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Reviews of 雪玉Snowball Hostel

076-0034 Hokkaido, Furano, 日本北海道富良野市北之峰町 21-18, Japan

#13 of 26 hotels in Furano

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Review Score

Based on 26 hostel reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free Wifi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: March 27, 2025

    9.0
    Amazing and convenient. I recommended it to many people!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean and super close to the mountain

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 2, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Functional, clean. Very close to the gondola!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Check-in was a little confusing, as the reception is in the basement. A sign on the main door indicating where to go for reception would be a nice improvement!

    Excellent location just 150 metres from the chairlift, new and modern facilities and overall very comfortable and well organised. Onsens and restaurants are walking distance, and the shuttle bus to town stops right nearby. Due to all this, it is expensive for a hostel, but in my opinion it was worth the extra price.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2025

    10
    New Hostel in a great spot
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    New spot, a short walk from the mountain, onsens, Lawson, rental shops, restaurants. Very modern, clean, well equipped and well thought out. Would happily stay here again next time in Furano!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2025

    10
    Not long enough could of stayed longer so next time
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean warm & friendly & great owner manager Jarod was especially helpful

    Very very clean & well looked after

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2025

    10
    Great new place to stay, 5 min walk to the main gondola.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very new property so signage over main entrance hasnt been installed yet. Made finding the way in at night and check-in confusing. (Enter by the double doors on lowest level.)

    Great location. Large drying room. Comfortable and clean.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2025

    10
    Great place for my first ever trip to Japan.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Couldn't call out a single thing.

    Spaceous, bright and friendly place. Super close to the base station.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 13, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The wifi is a bit spotty and there's not really any paper towels. This is a relatively new hostel, so some of the facilities are still WIP; I'd bank on it getting better over time! All extremely minor grievances and would recommend this place.

    Clean. Close to the slopes. Friendly owner. Has a drying room. The beds and room were good.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2025

    10
    First class stay at a very reasonable price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    New hostel just opened and everything was clean and neat and well appointed. Host was super helpful and had a great vibe. Cannot fault this and would highly recommend it

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2025

    9.0
    Relaxed
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The fact the host had lift passes to purchase directly - with a bit of a discount, was very convenient!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 8, 2025

    9.0
    Clean and great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I think the hostel is missing is a lounge area for guests to relax in. It has a shared kitchen and dining area, but unfortunately, I think not having a lounge area really affects the vibe of the hostel. It doesn't allow a space for guests to chat to each other and connect, which is a pretty key thing I look for when I stay in a hostel. Also, the garage where snow gear is stored isn't heated at all, so if you want to dry gloves, boots or anything that gets snowy and wet during the day it has to be done on random heating panels inside the halls, which you can't really use for bigger things like boots.

    The hostel was clean, beds and pillows very comfortable, and there were lots of toilets and showers that were also kept clean. The location was really great, only a short walk to the base of the mountain.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: February 8, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Needs more cutlery, utensils etc in the kitchen so that you can prepare simple food. Some knives, chopping board etc.

    Very new - looks like the pictures - and comfortable which I would expect for the cost. Location is amazing - we skied home from the ski resort!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 6, 2025

    9.0
    Bright, comfortable stay right next to the resort. Highly recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I would just mention that the internet is very slow. Especially in the rooms. Mentioning for any other remote work folks travelling. There are several cafes nearby you could take your lap top to.

    Everything was recently rendered and very nice! Its location is awesome and the owners are very nice and accommodating. They let me keep my luggage around after checkout until I was able to get into my next hotel. He was also just friendly and always available to chat or help out. It’s a nice space to stay as a solo traveler because you get to meet other folks in the common area and maybe find backcountry partners/etc.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2025

    10
    Incredibly good value stay, amazing all around!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Amazing location, new build, amenities are exceptional, beds are comfy, showers have great pressure & heat, didn’t use washing machines but they are available. Made some friends immediately & went out to nearby bars, incredible time. Check in was easy and quick, same with check-out. Staff are genuinely incredible, helped me find the best way to Sapporo when I was leaving & went out of their way to return forgotten items to me after I checked out.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 27, 2025

    10
    Great ski accomodation!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Parking lot fits 3 cars so call in advance for the host to plan. There's a big parking lot nearby if it's full

    Beautiful and clean, hot water showers are great, host had great ramen recommendations. Ropeway for skiing was 3 minutes walk from the accoms. Awesome place! Exactly like the pictures. Host is very accomodating and happy to recommend stuff.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 30, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No keys or locked access, anybody could get in or out anytime. The laundry was not there, I got told it was going to come but never came. Wifi was terrible, could not use it and had to use my data. Floor was dirty, at the entrance they would mix shoe rack with slippers and nobody seemed to care.

    The ostel is very nice and warm, close to the sky area.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 27, 2025

    5.0
    Good location, diverse range of nationalities. Checkin and communication with guests needs work
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The communication from the managers / owners was non existent. I explained to them you can't have guests turning up 0 idea where to park (or that you need to try and pre arrange parking). No idea what room i was in, basically you have to walk into the lodge to work this out and hope one of the owners / managers is there to give you the info. They are obviously finding their feet but probably need a few ups-kills on managing accomodation and checkin

    Location was amazing, only a 5 min walk to the lifts. The setup is pretty good its all modern and good quality fit outs

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 20, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 19, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 17, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 23, 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

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