5/5 - Excellent
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Otaru
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Dormy Inn Premium Otaru Natural Hot Spring
3-9-1, Inaho Otaru Hokkaido
$77 nightly
The price is $84 total per night from Mar 2 to Mar 3
$84 total
Mar 2 - Mar 3
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Otaru. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,005 reviews)
Awesome place!
Reviewed on Jan 29, 2026
Hotel Torifito Otaru Canal
1-5-7, Ironai Otaru Hokkaido
$81 nightly
The price is $89 total per night from Mar 3 to Mar 4
$89 total
Mar 3 - Mar 4
Stay at this hotel in Otaru. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,002 reviews)
Staff was exceedingly friendly and helped solve a problem with our rental car which nearly caused us to miss an international flight.
Reviewed on Jan 13, 2026
Granbell Hotel Otaru
1-1 Sakaimachi Otaru Hokkaido
$70 nightly
The price is $77 total per night from Mar 3 to Mar 4
$77 total
Mar 3 - Mar 4
Stay at this hotel in Otaru. Enjoy free WiFi, a rooftop terrace, and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Otaru Canal and Stained Glass Museum are located ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (61 reviews)
Great place! Breakfast was amazing, can’t recommend that enough. Room was very comfortable and clean.
Reviewed on Jan 29, 2026
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Ryo-An
1-8-6, Inaho Otaru Hokkaido
Stay at this apartment in Otaru. Enjoy free WiFi, slippers, and air conditioning. Our guests praise the property condition in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
9/10 Wonderful! (61 reviews)
The place is wide and if you travel with children they can enjoy the bathtub and the spacious place.
Reviewed on Sep 6, 2025
Winkel Village
Osarigawa Onsen 2-686 Otaru Hokkaido
Stay at this aparthotel in Otaru. Enjoy free parking, daily housekeeping, and air conditioning. Popular attractions Otaru Canal and Kiroro Resort are located ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (31 reviews)
The keg in the room, the hot tub on the balcony, and the snow make winkle village magical. We were also able to get a discount to the local ski area and we walked there
Reviewed on Dec 28, 2025
UCHI Living Stay Otaru Suitengu
Aioicho 4-40 Otaru Hokkaido
Stay at this apartment in Otaru. Enjoy free WiFi, slippers, and climate control. Our guests praise the property condition in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8/10 Very Good! (242 reviews)
Room was nice. The issue is the location of the apartment. It was located at the top of the hill. From the map, it seems close to the train station and local attraction. But climb up the hill is an issue.
Reviewed on Jun 15, 2025
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Popular places to visit
Sapporo Dome
Watch the excitement of baseball and soccer games, shop, eat or climb to an observation deck for panoramic views of Sapporo and its surroundings.
Tanukikoji Shopping Street
Shop until you drop, or simply enjoy the lively atmosphere of this popular roof-covered shopping district in downtown Sapporo.
Odori Park
Sapporo’s main thoroughfare has been transformed into a long municipal park, also the city’s premier venue for festivals throughout the year.
Otaru Canal
Stroll or enjoy a cruise along a canal that was once vital to Otaru’s maritime trade. Discover old warehouses that have been turned into bars, cafes and a museum.
Jozankei Hot Spring
You can take time to visit Jozankei Hot Spring during your travels to Sapporo. Discover the lively festivals and shops in this walkable area.
Hokkaido University
Enjoy a day in the life of Sapporo’s university students and professors while wandering the tree-lined avenues and riverfront walks of this elegant campus.
Things to do
Hokkaido│Noboribetsu & Lake Toya Tour with Ropeway Ticket
$61
per adult
100% of travellers recommend
Hokkaido│Noboribetsu & Toya Day Tour with Ropeway Ticket
$60
per adult
Hokkaido│Lake Shikotsu Ice museum Hyoto Festival Bus
$54
per adult
Reviews of Otaru
4.4
Top Destination
5/5 - Excellent
Verified traveler
I love Otaru it's a beautiful town. People are very friendly the food never fails to be delicious.
4/5 - Good
Verified traveler
Good food and shopping.
4/5 - Good
Verified traveler
If this is your first time, it’s okay.
4/5 - Good
Verified traveler
Only day trip is enough.
5/5 - Excellent
Verified traveler
Otaru is a very safe and tourist friendly city. I would loveto visit again during winter. Very beautiful ambiance surrounding city ~
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- Otaru City Art Museum
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- Sakaimachi Street
- Tomioka Catholic Church
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- Otaru Canal
- Otaru Music Box Museum
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- Nishin Goten
- Otamoi Beach
- Shioya Beach
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- Asarigawa Hot Spring
- Asari Vacations
- Visit Oshoro
- Mount Tengu
- Visit Hariusu
- Snow Cruise Onze
- Visit Shiribeshi
- Fugoppe Cave
- Nishizakiyama Stone Circle
- Yamamoto Sightseeing Orchard
- Zenibako Beach
- Kokusai Ski Resort
- Nikka Whiskey Distillery Yoichi
- Yoichi Wine Brewery
- Yoichi Space Dome
- Visit Akaigawa
- Visit Yoichi
- Visit Zenibako
- Visit Yoichi District
- Visit Teine
- Sapporo Teine
- Maeda Forest Park
- Otaru Dream Beach
- The Peace Falls
- Niki Vacations
- Visit Nishi
- Shiroi Koibito Park
- Aoba Park
- Nishino Shrine
- Namco Wonder City
- Hassamu Shrine
- Shinkotoni Shrine
- Mt. Okura Ski Jump Stadium
- Sapporo Winter Sports Museum
- Jozankei Futami Park
- Jozankei Hot Spring
- Visit Jozankei
- Jozankei Shrine
- Otaru Canal
- Asarigawa Hot Spring
- Shin Nihonkai Ferry
- Otaru Aquarium
- Ski Village Asari
- Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway
- Sakaimachi Street
- Snow Cruise Onze
- Otaru Music Box Museum
- Otaru Dream Beach
- Zenibako Beach
- Mount Tengu
- Tomioka Catholic Church
- Otaru Shukutsu Panorama Observation Deck
- Otamoi Beach
- Otaru Kihinkan
- Otaru City General Museum Ungakan
- Otaru Museum
- Blue Grotto
- Park Otaru
- Nishin Goten
- Kita-no-homare Brewery Shusen-kan Museum
- Temiya Cave
- Otaru City Art Museum
