Okinoki 0 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hello Basically, I am trying to book a skiing holiday for my boss and his two children, and I wasn’t too sure which way to go about this and thought this might be a good place. He attends a Canadian resort on a regular basis but thought Japan seemed like a nice place and he would like to try it out. I’m looking for a resort that is close to an airport as he only has a week in Japan and it would seem pointless if most of that time was spent travelling. He has also requested that his cabin is in a place where he can come out of his door and get going pretty much immediately. Although he is with 2 children age 10 and 13, they have been skiing for quite some time now and go on roughly 3 skiing holidays a year, so the sport is nothing new to them. I would just really appreciate any advice on which resorts! It will be in February 2010 and he will be flying out from the UK (London I imagine) Many Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 All popular places can be accessed easily. ie. within a couple of hours from an airport. A slopeside cabin might be a little harder to find though. Niseko might be a good bet. Lot's of options and an overall great place for a first trip to Japan snowcountry. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 There is plenty of slopeside accommodation at Shiga Kogen and any easy commute from Tokyo. See Resorts & Places to stay at the top of this forum, you won't find a better source. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 interesting what you can do here. Do you like your boss? Do you intend to keep/get promoted in current job? Link to post Share on other sites
cram400 0 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 as those above already mention, there are a lot of options. where you send you boss also would depend on whether your boss would want not want any of the below: is the boss interested in a nightlife scene?.. is he/she looking for a japanese cultural experience in addition to the skiing? is he/she comfortable with a japanese style lodging or would he/she prefer western style accommodation? Link to post Share on other sites
Okinoki 0 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Originally Posted By: thursday interesting what you can do here. Do you like your boss? Do you intend to keep/get promoted in current job? Yes he's a great boss and the only reason he has asked me to book it is because he knows I study Japanese and have a strong interest in the culture etc. I'm afraid I know nothing about skiing though! Originally Posted By: Mada as those above already mention, there are a lot of options. where you send you boss also would depend on whether your boss would want not want any of the below: is the boss interested in a nightlife scene?.. is he/she looking for a japanese cultural experience in addition to the skiing? is he/she comfortable with a japanese style lodging or would he/she prefer western style accommodation? I get the impression that as he has his 2 childeren with him the nightlife will not be that big a deal for him. I would think it would be quite nice to try something more Japanese than western. Thanks for all the post I'll check out the 2 mentioned! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Depending on the age of the kids, he'll either want to drop them in the ski school or arrange private ski lessons for them. So perhaps a plentiful supply of English speaking instructors would be high on the list. Or perhaps a ski creche at the resort. There's a small place called Niseko on Hokkaido that is pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites
squashie123 0 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 The Vale, Niseko is probably a good option. Brand new (should be finished in time for the season), very luxurious and definitely ski-in ski-out. Link to post Share on other sites
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