Hakodate Danshaku Club Hotel & Resorts

Rooms and decor

What sets Hakodate Danshaku Club Hotel & Resorts apart from everything else on this list is the rooms. They are designed apartment-style at 30-45 sqm, close to three times the size of a typical station hotel room, and many come with a sofa, a dining table and a kitchenette stocked with a microwave, fridge and kettle. Staying here feels like having a small home in Hakodate rather than just a place to sleep. The room-space category alone scores 9.6 from real guests.

Food and amenities

The in-room kitchenette is the practical star here — a microwave, fridge and kettle mean you can heat up a market haul or keep drinks cold without leaving the room. Service punches above the price too: staff speak English and are good at pointing you to local restaurants. There is free Wi-Fi, a washing machine and 24-hour service, and the overall 9.5 mark reflects how complete the package feels, with many guests leaving steady 10/10 reviews on Booking.com and Agoda.

Location and getting there

The hotel sits in Hakodate's bayside district, a 9-minute walk from the landmark Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses. The area is full of cafes, the local Hakodate Beer Hall and the crepe shop Mr. Mister, and the Mt. Hakodate Ropeway for the famous night view — ranked among the top three in the world — is only minutes away. Hakodate Station is about a 7-minute walk, the morning market a little under that, and the nearest tram stop is 4 minutes off.

Things to know before booking

This is the priciest of the comfortable picks here — rooms start around $80 a night, more than the budget hotels on the list. Because the score is so high, it also sells out very fast in high season, so book well ahead. And it sits a touch farther from the station than the front-of-station hotels, at roughly a 7-minute walk, which is a small trade for the extra room space.

Our take

Danshaku Club is the one we'd book for families and couples who want the roomiest, most comfortable base in Hakodate. Rooms over 30 sqm with a kitchenette, a 9.5 guest score and the Red Brick Warehouses a short walk away — the name comes from Baron Kawada, who brought the famous potato variety to Hokkaido, a fitting nod to local pride. We recommend it with confidence; it's the bar other hotels in town get measured against.