Yamagaso

Very exclusive with only 5 bungalow. Spacious with two connecting rooms and an internal private bath. Service is excellent with dedicated person taking care of all your needs, including serving of dinner and breakfast in the room. The food is simply beautiful and delicious. Relaxed environment feeling like alone in a mountain and no wifi in the bungalow. The outdoor bath is having a nice view but hours for ladies is rather restrictive. Overall a luxurious experience well worth the money.

We had the most lovely stay at Yamagaso! The service here is unmatched! Our attendant, Kimiko made us feel right at home! She was kind, polite and the most lovely person. We can’t say enough good things about her. Our “room” felt more like our own little Japanese home with multiple rooms which included a separate bedroom and dining area. Our quarters were more of a stand alone home/building on the hotel grounds. The outdoor onsen was beautiful. The meals were authentic, had multiple courses with dinners being the best (along with Kimiko). Perfect location with the best experience. Every detail was taken care of. Stay here for the most authentic experience.

My experience at Yamagaso was amazing. The service was beyond exceptional, the staff pay attention to every single small and big detail. My family felt they staff really cared for each of us (my teenage boys had so my gratitude for how they showed us around the onsen and explained the traditions). If you are looking to experience a traditional onsen, Yamagaso wil give you that. The property is beautiful, I felt the pictures cannot capture the beauty until you see it for yourself. We were able to use all the baths (actually had them to ourselves most of the time!). The food was amazing. They served traditional set course meals and it was very large portions, you will not be hungry for days afterwards! We are willing to try all foods , so we appreciated eating traditional dishes that are very different. The property is easily accessible from Yumoto station, they staff helped give us directions to take one bus and inform the bus driver where to stop. They had a shuttle service for departing the onsen back to the train station. Overall Yamagaso was an experience of a lifetime and probably the best thing our family experienced in Japan…of all vacations we have ever done. If I could rate this place 100 out of 10 I would! Thank you to the staff for making this so special and making a dream come true!

This place blew us away! We stayed in the Yamagaso annex in the Chouji room. The area was great, a nice walk or bus ride from the station. Then the room, we were very impressed! Traditional style with the tatami mats. We had the half board which included breakfast and dinner. The amount and variety of food was spectacular! The staff were super friendly too, everyone we met was great! We used the private bath, public bath and the outdoor bath at night which were all very nice and relaxing. I'm not sure how this place could be any better for a relaxing few days in Hakone, would definitely come back every time!

Amazing Japanese style garden and private Onsen!