Hakone's Top Hotel Picks

8 Hotels Listed
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About the Hakone Area

Hakone is one of Japan's premier hot spring resorts, set in the southwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. Stunning views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Ashi, paired with an abundance of natural hot springs, draw travelers from Japan and abroad. Distinctive districts such as Hakone-Yumoto, Gora, and Sengokuhara are scattered across the area, offering a wide variety of stays from traditional ryokan to hotels and pensions. Cultural venues like the Hakone Museum of Art and the Hakone Open-Air Museum round out the experience, making Hakone a one-of-a-kind destination where you can enjoy art, nature, and hot springs all at once.

♨ Natural Source Hot Springs🗻 Mt. Fuji View🏞 Lake Ashi🎨 Numerous Art Museums🚃 90 Min from Tokyo🍃 Seasonal Nature

Hakone's Most Popular Hotels 8

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1 Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu Kowakidani Onsen ¥57,200 Check Availability →
2 Fujiya Hotel Fujiya Hotel Miyanoshita Onsen ¥31,635 Check Availability →
3 Hakone Ginyu Hakone Ginyu Miyanoshita ¥52,000 Check Availability →
4 Odakyu Hotel de Yama Odakyu Hotel de Yama Lakeside on Lake Ashi ¥22,500 Check Availability →
5 Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora Kiga Onsen ¥41,010 Check Availability →
Gora Kadan
🥇 #1 Most Popular Rakuten Highly Rated
Gora OnsenLuxury RyokanRooms with Open-Air BathKaiseki Cuisine

Gora Kadan

★★★★☆ 4.8 (680 reviews)

A century-old luxury hot spring ryokan set in Hakone's Gora district. Its buildings, registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property, and meticulously tended Japanese garden create an otherworldly setting. Bathe in source-fed hot spring water and savor kaiseki cuisine built on local ingredients for the true essence of Japanese travel.

From ¥58,000 / night (per person)
♨ Hot Spring ♨ Hot Spring
Hot Spring

A Century of History
Hakone's Source-Fed Hot Spring

From the rock bath overlooking Mt. Daimonji to the pebble-lined indoor bath, every bathing space on the property has its own character. Served straight from the source, Hakone's water has a smooth quality that leaves the skin feeling silky — earning it the nickname "hot spring of beauty." Soaking alone in the open-air bath through the morning mist, wrapped in the mountain's stillness, washes away every trace of everyday worry.

🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine 🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine
Kaiseki

The Season's Bounty on a Plate
The Head Chef's Kaiseki Course

The kaiseki course is prepared with seasonal ingredients sourced from contracted farms and local fishing ports, carefully finished by the head chef. From the opening course to the final sweet, more than a dozen dishes rotate with the seasons, so no two visits are ever quite the same. Tableware is handpicked from ceramic and lacquer artists, turning every pairing of dish and vessel into a beautiful work of art on the table.

🌿 Japanese Garden 🌿 Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden

Stroll Registered Cultural Property Buildings
and a Century-Old Garden

The wooden architecture, designated a national Tangible Cultural Property, reflects the craftsmanship of the Taisho era in every detail. The Japanese garden, planted with seasonal foliage, greets visitors with a different face year-round — mountain cherry blossoms in spring, fresh greenery in summer, autumn colors in fall, and a dusting of snow in winter. Sipping matcha on the veranda captures the very essence of a Japanese journey.

Recommended Plans
Room with Open-Air Bath, Dinner & Breakfast Included
2 guests/room · 2 meals included · Approx. 55㎡
¥140,000 / room
Standard Japanese-Style Room, Breakfast Only
1 guest · Breakfast included · Approx. 35㎡
¥58,000 / person
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Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu
🥈 #2 Most Popular
Kowakidani OnsenRooms with Open-Air BathAll-InclusiveNear Lake Ashi

Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu

★★★★☆ 4.6 (890 reviews)

A hot spring ryokan where every room comes with its own open-air bath. Enjoy a lavish soak drawing on the abundant hot spring water of Hakone's Kowakidani Onsen, all wrapped into an all-inclusive style covering meals, drinks, and entertainment — so you can relax completely from check-in to check-out.

