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Hotels near Hakone-Yumoto Station: 5 onsen ryokan you can walk to
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Hotels near Hakone-Yumoto Station: five onsen inns 8 to 15 minutes on foot
- Shogetsu has mostly English-capable staff; Sara puts an open-air bath in all 56 rooms
- Kisenso, Fukuzumiro and Shiunso are small inns, two with dinner in your room
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
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| Twelve minutes’ walk; most staff handle everyday English — if you can’t decide | Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu Check price |
78/100 | ¥24,000–43,000 | ¥33,000–34,000 |
| Ten minutes’ walk; every room has its own open-air bath | Tsuki no Yado Sara Check price |
78/100 | ¥26,000–38,000 | ¥52,000 |
| Eight minutes’ walk, with a private open-air bath to book | Kisenso, Hakone-Yumoto Check price |
77/100 | — | ¥23,000–27,000 |
| Ten minutes’ walk to a wooden three-storey ryokan from 1890 | Fukuzumiro Check price |
72/100 | ¥36,000–45,000 | ¥39,000–45,000 |
| Riverside ryokan 15 minutes’ walk away, meals in your room | Shiunso, Tsurui no Yado Check price |
68/100 | ¥25,000–56,000 | ¥32,000–48,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-18 – 2027-01-09, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-11-08). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Twelve minutes’ walk; most staff handle everyday English
Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.55/5 (6,743) · Agoda 8.9/10 (36) · 6,779 in total
- 40 rooms; a welcome drink, and a shogi set to borrow free
- Breakfast buffet from 7:00 to 8:50, in five sittings
- Bodywork salon on the ground floor, 14:00 to 23:00, closed Wednesday and Thursday, by reservation
- Last check-in 24:00; 20 parking spaces, first come first served (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- From about ¥24,000 per person with dinner and breakfast on a weeknight, the cheapest weeknight rate of the five.
- Most staff handle everyday English, per Rakuten.
- Hot-spring large bath with open-air bath, sauna and jacuzzi.
- 4.55 across 6,743 reviews, the most of the eight we compared.
Getting there: About 12 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; by car, about 2 km from the Hakone-guchi interchange of the Odawara-Atsugi Road.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, most staff handle everyday English. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club are among the cards listed. The hot spring is in the large bath only, and guests with tattoos may not use it.
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Right for: A first onsen stay where you want to talk to the front desk in English.
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Not for: Guests with tattoos who want to use the hot-spring bath.
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Worth knowing: The hot spring is in the large bath only; guests with tattoos and children still in nappies may not use it. Dinner is at 17:30 or 19:45, and arriving after 20:30 can mean no dinner (Rakuten).
Score breakdown — 78/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.55 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥24,000–43,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 92% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about 12 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; most staff handle everyday English; every room non-smoking; check-in 15:00. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.55 across 6,743 reviews (Rakuten Travel 6,743) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Rakuten’s language field says most staff handle everyday English, and its 6,743 reviews are the most of the eight we compared. |
Ten minutes’ walk; every room has its own open-air bath
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.46/5 (1,073) · Agoda 8.9/10 (1,168) · 2,241 in total
- Japanese-style designer inn run by Kyoritsu Resort
- Amenities are set out in the lobby rather than in the rooms
- Meals in the restaurant or the dining room
- Last check-in 24:00; call ahead if arriving after 18:00 (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- All 56 rooms have their own open-air bath.
- Hot-spring large bath, sauna and a family bath as well.
- About ¥26,000–38,000 per person with dinner and breakfast on a weeknight; about ¥52,000 on a Saturday.
- 4.46 across 1,073 reviews.
Getting there: About 10 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station, the end of the Odakyu Romancecar line from Shinjuku.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club are among the cards listed; card payments are single payment only. With a bath in your room you do not need the communal one.
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Right for: Couples who want to use the bath in their room whenever they like.
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Not for: Families with children below school age.
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Worth knowing: Children below school age cannot stay. Parking is 14 spaces and must be booked by phone before you reserve (Rakuten).
Score breakdown — 78/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.50 on Rakuten Travel, and every room has its own open-air bath |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥26,000–38,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 100% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about 10 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; an open-air bath in every room; a late-night snack corner and a welcome drink; check-in 15:00. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.46 across 1,073 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,073) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | The only one of the eight with an open-air bath in all 56 rooms, in a Japanese-style designer building. |
Eight minutes’ walk, with a private open-air bath to book
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.56/5 (295) · Agoda 8.7/10 (368) · 663 in total
- Sodium chloride hot spring in the large bath, open-air bath and family bath
- Guests in the main building are sometimes served in their room; you cannot request it
- Curfew 23:00; 5 free parking spaces, by reservation (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- Eight minutes on foot, the shortest walk of the five.
