Niseko Japan Vlog 2023 (Hilton Niseko Review, Hirafu, Snowboarding/Skiing)

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In this episode of our Japan vlog, we continue our adventure with a flight from Tokyo to Sapporo and a stay at the Hilton Niseko in Hokkaido. Join us as we explore the airport terminal, try some delicious food, and fly in business class on Japan Airlines' A350. We'll also take you on a tour of the Hilton Niseko and show you some of the amazing views. And of course, we'll hit the slopes and try local food and drinks.
📍Locations:
Hilton Niseko Village
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Niseko Cheese Tart
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A-Bu-Cha 2
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Takahasi Dairy Farm
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Bar Gyu
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📕 Chapters
0:00 Getting to Sapporo/Niseko
02:51 Hilton Niseko
05:13 Niseko Cheese Tart
05:40 A-Bu-Cha 2
06:59 Hilton Gold Status Breakfast
08:03 Snowboarding
08:42 Niseko Village
10:00 Takahashi Dairy Farm
12:25 Bar Gyu
14:34 Checking Out of the Hilton Niseko
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@RavnessL 10 ай бұрын

Great vlog definitely gives a lot of travel ideas for people looking to visit

@sabilakhla 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Max for the huge information in this video. It will help me a lot in preparing for my next trip in Jan '24.

@davidmatke248 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your trip!

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

💯 thanks for watching!

@maggiemcinnis6161 8 ай бұрын

This was a great video thanks!!!

@ThePanzoAdventures 10 ай бұрын

Great Vlog. Enjoyed it.

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

@dianaa8125 9 ай бұрын

Park hyatt is elite looking foward to the next vid! loved the restaurants and patisserie

@nicholaselder130 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Planning a trip next winter to Japow and will be staying at the Hilton Niseko. Appreciate ya!

@alexahong5153 7 ай бұрын

Hey Max! Are you still planning on posting a vlog on the Park Hyatt? I'm staying there next year and would love to hear your review :)

@MaxMilesPoints 7 ай бұрын

Yes I am! Just a little behind on content 😅

@TrevorEimen 7 ай бұрын

👀

@therascals8237 6 ай бұрын

@@MaxMilesPoints looking forward to your Hyatt review! Any tips on booking with points also will be appreciated 😄

@wckoshka8141 9 ай бұрын

Patiently waiting for part 2 like 👀

@jefft2081 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed your Niseko video! I haven't been back there for 6 years since I proposed to my beautiful wife there. Would love to see your Park Hyatt and snowboarding vlog but I can't find it.

@MattNav 10 ай бұрын

This was so fun to watch as I've been researching for my trip to Niseko in late November. Thanks Max! Btw I'm curious what led to opt for JAL over say the Shinkansen? And are there any budget friendly hotel redemptions in proximity to Niseko?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! The Shinkansen doesn’t take you directly to Niseko you have to transfer one or two times, and it’s longer of a trip. There are budget friendly options in Niseko in or near Hirafu but they won’t be ski in and ski out

@MattNav 10 ай бұрын

@@MaxMilesPoints thanks for the follow-up and very fair points. I had a tentative redemption booking for the Hilton Niseko Village but I just researched & discovered that the lifts won't be open in late November when I'm there? 😢

@humboldtistari Ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative vid. I stayed in Hirafu this season in an AirBnB, a block from Bar Gyu. It was nice being able to walk to the restaurants, konbinis, and cafes. If you have an IKON pass, you can ride the local bus (for free) that takes you in the direction of either Kutchan or Annupuri. Is spending points for Business Class on such a short hop worth it?

@mattdarling9450 10 ай бұрын

Great vlog! I was in Japan for 3 weeks last winter and stayed in Niseko for about a week, but in a small hotel in Hirafu village that was a bit off the slopes, but still well located. After seeing the Hilton, there's no way I could stomach that price to stay there even if it is right at the base!

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Agreed, I won't be staying there again

@dianaa8125 9 ай бұрын

wait till you find out the room cost for the park hyatt. Its insane!

@Alyssa-io5ot 9 ай бұрын

If you don't mind me asking, where did you stay in Hirafu village? I'm planning our trip right now and trying to get a feel for the place!

@nicholaselder130 4 ай бұрын

Im not sure when he booked but you can get it right now for about 15k yen for a weekday and 35k for weekend. Pretty sick price for a ski in ski out, $100/$200 a night. No complaints for that price!

@samlewis8354 5 ай бұрын

You’re a legend

@SDFish42 10 ай бұрын

Great vlog, I love seeing the food. The audio is excellent (Both vocals and music) Where do you get your soundtracks? Do you have a gear video?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Music is from Epidemic Sound and all the video is shot on iPhone 13 Pro except maybe 5 of the shots in the video

@Enthusiast_Plus 10 ай бұрын

I’m planning a trip in Feb’24 as well. Family has a condo there - Super excited. Now if ANA can release some award availability!

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed! Hope ANA releases more award space for the winter months!

@doublesidedtape1000 10 ай бұрын

We have 6 nights booked at the Hilton Niseko for next February. Planning to take the Shinkansen up the coast of Japan stopping in Sendai and Hakodate before snowboarding. Hopefully we don't end up in the same bathroom situation as my wife would hate that. Also planning to both get the Hilton Aspire card before the trip to take advantage of the $250 resort credit.

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

The hotel has A LOT of rooms, I'm pretty sure most are the same. I don't think they are planning to renovate anytime soon so don't expect anything too different. It's nice that it's ski in and ski out but the hotel can use an overall makeover.

