Where to Stay in Hakone: 9 Best Hotels by Area (2026)
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Hakone is a hot-spring resort in the mountains about 90 minutes from Tokyo by train, with places to stay ranging from budget hostels by the station to hotels on the lake.
Here are 9 hotels for every budget and travel style, sorted by area. If you’re only looking for high-end ryokan and resorts, see the guide to the 8 best luxury ryokan and hotels in Hakone.
Quick picks: which Hakone hotel is right for you?
| If you want… | Stay at |
| Keep costs low and still soak in a hot spring | K’s House Hakone Hakone-Yumoto · US$50–140 |
| A big hot-spring bath and an all-you-can-eat buffet for the whole family | Hotel Okada Hakone-Yumoto · US$150–300 |
| An easy onsen hotel right by the station | Yumoto Fujiya Hotel Hakone-Yumoto · US$180–360 |
| Soak in a rooftop open-air bath with mountain views | Tenseien Hakone-Yumoto · US$200–400 |
| Bring the kids to a swimsuit hot-spring theme park | Hakone Hotel Kowakien Miyanoshita–Gora · US$200–450 |
| Sleep in a classic hotel from the Meiji era | Fujiya Hotel Miyanoshita–Gora · US$280–560 |
| Relax with an onsen and spa at an international brand | Hyatt Regency Hakone Miyanoshita–Gora · US$300–650 |
| Drive in and watch Mt. Fuji from an open-air bath | Hotel Green Plaza Hakone Sengokuhara · US$190–380 |
| Stay on the shore of Lake Ashi with lake and Fuji views | Hakone Hotel Lake Ashi · US$350–600 |
Prices are rough guides per room per night and change with dates and demand.
Where to Stay in Hakone: The Four Areas
Hakone is a cluster of hot-spring villages in the mountains southwest of Tokyo. From the gateway town of Hakone-Yumoto, a small mountain railway climbs to Miyanoshita and Gora, with Sengokuhara and Lake Ashi beyond.
If you’re coming by train, stay in Hakone-Yumoto or along the mountain railway. With a car, Sengokuhara and Lake Ashi become easy too. Choose your area by how you’ll get around and you can’t go far wrong.
Hakone’s areas and the hotels in this guide
From the gateway town of Hakone-Yumoto, a mountain railway climbs to Miyanoshita and Gora. Sengokuhara is to the north and Lake Ashi to the southwest. Tap a number to jump to that hotel.
- 1K’s House HakoneHakone-Yumoto · About 4 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station (around 15 min uphill on foot)›
- 2Hotel OkadaHakone-Yumoto · About 5 min from Hakone-Yumoto Station by shuttle bus (Yumoto-chaya)›
- 3Yumoto Fujiya HotelHakone-Yumoto · 3 min walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station›
- 4TenseienHakone-Yumoto · 12–15 min walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station›
- 5Hakone Hotel KowakienMiyanoshita–Gora · Near the Kowakien bus stop (Kowakudani)›
- 6Fujiya HotelMiyanoshita–Gora · Walkable from Miyanoshita Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway›
- 7Hyatt Regency HakoneMiyanoshita–Gora · 5–8 min walk from Kami-Gora Station on the cable car (about 5 min by car from Gora Station)›
- 8Hotel Green Plaza HakoneSengokuhara · About 35 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station (Ubako). 3 min walk from Ubako ropeway station›
- 9Hakone HotelLake Ashi · At the Hakone Hotel-mae bus stop (about 40 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station). 4 min walk from Hakone-machi port›
Simplified map. Distances and directions are approximate.
Hakone-Yumoto: best if you’re coming by train
This is where trains from Tokyo arrive, including the Romancecar express. The hot-spring town has plenty of shops and restaurants and the widest range of affordable stays.
K’s House Hakone Yumoto Onsen, Hotel Okada, Yumoto Fujiya Hotel and Tenseien are here.
Miyanoshita to Gora: the middle of everything
This is the mountain area up the railway line. From Gora, a cable car and ropeway run to the volcanic valley of Owakudani and on to Lake Ashi, making it the natural base for the classic Hakone loop.