- A private open-air bath large enough for a family.
- No weeknight rooms came up in our search; about ¥23,000–27,000 per person on a Saturday, the cheapest Saturday of the five.
- 4.56 across 295 reviews; dinner rated 4.69.
Getting there: About 8 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; the inn quotes 80 minutes from Shinjuku by Romancecar.
Language and payment: Staff language skills are not published, so ask when you book. Payment at the inn is cash only; to pay by card, choose prepayment when booking. The private open-air bath means you need not use the communal one.
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Right for: A small inn where two of you, or a family, can have an open-air bath to yourselves.
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Not for: Paying by card at the inn, or travelling with a child aged 3 to below school age.
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Worth knowing: Cash only at the inn; choose prepayment to pay by card. Children are accepted only at primary-school age, or aged 2 and under sharing a bed (Rakuten).
Score breakdown — 77/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.58 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | No weeknight room was free in our search window (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 86% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | About 8 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; 12 rooms, the whole inn non-smoking; both meals in the dining room; check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.56 across 295 reviews (Rakuten Travel 295) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | A 12-room inn built around a private open-air bath large enough for a family. |
Ten minutes’ walk to a wooden three-storey ryokan from 1890
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 5.00/5 (70) · Agoda 9.1/10 (547) · 617 in total
- In Tonosawa, the next stop up the line from Hakone-Yumoto
- Alkaline simple hot spring in the large bath and a family bath
- 8 free parking spaces, no reservation needed (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- Founded in 1890; a wooden three-storey building with 17 rooms.
- Dinner and breakfast are both served in your room.
- About ¥36,000–45,000 per person with dinner and breakfast on a weeknight.
- 5.0 across 70 reviews.
Getting there: About 10 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station, or 3 minutes by car.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean. Visa, Mastercard and Saison cards are listed. Tattoo rules for the baths are not published, so ask when you book.
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Right for: A quiet stay in an old wooden ryokan, with meals in your room.
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Not for: Guests who put room equipment and amenities first.
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Worth knowing: Only 70 reviews so far. Dinner starts between 18:00 and 19:00 (Rakuten).
Score breakdown — 72/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★★★☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.75 |
| Value for money | ★☆☆☆☆ | ¥36,000–45,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 139% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Both meals served in your room; about 10 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station; 17 rooms; a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean; check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 5 across 70 reviews (Rakuten Travel 70) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | Founded in 1890, one of the few wooden three-storey traditional ryokan still standing. |
Riverside ryokan 15 minutes’ walk away, meals in your room
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.48/5 (1,179) · Agoda 9.2/10 (454) · 1,633 in total
- 22 rooms beside the mountain stream in Tonosawa
- A paid private open-air bath as well as the free private bath
- Free draft beer and soft drinks after the bath, 16:00 to 18:00 and 7:00 to 9:00
- 22 free parking spaces, reservation required (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- 15 minutes on foot, or 5 minutes by local bus to the Kami-Tonosawa stop.
- Dinner and breakfast in your room; some rooms have an open-air bath.
- About ¥25,000–56,000 per person with dinner and breakfast on a weeknight.
- 4.48 across 1,179 reviews.
Getting there: About 15 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station, or 5 minutes by local bus to the Kami-Tonosawa stop; about an hour by car from the Yoga interchange.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and debit cards are listed. The free private bath means you need not use the communal one.
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Right for: Families with small children or grandparents who want meals in the room.
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Not for: Anyone who wants the shortest possible walk from the station.
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Worth knowing: At 15 minutes, the walk is at the limit of this guide. Parking must be booked in advance (Rakuten).
Score breakdown — 68/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.47 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥25,000–56,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 96% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Both meals can be served in your room; about 15 minutes on foot from Hakone-Yumoto Station, or 5 minutes by local bus to Kami-Tonosawa; a free hot-spring private bath; a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean; check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.48 across 1,179 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,179) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | Meals in the room and rooms with an open-air bath; Rakuten bills it as baby-friendly and popular for three-generation trips. |
Know before you book
- Hakone-Yumoto is the end of the Odakyu Romancecar line from Shinjuku; the inns quote about 80 to 90 minutes.
- From here the Hakone Tozan Railway climbs to Gora. These five stay down in Yumoto and neighbouring Tonosawa, so no train or bus is needed to reach them.
- Walks run from 8 minutes (Kisenso) to 15 (Shiunso). Shiunso is also 5 minutes by local bus to the Kami-Tonosawa stop.
- Arrive in daylight. Kisenso’s last check-in is 17:00, Fukuzumiro’s and Shiunso’s 18:00, and late arrivals can lose dinner.
