Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo, full name Ishikari no Yu Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo, is a 168-room hotel inside the Tanukikoji shopping arcade, 3 minutes on foot from Odori Station. Before you book, six things matter: the free late-night ramen; a large public bath where the women’s side has no sauna; no bath with a tattoo; child fees set brand-wide; 50 percent to cancel the day before; and Sapporo’s new accommodation tax.
For the rest of the city, see our Sapporo map and our guide to ramen in Sapporo.
Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo at a glance
| Item | Official information |
|---|---|
| Address | Minami 2-jo Nishi 6-4-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, inside the Tanukikoji arcade |
| Rooms | 168; opened 2002, renovated 2012 |
| Check-in / out | 15:00 / 11:00 (some plans differ) |
| From the subway | 3 minutes from Odori Station (Namboku line) |
| Free ramen | 21:30 to 23:00 daily |
| Public bath | 15:00 to 10:00, 2nd floor; no tattoos |
| Breakfast | 3,000 yen adults, 6:30 to 9:30 |
| Children | Ages 0 to 2 sharing a bed free; ages 3 to 12 sharing a bed 3,000 yen |
| Cancellation | 50% the day before, 100% on the day (1 to 5 guests) |
| Accommodation tax | 300 to 1,000 yen per person per night |
| Parking | 1,800 yen a night, 28 spaces, first come |
From the hotel’s official pages and the Sapporo City tax page, read October 9, 2026.
Rooms at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
Which room sizes are there?
| Room | Size | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| Single | 15.4 m² | 1 |
| Double | 16.0–16.4 m² | 2 |
| Compact Twin | 16.7 m² | 2 |
| Large Twin | 27.4 m² | 2 |
| Deluxe Twin | 27.7–31.2 m² | 3 |
From the official room page, read October 9, 2026.
Most of the 168 rooms are doubles: the floor guide counts 121 doubles, 19 twins and 14 singles. A double of about 16 m² is a small room for two people with suitcases open on the floor, so if you have big luggage, the Large Twin at 27.4 m² is the one with space to spare. Only the Deluxe Twin takes three guests. Every bed is made by Serta, the hotel says.
What is in the room?
Free internet, a TV, a phone, a fridge, a hair dryer, a toilet with a bidet seat, air conditioning, bath and face towels, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, tea, slippers, a hairbrush, a toothbrush, a razor and cotton buds. The room wear doubles as house clothes: the brand FAQ says you can wear it to the bath and the restaurant.
Can I borrow anything?
The front desk lends an iron and ironing board, a trouser press, a phone charger and a desk lamp, free of charge. There is a laundry corner near the bath and a paid dry-cleaning service; the official pages do not give the laundry price.
The free ramen and other free extras
When is the free ramen served?
Dormy Inns are known for Yonaki Soba, a bowl of ramen served late at night, and here it is free, every day from 21:30 to 23:00, cooked to order by staff in Kita no Daidokoro, the first-floor restaurant. The hotel describes it as a light soy sauce ramen. The breakfast page lists what is in it: the soup is made from chicken and pork, and the noodles use wheat flour and egg, so it does not suit vegetarians or anyone avoiding those. For a full bowl after it closes, see our Sapporo ramen guide.
What else is free?
| Free extra | Hours | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Yonaki Soba (ramen) | 21:30–23:00 | Kita no Daidokoro, 1F |
| Welcome drink | 6:00–11:00 and 15:00–23:00 | Lobby, 1F |
| Ice cream after the bath | 15:00–1:00 (next day) | Lobby, 1F |
| Probiotic drink | 5:00–10:00 | Lobby, 1F |
From the official service page, read October 9, 2026. The hotel writes the ice cream hours as 15:00 to 25:00.
The public bath at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
What are the bath hours?
The large bath, Ishikari no Yu, is on the 2nd floor and opens from 15:00 to 10:00 the next morning; the sauna alone closes from 1:00 to 5:00. Many Dormy Inns carry the words “natural hot spring” in their name. This one does not, and its pages describe no spring water, so think of it as a public bath rather than an onsen.