Hakone Hotel Kowakien, Fujiya Hotel and Hyatt Regency Hakone are in this area.
Sengokuhara: best if you’re driving
A quiet highland area to the north, dotted with art museums. There’s no train, only buses, but it’s easy to get around by car. Hotel Green Plaza Hakone is here.
Lake Ashi: for the lake and Mt. Fuji
The lake area in the southwest, where Mt. Fuji appears across the water on clear days and pirate-themed sightseeing boats cross the lake. Hakone Hotel is here.
As a rough guide, expect under US$150 per night at the hostel, US$150–400 at onsen hotels around Hakone-Yumoto, and US$300–650 at the upscale hotels. Many rates include dinner and breakfast, so compare prices with meals in mind. Fall foliage season and weekends book up early.
The 9 Best Hotels in Hakone
1 K’s House Hakone Yumoto Onsen
- Area
- Hakone-YumotoAbout 4 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station (around 15 min uphill on foot)
- Price guide
- US$50–140 per night
- Best for
- Solo travelers and backpackers who’d rather spend on sightseeing and food
Highlights
✅ Choose between private Japanese-style rooms and dorm beds
✅ Has an open-air hot-spring bath
✅ Shared kitchen, so you can cook your own meals
Why stay here
K’s House Hakone Yumoto Onsen is a hostel tucked into the back streets of Hakone-Yumoto’s hot-spring town. It’s the cheapest stay in this guide, yet you still get an open-air onsen (hot-spring bath).
Besides dorm beds, there are private tatami rooms, so it works for couples and friends too. Cook a simple meal in the shared kitchen and put the savings toward Hakone’s sights and food.
Good to know: No meals are served. Check-in is only during set hours, so contact the hostel ahead if you’ll arrive late.
2 Hotel Okada
- Area
- Hakone-YumotoAbout 5 min from Hakone-Yumoto Station by shuttle bus (Yumoto-chaya)
- Price guide
- US$150–300 per night
- Best for
- Families with kids, multigenerational trips and anyone who loves big onsen baths
Highlights
✅ Large hot-spring baths, indoors and open-air
✅ Buffet meals, so picky eaters can choose what they like
✅ Riverside setting in the hills, quieter than the station area
Why stay here
Hotel Okada is a large hot-spring hotel in Yumoto-chaya, a little way up the valley from Hakone-Yumoto’s main streets. Its spacious onsen baths, indoor and open-air, are reason enough to stay.
Meals are buffet style, which makes life easy with kids who won’t eat everything. It’s a good fit for families and multigenerational groups who want a lively, relaxed stay.
Good to know: It’s a long walk from the station, so use the shuttle bus or a taxi. The shuttle stops running in the early evening, so check the last departure.
3 Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
- Area
- Hakone-Yumoto3 min walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station
- Price guide
- US$180–360 per night
- Best for
- Travelers arriving by train who prefer the ease of a hotel over ryokan etiquette
Highlights
✅ A short walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station, easy even with luggage
✅ Has large hot-spring baths
✅ Choose a Western room with beds or a Japanese-style room
Why stay here
Yumoto Fujiya Hotel is an onsen hotel about 3 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station. Step off the Romancecar and you can check in right away, and on your last day you can wander the hot-spring town until your train leaves.
Most rooms are Western style with beds, so you don’t need to learn ryokan customs. For travelers who come by train and want a base by the station, it’s the most practical choice here.
4 Hakone Yumoto Onsen Hotel Tenseien
- Area
- Hakone-Yumoto12–15 min walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station
- Price guide
- US$200–400 per night
- Known for
- Rooftop open-air bath and a garden with a waterfall
- Best for
- Onsen lovers, couples and friends
Highlights
✅ The rooftop open-air bath looks out over the surrounding mountains
✅ A waterfall garden to stroll after your bath
✅ Private baths available for an extra fee
Why stay here
Tenseien’s big draw is its rooftop open-air bath. You soak with the forested hills of Hakone-Yumoto all around you.