- Every inn adds a bathing tax of ¥150 per adult on top of the rate.
- Prices are per person for two sharing, with dinner and breakfast, from Rakuten Travel searches of Wednesdays and Saturdays.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Hakone-Yumoto (Hakone) listed on Rakuten Travel — 209
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 131
- Met every condition below: 57
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- A hot-spring inn in Rakuten Travel’s Hakone area
- At least 50 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥8,000 and ¥45,000 per person per night
- Walkable from Hakone-Yumoto Station: Rakuten’s access details say about 15 minutes or less on foot (Yumoto and Tonosawa side), or 5 minutes or less by the inn’s own shuttle. Gora, Miyanoshita, Sengokuhara and Lake Ashi are excluded even when they mention the station
- A hot-spring bath, and a plan with dinner and breakfast
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality20 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money25 pts
- The cheapest dinner-and-breakfast rate against the median of the inns we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- Minutes on foot from the station, meals in the room or a private room, and check-out time.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this inn has that the other seven do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| Bansuiro Fukuzumi | Runner-up (65/100) | 65/100, three points behind the fifth pick. Its history is unmatched here, but its weeknight rate is 113% of the median and its room, bath and dinner average of 4.50 gives it two stars for both value and quality. |
| Hakone Suimeiso | Runner-up (65/100) | 65/100, three points behind the fifth pick. Nothing is closer to the station, but its 4.36 review average and 4.41 room, bath and dinner score give it two stars for both trust and quality. |
| Yumoto Fujiya Hotel | Runner-up (64/100) | 64/100, four points behind the fifth pick. Three minutes from the station, but its 4.37 room, bath and dinner score and 4.35 review average give it two stars for both quality and trust. |
| Hakone Kamon | Outside the theme | 4.74 across 850 reviews and 15 minutes’ walk from the station, but its Rakuten listing says it does not accept bookings from overseas. |
| Omiya Ryokan | Outside the theme | 4.70 across 199 reviews and 5 minutes from the station by the inn’s bus, but its Rakuten listing says it offers no service in languages other than Japanese. |
| Tenseien | Runner-up | 4.28 across 4,867 reviews, 15 minutes on foot from the station. For a large hotel we took Yumoto Fujiya Hotel, 3 minutes away. |
| Hakone Airu | Runner-up | All 15 rooms have an open-air bath, but its access details warn of a steep slope and recommend a bus or taxi, so it is not a walk from the station. |
| 78 inns | Below the floor | Fewer than 50 reviews, or an average below 4.0. |
Questions visitors ask
How far is each inn from Hakone-Yumoto Station?
On foot, per Rakuten: Kisenso about 8 minutes, Tsuki no Yado Sara about 10, Fukuzumiro 10, Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu 12 and Shiunso 15. For Shiunso you can also take a local bus 5 minutes to the Kami-Tonosawa stop. Of the runners-up, Hakone Suimeiso is 2 minutes away and Yumoto Fujiya Hotel 3.
Which one has English-speaking staff?
Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu: Rakuten says most of its staff handle everyday English. At Tsuki no Yado Sara a few staff understand a little English, and at Fukuzumiro and Shiunso a few understand a little English, Chinese and Korean. Kisenso does not publish its language skills.
I have a tattoo. Where can I bathe?
Tsuki no Yado Sara has an open-air bath in every room, Kisenso has a private open-air bath, and Shiunso has a free private bath, so you need not use a communal one. Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu states that guests with tattoos may not use its large bath, which is its only hot spring. The other inns do not publish a rule, so ask when you book.
Can I bring children?
Check the limits first. Tsuki no Yado Sara takes no children below school age. Kisenso takes primary-school children and infants aged 2 and under only. Shiunso describes itself as baby-friendly and popular for three-generation trips. Of the runners-up, Bansuiro Fukuzumi takes no one aged 12 and under.
How much do these cost?
We searched Rakuten Travel availability for Wednesdays and Saturdays from 18 November 2026 to 9 January 2027 (checked 8 November), taking the cheapest plan with dinner and breakfast, per person for two sharing. Weeknights start at about ¥24,000 at Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu; Kisenso had no weeknight rooms but starts at about ¥23,000 on a Saturday. A bathing tax of ¥150 per adult is added.
Which one would you book?
Hotellerie Maille Coeur Shougetsu: it scored 78/100, level with Tsuki no Yado Sara, has staff who mostly handle everyday English and the cheapest weeknight rate of the five. If you want a bath of your own instead, Tsuki no Yado Sara has an open-air bath in every room.
Changes
- 2026-11-08 First published. Scored from 209 candidates.