Asante Inn - Hostel

☀️ When i first arrived, i thought i was at the wrong place - i‘ve never booked something so nice for myself before! 🪲PROS - chill 4 people bedrooms, with a comfy bed and a big personal shelf + locker and a fridge for the room - clean facilities and rooms - towel, toothpaste/toothpaste and yukata were provided as well as shampoo and showergel - the common room was so cozy and nice, with tea and water always at the ready and a great view of the garden - i was satisfied with both the dinner and breakfast and the price was fairly cheap (~1200¥ or a bit more, depending on your choices) - PRIVATE ONSEN that you can book for around 50minutes at night and can use in the morning if nobody else is already using it (costs around 150¥ per use) - there is a shuttle bus going at pretty regular times in the morning. They offer a ride to both Gora-Station or Hakone-Open-Air-Museum! 🩸CONS - far from the city-centre/train station 🌱 i really enjoyed my stay. I had cool roomies that became travel companions and absolutely loved the inn, the onsen, the food and the kind staff! Definitely a recommendation if you ever decide to stay in Hakone - i would book again!

Nice hotel. It has several rooms and only one shared room woomen-only. So it's not like ordinary hotel. It's not far from bus station, but the way may be tough for older people or if you have heavy luggage. There is very nice area with Japanese garden view and tatami. There is an onsen which you can book for 40 min every day. Onsen is in a near building through beautiful alley. Onaen is aslso clean and in a good condition. After onsen there is a free massage chair. They give yukatas. Closest 7/11 about 10 min walking. There is an opportunity to order breakfast and dinner in the hotel. It's not a ryokan, but a nice place to stay surrounded by mountains. They have free one-way morning shuttles to Gora or Museum. There is also a short way to reach Gora, but only if you like stairs. Not a way with suitcases or grandparents.

I booked for 2 kids and 2 adults and pay quite a premium for it, unfortunately upon arrival the front office insisted that the room is booked for 2 adults and ask me to pay extra for the kids. After showing my booking proof the front office just keep quite and don’t want to take initiative to help. So 4 person need to cramp on 2 single bed. The hotel itself looks nice and clean but have to give a bad review for the staff.