The large garden has a waterfall, which makes for a pleasant walk after bathing. If you’d rather not bathe with strangers, there are private baths you can book for a fee.
It’s a bit of a walk from the station, but it’s the place to stay in Hakone-Yumoto if the onsen itself is the main event.
Good to know: The baths are also open to day visitors, so they can get busy at certain times.
5 Hakone Hotel Kowakien
- Area
- Miyanoshita–GoraNear the Kowakien bus stop (Kowakudani)
- Price guide
- US$200–450 per night
- Known for
- Next door to the Yunessun hot-spring theme park
- Best for
- Families with kids, especially if you need a rainy-day plan
Highlights
✅ Right next to Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a hot-spring park where you wear swimsuits
✅ Has large hot-spring baths
✅ Buffet meals that are easy for families
Why stay here
Hakone Hotel Kowakien stands next to Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a hot-spring theme park where everyone wears swimsuits. Kids who aren’t used to Japan’s bathe-naked onsen can enjoy hot springs with the whole family.
With somewhere to play even on rainy days, it’s a reassuring pick for families with young children. Dinner and breakfast are buffets, so everyone can choose what they like.
Good to know: Whether Yunessun admission is included depends on the room type and plan, so check when you book.
6 Fujiya Hotel
- Area
- Miyanoshita–GoraWalkable from Miyanoshita Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway
- Price guide
- US$280–560 per night
- Known for
- Buildings registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
- Best for
- Fans of historic architecture and travelers who prefer a Western-style hotel to a ryokan
Highlights
✅ The Main Building and Flower Palace are registered Tangible Cultural Properties
✅ Fewer house rules than a ryokan; it runs like a hotel
✅ You can stroll Miyanoshita’s small hot-spring town
Why stay here
Fujiya Hotel is a classic hotel founded in the Meiji era (late 1800s) to welcome foreign travelers. The Main Building and Flower Palace are registered Tangible Cultural Properties, so staying here means sleeping inside a piece of history.
You don’t have to fit your evening around a fixed ryokan dinner, and it feels like a hotel rather than an inn. It’s an easy choice when you want one special night in Hakone.
Good to know: This isn’t a ryokan where you hole up in your room. It’s a hotel you choose for its buildings and atmosphere.
7 Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort and Spa
- Area
- Miyanoshita–Gora5–8 min walk from Kami-Gora Station on the cable car (about 5 min by car from Gora Station)
- Price guide
- US$300–650 per night
- Best for
- Couples, World of Hyatt members and anyone more at ease in a Western-style resort than a ryokan
Highlights
✅ International resort brand, used to English-speaking guests
✅ Hot-spring baths and a spa
✅ Quiet setting in the hills of Gora
Why stay here
Hyatt Regency Hakone is a resort hotel in the hills of Gora. The appeal is simple: enjoy onsen baths and a spa without worrying about ryokan rules.
It’s walkable from Kami-Gora Station on the cable car, which also puts you on the classic loop toward Owakudani and Lake Ashi. Best for couples who want to spend real time at the hotel.
Good to know: There aren’t many shops nearby. The shuttle to and from Gora Station runs at set times, so check it against your arrival.
8 Hotel Green Plaza Hakone
- Area
- SengokuharaAbout 35 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station (Ubako). 3 min walk from Ubako ropeway station
- Price guide
- US$190–380 per night
- Known for
- Open-air bath with Mt. Fuji views
- Best for
- Road-trippers, families and anyone hoping for a view of Fuji
Highlights
✅ On clear days, you can see Mt. Fuji from the open-air bath
✅ Free parking, so it’s easy by car
✅ Close to Owakudani, Lake Ashi and Sengokuhara
Why stay here
Hotel Green Plaza Hakone is a resort hotel in Ubako, at the southern edge of Sengokuhara. The highlight is an open-air bath with Mt. Fuji views on clear days.
Free parking makes it a handy base for a road trip around Hakone. Owakudani, Lake Ashi and Sengokuhara’s museums are all close by.
