Felt like had traditional design elements and a beautiful hotel. Enjoyed the private hot springs (no reservation required). Good selection at gift shop. Enjoyed the complimentary samue loungewear, yukata wrap, hanten jacket and geta sandals. Breakfast was a good selection of different food items. Restaurants around town very busy, hotel has option to make reservation and eat dinner there.

This hotel was one of the best stays we ever had. Private Tub on the balcony, incredible kaiseki meals, right at the base of the tram and train arrival. Had a 10 pm ramen bar and an afternoon snack bar. This felt like the Japan we dreamed about.

Very easy to use train and cable car at Gora Station, Gora Park and bus stop. Japanese set breakfast was elaborate and good experience. Large room was well equipped. Nice to have free tea, coffee, snacks kimono and towels. Building and wooden hot Spring pools showing their age. Limited dining options in hotel or around town are either very basic or quite expensive.

It was a truly full-service, relaxing experience, even with our two kids in tow. Every detail and thoughtful extra made our stay exceptional. The kids loved their little kimonos and felt so included. The location was perfect -just a short walk to the cable cars, bus stops, and plenty of delicious food options. Our room was spacious, and the private open-air onsen was such a treat. The traditional breakfast included with the half-board was an adventure for us Westerners, but we wouldn’t have changed a thing. Such a serene, zen experience - highly recommend if you’re passing through Hakone!

Beautiful ryokan! The onsen were wonderful and the meals were delicious!

Poor organization of the breakfast. We were waiting for almost half hour and no body serviced us. We had to cancel our reservation of the breakfast.

Hot spring in the room was a bit dirty and the yukata clothes were a little dirty. Towels had a certain smell to them too. There are 3 private onsen rooms too, but you have to wait for a while because there is no time limit. Dinner and breakfast were included and delicious. Also had a bunch of other food amenities like yogurt (?), fish grill, and ramen, but I did not get to try.

The hotel itself is great but the room is a bit dated. Overall it is clean and comfortable though. It is close to the Gora station and it is so convenient to travel around. Our stay included dinner and breakfast. Food is good and the servers are excellent. I like the 3 private onsens a lot. Though it is first come first serve, but usually we didn't need to wait.

Wonderful sat and friendly helpful staff.

Few shops that are open late and close early. Many not open at all. Plan ahead for meals.

The hotel is pretty old and dirty. Walls are stained, and there is an overall smell that is not pleasant. The food was not very good so we chose to go to restaurants instead of eating the dinner there after one try.

Loved the onsen at this property! The dinner and the breakfast were also a great experience!

It was great

It was a full service relaxation experience. The lovely and traditional dinner and breakfast that comes with the half board were experiences. The attention to detail and little extras provided made our stay extraordinary. The room was spacious and the in room open air onsen was lovely. Highly recommend!

Very nice hotel! The food for the half board was so good and the facility was beautiful. We went when it was snowing and the view from our hotel balcony was stunning. The private baths were also really nice as well as the public baths. It was a walking distance from the station so it was a breeze to get there (~5min walk). For being my first time in Japan and on an onsen, everything was easy to understand. The staff were also very helpful. Will definitely come back here again.

A little worn, and with medium service, it’s still a fun place to visit.

The property little old you can tell, little noisy when people walk through the corridor, no protection in between two building, you will feel very cool when you cross in between.at winter. Room very spacious, staff is very friendly and helpful.

Wonderful hakone onsen experience! My only complaint would be that some areas seemed to need a little updating. But other than that the rooms were very spacious and there were a lot of amenities included in the cost of the room.

It's super close to the line to Hakone Ropeway! Also a great place. We went on a weekend and it wasn't really that packed at all. The onsens were super clean, safe, and relaxing. Not much chit-chatting like the ones in the US which I LOVED. It was perfect. We got a room with a private onsen and it was cute - it was just like a wooden box hahaha but it was a vibe and really nice. We also got the food included and that was great - real Japanese style and delicious. All of the people that worked there were really helpful too.

An amazing stay. Loved having our own private onsen to relax after a day’s exploring. Enjoyed all the traditional touches that the hotel offered. Beautiful surroundings and extremely convenient for the station at Gora. Definitely better to take the train than the bus as the roads were pretty busy. The Hakone Freepass was definitely worth the money. Enjoyed the rope way, although low cloud meant we couldn’t see Mt Fuji. The Open Air Museum was excellent. The evening meals were both amazing and beautifully presented. But, for our palates, we found the breakfast a little too much.