HOTEL BIACLYN HAKODATEHOTEL 白林 HAKODATE

About

A small luxury hotel on Saiwaizaka overlooking Hakodate Port, created by renovating the former Russian Consulate. It consists of two buildings: the Consulate Building, which retains traces of its past such as a grand staircase and coffered ceilings, and the Wellness Building, surrounded by 200-year-old Japanese elms. All six guest rooms are suites of over 100 square meters. Every room has a private sauna and cold bath, and four rooms in the Wellness Building also feature semi-outdoor open-air baths.

For dining, guests can choose between "Byakuya," serving French cuisine featuring ingredients from southern Hokkaido, and "Funami," offering Ezo-mae sushi at an eight-seat counter. In the evening, "Hakodadi," a bar opening in the former consulate's dining room, serves seasonal cocktails. In September 2026, it became the first hotel in Hakodate to be awarded One Key in the MICHELIN Keys selection.

"Sanctuary Wellness," the wellness space exclusive to hotel guests, is a vast atrium with a ceiling height of over 7 meters, open from 9 a.m. to midnight. At its center stands a löyly sauna glazed front and back; seated on the wave-like wooden benches, your gaze passes through to Hakodate Port, the mountains, and the green of the elms. Below are a jacuzzi and a small pool, along with a mist sauna. At night, the illuminated sauna seems to float in the darkness.