The people were amazing, the service was amazing….the only issue is that the location is very far from the station. Google maps says you can walk but it’s straight up a mountain and buses only run 1-2 per hour. Uber and Go-taxi don’t work

Although the nightly rate I paid was not exorbitant, it was still relatively high. Unfortunately, the buffet meals included with the room were extremely unpleasant. The dishes were overly salty, and the raw shrimp tasted stale, rendering it inedible. The excessive saltiness made all the food nearly unbearable, with only the fresh tomatoes proving to be somewhat palatable. Consuming fresh tomatoes as the sole acceptable option for two consecutive days was not what I expected after paying for a Ryokan experience. Furthermore, I observed mold in the room, and the onsen bathtub emitted a musty odor from the ceiling, greatly disappointing me.

This traditional hotel is showing its age, the staff are very helpful and friendly. The area is a ~20 min from the station and 10 from the nearest convi. It is located top of a hill so expect a climb when you walk back with groceries.

Excellent staff service. Need to improve on breakfast - it was cold, should provide better scrambled eggs and ham - again, cold. The room was great in size and felt very comfortable.

The baths are fantastic. The room was beautiful. I wish the outdoor pool had been open. The maid did not clean my room even though I left a sign on the door to clean it. Aftert I reported it to the front desk, someone came in and folded the edge of the toilet paper but he or she did not clean the bathroom.

We had a 2 night stay at this hotel. First, this hotel is on a hill, which is not obvious when booking. Taking a cab or the bus is helpful. We arrived to find that the bathroom had a dead bug and grime. We went to the front desk to request a cleaning, and were told this was going to be done. We came back after dinner to find it was not done. Nor was there any cleaning done the day after. We also asked if we could change rooms, but were told first that the hotel is fully booked, and the next day that "someone in charge" will be there in the afternoon to see about a room change. We never heard back. We asked hotels.com if we could get a refund and book a different hotel for the second night, but hotels.com could not get a hold of the hotel by phone. We looked back and noticed that for the room we booked, only one picture of the bathroom was available, and it was of the tub. The premium rooms were renovated, and the new bathroom does feature prominently, which is a misrepresentation because it made us think all rooms were renovated. The rest of the room was quite dated as well including very old mini fridge and safe. The breakfast is quite good. However, they do charge JPY 6600 for the buffet dinner, and we did not have it as we thought there were many cheaper options in town.

Amazing stay!

The hotel is located in the mountain top at the middle of the highway. The building was old and not very well managed. Most importantly, the outside onsen is closed so that I could not do a hot spring bath outside of the building, which was a bumber because I wouldn't have booked if I knew I cannot do a hot spring bath outside. It's dangerous to walk the highway afte the sunset (i.e. can get hit by a random car) so I had to take a taxi from Hakone Yumoto Station to the hotel. Staffs were friendly, but the property appears very old.