Wandering Wanderer x Rockwood Hotel & Spa
I must say, it’s been many years since I left my footprints in the snowy ground. I do often travel to Japan every March but somehow always got caught in either chilly breeze or heavy rain. So there you go, since we decided to drop by and say konichiwa again this January, it would be a blast to be out and about in the snow!
After making a trip back from visiting mum’s friend in Kanazawa, we were back at Tokyo, there we met up with my brother, my sister and my brother in law for Aomori.
If you are talking about traveling towards the north of Japan, I bet you’d think of Hokkaido first on the list. How about spending sometimes escaping crowds of people, enjoying and spending a good quality time with your family? Let me tell you, Aomori is the place to go. There we were, staring out through Shinkansen windows waiting impatiently, already started to plan what to do when we reach Rockwood Hotel and Spa (accompanied by this pocket wifi @japanwirelesstokyo of course) .
Aomori station, -12 C. You couldn’t even tell what time of day it was..
Snow there was pretty different from Kanaza, it was super duper powdery and fluffy woo!
Before checking in at Rockwood Hotel, we were all feeling a bit peckish so we decided to make a brief stop at Aomori city, and took a stroll around the snow covered wonderland to digest our heavy meal.
I cherished every moment when I was alone, with no chitter chatters around. The moment when you can only hear your breathing and looking back at your ‘only’ footsteps on the snowy ground.
Believe me, I wasn’t afraid of the cold weather but, the blizzard was getting a bit far too strong. Mum started to stop walking and dad was turning blue, yep it’s time to check - in for a warm onsen..
Rockwood Hotel and Spa under Aomori Spring Resort Group. This lovely hotel situated along the foot of Mount Iwaki at Nishitsuguru district, about 55 minutes drive from Aomori station, however in the summer the traveling time is a little faster. The hotel has 188 rooms and built in the 70s, yet, had been undergone partial renovation in 2015, leaving scents of 70s decors fused in with contemporary interior design.
Perhaps if you decided to pay a visit at Rockwood Hotel during winter season, never miss out snowboarding and skiing. For summer, some putting and hitting at the golf course would be great before relaxing at the spa.
I ended my first day with....hot onsen definitely :)
Ohaiyogozaimasu! Suite room on the 8th floor amazed me with superb view through every windows. I was totally awake by 7am, ready for buffet feast and aha snowboarding private class.
In this suite room you could onsen all day long..
What’s for breakfast? Whoa! So many things lined up rows after rows! Apple curry rice, toasts with fresh strawberry jam, all kind of soups, salad, Japanese breakfast, Chinese breakfast, International breakfast you name it!
And my most favourite out of all...fresh homemade yogurt with strawberry jam and apple juice! Never miss apple juice here by the way cus’ it’s impossible to miss hahaha :D
Beautiful view from the breakfast hall enormous window!
Oh dear, the snow blizzard just before our snowboarding lessons...
Let me get ready and put on many more layers. 1st layer with bodysuit from Paul and Joe Paris which I got from www.shopcosabella.com and snow boots from www.sorel.com
Wee hee!! I’m ready folks!!
These were best photos I could take with my Iphone 6s before dropping it into the thick snowy ground ahh!!!!
Who says snowboarding is hard? Lol ya I fell like hundred times :”D So did my brothers and sister :P
It’s a shame I couldn’t take my camera with me while snowboarding, but never mind I had a lot of fun, leaving me some bruces behind and the worse thing was my entire body was in pain, seriously!
We got back safe and (with a lot of moaning sound lol). I decided to quickly snap our dinning area view before the sunset. This is an a - la - carte zone for dinner only. If you’d prefer something different from buffet, you could make a reservation here for all kinds of dishes, Japanese to steak! Yums!!
A little too much eh? Hey! I had a long long day!
Surprisingly we woke up with lesser soreness from our snowboarding class, hence, we were determined to go for another round. However, due to heavy snow storm in the morning we decided to hibernate for some tea time in mum’s and dad’s room.
The room was super cosy, I didn’t have to put on my cardi, just one layer of Paul and Joe from www.shopcosabella.com would do me well this morning.
My parent’s room was slightly different, they got one of the corner rooms which have been renovated a year ago with touches of modernism in grey. What a cool room with mountain view!
What about lunch? Though Rockwood Hotel doesn’t offer lunch but no worries just a second drive from the hotel you could enjoy hot broth ramen menus while watching others skiing and snowboarding outside.
This place really reminded me of a scene from Detective Conan!
We didn’t make it to another snowboarding class that day but instead we took a drive back in town to grab some souvenirs at A - Factory. I bought a few things for family and friends, and this for myself ‘Wonder Apple’ :D
Let’s just grab a few drinks before saying goodbye to this homey Rockwood Hotel and Spa. A few days there were just too short. I’m coming back!!
Thank you so much Rockwood Hotel & Spa and team for your warm welcome and great hospitality. I will come back again not just for winter but summer as well!
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