There are three main hotels at Rusutsu Ski resort: the Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention (previously called ‘North and South Wing’), the Rusutsu Tower, now called the Rusutsu Westin and the new Vale Rusutsu. Most western skiers visit Rusutsu for a few days after spending a week or longer in Niseko, and North and South is well suited for this purpose. They are convenient, comfortable and clean.
The Rusutsu Resort Hotel, is situated at the West Mountain base area. While it's the main resort base it's likely to be the part of th resort where you spend least amount of time skiing, since most of the advanced and intermediate terrain is across the road (via gondola) on East Mountain and Mt Isola. At the North and South Wing you will find about 12 restaurants and two bars (that open at 5.30pm) as well as a wide variety of services. This is also where the merry-go-round, arcade games, wave pool and slippery slide are located, conveniently close to the childcare facilities and the indoor carpet slope (for the kiddies). The hotel has ski-in ski-out access and is connected to the East Mountain ski area via a gondola (which is a short walk from the hotel)
The rooms in the Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention feature a mix of Japanese and Western furnishings, and the first thing you’ll notice is the pink and beige décor that looks like it has come straight out of the 1980s. It’s actually quite fun once you get used to it.
The rooms are a decent size and most of them have king size beds, which is unusual for Japan. The Japanese-style rooms have futons (that do look quite thin). Located in the north wing, the Junior Suites and Deluxe Family Rooms are huge and have large windows.