Good to know: Buses are infrequent and stop early in the evening. If you’re coming by train and bus, give yourself plenty of time.
9 Hakone Hotel
- Area
- Lake AshiAt the Hakone Hotel-mae bus stop (about 40 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station). 4 min walk from Hakone-machi port
- Price guide
- US$350–600 per night
- Known for
- A hotel right on the shore of Lake Ashi
- Best for
- Lake lovers and anyone planning a cruise on Lake Ashi
Highlights
✅ On the shore of Lake Ashi, with lake views from the rooms
✅ Mt. Fuji is visible on clear days
✅ Walk to Hakone-machi port for the pirate-ship cruise
Why stay here
Hakone Hotel sits on the southern shore of Lake Ashi. You can see the lake from the rooms and the courtyard, and on clear days Mt. Fuji rises beyond the water.
Hakone-machi port, where the pirate-ship sightseeing boats dock, is a short walk away, so it suits travelers who want to base themselves at the lake. An early-morning walk along the quiet shore is a treat only lakeside guests get.
Good to know: It’s far from Hakone-Yumoto and Gora. It works best when your plans center on Lake Ashi.
Tips Before You Book a Hotel in Hakone
Check whether meals are included
Many Hakone hotels and ryokan (traditional Japanese inns) quote rates that include dinner and breakfast. A price that looks high may not be once you factor in two meals.
If you’d rather eat out, choose a room-only or breakfast-only plan. In the mountain areas, few restaurants stay open in the evening, so decide on dinner before you go.
Getting there from Tokyo: Romancecar or bullet train
From Shinjuku, the Odakyu Romancecar limited express runs straight to Hakone-Yumoto with no transfer. From Tokyo Station, take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Odawara and change to the Odakyu line for Hakone-Yumoto.
Getting to Hakone and getting around
Approximate time on board. Transfers and waiting time not included.
From Tokyo (by train)
Around Hakone (the loop)
By bus from Hakone-Yumoto
Tokyo–Odawara is by Tokaido Shinkansen (Hikari or Kodama). You change ropeway cars at Owakudani, and from Togendai the pirate-ship sightseeing cruise crosses Lake Ashi.
The Hakone Freepass covers the mountain railway, cable car, ropeway, pirate-ship cruise and local buses, which makes getting around much easier. The ropeway sometimes closes for maintenance, so check the official Hakone Navi site before you go. Pay for other local trains with an IC card such as Suica or PASMO.
Send your luggage ahead
The mountain railway gets crowded and the stations have stairs. At Hakone-Yumoto Station, the Hakone Carry Service counter will take your bags and deliver them to your hotel, so you can sightsee hands-free. Check the official site for hours and fees.
Tattoos and hot springs
Shared onsen baths are separated by gender and you bathe naked, after washing at the shower stations. Many places don’t allow visible tattoos in shared baths. Ask the hotel before you book whether it has private baths or accepts cover-up stickers.
No tipping in Japan
Tipping isn’t expected at hotels, ryokan or taxis in Japan. The price you see is the price you pay.
So, Which Hakone Hotel Should You Book?
Start with two questions: are you coming by train or by car, and what do you want to do at your hotel?
Arriving by train and want to stay by the station? Book Yumoto Fujiya Hotel. On a budget, choose K’s House Hakone Yumoto Onsen. For the best onsen experience, go for Tenseien.
Families with kids should look at Hakone Hotel Kowakien, next to Yunessun, or Hotel Okada with its big baths and buffet.
For historic buildings, book Fujiya Hotel; for a Western-style resort, Hyatt Regency Hakone. Driving and hoping to see Fuji from the bath? Choose Hotel Green Plaza Hakone. For the lakeshore, book Hakone Hotel.
If you’d like to include high-end ryokan too, see the 8 best luxury ryokan and hotels in Hakone.
About the author: Yuki Sakaguchi
Travel writer and author with 15+ years of experience, now based in Japan after living in France and Canada. Travels with family, including a 9-year-old daughter, with a focus on exceptional hotels, food and unique experiences.