The Niseko Village (formally known as Niseko Higashiyama) will now be operated by the Hilton group for the 2008-09 ski season after extensive refurbishment. Resort will feature a new kids club open to children from 18 months to 12 years both for Japanese and English speakers. It has two time slots, from 08:30am-04:00pm and 06:00pm-09:00pm to keep kids entertained enabling parents enjoy both daytime and night time skiing. The resort is also planning to build more slopes for adventure skiers and Terrain Park to include hits, rails, waves and spines for all levels in their vast property. It also has wealth of non-ski activities to keep you entertained such as snow mobiling, tubing, movie nights, cooking school including ice cream, sausage and jam making using local produce, snow shoeing, winter horseback riding, arts and crafts, pottery, snow maze, and live entertainment. The resort also has onsen (hot spring) spas open 22 hours a day to ease the aches and pains after the whole day of snow activities.

Address: Higashiyama Onsen, Niseko, Abuta Gun, Hokkaido 048-1592

Niseko Northern Resort Annupuri has been refurbished as a luxury family resort with 'Scandinavian Chic' décor. This hotel has ski in ski out facilities on Niseko Annupuri, ski slope secluded from busy Niseko Hirafu area, perfect for families and ones with beginner to intermediate skiing abilities. It has variety of rooms on offer, such as standard rooms, interconnecting rooms for families, number of suite rooms for ones wanting a bit of luxury and barrier free rooms for wheelchair access. Niseko Northern Resort Annupuri also has variety of places to eat-all day buffet dining restaurant with selection of freshly prepared Western and Japanese cuisine made from fresh produce in the Hokkaido region, traditional kaiseki cuisine restaurant enjoyed with some Niseko sake, courtyard café, and lounge bar. You do not even have to bring a book with you if you come to this hotel thanks to their library facilities-enjoy a book or surf on the internet on a Scandinavian style sofa with a glass of your favourite drink on the other hand. Like other ski resorts in Japan, this hotel also has a public bath equipped with sauna to unwind with a view of the beautiful Annupuri and spa facility for some aromatherapy massage.

Address: 480-1, Aza-niseko, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-0511

Hokkaido Tracks offers variety of luxury condominium to private lodge style accommodation to suit groups of two to nine people. Condominiums and lodges are equipped with fully furnished western style kitchen, individually controlled heating, bathrooms offering bath and shower combination, laundry with washing machine and dryer, English satellite TV with latest news and movies, DVD and Mini Hi-fi system, telephone with local calls included in your accommodation, broadband/cable internet, linen, towels, daily servicing for fresh towels and rubbish removal, complimentary tea, coffee, milk, sugar, washing powder and body soap on arrival. Private lodges also have large secure internal ski storage facilities and drying room for your washing.

Address: 190-18 Aza Yamada, Kutchan-cho Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 044-0081