From ¥57,200 / night (per person)
♨ Open-Air Bath in Every Room ♨ Open-Air Bath in Every Room
Private Onsen

Your Own Open-Air Bath
Hakone's Hot Spring All to Yourself

The private open-air bath installed in every room is a luxury that lets you soak whenever the mood strikes, any hour of the day. Drawn from the Kowakidani source, the water is a distinctive iron-rich amber that warms you from the core. Whether under a sky full of stars late at night or in the morning mist at dawn, bathing in your own open-air tub creates a memory unlike any other.

🍽 All-Inclusive 🍽 All-Inclusive
All Inclusive

Meals and Drinks All Included
A True All-Inclusive Resort Style

From check-in to check-out the next day, meals, drinks, snacks, and entertainment are all bundled into the rate. Dinner offers a choice of a Japanese, Western, or Chinese course or a buffet, with late-night snacks and early-morning coffee available at no extra charge. Being able to relax completely without worrying about your wallet is the biggest draw.

🌿 Nature 🌿 Nature
Nature

Surrounded by Hakone's Nature
A Large Open-Air Bath and Foot-Bath Area

Beyond the large public open-air bathing area, the grounds include a foot-bath spot free for guests to use and lush garden paths for strolling. An early-morning garden walk is the perfect moment to breathe deeply amid Hakone's nature and reset body and mind. The beauty of Hakone's seasonal trees and flowers speaks to the heart in a way no man-made feature can match.

Recommended Plans
[Guest House / Deluxe Kaiseki] Dine on the "Yuzen" Kaiseki Course in a Registered Cultural Property / Breakfast Buffet & Yunessun Admission Included
2 guests/room · Dinner & breakfast included · 35㎡ (Room with Open-Air Bath)
¥62,700 / person
[Dinner Buffet] Free-Flow Drinks & Dinner Buffet & Room with Open-Air Hot Spring Bath — Unlimited Yunessun Access
2 guests/room · Dinner & breakfast included · 35㎡ (Room with Open-Air Bath)
¥57,200 / person
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Hakone Highland Hotel
🥉 #3 Most Popular
🚧 Closed for RenovationSengokuharaGreat ValueFamily-FriendlyGreat Access

Hakone Highland Hotel

★★★☆ 3.9 (1,230 reviews)

A great-value resort hotel set on the highlands of Sengokuhara. With good access to major sights like Owakudani, Lake Ashi, and the Hakone Museum of Art, it's a popular base for families and groups of friends exploring Hakone. A large hot spring bath and hearty meals make the trip all the more rewarding.

🚧 Reopening Planned for 2027
♨ Large Public Bath ♨ Large Public Bath
Hot Spring

Rising from the Earth of Sengokuhara
A Large Public Bath of Hakone Hot Spring

Drawn from the Sengokuhara highlands, this Hakone hot spring has a distinctive sulfurous aroma and rich character. In the spacious public bath, guests can move freely between the indoor and open-air sections, with the open-air bath offering an exceptional soak while gazing toward distant Mt. Fuji. A sauna is also available, letting you warm sightseeing-weary legs and body right down to the core.

📍 Access 📍 Access
Access

Owakudani, Lake Ashi, Hakone Open-Air Museum
Great Access to Hakone's Landmarks

From its Sengokuhara location, the hotel is within walking distance of Ubako Station on the Hakone Ropeway. Owakudani, Lake Ashi, and the Moto-Hakone area are all within 30 minutes. With an extensive bus network, it's an ideal base for efficiently touring Hakone's major sights even without a car. It's also close to the Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Hakone Glass no Mori Museum, making it well suited to an art-focused trip too.

