{"id":36604,"date":"2017-03-07T10:17:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T02:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/?p=36604"},"modified":"2018-08-17T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T04:14:54","slug":"ki-niseko-hotel-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2017\/03\/ki-niseko-hotel-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ki Niseko Hotel Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relieved:<\/strong>
\n\u201cFinally!\u201d I told myself, giving a sigh of relief as I saw the sign of the hotel after driving for 3 hours in what was Hokkaido\u2019s heaviest snowfall in 50 years. Visibility was poor and a route which the GPS directed us to on was temporarily closed, forcing us to detour. Read about our 1st self-drive experience in Hokkaido here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I was even more relieved when help in the form of 2 ladies and a man, impeccably dressed in uniform, came forward even before my car was parked, to assist with the luggage and the kids – a far cry from the previous hotel \u2013 an upmarket one in Lake Toya where we spent the night before.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, warmth even in the harshest of winter, can be lit by a smile and sincere hospitality. Welcome to Ki Niseko<\/a> Hotel.<\/p>\n

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An Oasis of Warmth:<\/strong>
\nQuite honestly, I was rather apprehensive when the wife enthusiastically announced that we were going for a ski holiday at Niseko, Hokkaido. In my mind, I could only remember how frigid cold our last winter holiday to Korea was and how awful our ski experience was, literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n

So, imagine my surprise when the staff, all smartly dressed in what seemed like bespoke suits, came forth to help us even before my car came to a halt. Later at the wood-inspired lobby (\u2018Ki\u2019 apparently means wood), they were all smiles as they helped to check us in, a process that took only mere minutes and ushered us to our spotlessly clean and compact apartment. Rest and a good warm shower ensued.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a short virtual tour:<\/p>\n