Trip7箱根仙石原温泉ホテル

Th staff at this hotel were amazing, specifically Sy. He offered us their in house menu for dinner, which was outstanding! He also offered to drive us back to Odawara station on the day of checkout! The room is traditional-tatami mats and futon mattresses for beds, so if you are looking for a traditional Japanese experience, this is a great place to do it! Plenty of activities in the area as well.

No in room showers, only in the Onsen. This is a tough one for prudish westerners!

The Japanese experience.

No taxis, no restaurants close are open.

In general, the hotel is quite far from Hakone, but it's in the middle of the mountains. If you are planning to hike a bit, visit Lake Ashiko or black eggs place - this hotel is in the perfect location. You can walk to lake Ashiko, next to the hotel is the Hakone bus line stop and it's near Ropeway station. The place is quite old but has really great charm. The room is cozy, had a great view, and was really traditional interior (Ryokan). The hotel also had Onsen (hot springs), not big, but quite cozy and because during our stay it wasn't crowded, so we could enjoy it a lot.

There is no food. And it's hard to understand why. I think at least it would be possible to put some vending machines with food. Of course, the best option would be to have a small kitchen, on some days it was a lot of guests, so why there is no food, is hard to understand.

Great location. Great view of Mt Fuji from hotel room. Hot spring bath was great.

Sheet was stained and hair on pillow. No food available, only vending machine.