TL;DR
Fairmont is bringing its second Japanese property to Niseko, and this one's got history. The 165-room resort will rise on the site of the stalled La Plume project, which collapsed into bankruptcy in 2025 before J-Will Partners bought the site for redevelopment. Set between Mount Yotei and Mount Annupuri, it's slated for an early 2028 opening - putting it in play for the 2027/28 season. Expect two restaurants, a spa, onsen bathing, and a kids' club, a short drive from Niseko Village and Hirafu.
Fairmont is opening its second Japanese hotel in Niseko, and the 165-room resort will rise on one of the town's most talked-about stalled development sites.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of Accor, announced the signing of Fairmont Niseko in partnership with Tokyo-based J-Will Partners. The property is slated to open in early 2028, which puts it in play for the 2027/28 ski season if the timeline holds. It won't be slopeside, but it sits close enough to both Niseko Village and Hirafu for skiing, and come summer, guests get easy access to nearby golf courses along with hiking and biking trails.
Fairmont hasn't released much beyond the basics. Two sit-down restaurants, a spa and wellness area, a kids' club, and onsen bathing are the amenities confirmed so far.
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Built on the bones of a failed project
This isn't a hotel starting from scratch. The nine-acre forested site between Mount Yotei and Mount Annupuri previously housed the New World La Plume Niseko development, a residential-style project planned for 219 hotel-style units plus five private villas. Construction stalled, and the company behind it filed for bankruptcy in April 2025. J-Will Partners picked up the site out of the bankruptcy estate for roughly ¥4.43 billion through a special-purpose company, clearing the way for Fairmont to reposition it entirely rather than pick up where La Plume left off.
