Hakone Yuyado Zen

宿泊プランにて利用。 夕食は、グループ一頭買ブランド牛「箱根西麓和牛」をはじめ、相模湾・駿河湾・で獲れた新鮮な魚介類や箱根西麓野菜・西湘野菜をふんだんに使用した、四季折々の創作和懐石ということで、旬の食材を使った料理が多数。 王道の料理というよりも、少し捻った創作感のあるものが多く、個人的にかなり好み。 味も抜群に美味しい。 新しい和食を楽しめる良い夕食であった。

One of the most amazing hotel experiences. I have stayed for work and pleasure at many of the finest hotels in the world, and this gem rates near the top for a small luxury hotel. The room was excellent, immaculate, and new. The service is incredible. All of the staff was great, but particularly the two Nepalese staff members (who have lived in Japan for some time), the primary one being named Budha, who was incredibly kind, attentive, and responsive and spoke excellent English. The hotel has an amazing executive chef as well and every night and morning they serve a Michelin-type multi-course unique meal served in Japanese style in a private dining room. Our room also had its own mineral bath in atraditional japanese tub pumped diredtly from the hot springs in a very large sepeate room with a view of the forest. Overall a fantastic experience worth many times the cost. It is highly recommended. We stayed in the most expensive room in the highest rated hotel in Kyoto prior to coming here, and while it was also excellent in all rergards, this was a better experience and value.

Stayed in second-floor Akane room for 1 night to experience the ryokan at rank 1 in TripAdvisor for Hakone area. Really worth the stay from the welcoming to the dining and in-room onsen. Want to thank the staff for their hospitality especially the friendly and English-speaking Nepalese named Binod. His jovial attitude and laughter brightens the stay for us. Overall highly recommended but we were not able to see the full Mt Fuji at all, only parts of it,unless you stay on the third floor. Maybe next time...

高齢の両親と一緒に1泊しました。 １，部屋に温泉の風呂がついている。 ２，ベットで寝れる（2名） この2点で一休で予約しました。 かけ流しの半露天風呂は、シャワーブースが別で快適でした。 部屋は、広くて3人目は畳に布団を敷いていただきました。 冷蔵庫に、ビール、野菜ジュース、ウーロン茶と、コーヒーが置いてありました。 母の卒寿祝いと伝えたら、夕食時のデザートプレートにお祝いのメッセージを 書いてくださり、感激しました。 担当の方がずっとついてくださり、本当に心のこもったもてなしだと思いました。 総合点は、星４つですが、食事が一品づつ出てきて、合計で2時間近くかかり、 高齢者には、椅子に座り続けるのが厳しかったので、マイナス1ですが とても工夫された美味しい料理でした。 朝食も美味しかったです。 また宿泊したいと思いました。

夫婦で4月一週目にお邪魔しました。 箱根登山鉄道→ケーブルカー→ロープウエイで行く予定が 強風＆雨のためロープウエイが中止で早雲山駅からはバスで 20分位。姥子のバス停について、お迎えに来て頂きました。 この時は私たち以外は全員外人さん。 このお宿はこじんまりしていて、1組1組を大切にして下さる 心配りの素敵なお宿です。8部屋か9部屋しかありません。 ウエルカムドリンクはスパークリングを頂きました（選べます） 各部屋には源泉かけ流しの内湯がついており、アメニティも 十分備え付けられています。 箱根のアイスをサービス頂いたのでお風呂上りに頂きました。 お夕飯も朝食も純和です！ 和食が大好きな私たちにはとても嬉しかったです。 お醤油も燻製があり、ちょっと癖になるおいしさ。 お料理も桜のお吸い物だったり、飾りも春らしいものばかりで 目でみて楽しめる感じでした。 朝食もお粥・白米と選べます。お粥は黒米入りでお勧めです！ おさかなも干物、サバ等選べます。 十分美味しい食事を頂き、大変満足です。 働いているスタッフさんはほとんど海外の方ばかりですが とても日本語が上手です。 また次回もお伺いします。今度はロープウエイが使えるといいな と思います。

Ok - I didn't take a taxi to the hotel/resort, so I had to hoof it 10 min. up the steep hill with my luggage. And I was already tired from figuring out that there is no bus pass, but you just have to pay as you go when you board the bus (I believe bus #4-this is key). On top of that I was hungry. When I asked the sweet, polite host where I could find lunch/transportation, she informed me that there is neither until check in at 3 pm. Needless to say, I was mildly pissed off and my incredulous response was rude. My son and I hiked back down to the bus and headed to the glass museum where we were able to eat lunch. After foregoing the shuttle and hiking back up the hill, I apologized to the nice woman for being so rude. And from then on, our experience there was magical. We had a stunning view of Mount Fuji from our Onsen (yes we had to stand up, but it was in full view). The room was perfect - spacious, clean, authentic, peaceful, just lovely! Maybe I didn't read the instructions carefully when I booked this place, but I didn't realize it came with breakfast. The breakfast, if you want to call it that, was a sumptuous meal - I'm not sure what it is called in Japanese- but it was absolutely delicious. We didn't have room or time for dessert, sadly; however, I'm sure that in itself was incredible. The dinner was spectacular - I think 10 courses - and the service, magnificent. I just cannot rave enough about how special this place is and I am not sharing our room number because I will definitely be back next year. Hakone Yuyado Zen was delightful and I am so fortunate to have been blessed to spend some time in this quiet sanctuary with a splendid view of heavenly Mount Fuji. Thank you to the staff for a memorable experience. I am going to be sending them a gift from the states to express my gratitude. And when I return, I plan to take the bus and hike up and down the hill again:) ! (sorry for lack of time to upload photos)