Sapporo, Hokkaido · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Sapporo: Station, Odori, Susukino or Jozankei
14 places to stay · checked October 20, 2026
14 Sapporo hotels by base: Sapporo Station, Odori, Susukino, Nakajima Park and Jozankei
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1JR Tower Hotel Nikko SapporoJRタワーホテル日航札幌
Upscale hotel · Sapporo Station
Directly connected to JR Sapporo Station, with guest rooms on the 23rd to 34th floors of JR Tower. Its Sky Resort Spa has natural hot-spring baths and saunas for guests 18 and over; the hotel has announced a temporary spa closure for repairs in November 2026.
- Access
- Directly connected to JR Sapporo Station (east ticket gate, south exit) and to the Namboku and Toho subway lines
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / Check-out 11:00
2Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo京王プラザホテル札幌
Upscale hotel · Sapporo Station
The airport bus to and from New Chitose Airport boards at the hotel's north entrance (about 90 minutes; tickets at the front desk). The basement pool, gym and sauna are open to ages 16 and over.
- Access
- 5-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station (West Ticket Gate, South Exit); 7 minutes from the subway Namboku Line's Sapporo Station
3Mitsui Garden Hotel Sapporo West三井ガーデンホテル札幌ウエスト
Business hotel · Sapporo Station
At Kita 5-jo Nishi 6, on the west side of JR Sapporo Station, a 4-minute walk from the West Ticket Gate.
- Access
- 4-minute walk from the West Ticket Gate of JR Sapporo Station; 4 minutes from Sapporo Station on the Namboku and Toho subway lines
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / Check-out 11:00
4JR Inn SapporoJRイン札幌
Business hotel · Sapporo Station
At Kita 5-jo Nishi 6, a 4-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station, with a lounge and the breakfast area on the ground floor.
- Access
- 4-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station
5Cross Hotel Sapporoクロスホテル札幌
City hotel · Sapporo Station (south side)
At Kita 2-jo Nishi 2, between Sapporo Station and Odori, with a large public bath and a panorama lounge for guests.
- Access
- About a 5-minute walk from Sapporo Station
6Sapporo Grand Hotel札幌グランドホテル
Upscale hotel · Odori
Opened in December 1934 as Hokkaido's first Western-style hotel, at Kita 1-jo Nishi 4. It connects directly to the Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway (Chi-Ka-Ho), so you can reach it from the station under cover.
- Access
- 5-minute walk through Odori Park, or 10 minutes from JR Sapporo Station; direct entrance from the underground walkway
7Hotel Resol Trinity Sapporoホテルリソルトリニティ札幌
City hotel · Odori
At Odori Nishi 5, a minute from a subway exit, with a large bath for staying guests that the hotel describes as looking over Odori Park.
- Access
- 1-minute walk from Exit 2 of Odori Station (Namboku Line)
9Sapporo Stream Hotel札幌ストリームホテル
Upscale hotel · Susukino
Directly connected to Susukino subway station, at Minami 4-jo Nishi 4. The top floor, the 18th, holds a guest-only spa and sauna, a lounge and a rooftop terrace.
- Access
- Directly connected to Susukino Station (subway Namboku Line)
10Grand Hostel LDK SapporoGRAND HOSTEL LDK 札幌
Hostel · Susukino (west side)
Formerly The Stay Sapporo, reopened under this name in April 2025. Female-only and mixed dormitories of up to 8 beds, private rooms for 3 to 6 people, and shared kitchens on the 3rd and 10th floors.
- Access
- 8-minute walk from Susukino Station (Namboku Line); 10 minutes from Nishi-11-chome Station (Tozai Line)
11Sapporo Park Hotel札幌パークホテル
City hotel · Nakajima Park
At Minami 10-jo Nishi 3, by Nakajima Koen Station. The airport shuttle bus from New Chitose Airport stops at Nakajima Park (about 80 minutes), and the subway from Sapporo Station takes about 5 minutes.
