Hokkaido Sapporo City
A sky spa with natural hot spring water and authentic saunas overlooking the spectacular views of Sapporo
"Sapporo Hotel by Granbell" is a hotel in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Its hot spring spa, located on the upper floors, offers sweeping views of Sapporo’s beautiful cityscape. It features a powerful automatic löyly sauna and a gently warming mist sauna, and you can cool down crisply in the cold plunge bath, which is kept chilled by a cooling system. Natural hot spring water from deep underground, rich in chloride, warms you to the core, while a wide variety of baths, including a semi-open-air bath that lets you feel the outdoor air and a men’s-only free-flowing tsuboyu, are available. After your bath, you can relax in the dedicated lounge, making this a city-style retreat space.

A natural hot spring rich in chloride, springing from deep underground and known for retaining heat well. You can refresh yourself in a variety of baths, including an indoor bath with glass walls overlooking the Sapporo cityscape, a semi-open-air bath where you can feel the cool breeze, and a different medicinal bath each day. The men’s bath features a luxurious free-flowing tsuboyu with water directly from the source, while the women’s bath also offers a relaxing reclining bath, allowing you to enjoy a high-quality bathing experience.

An open dry sauna overlooking the streets of Sapporo through the window. Automatic löyly runs at regular intervals, instantly filling the room with high-temperature steam. The perceived temperature rises sharply, and the powerful heat wraps around your whole body, promoting a comfortable sweat. In a space scented with wood, you can refresh both body and mind while gazing at the beautiful scenery.

A gentle steam sauna that is easy on the body and warms you gradually. The abundant humidity softly envelops the skin, making it comfortable even for those who are not fond of the intense heat of a dry sauna. The warm mist releases tension throughout the body, allowing you to sink into a deep sense of relaxation and forget the passage of time.

A cold plunge bath that pleasantly tightens the body after sauna use. A cooling system keeps the water consistently cold, allowing for a crisp cooldown no matter the season. The alternating hot-and-cold bathing experience with the sauna leads you into a deep state of totonou. After the cold plunge, you can relax at ease on the chairs provided inside the bathing area or in the outdoor air-bathing space.
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* 5:00-9:00 (available to hotel guests only) [Day-use bathing] 13:00-23:00 (hotel guests until 25:00)
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