Country Inn Milky House

Friendly staff prepared our room for us even though we arrived well before check in time. They then arranged our ski equipment rental and lift passes within 30 mins so we were straight on the slopes (just a 5 min walk away). Dinner and breakfast were both excellent - home cooked with local fresh ingredients. Staff took us to different onsens on an evening - ideal for relaxing after a days skiing.

Nothing to dislike.

Excellent hosts and a good location. My friend and I enjoyed meeting Masa and his team. They were very helpful and approachable. I look forward to visiting them in the future again and sharing more dinners. Kishor also played a guitar and we were entertained with a song each evening during dinner.

Only two bathrooms.

Nice cottage, located not far from ski site, wonderful dinner (book in advance)

We like the location it's very near to the Annupuri Ski Resort, it also has nearby restaurants, food was great & the staffs are very helpful...

So many great things to say about this place, but here a just a few that I can think of off the top of my head right now. All the staff there were extremely friendly and welcoming. The owner, Masa, was personally working hard every day to ensure all the guests were happy and got whatever they needed, but he also has no problem setting aside time to chat with you. A lot of the staff are from different countries, so Milky House is a great place to meet new people from around the world whether they are guests or staff. All the food there was fantastic. A free breakfast is included and is a set meal that changes every day. Our first day was western style with some ham, scrambled eggs, fruits, and a small dessert. The second day was Japanese style with some seafood, vegetables, and miso soup. Cereal and oatmeal is also available for breakfast every day, along with hot or cold milk. Dinner can be added on for an extra 2,000 yen and will be a set multi-course meal that I believe is usually western style and is also different every night. The location is perfect, just a 5ish minute walk to Annupuri Resort which is far less crowded than Hirafu. Also within that 5 minute walk is the Annupuri Ski Resort bus stop where you can catch the Niseko United shuttle bus as well as the buses to New Chitose airport, Sapporo, and Otaru. Milky House has all the timetables and stop locations for the different buses and can easily help you figure out any transportation problems you might have. Definitely take advantage of their snow gear rentals and discounted lift tickets. Not only do they have lower rental rates than the resorts, but the gear is delivered straight to you at Milky House and will also be picked up from there the morning after your last day of rental; no need to worry about getting you gear back before a shop closes. Masa helped us order our rental gear during check-in and it arrived by the time we had been given a tour of the lodge and settled into our room.