Hakone Yutowa

At first glance, Hakone Yutowa seemed like any other hotel in the area. We spent a couple of days here and wished we had booked a longer stay! The service is as expected, impeccable! The location is within walking distance of Gora station where the train ends and the cable car\ropeway begins. It is also a main bus station hub for multiple lines. There is a delicious gyoza restaurant within 3 minutes of walking from the hotel and a Lawson station about 5-10 minutes from the hotel (same direction past the restaurant). The Hakone open-air museum is about a 15-minute walk from the hotel or can be reached by bus as well. There is a bus stop right in front of the hotel but walking to Gora station gives you more options. We booked multiple rooms including a condo/suite which offered amazing views of the lush landscape and mountainside. The rooms are spacious (massive compared to the rooms in Tokyo/Osaka) and the condo/suite offers a nice bathtub with natural flowing hot spring water. I loved the view from the oversized windows. The kids loved hanging out at the playroom and our family got a chance to use the private onsen. The facilities offer an abundance of food and snacks throughout the day with ice cream and coffee always available near the onsens and alcohol, snacks, and sweets available in the evening at the library. There are plenty of board games for the whole family to enjoy. It rained while we were there and we were surprised to see that there were always umbrellas available at all entry and exit points. You can also borrow them to take with you if you head out around town and it looks like it might rain.

One of the best place i have ever stayed. No luxurious but cozy, warm and homey. Rooms are spacious, clean. Curtains cover perfectly the outside light. Not noisy. But the great part of the hotel is the common areas - library, garden, fire place with the small pool, children rooms. Great management decission for providing constantly free coffee and beverages, also periods of the day with cakes and alcohol for free. This really gives great sense of being treated as guest. To the management and staff: great job! Design is warm and cosy. Great location next to Gora station Strongly recommended!

Excellent location about 200m from Gora Station on a flat path (unlike most accommodations in town that are built on mountain slopes). Very nice guest lounge with refreshments between 1430-1930 Two private onsens for 30min stays (for some reason, though, one cannot reserve the private onsens, and have to come and wait until they become vacant). Additionally, public onsens.. Friendly staff, but not all speak even basic English. Spacious room, but very small bath/toilets. Parking for guests (100m away).

The hotel has a relaxing environment, the hot tubs are great, both private and public, with a footbath outside. There is a nice lounche with free food, drinks, in the evening including alcoholic drinks. The environment is beatiful, and exploring Hakone can be done nicely from this location.

This stylish hotel has excellent facilities, such as public and private baths, terrace and also a common area with snacks and drinks for free. It is also very well located close to the train station and cable car to Owakudani volcanic area and Lake Ashi. Rooms do have private toilets and showers, though this is not clearly specified on the hotel’s Booking page. The dinner was a bit costly ( around 50 eur), but offered a variety of Japanese foods so it was worth it.