What is on the men’s and women’s sides?
| Feature | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Hot indoor bath | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler indoor bath | No | Yes |
| Carbonated bath | Yes | No |
| Semi-open-air bath | Yes | Yes |
| Pot bath | Yes | No |
| Sauna | High-temperature dry sauna | None |
| Cold plunge | Yes (not chilled by a machine) | None |
| Outdoor chairs for cooling off | 2 | 2 |
From the official bath page, read October 9, 2026.
Women who want a sauna are not left out: the hotel says staying guests can also use the bath at Dormy Inn Sapporo Annex, the sister hotel across the street, which has an automatic löyly sauna and a cold plunge. The Annex is a separate hotel with its own rooms, so if you are comparing prices, make sure you are booking the Premium.
Can I bathe with a tattoo?
No. The bath page states that guests with tattoos are refused, and the Dormy Inn terms say the same in English. The brand FAQ mentions stickers at some hotels for covering a small tattoo, but this hotel’s pages do not say it has them, so plan on a shower in your room. Our tattoo and onsen guide lists baths that do accept tattoos.
What are the bath rules?
The brand FAQ bans phones, tablets and cameras in the bath and changing room, and swimsuits too. There are no towels in the changing room, so bring the ones from your room. Food and alcohol cannot be taken in. Children of the other sex can enter with a parent up to about age 6, the FAQ says.
Breakfast at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
What does breakfast cost?
Breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet in Kita no Daidokoro on the first floor, from 6:30 to 9:30, last entry 9:00, for staying guests only. It costs 3,000 yen for adults, 1,500 yen from age 3 to the end of elementary school, and is free for ages 2 and under, tax included. The price rose from 2,800 yen on June 1, 2025. If your plan has no breakfast, you can add it at check-in.
What is on the buffet?
The local dish is a build-your-own seafood bowl: the hotel lists salmon, salmon roe, scallops, flounder fin and minced tuna to pile on rice, alongside grilled scallops in the shell and Sapporo’s soup curry. On allergies, the brand FAQ is plain: the hotel does not make allergy menus or remove ingredients for individual guests, so anyone with a serious allergy should plan to eat elsewhere.
Children and families at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
Dormy Inn sets one child rate for all its hotels, according to the FAQ:
| Age | Sharing a bed | Own bed or futon |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | Free (one child per bed) | Adult rate |
| 3 to end of elementary school | 3,000 yen (one child per bed) | Adult rate |
| Junior high and older | Adult rate | Adult rate |
Brand-wide child rates from the Dormy Inn FAQ, read October 9, 2026.
A room booked for two adults can take at most two children, and the hotel has no baby cribs. Guests aged 15 and over who are in high school or working can stay alone; anyone of junior high age or younger needs a parent. Compare other chains in our kids stay free guide.
Fees and rules at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
What is the cancellation policy?
| Guests | No-show | On the day | Day before | 3 days before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 100% | 100% | 50% | — |
| 6 to 9 | 100% | 100% | 50% | 30% |
From the Dormy Inn accommodation terms (Japanese and English agree), read October 9, 2026. Percentages are of the basic room charge.
The FAQ adds that some plans set different rules, and that you change or cancel through the booking-check page. If you shorten a multi-night stay, the terms charge one night’s cancellation fee. See our hotel cancellation guide for other chains.
What if I arrive late?
Under the terms, if you have not arrived by 22:00 and have not been in touch, the hotel may treat the booking as canceled; if you gave an arrival time, the cut-off is two hours after it. Late flights into New Chitose are common, so put your arrival time in the booking. At check-in, foreign guests have their passport copied, as the terms require.
Early check-in and late checkout
Both cost 1,000 yen per person per hour. The FAQ says late checkout runs to 13:00 at most, while the terms charge a full night once a stay goes past 14:00, so ask the front desk how long you can stay. Housekeeping on multi-night stays has changed: since March 1, 2026, fresh towels are handed over on request, and a room clean costs 1,500 yen a day if you ask by 13:00.
