your clothes and bags. There were 5 coat hangers only and no cupboards/drawers. There was a kids study desk. We ended up storing our suitcases and most of our clothes upstairs in the loft area. When we found extra coat hangers in the kitchen , we ending up hanging our clothes off the stairs & anywhere else we could attach a coat hanger. The WIFI was very slow and sometimes you could not connect at all. The shared kitchen area had a microwave, small fridge & toaster oven (but no standard toaster) - it did have a washing machine & dryer. No cutting knives, we had to ask for one each day to cut bread, there was a coffee table acting as a dining table - We weren't sure if we prepared our own meals that we could use the official dining room downstairs - or if that was for guests who paid for prepared meals. The owner's English language skills made it difficult to even ask basic questions like this. Catching the bus to the ski Gondola etc proved difficult if you wanted to get 1st lifts (8:30am) as the 1st bus only arrived around 8:30 and it did a long loop. We ended up walking each day just so we could get to the ski lifts on time (15 mins carrying skis and walking in ski boots not a lot of fun).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2017

Ka Yee

Pension Locomotion is definitely value for the money in Hirafu area.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2016

Laura and Dean

Awesome little B&B

Fantastic place to stay for a ski holiday, the owners are super friendly and will pick you up and drop you off at the Welcome Centre for free when you arrive and leave. The place only has a few rooms so it's very cosy and quiet. In terms of cleanliness everything was spotless including the common kitchen. For breakfast you get a set meal which mostly includes eggs and some type of meat and salad plus unlimited cereal, bread, coffee, tea and juice. It is slightly different each day. The only negative I am pointing out is that for someone who is used to a very soft bed at home the mattress was quite hard. However I would definitely stay there again if we're lucky enough to make it back to Niseko one day. It's only a 10 min walk from the lifts and there is also a shuttle bus available from about a 100m away.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2016

Anita

Great Niseko Pension

Great sized room for Niseko, the owners were lovely, the common areas clean and the other guests friendly. There is a shuttle down the street to the lifts or its not to far to walk.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Michelle

Rummet var väldigt rent och fräscht och hade en hemtrevlig känsla till skillnad från hotellen. Värdarna var väldigt trevliga och hjälpsamma!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2023

Wai Kin

Comfortable place to stay and for skiing

Not too far from the main streets. I sometimes go to hirafu ski area on foot.
Free shuttle buses at lawson (4minutes on foot), 1 stop to hirafu gondola.
Almost perfect for skiing and budget stay.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2022

Naokatsu

店主が気さくで居心地良かった

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

大きな蚊が居た。ロフト付きで楽しかった。

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2021

SHINICHI

ロケーション最高、コスパも最高

直前の予約でしたが、親切に対応してもらいました。部屋にはロフトもあり一人には贅沢すぎる空間を満喫できました。また利用したいと思います。

唯一、WiFiがやや不安定だったところだけが気になりました。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

ニセコではあり得ない超ハイコスパ！

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2020

David

Cozy and convenient. Although it’s small, it’s enough for a ski trip just to put the luggage and stay outside most of the day. Not far from ski lifts, and the host provides transport to Welcome Centre if required. Easy to hit your head when going downstairs from outside to the ski room.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

sbyamato

ホテルの人がとても親切な方でした。
最終日はスキー場まで荷物と一緒に車で送ってくださり、チェックイン時間が23時を過ぎても受け付けてくださり、とても助かりました。

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2020

りさ

オーナーの対応も親切でした
お風呂が石で作られてて素敵でした
部屋も清潔でしたし、タオルなどもちゃんと完備されてました