googie 0 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Not a very exciting subject, sorry, but.... do places at/near resorts in Japan charge more than places a bit further out? Can I expect to be ripped off on the mountain? Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 That really depends on where you go. Which resort are you planning on visiting? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Round here - a bit more expensive but nothing outrageous Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Costs are usually higher on mountain than in the city - so I wouldn't necessarily say higher prices are 'being ripped off', more like paying a premium for the convenience of having that service at your doorstep. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 If you take Niseko as an example, I feel "ripped off" every where except Hanazono (a little pricey but good) and the little cafeteria at the bottom of Annupuri. Everywhere else is expensive and not particularly good. (note that's just the "on-resort" establishments, not counting the private restaurants nearby) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 The beers are mighty expensive. But you can stock up at the seicomart. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 No they aren't. Beers were normal price, 500-600 yen for a regular mug of beer. Most bars we went into were actually 500 yen a beer. On mountain as well they were 500-600 yen a beer, not cheap but not expensve. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 where you go? It's 700 at Hana, 900 at Paddy Irish, 700 at Kogen mess hall. You on frazzles or summat? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Can't remember the names of the bars, one around the corner from Wild Bills, another beside the Vale, Wild Bills wasn't that expensive either. Never went into the Irish pub, Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Can't see why anyone would feel ripped off at the Ace Hill restaurant, some of the best on-mountain food I've ever found in Japan and the prices are reasonable. Sorry, that's at Niseko for those who don't know. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 agreed. Beer is reasonably priced too. Although I did like the burgers at Alts Bandai Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 No price hikes on Hakuba resorts. The skiing is cheap here in Japan. Pretty much the same goes for all of the resorts I've been to around Nagano. Beer is mostly 500-600Y Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Prices aren't so bad, but the problem I found was with snacks and bottled drinks tending to be more expensive than in a supermarket or convini. Not by much, maybe from 10 - 50 yen more really. Beer has the biggest price difference, think in Kagura, the beer costs 500/600 for a large one, but in convini is more like 290yen or so. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Thats the same everywhere isn't it. Back home a can of lager is dirt cheap but buy it in a pub or restaurant and the price goes up. In a nice pub or restaurant, it's worth the difference or course, not sure the Kagura restaurant counts there! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Can't remember the names of the bars, one around the corner from Wild Bills, another beside the Vale, Wild Bills wasn't that expensive either. Never went into the Irish pub, Lars Longcox/Longcocks (which is it...??) was pretty damn cheap - cheap beers, cheap eats for large amounts. GREAT VALUE. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday where you go? It's 700 at Hana, 900 at Paddy Irish, 700 at Kogen mess hall. You on frazzles or summat? Y900 at Paddy's?? Not sure what you ordered but the normal price Y500. Heaps of bars in town where it's Y500. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Pint of Guinness. Hnaded over 1000 note got a 100 coin back. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 But fav place for beers is the vending machines. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: RobBright Prices aren't so bad, but the problem I found was with snacks and bottled drinks tending to be more expensive than in a supermarket or convini. Not by much, maybe from 10 - 50 yen more really. Beer has the biggest price difference, think in Kagura, the beer costs 500/600 for a large one, but in convini is more like 290yen or so. If that's a problem (and I don't see it as such) then buy at the convini, carry it around on slope, bury it in the snow for a half hour before you drink it and you'll have saved - Oh, a couple yen - WhooHoo! The additional price is for the extra hassle of making it available at the point at which you want it. Convenience, it's called, and that comes at a price. Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 the hilton had a 300yen asahi happy couple of hours from 5pm - that was a great deal -! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: RobBright Prices aren't so bad, but the problem I found was with snacks and bottled drinks tending to be more expensive than in a supermarket or convini. Not by much, maybe from 10 - 50 yen more really. Beer has the biggest price difference, think in Kagura, the beer costs 500/600 for a large one, but in convini is more like 290yen or so. If that's a problem (and I don't see it as such) then buy at the convini, carry it around on slope, bury it in the snow for a half hour before you drink it and you'll have saved - Oh, a couple yen - WhooHoo! The additional price is for the extra hassle of making it available at the point at which you want it. Convenience, it's called, and that comes at a price. Neither do I, but the original poster asked if prices were different, which is why I started off with "prices aren't so bad". Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Sounds it. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 This question is mainly asked by Aussies who have to endure prices 2-3 times normal when they go to their ski resorts. In Japan prices are barely 10-20% more than what you would find normally. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 really?! 2/3 times. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Aussie ski resorts are a ridiculous rip-off. You also have to pay up to $35 a day just for the privilege of parking your car at the resort. Lift prices are mostly now over $100 per day as well and accomm prices are very high. You get to pay all that to enjoy some of the worst average snow conditions of any ski area in the world. Awesome huh? Link to post Share on other sites
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