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Middle Hirafu

The Freshwater

4.7/5 Excellent
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From JPY21,250 / night
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Comfort and convenience in a superb location.

Featuring 11 apartments with uncompromising attention to detail, The Freshwater combines the best of both Japanese and Western cultures to deliver true boutique luxury in a superb location. The Freshwater is located on the main street of Hirafu with a flat one-minute walk to the shuttle bus stop, and a six minute walk to the Family Run ski slope. Restaurants, bars, and convenience stores are all within a couple of minutes on foot.

Offering beautifully designed spaces, The Freshwater‘s stone and timber facade captures the essence of the Niseko natural environment, reflecting the local beauty of the alpine trees, adjoining stream, and nearby mountains.

Key highlights

  • Concierge Service

  • Free Laundry

  • Local Shuttle

  • Luggage Delivery

  • Non-Smoking

  • Parking

Room Types

Some of our room types can accommodate additional guests up to maximum occupancy, at an extra nightly charge. Please click on the Details pop-up on each room category for more information.
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Summer Details

Winter Details

Operating hours and details subject to change
  • Telephone
    Reservations: +81 (0) 136 23 1724
  • Front Desk Hours

    7:00-22:00 (1 Jul to 30 Sep 2025)

    9:00-18:00 (1 Oct to 29 Nov 2025)

    • Located at Intuition for the entire duration of summer
    • Front Desk Number: +81 (0) 136 22 1900
  • Front Desk Hours

    8:00-10:00 | 15:00-19:00 (30 Nov 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)

    • Located at The Freshwater
    • Front Desk Number: +81 (0) 136 56 8800


    9:00-18:00 (1 to 13 Apr 2026)

    • Located at The Maples Niseko
    • Front Desk Number: +81 (0) 136 56 8800

    7:00-22:00 (14 to 26 Apr 2026)

    • Located at Intuition
    • Front Desk Number: +81 (0)136 22 1900
  • Concierge Hours

    8:00-10:00 | 15:00-19:00 (30 Nov 2024 to 31 Mar 2025)

  • Housekeeping

    Service Clean every 2nd day

    • Includes light clean of rooms, replacement of towels and garbage removal


    Mid Clean every 4th day for stays over 5 nights

    • Includes service clean plus change of linen and vacuum-cleaning of rooms
  • Housekeeping

    Service Clean every 2nd day

    • Includes light clean of rooms, replacement of towels and garbage removal


    Mid Clean every 4th day for stays over 5 nights

    • Includes service clean plus change of linen and vacuum-cleaning of rooms
  • Nearest Ski Lifts

    Niseko Tokyu Grand HIRAFU

    • Open from 30 Nov 2024 to 31 Mar 2025
    • 500 m or 7-minute walk to Ace Family Lift
    • 700 m or 2-minute drive to King Gondola
    • *Schedule is subject to change. For real time updates and more information on this and other Niseko ski areas, please click HERE.

Location

1-22 Nisekohirafu 2 Jo 1-chome, Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaido 044-0089, Japan

Summer Facilities

Winter Facilities

  • Parking

    Available year-round

    • Free of charge for the first two vehicles
    • *Parking spaces are limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
  • Parking

    Available year-round

    • Free of charge for the first two vehicles
    • *Parking spaces are limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Minimum Night Stay

Minimum stay varies depending on the dates. You may need to increase your stay length if you're unable to find availability.

01 Dec 2025 - 09 Dec 2025 2
10 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2025 3
18 Dec 2025 - 05 Jan 2026 5
06 Jan 2026 - 28 Jan 2026 5
29 Jan 2026 - 18 Feb 2026 5
19 Feb 2026 - 08 Mar 2026 3
09 Mar 2026 - 26 Apr 2026 2

Reviews

Love the freshwater. Great location (would only be improved if it was ski in / ski out). Rooms are lovely and warm. Boot room is heated and all gear dries. Beds are a little on the hard side though..! Easy to get to shops, ski hire, bus stops. Transfer from welcome centre was great - picked up by the team both ways. Also staff at front desk so friendly.. staff arranged Takkyubin which made transferring at the end really easy.

Greg on
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Perfect score! Where do I start — NISADE and the Freshwater staff provided our family a wonderful service from the day we booked it online until we left the apartment. Communication with them was always clear and very good. Very accommodating especially when we requested for a wheelchair for our grandmother. They also went out of their way to accommodate our late check in and late check out. I would like to commend Rihanna, Ariana, Paige, Chris and Andrew for all their assistance. Thank you for making our stay at Freshwater hassle-free :) We will definitely book again. See you again soon :)

Katya Palencia on
Google

The room was stunning and surpassed our expectations. It turned out to be an amazing experience, especially for the kids. Although we didn't visit for skiing or snowboarding, there was still plenty of fun and excitement to enjoy. A special shoutout to Chris for the warm welcome and exceptional service during our stay, and to Luke for assisting with our luggage and providing a comfortable ride to the station. Your efforts truly elevated our already fantastic experience.

William King on
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Our first trip to Niseko with our young adult kids! Fabulous Freshwater, Emily was so helpful, all the team were so friendly and went above and beyond to make our stay so good! Three bedroom penthouse was amazing! Clean spacious and had everything we needed. Highly recommend! We will be back!

Jo McAuliffe on
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Enjoyed our stay at the Freshwater. Clean and spacious studio room that was always warm. Just a stop away from the slopes, convenience store and next to a food market with delicious soup curry. Special thanks to Luke for his hospitality and restaurant recs, and Jamie for his great service!

Shermin Oh on
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