Laforet Club Hakone Gora Yunosumika

Location of this hotel was excellent, only a few minutes walk to the closet cable car station and only one stop away from the Open Air Museum. Note: use the directions listed on the hotel's own website and not Google Maps, as Google lists the wrong station and will have you walk longer. Our booking included included both breakfast and dinner (called half board) and was definitely worth it. Nice not to have to worry about finding a place to eat, and they provide traditional yukatas to wear inside the hotel (recommended to wear to dining as well). The breakfast buffet was amazing, with a combination of traditional Japanese breakfast (my favourite), as well as Western options. The kaiseki (traditional multi-course Japanese dinner) was also delicious. We did not book a room with a private onsen, but the public onsen was empty when I used it. However, if you are travelling as a couple and would like to use the public onsen together, note that this will not be possible as the onsen are separted by sex, so you would need to book a room with a private onsen if you want to use the onsen together. All the hotel staff were very friendly (translation apps will be necessary unless you can speak Japanese).

The room was clean and very specious. The onsen was not too busy although the hotel seemed full. The scenery around the hotel is very nice, although the construction site next to the hotel was a small drawback.

Stayed in room with open air bath. Very large nice room. Bath was nice to sit in at end of day. Got a pick up and drop off to station. Needed the guy at info desk to call for us as we didn’t have international phone. Had dinner one night at property which was fancy multi course Japanese meal but expensive and only option was a dinner set. Staff nice and helpful.

- very modern and chic (we stayed in the new wing) - private onsen on balcony with real natural spring water - nice Yukatas and Kimonos provided - calm, cool lobby area with beautiful views of trees and flowers - very friendly and attentive staff - nice breakfast buffet

The Premium Room with Tatami Area and Open-Air Bath was great for our family of four (2 adults and 2 kids). The kids slept on futons (roll out mattresses) on the tatami floor. It was very comfortable and we really enjoyed having our own private open-air bath. We also loved that we could go to dinner wearing our kimono and slippers. The food was delicious - although the dinner took a long time to serve. The location of the hotel is great along the Hakone ropeway and we would recommend using their shuttle bus service which you can pre-book.