Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan Reviews

Cosy and historic ryokan! Loved that it gave us free access to the nearby Yunessun (onsen theme park and outdoor hot spring) just 3 min walk away, even tho our room had no private baths. Kaiseki breakfast was nice and staff attentive and helpful. Charming and not as commercialised seeming as sister Tenyu ryokan. Only thing was futon charge (for kid) a little pricey.

Recommend this place by far, amenities are great, very comfortable, do yourself a favor and go to the onsen or get a room with a private one, you will not regret it. Also the food is great, if you get the meals, had the Japanese style breakfast and it was good.

This ryokan is simply too lively! It's a pity we were there a bit too early coz the garden will be so beautiful in full bloom! The staff are friendly and nice! Service is superb! But when come to value for money, their sister hotel Tenyu is of better and greatest value with a slight higher price but worth it. However they are totally different type of ambience and feel. For ryokan experience, this is no doubt better choice

Historic Ryokan with amazing atmosphere and decor, our private onsen room was amazing and the water wiped away weeks of stressful traveling around Japan.

The hotel is a short 1km walk from the local train station. The onsen uses natural volcanic spring water and is of very high quality. There is a private onsen available if you ask for the key, however the public bath was empty every time I visted. The room was large, clean, and very relaxing. The dinner was fancy, but had mild flavours. It was not our favourite meal. I was still hungry afterwards, but there was no more food available. There was free alcohol from 9pm to 10pm, but it was of poor quality. The staff were always very kind and helpful.

It was very nice and comfortable place for holiday.

Nice hotel with excellent service

First stop in Hakone! We stayed at Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan. It is right there when you get off the mountain bus "Horaien". It is very convenient. Check-in is not until 3 o'clock. We arrived early and stored our luggage first. We went to the nearby Okada Museum of Art (8 minutes walk). If you want to visit carefully, you need to stay at least 2 hours. Then we took the bus to the Open-Air Museum (10 minutes by bus). The wind was really strong that day, but we walked around for more than an hour. After we came back, we waited in the hut next to us when we checked in. We were served a cup of tea and a fruit. Someone would take us to the room later and introduce the hotel facilities. The three standard yukatas in the room are S, M and L sizes. Please make sure they fit. The whole hotel is very cold. There is no central air conditioning. The room is heated by the warm air. It is also very cold to walk along the corridor inside the hotel to the large bath and restaurant. We stayed in the hotel for too long. I booked a one-night stay with two meals. The specialty beer, I don't remember what it is called, you can try it, but don't have too high expectations. I think it is just average. I always think Kyoto's beer is delicious. The hotel's hot spring has one indoor pool and one outdoor pool. They are not big. It is a bit crowded for three people. But the water is very clean. There is an hour of free drinks in the cabin at check-in from 9pm to 10pm, including red wine, white wine, whiskey, white wine, orange juice and apple juice. There is also a 24-hour coffee machine. In general, this hotel is worth recommending. It is cost-effective and the service attitude is also good. There is a guy who can speak Chinese.

Traveling in Hakone is generally not very convenient, and you must take the bus to get in and out; Overall, the store is 140 years old and still a little dated; For rooms without private baths, you have to go to the public bathroom to take a shower. There is no shower in the room. The private bath in the room is also an outdoor shower;

Traditional Japanese inn, beautiful appearance, in line with expectations. There is only one private bath, can not be reserved, can only go to see luck at any time. Luck is good, two days of bathing, very comfortable. Breakfast tastes very ordinary, grilled fish has very hard scales, children can not eat.

An old historical hotel with a great feel. Good for taking photos The accommodation environment depends on personal preference, I think it is still worth trying. After staying in Tokyo, I feel that the room is very large The service is very good, and the arrangements are clear The private bath is very small. I haven't been to the public bath yet, maybe next time The price-performance ratio for one night and two meals is good

I was really lucky that I asked for a room with Sun Yat-sen's inscription in the message to the hotel, and the hotel arranged it for us. If you don't mind retro hotels, you must go and experience it! The room is very spacious and the view is beautiful. There are Japanese and Western breakfasts to choose from, both are delicious. The Western breakfast is more Western than what we had in Canada. The only drawback is that it is a little cold in winter because the corridor of the room is too open. The hotel also has a small private hot spring open to guests, but you need to go to the front desk to get the key. Overall, the experience is very good and it is definitely worthy of the top 1 summary of two Canadian long-term residents who experienced various hotels in Japan for a week!

There are also exhibits to see inside the hotel. The kaiseki is definitely delicious.

The hotel is an old-fashioned typical Japanese inn. The heating is not throughout the hotel, the rooms are not heated enough, the bathroom is not heated, and there is no shower 🛁. You can only go to the large public bath or private bath. The private bath can only accommodate one person, which is too narrow for two people. The large public bath has an indoor and outdoor pool, but you must pay attention to the time when going to the large public bath. If you exceed the time even for only 6 minutes, you are in danger of being hit head-on by the male waiter‼ ️I am an example, which is quite embarrassing! There is no way to get a reasonable solution by calling the police, just an apology! So be careful when choosing to stay here! The room rate is more than 3,000 yuan a night! Compared with other hotels of the same price, it is not a little bit lower🤏