🍽 Dinner 🍽 Dinner
Dinner

A Varied Dinner
Made with Local Hakone Ingredients

Dinner is served as a Japanese-style course or buffet, built around ingredients from local farms and fishing ports. A wide selection of local Kanagawa sake and beer is also on hand to enrich the evening. A kids' menu is prepared for families traveling with children, so every generation leaves satisfied.

Notice

The hotel has been closed since May 7, 2025 for major renovation work. Reopening is planned for 2027. Please check the official site for the latest updates.

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Fujiya Hotel
#4
Miyanoshita OnsenRegistered Cultural PropertyClassic HotelHistoric

Fujiya Hotel

★★★★☆ 4.4 (1,510 reviews)

Founded in 1878, Fujiya Hotel was Japan's first full-scale resort hotel. With its elegant Western-style architecture and time-honored hospitality, it remains one of Hakone's most storied hotels, having captivated dignitaries and celebrities from Japan and around the world.

From ¥31,635 / night (per person)
🏛 Classic Architecture 🏛 Classic Architecture
Classic Architecture

Meiji-Era Western Architecture
A Timeless Presence

Founded in 1878, Fujiya Hotel opened Hakone's history as home to Japan's first full-scale Western-style resort hotel. From the karahafu-gabled entrance to the ornately carved "Hana-Goten" wing, each building carries the design language of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras in which it was built. In 1997, its principal structures were designated national Tangible Cultural Properties, and the prestige once cherished by world-renowned figures still lingers vividly today. Simply walking its corridors feels like tracing the history of Japan's modern hotel industry.

♨ Large Public Bath ♨ Large Public Bath
Hot Spring

Bathe Beneath a Wooden Dome Ceiling
A Historic Hot Spring

The large public bath, inheriting a bathhouse dating back to the Taisho era, is a signature feature of Fujiya Hotel. Fed by the pristine waters of the Hakone mountain range, the abundant hot spring gently eases away the fatigue of a long journey. Bathing while looking out at the green garden through the windows is a quiet luxury that lets you forget the bustle of the city — a dignified soak found only at a storied classic hotel.

🍽 Dining 🍽 Dining
Dining

Traditional Kaiseki and Western Cuisine
at Kikkaso

At Kikkaso, a Japanese-style building on the grounds, guests can enjoy authentic kaiseki cuisine built on seasonal ingredients. Meanwhile, the main dining room serves a Western course menu passed down since the hotel's founding. Paired with the hospitality unique to a long-established classic hotel, every dish becomes a special experience beyond just a meal. The luxury of choosing between Japanese and Western fine dining is one more reason Fujiya Hotel has been cherished for so long.

Recommended Plans
[Limited Time] Restaurant Cascade (Western Cuisine) / Dinner & Breakfast Included
2 guests/room · Dinner & breakfast included · 28㎡
¥44,270 / person
[Limited Time] Breakfast Included / ROOM & BREAKFAST
2 guests/room · Breakfast included · 28㎡
¥31,635 / person
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Hakone Ginyu
#5
MiyanoshitaOpen-Air Bath in Every RoomModern RyokanFull Spa

Hakone Ginyu

★★★★★ 4.7 (620 reviews)

A modern ryokan perched on a bluff overlooking the Hayakawa gorge. All 20 rooms come with their own private open-air bath, and seasonal kaiseki cuisine paired with a full-service spa offer a stay wrapped in extraordinary stillness.

From ¥52,000 / night (per person)
♨ In-Room Open-Air Bath ♨ In-Room Open-Air Bath
Private Onsen

Overlooking the Valley's Greenery
A Private Terrace Open-Air Bath

Every room at Hakone Ginyu comes with a terrace and a private open-air bath, giving you the deep greenery of the Hayakawa gorge and its seasonal colors all to yourself. Soaking whenever you please, without watching the clock, is a luxury unique to a modern ryokan. Stars fill the sky at night, and mist rises from the gorge each morning — the ever-shifting scenery enriches the memory of your trip.

