Higashiyama Niseko Village, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve

第一次在日本見到這麼不衛生的酒店。房間內地氈上的餅乾碎兩天也沒有清潔。溫泉裏水龍頭旁的垃圾三天都還在。眼見大部份員工都不是日本人，所以整體衛生情況都不是日本嘅水平。連壽司師傅都冇戴口罩喺度咳同埋打噴嚏之後都冇洗手。 服務質素都不是五星級酒店應有嘅水平。叫早餐時兩樣嘢兩樣都錯。大堂/泊車職員要叫三次先熄咗我架車我架車白白咁樣着咗引擎半個鐘。酒店卡不停壞。連租滑雪用具嘅職員都亂咁噏同我哋講話啲lift開咗，但其實係未開。 整體質素不知所謂。同Park Hyatt 冇得鬥。 Japanese people are known for their cleanliness but somehow the Ritz Carlton Reserve in Niseko was anything but clean. Their proportion of Japanese staff was very low and the majority of staff we saw from housekeeping to the manager appeared to be from Southeast Asia - this showed in the substandard cleaning standard. We were told our room should be cleaned daily which includes vacuuming the carpet, and there is daily turndown service when there's a light cleaning again. The public onsen should be cleaned daily too. However, there were the same biscuit crumbs over the carpet in the middle of the room for 2 days and the same garbage discarded in the public onsen for 3 days in a row. Clearly there is a general culture of being sloppy and negligent. The sushi chef was also coughing and sneezing while handling raw fish without wearing a mask or washing his hands after he did so. Even the disposable napkins had disgusting stains on the packaging. Many of the staff were not properly trained and required repeated prompts. We had to ask the valet/reception staff THREE TIMES to switch off our car because we were still having breakfast and not ready to leave yet - they just kept our car engine running for over half an hour. Breakfast orders were repeatedly wrong. All the key cards they gave us on checking in did not work and had to be redone... Then 3 days later all the cards did not work again - the reception told us the cards "expired"?! Two separate staff who checked us in and showed us around were clueless we already had a booking in the hotel restaurant and kept giving us instructions to book it. Even the in-house ski rental staff wrongly told us the Niseko Village - Hirafu pass was open and we got tricked into paying for the All Mountain Pass. When we complained the manager just said the ski rental is third party and not their problem. Overall, definitely not up to any luxury hotel standard and an embarrassment to the Ritz Carlton brand. Definitely better off staying at Park Hyatt instead.

Fantastic location, staff so friendly and Rio who checked us in was great. The rooms are lovely and large, dinner was amazing and the decor of the hotel is so relaxing. Well worth a stay and it even snowed when we were there. I want to go back to ski soon

We truly had high hopes for our stay here. However, as time went on, we found ourselves increasingly making excuses for the hotel's shortcomings, perhaps in an attempt to justify the considerable expense of our reservation. To their credit, the hotel's concierge service efficiently arranged transportation from CTS and secured dining reservations for us. Arriving late at the hotel around 11:00 PM, the check-in process left much to be desired. We were swiftly handed our keycards, directed to the elevator, and left to fend for ourselves. Room and overall decor felt like the designers put in every attempt to cover up a building that was destined to be more of a Courtyard Marriott rather than a Ritz Reserve. A very valiant attempt, but several parts of the guestrooms lacked functionality and just lacked cohesive flow The dining experience was inconsistent. We enjoyed an exceptional lunch, ranking among the best we've had in Japan, only to be sorely disappointed by a subsequent dinner service at the same restaurant. Take my advice and stay at the Park Hyatt across town. You won't regret it.

This was our favourite stay during our two week Japan vacation. The Ritz Higashiyama is an absolutely wonderful hotel with amazing views and a very warm and helpful staff. The entire aesthetic of the hotel is very warm and welcoming. The rooms are beautiful and the onset is just amazing and rejuvenating ! The grounds around the hotel are lovely and made for some great walks and views . Now the food- we had the most delectable omakase meal at this hotel, we still dream about it! The food overall was delicious and fresh. We loved eating at the restaurant here. Despite coming in somewhat low season, we had a wonderful experience. They also helped us book a trip to Lake Toya which was stunning! Overall, an amazing stay in beautiful surroundings! We will definitely be back.

one of the resort that only sent me decorated towels on my birthday, I am very spoiled by 5 star resort, I got shocked and disappointed that I only gotten folded towels. the best thing in this property is the skin in and out. they carried your goods. breakfast was priced 7500 yen. ridiculous. and you only can pick 1 type of food which is two eggs. we need fuel for the ski. the fnb are so boring, the sushi is good but expensive and really not worth the price. they have hotel courtesy car, but they cant drive you around, they told you to wait in the bus stop and drag your luggage when you want to move hotels. sad. we stayed in a fee properties during our 15 nights stay. this one is the most horrible and expensive. advice go stay at the park hyatt and read my review for park hyatt.