- Access
- 1-minute walk from Exit 1 of Nakajima Koen Station (Namboku Line)
12Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima ParkホテルJALシティ札幌 中島公園
City hotel · Nakajima Park
211 rooms at Minami 8-jo Nishi 3, within walking distance of Susukino. It has a large communal bath, with a sauna on the men's side and a jet bath on the women's side.
- Access
- 3-minute walk from Nakajima Koen Station (Namboku Line)
13Shogetsu Grand Hotel章月グランドホテル
Onsen hotel · Jozankei Onsen
A hot-spring hotel in Jozankei Onsen, Minami-ku, Sapporo, about 53 minutes by car from Sapporo Station. It takes overnight guests only (no day-only bathing), and its paid shuttle bus from Sapporo Station must be booked.
- Access
- Reservation-only shuttle bus from the JR Sapporo Station North Exit at 14:00 (arrives 15:10; returns 10:30, back 11:45); or Jotetsu bus from Sapporo Station, 68 minutes to Jozankei-jinja-mae, then a 3-minute walk
14Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione定山渓万世閣ホテルミリオーネ
Onsen hotel · Jozankei Onsen
Four indoor hot-spring baths, one of them a lie-down bath, and an outdoor bath facing the mountains.
- Access
- Reservation-only shuttle bus (Hotel Milione-go) from the JR Sapporo Station North Exit at 14:30; returns from the hotel entrance at 10:00
Good to know
If you arrive by train from New Chitose Airport and will use JR trains, stay at Sapporo Station: the Rapid Airport train reaches it in about 37 minutes, and JR Tower Hotel Nikko is directly connected to the station. If your evenings are for eating and drinking out, stay in Susukino. Odori sits between them, one subway stop from each.
Sapporo, Odori, Susukino and Nakajima-koen are consecutive stops on the Namboku subway line, so the four city bases are at most three stops apart. Between Sapporo Station and Odori runs Chi-Ka-Ho, an underground walkway of about 520 m (about 10 minutes on foot), and the underground route continues to Susukino Station. In winter, a hotel joined to a station or to the walkway lets you come and go under cover.
Jozankei Onsen is a hot-spring town in Sapporo's Minami-ku, about 53 minutes by car from Sapporo Station. The two Jozankei hotels below run reservation-only shuttle buses that leave the station's North Exit at 14:00 or 14:30 and return in the morning.
Sapporo Station, Odori, Susukino, Nakajima Park or Jozankei
Times come from the official pages cited on the hotel cards and from the Sapporo Tourist Association. Room rates change daily, so this table does not compare price.
| Base | Fits a trip that | From New Chitose Airport | To Odori | Evenings | In winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo Station | uses JR trains: the airport, day trips out of the city | Rapid Airport train, about 37 min, no transfer | 1 subway stop, or about 10 min on foot underground (Chi-Ka-Ho) | Susukino is 2 subway stops | JR Tower Hotel Nikko is joined to the station; Chi-Ka-Ho runs underground to Odori |
| Odori | wants the middle: one stop to the station, one to Susukino | Train to Sapporo Station, then 1 subway stop | You are there | Susukino is 1 subway stop | Odori Park is a Snow Festival site; Sapporo Grand Hotel connects to the underground walkway |
| Susukino | is planned around dinner and late evenings | Train to Sapporo Station, then 2 stops on the Namboku Line | 1 subway stop; the underground route runs to Sapporo Station | Hotel JAL City's page calls it Hokkaido's largest commercial and entertainment district | Susukino is a Snow Festival site; Sapporo Stream Hotel connects to Susukino Station |
| Nakajima Park | wants Susukino within walking distance, one stop further out | Train plus 3 subway stops, or the airport shuttle bus to the Nakajima Park stop (about 80 min) | 2 subway stops | Susukino is 1 subway stop, or a walk | Sapporo Park Hotel is 1 min from Exit 1 of Nakajima Koen Station |
| Jozankei Onsen | wants a hot-spring night | About 100 min by car | Hotel shuttle 70–75 min to Sapporo Station, or Jotetsu bus 68 min | A hot-spring town in Minami-ku, Sapporo | Hotel shuttles run once a day each way, reservation only |
By kind of trip
First trip, arriving by airport train
If you fly into New Chitose and will take JR trains out of the city, a hotel at Sapporo Station saves a transfer at each end. JR Tower Hotel Nikko is joined to the station; Mitsui Garden Hotel Sapporo West and JR Inn Sapporo are 4 minutes away on foot.
JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo · Mitsui Garden Hotel Sapporo West · JR Inn Sapporo · Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo
Late arrival
If you land late, a hotel joined to a station keeps the last stretch indoors: JR Tower Hotel Nikko at JR Sapporo Station, Sapporo Stream Hotel at Susukino subway station, and Hotel Resol Trinity Sapporo, 1 minute from Exit 2 of Odori Station.
JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo · Sapporo Stream Hotel · Hotel Resol Trinity Sapporo
Nightlife and food
If your evenings are in Susukino, these are on its doorstep or one stop away: Sapporo Stream Hotel is connected to Susukino Station, Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo is 5 minutes from it, Grand Hostel LDK Sapporo 8 minutes, and Hotel JAL City is within walking distance.
Sapporo Stream Hotel · Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo · Grand Hostel LDK Sapporo · Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Park
Family
Check age rules and room sizes before booking: JR Tower Hotel Nikko's spa is for guests 18 and over, and Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo's pool, gym and sauna for 16 and over. Grand Hostel LDK Sapporo has private rooms for 3 to 6 people and shared kitchens.
Grand Hostel LDK Sapporo · JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo · Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo
Hot springs
The Jozankei hotels have their own hot-spring baths and reservation-only shuttles from Sapporo Station's North Exit. In the city, JR Tower Hotel Nikko's spa uses natural hot springs, and Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo has separate men's and women's large baths.
Shogetsu Grand Hotel · Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione · JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo · Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
Questions
What is the best area to stay in Sapporo?
It depends on the trip. For the airport train and JR day trips, Sapporo Station: the Rapid Airport train arrives there in about 37 minutes with no transfer. For evenings out, Susukino. For a bit of both, Odori, one subway stop from each. All three are consecutive stops on the Namboku Line.
Is it better to stay at Sapporo Station or in Susukino?
Sapporo Station is where the airport train arrives and JR trains leave; Susukino is two subway stops south and is the entertainment district. If most of your days start with a JR train, the station side saves a ride; if most of your evenings end in Susukino, Susukino saves the ride back.
How do I get from New Chitose Airport to my hotel in Sapporo?
The JR Rapid Airport train to Sapporo Station takes about 37 minutes (the special rapid about 33). The airport bus to Sapporo Station takes about 70 minutes. Some hotels have their own stop: the airport bus boards at Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo's north entrance (about 90 minutes), and an airport shuttle bus stops at Nakajima Park (about 80 minutes). From Sapporo Station, the Namboku subway line runs to Odori, Susukino and Nakajima-koen.
Where should I stay for the Sapporo Snow Festival?
The festival has three sites: Odori Park, Susukino and Tsudome. Hotels in Odori and Susukino are the closest to the first two. In 2025 it ran from 4 to 11 February; the festival's site, snowfes.com, posts each year's dates.
Can I stay in Jozankei instead of central Sapporo?
Jozankei Onsen is inside Sapporo city (Minami-ku) but about 53 minutes by car from Sapporo Station. Hotel shuttles leave the station's North Exit in the afternoon (14:00 for Shogetsu Grand Hotel, 14:30 for Hotel Milione) and return in the morning, reservation only; the Jotetsu bus takes about 68 minutes.