💆 Spa 💆 Spa
Spa

At GinyuSpa
Restore Body and Mind

At the on-site GinyuSpa, experienced therapists offer full treatments even for day-trippers. Oil massages and treatments using Japanese herbs gently unwind not just travel fatigue but everyday tension as well. Enjoying a cup of tea in the lounge afterward rounds out a luxurious time that leaves both body and mind fully restored.

🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine 🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine
Kaiseki

Kaiseki Served In-Room
A Taste of the Seasons

Dinner is a leisurely kaiseki meal served in your own room. Centered on seasonal ingredients from Kanagawa, each visually stunning dish is prepared with care. In a private setting free of any need to mind other guests, an evening of conversation over a slow, unhurried meal is a luxury stay experience unique to Hakone Ginyu.

Recommended Plans
Room with Open-Air Bath, Kaiseki Dinner & Breakfast Included
2 guests/room · 2 meals included · Approx. 50㎡
¥98,000 / room
Room with Open-Air Bath, Breakfast Included
1 guest · Breakfast included · Approx. 45㎡
¥52,000 / person
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Odakyu Hotel de Yama
#6
Lakeside on Lake AshiMt. Fuji ViewJapanese GardenClassic Resort

Odakyu Hotel de Yama

★★★★☆ 4.2 (980 reviews)

A classic lakeside resort on Lake Ashi, built on the former grounds of Baron Iwasaki's villa. With a seasonal garden and a prime location looking out over Mt. Fuji across the lake, it offers a quiet, refined stay.

From ¥22,500 / night (per person)
🌿 Garden 🌿 Garden
Garden

A 15,000-Tsubo Garden in Bloom
Flowers of Every Season

The Japanese garden spread across the grounds is known as a prime spot for azaleas and rhododendrons, which bloom in profusion during peak season. Trees and stone arrangements handed down from the days when this was Baron Iwasaki's villa shape a landscape that shifts through the seasons — simply strolling through it brings a cleansing sense of calm.

🗻 Mt. Fuji View 🗻 Mt. Fuji View
Mt.Fuji View

Across Lake Ashi
A Majestic View of Mt. Fuji

On clear days, Mt. Fuji rises across the surface of Lake Ashi. The panoramic view through the lobby and restaurant's large windows is a front-row seat unique to Hotel de Yama. Watching Fuji's expression change from morning to evening is sure to be one of the highlights of your Hakone trip.

♨ Hot Spring ♨ Hot Spring
Hot Spring

A Naturally Flowing Hot Spring
Soothes the Fatigue of Travel

The hotel draws on its own natural spring source, offering an abundant flow of hot spring water in both the indoor and open-air baths. Bathing while gazing at the garden in Lake Ashi's clear air is truly special. In the calm atmosphere unique to this historic hotel, you can unwind completely in body and mind.

Recommended Plans
Simple One-Night Stay with Breakfast
Standard Twin · Breakfast included · Approx. 30㎡
¥24,000 / person
[Free Minibar] Dinner Delivered to Your Room! — One-Night Stay with Dinner
Standard Twin · Dinner included (room service) · Approx. 30㎡
¥22,500 / person
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Kai Hakone
#7
Yumoto OnsenHoshino ResortsRiverside Hot Spring InnTraditional Craft Experience

Kai Hakone

★★★★★ 4.6 (720 reviews)

A hot spring ryokan run by Hoshino Resorts, overlooking the gentle murmur of the Hayakawa River. An open-air bath that reflects the seasons and an in-house experience introducing Hakone's traditional yosegi marquetry craft come together for a refined stay steeped in Japanese style.

From ¥28,000 / night (per person)
♨ Open-Air Bath ♨ Open-Air Bath
Hot Spring

Overlooking the Hayakawa River
An Open-Air Bath for Every Season

Both the in-room open-air bath and the large public bath are built to look out over the Hayakawa's flowing water, letting you take in fresh greenery, autumn colors, and snow-covered scenery from the tub through the year. Soaking to the sound of the river as your soundtrack, in water with the gentle mineral quality unique to Yumoto Onsen, slowly eases the tension from both body and mind.

