Odakyu Hotel de Yama

We stayed in the largest Room.Even the bath in the Room had a view of Lake Ashi.For dinner, our second son wanted Western food, so we chose French cuisine.It was delicious!!He especially liked the bread.The women’s bath was amazing too, with an open-air bath and a mist sauna!!We happened to stay on a day when there were fireworks.We went to watch from a spot where you can see them from the observation deck and the bridge below. They looked absolutely beautiful!In the evening, the lounge becomes a free lounge where you can enjoy drinks and snacks!At check-in, we also booked in-Room massages for all four of us!!I fell asleep halfway through.For breakfast, we chose Japanese cuisine.The grilled fish was horse mackerel and it was delicious!!It’s a Hotel I’d love to stay at again when visiting Hakone.

The welcome and greeting were outstanding.I’d always been drawn to newer properties and hadn’t had the chance to stay at this mountain Hotel, but I’m glad I did.The hot spring water quality was excellent—if I had to say one thing, a cold plunge bath would have made it perfect.We chose a Plan with in-room dining, and the Japanese bento-style meal was very enjoyable.One disappointing point was that when we made our Reservation via IKYU, it seemed our comments had not been read in advance by the front desk staff, and although Diamond member benefits were listed, nothing was provided.It felt awkward to bring up the Diamond member benefits ourselves, so we didn’t mention it.Access to Hakone Shrine and Lake Ashi was convenient, and our family agreed we’d love to come again—but that one point was disappointing.I hope this will be improved.