[2025 Hachimantai Stay] Travel Guide for ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort (Updated Jun)

This 5-star luxury hotel even has a large public bath (hot spring) and sauna, so you can enjoy the best hotel stay. We stayed in the 131 square meter "Appi Suite" with two bedrooms. The king-size bedroom has glass on two sides, so you can relax while looking at the nature of Appi Kogen. This is the latest InterContinental hotel that opened in February 2022, and the hardware is very wonderful. All rooms are club rooms, and all guests can receive club lounge service. Breakfast, afternoon tea, and cocktail time can be enjoyed in the lounge. Due to our circumstances, afternoon tea was charged to the room. The hot spring large bath has a rock bath, a cypress bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna, so you can enjoy it at your leisure. Although there were many young staff members who were clumsy at times, they were very hard-working and I liked them. 📍ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort Address: 117 Appi Kogen, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, 028-7306 Atmosphere: Luxury, modern, resort Facilities: Large public bath, sauna, spa, gym Recommended: Indoor cypress bath (view bath)

This 5-star luxury hotel even has a large public bath (hot spring) and sauna, allowing you to enjoy the best hotel stay. We stayed in the 131 square meter "Appi Suite". The king-sized bedroom has glass on two sides, allowing you to relax while looking out at the nature of Appi Kogen. The latest InterContinental Hotel opened in February 2022. The hardware is excellent. All rooms are club rooms, and all guests can enjoy club lounge service. Breakfast, afternoon tea, and cocktail time can be enjoyed in the lounge. Due to our circumstances, afternoon tea was charged to the room. The hot spring large bath has a rock bath, a cypress bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna, so you can enjoy it at your leisure. Although there were many young staff members who were clumsy at times, they were very hard-working and I liked them. 📍ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort Address: 117 Appi Kogen, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, 028-7306 Atmosphere: Luxury modern Facilities: Large bath, sauna, spa, gym Recommended: Indoor cypress bath (view bath), #Autumn trip #Accommodation report

#EnjoyJapan #Iwate #DomesticTravel My first trip to Iwate was to stay at the ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort, which I had always wanted to visit, and I adjusted my bullet train schedule to do a little sightseeing in Morioka as well🌳🌞 For the bullet train, I used a 40% discount coupon that I received as a membership benefit for JRE BANK🚄 The one-way fare for the Hayabusa from Tokyo Station to Morioka Station was 14,810 yen with the bullet train e-ticket, but it was 8,870 yen, which was a great deal🤍 ✄————— M E M O—————✄ [Day2] Hanawa Line Appi Kogen 12:50 → Morioka 13:51 🍴Lunch and sightseeing in Morioka Hayabusa 30 Morioka 16:50 → Tokyo 19:04

#EnjoyJapan #Iwate #DomesticTravel I stayed at the ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort in Appi Kogen, Iwate Prefecture 🕊️ This is the first luxury hotel in Tohoku that I've been interested in since it opened in 2022, and it even won a Michelin star last year 🥰✨ There are only 38 rooms, so it's quiet and calm, and it's exactly the kind of small luxury I like 🕯️🌙 Appi Kogen is a super popular snow resort blessed with rich nature 🏂❄️ During the on-season, when you're surrounded by a world of silvery white, it's a pretty high-class place, costing about 150,000 yen per room per night, but during the off-season, it's incredibly reasonable at around 30,000 yen per night 🫢🌼 If you don't want to do winter sports, the off-season is overwhelmingly recommended in terms of both price and crowding 🥹🫶

#EnjoyJapan #DomesticTravel #Iwate Breakfast at ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort 🥣 You can enjoy a half buffet at Shiratsuyu, but this is also a complimentary service included in the price of your stay, which is nice 🥰 Egg dishes, Japanese meals, porridge meals, and desserts are all made to order and you can have refills, and you can pick up salads and fruits from the buffet table as you like 🥗 It's also luxurious that they offer champagne service in the morning, and the eggs bennett with Hachimantai salmon, thick-cut French toast, and souffle pancakes that I ordered were also incredibly delicious 🤤🤤

During our stay at the ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort, we had dinner at the hotel's restaurant 🍽️ We dined at the innovative local cuisine dining "Shiratsuyu" 🐇, which blends traditional Japanese dishes with Western flavors. We shared three dishes: a selection of five types of sashimi, today's special sea urchin pasta, and charcoal-grilled Hinai chicken. Every dish was incredibly delicious 🥹🫶 The presentation and plating were stunning, and even the accompanying bread was of exceptional quality 🫢 If you stay here, you absolutely must try it 😆🍴

I stayed at the ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort 🕊️ As a complimentary service for guests, you can enjoy "Apero Time" on the lobby floor from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM 🤍 Before dinner, you can order drinks like champagne, wine, cocktails, and beer 🍺. They also serve an appetizer plate, which pairs perfectly with the drinks, making it a delight for alcohol enthusiasts 🤤. For those who don't drink alcohol, there are plenty of mocktails and soft drinks available, which was a fantastic touch 🤗.

At ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort, you can enjoy hot springs♨️ The resort features two types of large public baths: a rock bath and a cypress bath, which are available on a gender-swapping schedule✨ Both baths are equipped with saunas and open-air baths. In winter, you can soak in the open-air bath while admiring the snowy landscape, which is truly delightful☺️ Next to the open-air bath, there is a reclining bath where you can relax and unwind🌱 In the changing room, complimentary drinks are provided, including not only mineral water but also carbonated beverages and lactic acid drinks, which was a pleasant surprise🤍

Enjoyed afternoon tea at ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort 🫖🤍 Actually, this is a complimentary service available to all guests 🫢 Isn't it amazing to have a three-tiered afternoon tea as part of the hotel's service? 🥺 The selection isn't overly focused on sweets, making it appealing to everyone, and the desserts themselves were mildly sweet and absolutely delicious 🧁. There was a wide variety of drinks to choose from, including flavored teas and rooibos tea, and you could even get refills, making it a delightful experience ☕️. The service is available from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM 🕰️