Plans have just been announced for yet another Park Hyatt location, and it’s one I’m very excited about. However, we’ll have to be very patient…
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Also the Crowne Plaza and the Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn has better location for us (entertainment area vs corporate and train station), many more Hokkaido items at the excellent breakfast, and windows open, so we stay there rather than Crowne Plaza on our annual visits. Our favorite city in Japan to visit. There is also a Mercure. Marriott just opened a Courtyard that has more service than the no complimentary breakfast for anyone Fairfield Inn. Choice also has a budget property.
Park Hyatt will bring the travel complainers, lounge squatters, and selfie takers. and probably high award prices, so I'll likely stick to Holiday Inn and the ideal location and onsen of Dormy Inn PREMIUM Sapporo and linked Dormy Inn Sapporo ANNEX.
Crowne Plaza in Chitose is convenient for the airport and itineraries that bypass going in to Sapporo.
"Park Hyatt will bring the travel complainers..." sounds like it already has, wow.
The opening ETA is timely--just before the completion of the Shinkansen (high-speed bullet train) extension to Sapporo in 2030.
Unfortunately the shinkansen extension is delayed 🙁
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-plan-delay/
"It has almost no presence from international hotel groups, aside from a few limited service properties from Marriott." Lucky please make a correction to the post. This is yet another example of your strong bias against IHG, which has two properties in Sapporo, including a Holiday Inn right in the center of town that I've stayed at. Yes, IHG used to be the weakest, but now it has far surpassed Marriott Bonvoy (I stay a ton with both chains) and should get some respect from bloggers. Just because it's not as lucrative Hyatt doesn't mean it should be ignored.
You’d think IHG loyalists would want travel bloggers to continue to overlook IHG… oh what I would give to be in the golden days of Hyatt Gold Passport before travel bloggers taught the whole world about it.
I lived for a period in Sapporo in the early 2000’s. For Americans it’s actually a city that feels the most comfortable given it was designed by an American in the classic grid style with wide avenues. It’s a joy to walk around. With that it’s not one of the most beautiful or exciting cities in Japan. Yet it’s a great base for the rest of Hokkaido which is stunning. As well, in my opinion, the best food in the country. The ramen there is truly a religious experience.