@jaxpon2010 10 ай бұрын

Great trip 👏🏻 and I like seen more videos like this one....I love Japan 🇯🇵

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Vlogs typically don't do well on my channel, but I'll keep making more because I enjoy it. Thanks for watching!

@michael5725 8 ай бұрын

Hi! Would early November start snowing there? We wanted to go see snow 😊

@evasilviana224 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the video! May I know where did u book Hokkaido resort liner?

@MaxMilesPoints 9 ай бұрын

This website! www.access-n.jp/en/

@luannehorne697 4 ай бұрын

Id love to go skiing there!! Are these mountains Epic or Ikon? I had no idea it was so cheap to ship skis! I looked into doing it from NY to Tahoe or any of the resorts out west and its usually over 200$ each way. So we drag our stuff every time!!

@MaxMilesPoints 4 ай бұрын

It’s ikon!

@luannehorne697 4 ай бұрын

Thats good to know!! I have both!! Thanks!!@@MaxMilesPoints

@abigailbergmangorlach7987 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see the park Hyatt! Which month was this? Planning to go over Christmas and new years holiday, pending ANA award availability. Hoping the ❄️ is decent then.

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

This was late February! Which is considered tail end of peak skii season there from what I was told

@johnwick860 6 ай бұрын

hi, do you have the Park Hyatt Niseko video? wanted to compare Hilton, RC reserve with that

@Triple.7 10 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this Hotel review. It was expensive for winter even with the hilton resorts credits ( I didnt booked)

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

I'd avoid and maybe pick a hotel in Hirafu or if you have the points, the Park Hyatt!

@theinternationalist1357 10 ай бұрын

Do you recommend hilton or Marriott exclusively for Japan? I always stay at an independent Japanese hotels.

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

I’d say Marriott but that’s subject to my personal preferences

@Tomsushi 5 ай бұрын

How did you get from Hilton to Hyatt did yall have to make reservations for a car/shuttle or is there something like Taxi/Uber there?

@therascals8237 6 ай бұрын

great vlog!! I'm going there in Feb..hopefully snow conditions will be good. Kind of disappointed in the dated look of the Hilton. Is it better to stay in Hirafu?

@MaxMilesPoints 6 ай бұрын

Hirafu as a lot more options, but it is the busiest and most crowded resort of all the other resorts

@iamamai5252 10 ай бұрын

Speaking of hilton, any chance you could make a max points video about hotel redemption? 🤗

@the92r 10 ай бұрын

nice.. was just at the hilton in july for golf...prices in july were cheap $90... yea def outdated...

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Dang that’s cheap! How’s the golf there?

@lisalowlynn8873 4 ай бұрын

which month were you there when you filmed this?

@JennyKunna 10 ай бұрын

Is Sapporo a good choice for summer?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

I heard it’s beautiful! but I’ve never been for summer so idk really

@Foxy_Fabrications 8 ай бұрын

Was this in December or further into the winter?

@MaxMilesPoints 7 ай бұрын

It was late Feb!

@ScotLam 10 ай бұрын

Lots of GREAT info I gathered from this video for our upcoming stay here in Feb '24. I paid extra for the Breakfast option because it said my Gold was only good for free Continental Breakfast. But you're saying you got the FULL breakfast with Gold??!!? smh, it's non-cancelable for me. Wife won't be happy with the sink behind the toilet, but good thing there's another one by the front door.

@damselsandblokes 2 ай бұрын

Do you have the name of the company you used to ship your snowboarding bag to the Hilton? Thanks

@MaxMilesPoints 2 ай бұрын

Yamato Transport. they are japans largest domestic shipper. you'll find them at airports and bunch of locations throughout tokyo

@damselsandblokes 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@UncleT0ny 10 ай бұрын

do you have the Epic pass?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Ikon!

@911eVoX 10 ай бұрын

Man I would be pissed if I spent close to $500/night at that Hilton. How much was the points rate?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Yeah not ideal but it was a last-minute decision to add on a few more days in Niseko to get a few more days of snowboarding. The next video will be the Park Hyatt Niseko which is much much better

@911eVoX 10 ай бұрын

All good. I very much like your traveling style, Max. You and your gf (wife, maybe?) are pretty similar to my wife and I in terms of how we go about traveling.@@MaxMilesPoints

@crapmaster123123 10 ай бұрын

You can snowboard in Japan during august?!?!?

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

Haha no , I wish though . This was from February

@abigaildeleon6680 7 ай бұрын

What month is this please

@MaxMilesPoints 7 ай бұрын

February!

@wckoshka8141 7 ай бұрын

Part 2???

@MaxMilesPoints 7 ай бұрын

Just a little behind on content 😅 coming soon

@aaronshang5762 10 ай бұрын

I bet the Park Hyatt is much better than the Hilton

@MaxMilesPoints 10 ай бұрын

its 1000000000x better 😆

@aaronshang5762 10 ай бұрын

Haha thats reflected on the room rate as well @@MaxMilesPoints

@poubelle9054 10 ай бұрын

Omg the bathroom sucks for a Hilton….

@mikeuptegrove 17 күн бұрын

The publication on this video says 9 months ago. Why are you wearing a mask? Is it mandatory still in Japan, or are you just playing along? I heard the Japanese stopped playing along with that long ago already…

@MaxMilesPoints 17 күн бұрын

The video was published 9 months ago , the trip happened in Feb 2023

@mikeuptegrove 16 күн бұрын

@@MaxMilesPoints so there was still a mask mandate there in Feb 2023? I’m trying to plan a trip to ski Japan, but I don’t do masks under any circumstances ever. Trying to figure out if Japan is still playing along with that.