Livemax Resort Hakone Sengokuhara

This was my first stay at the Livemax in Sengokuhara. The meals had a wonderful spring-inspired menu—rapeseed blossoms, bamboo shoots, firefly squid, and more—and everything was delicious. Livemax often offers buffet-style dining, but this was just as good as the Jogasaki kaiseki course. It also felt like high-quality ingredients were used. The beef for the sukiyaki was especially excellent, and I was more satisfied than expected. The Onsen in the large public bath was also great, with a milky-white appearance.All of the Livemax staff were foreign nationals, but their service was outstanding and their Japanese impressed me. I would love to visit again.I rated the location/Facility one point lower because there were severe road cave-ins right in front of the Hotel and the parking lot was a bit narrow—sorry.

The Room was clean, and the open-air bath was especially wonderful. The meals were luxurious and delicious, and we had a great time with the shop and the table tennis area as well.