Hakone Gora Byakudan

One of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed at. Period.

Tsuyu Room (3nites) We enjoyed our stay in this serene modern rokyan with sandal wood scent in the premises. Love the outdoor private onsen. Upon request, they replace beef with other options. Every kaiseki meal was different and delicious in your own private dining room. We were served meals by a lovely lady Ms Nozomi. She made our stay a pleasant and memorable one. Room is reasonably spacious and clean. Hotel provides free pickup and transfer to certain nearby attractions/stations. This is definitely a plus point. Paid SGD$960 per nite but it is value for money.

The property is really beautiful; gorgeous views, stunning room, and the private onsen is incredible. Absolutely no feedback on the room, grounds, staff, property, etc all amazing! It’s nice that dinner and breakfast are included given that you are quite a walk uphill from Gora and other restaurants. The food is presented in a beautiful setting and the service was wonderful. That being said, the food itself left much to be desired and given the price, we expected it to taste better.

We would not recommend this hotel to visitors who do not speak Japanese. As English speakers, we had significant communication issues with the staff, which led to multiple service errors during our stay. We booked a 180-minute treatment that was confirmed by the front desk, but it was later canceled by the hotel due to staffing issues. We then scheduled a 120-minute in-room massage as an alternative, which was also confirmed. However, the therapists left after 60 minutes. The front desk apologized and informed us we would not be charged for the massage. I appreciated this gesture of compensation for the several errors the hotel made in our bookings. However, at checkout we were unexpectedly billed for a 60-minute massage, which contradicted what we had been told earlier and added to our overall frustration.

Literally such a perfect experience that healed my soul. I will definitely be back!!