Overall Ratings & Reviews Aura Tachibana

We had an amazing stay at Aura Tachibana - super friendly and extremely helpful staff. The food at the hotel was amazing, and the Onsen experience along with some of the most amazing views of beautiful Hakone mountain line - this is a must experience if you are planning to visit Hakone area!

The open-air bath on the balcony was great. The meals were okay but not as good as we have had at upscale onsen hotels. The shuttle bus service was good, although the bus was not equipped to handle large baggage that foreign tourists usually have. There is not much to do in the immediate vicinity of the hotel so you need to have the shuttle take you to the area around the train station.

Aura Tachibana is a Japanese style Onsen accommodation with large Japanese style rooms facing the mountains. We were checked in by a gentleman called Bappa Mondal from our hometown in India (Kolkata) and he was incredible. He explained all the options, did his best to accommodate the dietary restrictions for my wife and gave valuable advice on local transportations. The room was large, quiet and elegant.

Slightly older rooms but great space, lovely views and benefit of private hot springs. Meals were incredible and service was great. Used hotel shuttle too and from train, which was very convenient.

Amazing hotel combined traditional with modernness. We had a large tatami room with regular beds and a Japanese futon bed. It was large and comfortable. Breakfast was Japanese style which we loved. Our daughter however, can not get past eating rice and fish for breakfast. The hotel is not conveniently located, not easily walkable from the train train station. The hotel offers a shuttle bus that takes you to and from train station but stops at 5 pm. You will have to take a taxi, if you return late from Hakone, which costs 600 yen. Otherwise, we loved the stay.

Traditional Japanese style hotel with public beautiful onsen and Japanese multi course breakfast is amazing. Everyone is very polite and friendly. Also very helpful. Highly recommend.

The staff are super friendly and there’s a shuttle that can transport you to the nearby Hakone Yumoto station. (Set schedule though). That’s where the positives end however as we did not find the private onsen all that great and the room itself, although large for Japanese standards, is dark and outdated. The rest of the hotel (aside from the hotel lobby) is outdated. Unfortunately the worst part of the entire experience was bed bugs. Wish we had a better experience.

Fabulous authentic Japanese food beautifully presented on the plate and by the staff. Very quiet Lovely public onsen experience

Amazing stay! Hotel room was wonderful with private onsen, great view, wonderful in-room amenities and meal service was one of the best in our lives

Extremely helpful staff. Beautiful, large room. We had a room with a private bath, with an amazing view of the mountains. The breakfast was luxurious, far more than I was expecting. The staff was fantastic. Very friendly and very helpful. I would love to come back.

Property does not has policy for extra guess. We had unexpected guess to come. We willing to pay for the extra but they said the person handled had gone for the day. No one can speak English after 7pm. We saw cockroaches on serving cart after we ate & on the way out. Bugs also in the room & crawl on my daughter arms. We never saw any workers doing any cleaning when we’re there. I don’t think they even vacuum the room after guess leave. The food were good for photos but not freshly prepared. All food were cold & fermented. The only thing hot were miso soup. We’ll come back to the area but not to this hotel.

Staff was amazingly attentive. Service was wonderful. But the unwalk-ability was a downer. They have a free shuttle from the station to the hotel but only between certain times. The room was big and nicely appointed. The in room onsen was amazing!!!!!!!!! But the bed was so uncomfortable!!!!!!!!!

It was a lovely ryokan with staff that made you feel right at home. The rooms were spacious and the onsen pools were relaxing and well maintained. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals which were a highlight of our stay!

The Good: Amazing place, private tub was lovely, a little bit of a trek if you don't make the shuttle, but the vantage point is very nice I believe it is highest point in Hakone. The food was a great experience as well. The Bad: The bed creaked so much and matress was not good for me at all.

Le personnel a ete super agreable la chambre aurait besoin d un petit coup de fraicheur , vieillissant la chambre est tres spacieuse la plus grande que l on est eut le repas est fantastic, vous pouvez demander un petit dejeuner un peu plus europeen si vous n avez pas envie de poisson cru tout le personnel est juste exceptionnel

Breakfast and dinner was excellent. Staff was really polite and helpful. On site onsen was a bonus. My only criticism would be the room was too hot as it was a central control system for the whole hotel. Note it is an up hill walk to the hotel

Excellent staff and service

The Ryokan was beautiful and relaxing. The rooms were comfortable and staff was very helpful and accommodating. My most favorite memory of my trip. I hope to be back again one day.

Extremely expensive for a dated property, the staff were very unfriendly, unable to book dinner on day of arrival and the bar is only open for 2 hours on e evening.

The room and staffs are super nice, however the food included was average. But definitely a nice place to stay for onsen