How much is the accommodation tax?
From April 1, 2026, a stay in Sapporo carries two taxes, one for the city and one for Hokkaido. Per person per night:
| Room charge per person per night | Sapporo City | Hokkaido | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20,000 yen | 200 yen | 100 yen | 300 yen |
| 20,000 to under 50,000 yen | 200 yen | 200 yen | 400 yen |
| 50,000 yen and over | 500 yen | 500 yen | 1,000 yen |
From the Sapporo City and Hokkaido tax pages, read October 9, 2026. The hotel’s notice gives the same totals.
How do I pay?
Payment is taken at check-in. The hotel lists JCB, Visa, Mastercard, UC, DC, NICOS, UFJ, Saison, UnionPay, Diners Club, American Express and debit cards, in a single payment only. The FAQ says e-money and QR code payments work at the desk, but not at the self-service checkout machine. Booking on the official site needs a free Dormy’s membership.
Parking, smoking and luggage
The hotel car park has 28 spaces at 1,800 yen a night, tax included, first come, first served; when full, staff direct you to a partner car park nearby, whose price the pages do not give. Ordinary spaces take cars up to 1.50 m high, and the high-roof spaces up to 2.00 m. There is no motorcycle parking. Smoking, including heated tobacco, is allowed only in the smoking booths on the 1st, 2nd and 6th floors. The desk keeps bags before check-in and on the day you check out, but not overnight after checkout. Pets cannot stay at any Dormy Inn.
Getting to Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
The access page gives 3 minutes on foot from the Tanukikoji 4-chome exit of Odori Station on the Namboku subway line, and 20 minutes on foot from JR Sapporo Station. One description on the site says 5 minutes from Sapporo Station; the access page’s 20 minutes is the one to plan with, or take the Namboku line two stops to Odori. The hotel runs no airport shuttle, as the brand FAQ notes for all Dormy Inns. During the Sapporo Snow Festival, the Odori site is a short walk north.
Two notices before you book Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo
First, building work next door: the hotel warns of noise from exterior work on a neighboring building from September 26 to October 16, 2026, between 8:30 and 17:30, and says the dates may change. Second, a scam warning: guests who booked through Booking.com have received messages on WhatsApp and similar apps, pretending to confirm the booking and asking for card details. The hotel says these are not from it; do not enter card details from such a message.
- Put your arrival time in the booking if you land late at New Chitose.
- For three people, book the Deluxe Twin; it is the only room for three.
- If you have a tattoo, plan on the shower in your room.
- Keep cash or a card for the accommodation tax.
- Be in the restaurant between 21:30 and 23:00 for the free ramen.
Who is Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo for?
Travelers who want to sleep in the middle of the Tanukikoji arcade, a short walk from Odori and Susukino, with a large bath to soak in after a day in the cold and a free bowl of ramen before bed. Rooms are compact, so it suits couples and solo travelers more than families with big luggage. Women who love a sauna can cross the street to the Annex bath, and anyone with a tattoo will be using the shower.
Frequently asked questions
Is the ramen at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo really free?
Does Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo have an onsen?
Can I use the bath at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo with a tattoo?
What time is check-in at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo?
What is the cancellation policy at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo?
How much is breakfast at Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo?
How much is the accommodation tax in Sapporo?
How do I get to Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo?
Bottom line (2026): Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo is 3 minutes from Odori Station, serves free ramen from 21:30 to 23:00, and has a public bath that refuses tattoos. Canceling the day before costs 50 percent, and Sapporo adds an accommodation tax of 300 yen or more per person per night.
Sources
Every fact on this page is from Dormy Inn Premium Sapporo’s official pages: home, rooms, floor guide, services, bath, breakfast, access, FAQ, building work notice and scam notice; the Dormy Inn accommodation terms (PDF); and the Sapporo City and Hokkaido accommodation tax pages. All were read on October 9, 2026. Prices and rules change; check the official site before you book.
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