Where to Stay in Sapporo with Kids — The Best Family Hotels
Last Updated on September 21, 2024 by Kay
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Planning a trip to Sapporo in Hokkaido and wondering where to stay with kids?
In this article, I’ll round up some of the best hotels in the city to help you save time. These accommodations are all in excellent, walkable locations in Sapporo and provide amenities for kids to help make your trip as easy as possible.
Note that hotels in Sapporo will likely sell out quickly for the Sapporo Snow Festival, which will be held from February 4th to 11th, 2025. So if you want to visit Sapporo during that time, make sure to book as soon as possible!
The Best Hotels to Stay in Sapporo
La’gent Stay Sapporo Odori
Right on Odori Street, the main street in central Sapporo, this 4-star hotel is in a perfect location and very reasonably priced for what you get.
The hotel boasts small public baths, which are great for soaking in after a long day exploring the city. For an additional charge, you can get a buffet breakfast — however, the hotel is attached to a Family Mart so we just got our breakfast from there!
Although they don’t have anything particularly special for kids, my family stayed here with our five-year-old and had no problems. Our daughter also got small pajamas that fit her perfectly! Unfortunately, they didn’t have a children’s toothbrush but she did fine with an adult-sized one.
Vessel Inn Sapporo Nakajima Park
Located only a minute from Nakajima Koen Station, Vessel Inn Sapporo Nakajima Park is a great budget-friendly but quality option in terms of hotels in Sapporo. They also have parking.
Children aged 18 and under stay for free when bed-sharing, which is typically unheard of in Japanese hotels, and they offer amenities for babies and toddlers including cribs, diapers, and wipes.
This is a very famous and highly-rated hotel in Sapporo for many reasons.
The hotel is attached to Sapporo Station, making it extremely convenient, especially since you don’t have to transfer trains when traveling to and from New Chitose Airport.
Hotel guests can use the Sky Resort Spa, which is a hot spring onsen bath with a view of the city. Note that children (18 years old and younger) may not use this facility.
The hotel also has three restaurants and a lounge.
For those with young children, you can rent a crib for an additional charge. The hotel also provides bath chairs, diaper genies, step stools, bed rails, and nightwear for kids.
Rooms here are larger than typical hotel rooms in Japan. I’m also a huge fan of their bathroom, which is Japanese-style, meaning that the shower is separated from the bathtub.
SAPPORO STREAM HOTEL
This is a brand-new hotel that just opened at the beginning of 2024.
Guests staying in the Premium rooms can use a special lounge with free beverages, including alcoholic drinks (yay for the parents), and they can enjoy a breakfast featuring food from Hokkaido. You can also use a public bath that has a view of the city.
This hotel is conveniently located within a building directly connected to Susukino Station and has a movie theatre as well as stores.
Premier Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo
Only four minutes on foot from Nakajima Koen Station, this hotel offers beautiful views of Nakajima Park.
They provide free bedguards, step stools, air purifiers, and humidifiers. Cribs are available for an additional charge. For large families, they offer connecting rooms.
For an additional charge, they offer a children’s amenity set, diapers, and baby wipes.
The hotel’s restaurants also provide children’s meals at dinner and they offer highchairs, bibs, and children’s cutlery.
Keio Prelia Hotel Sapporo
Only a four-minute walk from Sapporo Station, this beautiful hotel offers plenty to make your stay with your family relaxing.
Keio Prelia Hotel Sapporo boasts a fitness center, a public bath, coin laundry machines, a restaurant, and a lounge with free coffee and water. All rooms have air-purifiers and humidifiers. There’s also a convenience store only one minute away by foot. The hotel opened in 2019 so it’s still fairly new.
They also have a parking lot.
For guests with children, they provide free crib rentals, children’s toothbrushes (21 cm), slippers, and nightwear (size 110). For more on children’s clothing and shoe sizes in Japan, read this article.
I also like that the toilet is in its own room rather than cramped next to the bathtub or sink, and the shower is just like in modern Japanese homes.
Sapporo Grand Hotel
This hotel is located a 5-minute walk from Sapporo Station and only 2 minutes from famous Sapporo landmarks such as Odori Park and Sapporo Clock Tower.
Rooms are quite spacious and larger than typical hotel rooms in Japan.
The hotel boasts several restaurants, a bakery, and two lounges, although there is no shortage of places to eat outside the hotel.
For guests with children, they provide free bed guards and a crib for an additional charge. There is also a nursing room on the first floor.
Hotel Emion Sapporo
This is a very affordable hotel located in the heart of Sapporo and within walking distance to many popular tourist landmarks.
It has a public onsen bath for relaxing in and for an additional charge, you can include a buffet breakfast with your stay.
Children ages five and under stay for free when bed-sharing and they provide amenities such as slippers, nightwear, and toothbrushes for kids.
They also have large rooms that have up to four beds.
Vessel Hotel Campana Susukino
Only 4 minutes away from Susukino Station in downtown Sapporo, this hotel is located in a convenient location near a convenience store and drugstore.
The hotel has a public bath and sauna, which is perfect for relaxing in after a long day of traveling.
Their breakfast buffets are especially popular with guests and children under age five get to enjoy it for free. They also provide welcome drinks for guests.
The hotel has a laundromat, which is great for long stays.
They have a parking lot as well if you have a car.
Children under 18 years old get to stay for free if they’re bed-sharing and the hotel provides many free rental amenities such as children’s body soap, bath chairs, baby wipes, potty rings, strollers, cribs, children’s toothbrushes, and toys. You can also get free diapers.
Chateraise Gateau Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa Resort
For those who want to stay at a resort hotel in Sapporo, this is for you. Unlike the other hotels on this list, it’s a bit of a trek away from the city center and takes about 45 minutes to reach by train and 30 minutes by car.
This resort boasts nine kinds of onsen baths as well as an outdoor pool during the summer and an indoor pool just for kids that can be used year-round (the indoor pools also have a section just for babies and toddlers!). There’s a small indoor playground as well that is great for smaller kids.
They provide baby food and children’s cutlery at their restaurants. You can rent a stroller as well for free.
They provide rental toys, books and games for kids, step stools, and baby soap. Children will receive free amenities as well such as a toothbrush, bath sponge, slippers, and nightwear in different sizes. The hotel also offers diapers and baby wipes for sale.
Wrap-up: The Best Hotels to Stay in Sapporo
I hope this look at highly-rated hotels in Sapporo is helpful for your travel planning. Sapporo is a wonderful city to visit in Japan and you’re bound to have a great time.
Make sure to also read my article all about Sapporo with Kids!