Some tower juggernaut hotels at other Japanese ski resorts are way OTT (over the top), yet the Hotel Appi Grand manages to have a distinctively impressive hotel without it being brash and Japanese kitsch.

We stayed in a tower twin room which was beautiful. The décor was understated yet classy, the beds super comfortable, and the room was large, so large that you could swing a family of cats around in there. The views across the ski area were awesome and it was very tranquil in the evenings to look at the illuminated slopes. Everything was just right!

We were impressed with the restaurants and even the breakfast buffet at the Arlberg was delightful - there was no feeding frenzy to get to the buffet food (like you find at some Japanese hotels!). 

And the convenience of being completely ski-in ski–out was superb!
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