furano resort 住new prince or prince 好hi大家

[Keung LI]

大家好! 聖誕節打算同囡囡和她小學同學仔去北海道滑雪. 她們只懂初步技術.有些甚至係第一次玩!請問如果去富良野,我應該揀住new prince hotel (furano zone) or price hotel?

[louiskkchan]

I am planning to go in coming Xmas too and asked a similar question to Prince Hotel. Here is the response

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Furano Prince Hotel was built earlier and rooms are Jap style (mostly with Japanese guests).
New Furano Prince Hotel is modern style.
Both hotels offer same ski facilities.
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Also, New Prince has onsen and more restaurant available but "old" Prince have family room available.

I probably will go "New Furano Prince".

[Keung LI]

Louis,

Thank you for advice. I prefer new prince hotel too (although the price is nearly double). Do you mind telling the period of your stay at new prince in the coming Xmas.

[louiskkchan]

You got price? I don't think they got a proper price until Sep 1

Planning 22-25/12 Tomaru then 25-27/12 Furano Prince. Ticket confirmed but just a matter of 1 place or 2 places.

[Keung LI]

Louis,

I got the price from hotel booking website!
We intend to stay at Furano at 24-28/12. Same as you, tickets were confirmed.
How many guys you have? Can l chat with you via personal email? How can l send you my email address? I don't know how to do it here!

[louiskkchan]

You need to search this forum. Someone post the reservation email: rsvn@princehotels.com.sg

If you check Prince Hotel website, you will find japanese and foreign language page have diff price, availability...
Japanese, you cannot quote any room now. Most ski resort open booking on 1/Sep. For Furano Prince, you can search room with 3 or 4 ppl.
English, you can search Dec booking but you cannot request for 3 ppl or family rooms.

You could drop them a email and see how much they quote you. But 24 and 25 could be double from normal :(

[alai219]

If you are only going for skiing, I think Rusutsu is a much better choice especially for beginners and kids. The green runs in Rusutsu are flatter, while Furano tends to be more challenging. If your daughter is new to skiing, Furano can be a bit frustrating. Also, note that Furano is a lot colder, which might not be ideal for kids, depending on how old your daughter.

In terms of non-skiing activities, Rusutsu has an indoor wave pool, and a bit of shopping and some small games for kids. Go check Japanese version of Rakuten for hotel booking. Its generally much cheaper.

[KYL]

The new prince hotel area has more activities for kids - sledding, ice house, Christmas village, etc.