If there was a Pension Ing at every Japan resort, I'd have a much easier time organising my tour of snow resorts in Hokkaido. The pension is about a 5 minute drive (if that) from the Resource Centre / Towers, and you don't have to worry about walking, Tadayuki-san will give you a lift there and back. Drop-Offs and Picks-Ups are scheduled at 9am and 4pm. And unless you are going to be buying hourly tickets, don't even think about buying your day pass with cash on the mountain, Takayuki-san will give you a coupon which you can redeem for a ticket. In exchange for this magical coupon, you will pay a few hundred yen less then the prices listed at the ticket counter. (Using 2 coupons were cheaper then buying a discounted two day ticket). Now, back to the Pension. It is homey and cute. The breakfasts were filling, consisting of the creamiest scrambled eggs, some protein (ham, etc), maybe a yogurt, croissant, or warmed up buns. The dinner, oh my god the DINNER. It's better then going to most restaurants. It consisted of 4 houses: appetiser (we had some smoked salmon and pork roulettes while we stayed), soup, mains with a salad and plate of rice, followed by dessert. Each course was delicious and presented beautifully. The room I stayed in was in the area by the stairs which appear to be slightly larger rooms. It was warm and comfortable. The beds were pretty firm though, but after a day of riding, I slept well. And now to the bathrooms - they are public bathrooms split for men and women - which were new to me. I wasn't too excited about this part, but when I did go shower and there were 3 others there, it did not feel awkward at all. And the best part about the bathrooms, is that they have an indoor onsen. So don't worry about spending any extra money unless you want to go to some fancy outdoor place. Pension Ing was a wonderful two night stay, which was just enough time to run all around the resort if the powder area is closed. IF the powder area is open, a few more days at Pension Ing would have definitely been called for. So just to recap - for the price you pay at the pension you get: a room, a full blown first rate restaurant feeding you, an onsen, better discount on the lift tickets that you pay to Pension Ing when you check out, a pick up form the Train or the Tower, AND the most loveable hosts. Couldn't recommend staying here more! For get Towers, you want to stay here.…