🎎 Yosegi Marquetry Experience 🎎 Yosegi Marquetry Experience
Craft Experience

Discover Hakone's Traditional Craft
The World of Yosegi Marquetry

In the tea-house space on the property, a daily program lets guests enjoy learning the techniques of Hakone's traditional yosegi marquetry craft through picture-story shows and tea sweets. It's more than just a travel memory — this Kai-exclusive local experience is also a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the region's culture.

🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine 🍱 Kaiseki Cuisine
Kaiseki

Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine
Made with Local Bounty

Dinner is a kaiseki course centered on the mountain bounty of Hakone. Each beautifully presented dish is built on local ingredients, while breakfast features regional specialties like seiro-mushi steamed fish cakes, capturing the distinctive flavors unique to the Yumoto area.

Recommended Plans
Standard Japanese-Style Room, 2 Meals Included
2 guests/room · Approx. 35㎡
¥50,000 / room
River-Facing Room, Breakfast Included
1 guest · Approx. 30㎡
¥28,000 / person
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Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora
#8
Kiga OnsenDesign HotelHot Spring Bath in Every RoomIHG Group

Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora

★★★★☆ 4.4 (540 reviews)

A boutique hotel with a design inspired by Hakone's nature and local culture. Every room has its own natural hot spring indoor bath, letting you enjoy the onsen with ease from check-in right through to check-out.

From ¥41,010 / night (per person)
♨ In-Room Hot Spring ♨ In-Room Hot Spring
In-room Onsen

In Every Room
A Natural Hot Spring Indoor Bath

Every room at Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora comes with a natural hot spring indoor bath, drawn from Miyagino Onsen. Being able to enjoy the hot spring casually, any time you like, without a trip to a public bath, is a welcome feature for travelers on a busy itinerary who still want to soak to their heart's content.

🎨 Design 🎨 Design
Design

Reflecting Hakone's Nature and Culture
A Playful Design

Throughout the guest rooms and public spaces, artwork inspired by local traditional crafts such as Hakone's yosegi marquetry and pottery is displayed in every corner. It's a one-of-a-kind space where the refined hospitality of the IHG group meets a playful sense of design.

🍽 Restaurant 🍽 Restaurant
Dining

Modern Creative Cuisine
Made with Local Ingredients

The restaurant serves modern creative cuisine blending Japanese and Western styles, built primarily on ingredients from Kanagawa Prefecture. At the bar lounge, guests can also enjoy local Hakone sake and craft beer for a relaxed close to the evening.

Recommended Plans
[3 Meals Included] Dinner at Kanazawa Maimon Sushi, Plus Breakfast Buffet & Burger Set Lunch at the Hotel
2 guests/room · Dinner, breakfast & lunch included · 38㎡ (Room with Open-Air Bath)
¥47,050 / person
[Breakfast Included] A Great-Value Retreat Stay with a ¥10,000 Restaurant & Bar Coupon
2 guests/room · Breakfast included · 38㎡ (Room with Open-Air Bath)
¥41,010 / person
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Other Nearby Areas
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Approx. 61 km
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Approx. 49 km
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Minato Mirai
Approx. 62 km
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Frequently Asked Questions About Hakone Hotels
QWhich hotel in Hakone offers the best value for money?
AOdakyu Hotel de Yama is the most affordable option listed, starting from ¥22,500 per night. It's also Lakeside on Lake Ashi.
QWhich hotel in Hakone has the highest guest ratings?
AHakone Ginyu has the highest rating at 4.7 stars. See the hotel's own listing below for full details.
QAre there any special deals available at Hakone hotels?
AYes, most hotels offer official and Rakuten Travel exclusive plans. For example, Odakyu Hotel de Yama's "[Free Minibar] Dinner Delivered to Your Room! — One-Night Stay with Dinner" plan starts from ¥22,500. Check the "Recommended Plans" section on each hotel's card for the latest offers.