Hotel Kazetsuen

I stayed at Kagetsuen a long time ago, back when there were no private milky hot-spring baths.This time, my spouse and I visited again after many years, and we were extremely satisfied with our stay.As it is a historic property, it does show its age, but the baths, Room(s), and dining area have all been beautifully renovated and were very comfortable.Since it was a weekday, one of the four private milky hot-spring baths was always available somewhere, so we could relax and enjoy them at our leisure.Dinner featured dishes made with seasonal ingredients and local specialties, and everything was delicious. The staff provided attentive service as well, making it a very enjoyable meal.Breakfast was also excellent, with fresh salad and a good selection of both Japanese- and Western-style options.We had been away from Hakone for a while, but we plan to come back regularly again.Thank you for taking such good care of us. We hope to visit again soon.

The reviews mentioned that the dinner is delicious and the private onsen baths are free with a pleasantly lukewarm temperature (I personally love lukewarm baths), so I decided to stay here. As soon as I checked in, I rushed to the private onsen baths, and out of the four available, three were still vacant. I peeked into all three and found them similar in design, so I chose one and enjoyed my bath. The private onsen features sulfur springs, while the public bath offers simple hot spring water. Since I had already experienced the sulfur scent at Owakudani earlier, soaking in a lukewarm sulfur spring was absolutely delightful! If you find it too cool for your liking, you can add more hot water to adjust the temperature.The dinner course was just as delicious as described in reviews. Although I was quite hungry initially, by the end of the course meal, I felt very full.Of course, before going to bed, I wanted another soak in an onsen. While visiting the public bath area again made me crave sulfur springs over simple ones; hence back to enjoying a private sulfur-spring experience late-night instead! Morning-time also included another round within these convenient 24-hour accessible facilities compared against limited hours offered via larger communal spaces closing overnight.Regarding access: From Togendai Station walking takes about 10–15 minutes depending upon pace using scenic pedestrian shortcuts avoiding main roads altogether making uphill climbs towards arrival slightly challenging yet manageable (~15 mins) whereas downhill return (~10 mins) feels much easier overall!Amenities-wise: Cotton swabs weren’t provided but luckily brought along personal supplies used inside rooms themselves without issue whatsoever!Lastly speaking about accommodations—staff members proved exceptionally kind/polite throughout interactions ensuring pleasant stays alongside notable attentiveness displayed particularly during meal services where one gentleman presumed Chinese nationality exceeded expectations surpassing even local standards impressively handling everything seamlessly courteous mannerisms alike leaving lasting impressions worth mentioning here sincerely appreciated efforts extended genuinely satisfied experiences prompting future revisit intentions undoubtedly forthcoming ahead assuredly!