Experienced rental & retail operator NBS, famous for their legendary service in Niseko, is opening their first store in Honshu – right in the heart of Hakuba at the Hakuba Gateway Hotel.

“Hakuba has always been one of the top ski destinations in Japan, and I’m stoked to bring our renowned, great service and years of experience to the area.” – Joel Graham, NBS General Manager

To celebrate the opening, Hakuba Gateway Hotel and NBS Hakuba have teamed up to offer hotel guests completely free ski & snowboard rentals in December right up to Christmas, and then 20% off rentals till March for any guest to Hakuba Valley resorts.

The savings are pretty significant – staying 6 or 7 nights twin share before Christmas in Hakuba Gateway Hotel works out at just ¥2,000 per person per night after factoring in the savings made on rentals (i.e. when subtracting standard cost of rental equipment from nightly Hakuba Gateway Hotel rate.)

These offers are available through trusted travel agents as well as SkiJapan.com consultants and directly through NBS. Guests must pre-book before 30 November 2018 to get these deals – more details here.

Hakuba Gateway Hotel – First Look

The new designs for Hakuba Gateway Hotel have now been released offering insight into the hotel’s new look.  The new front desk & reception area will be sleek and modern, providing service to all Hakuba visitors as well as hotel guests.

The commercial space on the ground floor is going to have a fully featured rental/retail run by NBS, a professional boot fitter and a physiotherapist. The new designs can be seen here.