What kind of luxury resort is Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora, an IHG Hotel? In early April, when the cherry blossoms began to bloom, we took the Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, got off at JR Odawara Station, and then took a free shuttle bus to the hotel. This time, we wanted to soak in an onsen…
Category: Luxury Hotels in Hakone
Bar Hotel Hakone Kazan
What kind of small luxury hotel is Bar Hotel Hakone Kazan? On a snowy January weekday, I left work around 4:00 p.m., headed for Shinjuku Station, took Odakyu Romance Car, got off at Hakone-Yumoto Station, transferred to Hakone Tozan Railway, got off at Chokokunomori Station, and I called the hotel to pick me up. As…
Hakone Hisui Hotel
What kind of resort hotel is Hakone Hisui Hotel? My grandmother, who is in a wheelchair, wanted to visit Pola Museum of Art in Hakone, so we visited Hakone in mid-May, when the area is beautiful with fresh greenery. Since my grandmother was with us this time, we decided to travel by car from Tokyo….
Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
What kind of resort hotel is Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori? In June, when the hydrangeas were in full bloom, we took the Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, got off at Odawara Station, and took a free shuttle bus at 14:15 from the West Exit of Odawara Station, which took about 50 minutes to the resort hotel where…
Hakone Retreat Villa 1/f
What kind of luxuary onsen resort villa is Hakone Retreat Villa 1/f? In May, when the fresh greenery was beautiful, we decided to visit a luxury onsen resort to spend time in nature for the first time in a long time. As usual, we took the Odakyu Romance Car from Shinjuku Station, got off at…
Hakone Kowakien Tenyu
What kind of onsen ryokan is Hakone Kowakien Tenyu? In late July, after the rainy season had ended and the cicadas had begun to sing, we went on a short two-day and one-night trip to Hakone. We took the Shinkansen from Tokyo Station and got off at Odawara Station. The trip took about 30 minutes….
Kinnotake Tonosawa
What kind of luxury onsen resort hotel is Kinnotake Tonosawa? In June during the hot and humid rainy season, we took an express train called Odakyu Romancecar from Shinjuku Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station. The express trains have observation seats at the front and at the end of the trains, with a 180-degree view from the…