If you want to stay at a place with canel view and reasonable price, I believe Hotel Sonia is what you are looking for. The hotel location is only 10 mins away from Otaru Station, you can take taxi or bus from station if you don't want to walk. There are restuarants around and close to sightseeing spot. The view... More

We booked our rooms on jalan website and paid about 4000-4500 yen per pax per night for rooms with sea and canal view (without breakfast - We planned to travel out early the next morning by JR and it was easy to get breakfast at the train station Burger King and cafe). The hotel have two buildings, just adjacent to... More

Hotel Sonia is located alone the famous canel. It's about 10 mins walk from Otaru Station. If you didnt want to walk with your luggage, you can take a taxi, which cost only 700 yen. The room is rather small but is clean and comfortable. We will surely stay in Hotel Sonia again next year.

We stayed here during the snow light festival and I recommend anybody visiting Hokkaido to definitively visit Otaru. It is a very nice charming town with fantastic seafood. Hotel Sonia is located right next to the canal which is very very picturesque but ensure that you request a canal view room when you book because the view from the other... More

We ventured here for the Snow Lights Festival which was an enjoyable experience. However both the hotel and Agoda messed up our booking. In the end we paid double the expected price - and even that was less than they originally demanded. At least we ended up with the canal view we requested. The hotel is within walking distance of... More