Youtei Tracks Apartments & Penthouses, Niseko

Ski Niseko - powder, powder, powder!

We stayed in a Luxury 2 bedroom apartment and a deluxe 1 bed apartment (1 week each). Both were excellent. However I can''t believe the deluxe apartments toilet DIDN''T have the ubiquitous Japanese heated seat and bidet! Even the porta-loos on the slopes had heated seats! Having said that, terrain, snow quality, equipment hire, food and yes even descent espresso coffee were excellent. Some lifts could use updating but overall the experience was magic.  

Youtei Tracks Experience

This was our first time visiting Japan and Niseko. We were thrilled with Youtei Tracks, although we were not initially provided with a rollaway/camp bed/futon for our 5 year old daughter (in a 1 bedroom unit).

The kitchen and dining facilities were excellent and allowed us to have great breakfasts and the odd dinner when we had the energy to cook. Moreover, it was spotlessly clean.

Location was good at the base of the hill and shuttle buses were fairly frequent.

We found a couple of good restaurants in the Niseko "village" including Mina Mina and J Sekka cafe. Some of the others were disappointing (Bang 2) and one of the Teppanyaki places that I can't remember the name of but something like Kabuki.

Niseko

After four days aclimatizing to Japan and the refreshing Japanese customs of politeness and quiet, orderly way of coping in such a crowded country in Tokyo and near Nagano to see the amazing snow monkeys, we flew to Sapporo en route to Niseko to ski.

The mini bus met us punctually at the airport, with a polite request for no drinking, eating or rubbish on the bus, by the delightful and patient Japanese driver, we set of .

We were all appalled by the bogan behaviour of our fellow Australians, newly arrived, who bought alcohol at the first opportunity, and proceeded to drink and shout for the entire trip, I was ashamed to be Australian.