やすらぎの別邸 四季亭

Cottage is very spacious, traditional Japanese style. It has a private bath with mountain view. The only issue was no public transport. You have to take taxi $3500 yen from kawaguchiko station to the cottage. There’s no 24hrs taxi service in the area. The taxi service starts at 6am :( If you need to check out earlier than 6am, you’re in trouble.

Great property. We really enjoyed our stay. Bonus little private onsen. We will definitely come back.

the onsen was amazing!

the location is the big con, you can only get there by taxi or car

After the initial hiccup with the booking, the overall stay at this place was one of the memorable moments of our Japan trip. The house we stayed in was nestled in the forest, surrounded by trees all around. It is far away from the town yet close enough for a quick dash if you need something. The house itself was self sufficient with all the modern amenities. Absolutely loved our stay there, it is highly recommend. We’ll certainly like to go there again.

The initial impression we got of the property was a bit underwhelming. But things just got much better once we were taken to our room/unit which was probably 2mins drive from the reception.

The staff member who saved us on our first night from Kawaguchiko Station was exceptional! Drove us to the reception, checked us in, lent us two mobile chargers for the two nights as I had misplaced the one we were using and drove us to our cottage! A real hero. In terms of the rooms, they were amazing. The beds were comfortable. The toilet and bath was separate which was ideal for us and the toilet was the most high tech one we'd experienced since being in Japan. The general aesthetic of it all was really nice and the appliances were great. The free toiletries were a bonus and we got a free welcome bottle of bubbles which was unexpected.

The hotel is hard to access without having your own car, however there are taxis from Fuji Station and Kawaguchiko Station which can take you there. The appliances were not very straightforward to use, we never thought about asking how to use them at first but a quick guide around them would have improved the experience.

The house itself was a nice traditional style. Located very close to locations with beautiful views of Mt.Fuji.

There were quite a lot of bugs inside the house when we got there. Now granted the house is in the mountains and close to the forest, bugs can be expected. However, we did spend a while cleaning and getting the bugs out of the house, which probably could’ve been done before we arrived.

Cute Traditional home. Very spacious 😊

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Shikitei was in a great location for our travel interests (Mt. Fuji, Lake Kawaguchiko, Oshino Hakkai) and the proprietor was very welcoming. Our reservation was messed up a bit, but management had no issues accommodating us. As a family of 6, we had plenty of space in the smaller cabin and very much enjoyed the rustic feel of the room and location. We were also generously provided a bottle of sparkling wine, which was a lovely gesture.

We would have appreciated more information about the surrounding area (i.e. recommendations foe restaurants, points of interest) but that didn't affect our stay in the least or deter us from exploring.

Really enjoyed our stay.

Beautiful location and really helpful staff

A bit further out from the city than we’d like, but worth the drive for the secluded area.