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…
Park Hyatt Sapporo opening 2029
Hyatt has entered into a management agreement with Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd., for the opening of the Park Hyatt Sapporo in 2029. The 157-key property will feature culinary and wellness experiences, an indoor swimming pool, and space for meetings and events.
The hotel will be located in a mixed-user tower, at the intersection of the Odori Park and the Sapporo Ekimae-dori, the city’s main commercial and business thoroughfare. The hotel will be located on levels 27 through 35, so it should feature great views of the park and city (it’s so nice to see a development where the hotel is on the top floors of the building, rather than on the bottom floors).
Sapporo is the economic and cultural center of the Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan. It’s the fifth largest city in Japan, and accessible from Tokyo via a 90-minute flight.
This will be the fourth Park Hyatt property in Japan, after the Park Hyatt Kyoto, Park Hyatt Niseko, and Park Hyatt Tokyo. Of particular note, this hotel will be located not far from the Park Hyatt Niseko, which is in Hokkaido’s most high-end ski resort area.
I’m excited about this Park Hyatt, sort of!
I adore Japan. It’s probably my favorite place in the world to visit, so I’m always excited when there are new luxury points hotels to stay at. In particular, it’s nice to see the amount of international hotel growth we’ve seen in recent years, beyond just Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
This will represent a new hotel standard in Sapporo. It’s not just that the city lacks luxury hotels, but it has almost no presence from international hotel groups, aside from a few limited service properties from Marriott.
Now, while I’m looking forward to this hotel opening, unfortunately we’re going to have to be really patient, since best case scenario, this hotel is five years from welcoming its first guests. When hotels are announced this far out, I really think it’s 50/50 as to whether something like this opens, especially within a reasonable timeframe.
Projects sometimes get scrapped when there are changes in economic conditions (then again, right now Japan’s economic situation is pretty bad to begin with). On top of that, so often we see hotel owners change the branding of properties before a hotel actually opens.
So I do hope this becomes a Park Hyatt, because the brand has a great presence in Japan. That being said, I think it’s pretty likely that this property actually opens in 2030 or beyond, since rarely do projects like this run on schedule… even in a place that values punctuality as much as Japan.
Bottom line
A 157-room Park Hyatt is coming to Sapporo, which is Japan’s fifth largest city. The hotel will be located at the top of a mixed-use building, so should have great views. This is an exciting addition to Hyatt’s portfolio, and I can’t wait to stay here if/when it opens.
What do you make of the Park Hyatt Sapporo?
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