Asante Inn was one of our favorite places we stayed during our trip to Japan. The garden is beautiful and is backed by Japanese hillside making for a gorgeous view from our room and for dinner. The Onsen was private and very peaceful, and it was easy to reserve a time slot of arrival. We had dinner and breakfast at the Inn, both of which were fantastic. They also had thought of lots of extra services to make the stay easier, including a shuttle service and baggage forwarding to the nearest train station. As others have mentioned, if taking the bus there is a 5-10min paved walk uphill to reach the Inn which may be challenging for those with mobility issues.

I love this place so much, everything is so amazing (Onsen experience, bedroom, landscape and cozy atmosphere,ect). Indeed i even don’t know why it is just 1-star-hotel 🥲. The experience made me felt like i was home and would love to come back in the future. I guess the most outstanding one was the “authentic Ryokan style”, i had searched for this from many other places but i do feel like there is not much place now can offer such traditional style like this guest house. Btw, the staff is so supportive to help me call taxi and cook amazing food for us <3.

The water from bathroom basin was cold :(

This traditional inn met expectations, the excellent reviews are all correct! The staff couldn't be more helpful, the inn is charming with a beautiful traditional garden and private onsen which is free for everyone to reserve a slot in daily. The food in the cosy communal room was also great and it was a fantastic experience for my kids to use the onsen (they would be too embarrassed to go naked in a public one!), wear yukata (traditional dressing gowns) and sleep on roll mat beds.

Everything is great here but you do need follow their instructions about coming by bus, or get the luggage delivery people to deliver your luggage from Hakone Yamamoto. The path down from Gora is just as steep as everyone says - only fit people with rucksacks could carry luggage down it. When booking through booking.com there is a page in the photos with clear instructions on getting the bus from Odwarda.

Little oasis on the hillside - gorgeously designed common area with a fireplace facing a zen garden and the mountains beyond. The onsen are wonderfully relaxing - as is the massage chair i discovered belatedly on the last day! Only downside is it is a little out of the way but that’s probably also why you get the garden and views. Despite staying in a dormitory i had my best sleep of all my trip here - and the dormitory was just four beds, with lots of privacy provided by curtains.

I was just a bit disappointed i really wanted to get to the ropeway early when the sky was still blue (so ahead of the first shuttle provided by the guesthouse) and the reception suggested using an app to get a taxi but there were no taxis on the app. For future reference i suggest the reception books taxis directly for guests and makes them aware the apps won’t work.

I really enjoyed my stay at Onsen&Garden Asante Inn in Hakone. The location was very convenient for reaching local attractions and catching key bus routes. Even though the weather was quite rainy during my visit, the neighborhood is quiet and peaceful — perfect for a relaxing stay. The female dorm bed was comfortable, and I especially loved the blanket — it was one of the coziest I’ve ever had in a hostel. The staff were kind and helpful, and the traditional Japanese breakfast was delicious. Although I didn’t get a chance to try the dinner, I believe it must be just as wonderful. The hotel also offers a private onsen, which is a lovely way to experience traditional Japanese baths. I definitely recommend trying it, but if you can, also visit some nearby big onsen to get the full atmosphere Hakone is famous for.

The only thing I was disappointed about was the room. I had originally booked a traditional Japanese-style room with futons, but it turned out that it was some kind of my confusion and I stayed in the dormitory instead. I still don’t know what happened. While I still had a good experience, it was a bit sad not to get the traditional room I was expecting.

A perfectly comfortable and welcoming place to stay in the Gora area. Bedrooms, dining, onsen and garden all lovely. Thank you Nahla for all your help and good advice, and thanks also to Susmita for helping with the baggage and our yummy ramen dinner, and the kind hotel owner who shuttled us to the station and pointed us in the right direction. We saw magical Fuji from the top of the ropeway, and it perfected our two days in Hakone. Highly recommend this hotel—be aware of 15 min plus walk, steep downhill steps then short uphill to get there from station, so only do with light baggage; if not take the v convenient bus.

All fabulous.

I’m very picky at most things and not a pleasant person to deal with, but that place and people who work there have left me no chance but to like them and to fall in love with Japan in general. After this trip I’m depressed for picking Chinese over Japanese as a uni major 😫😅 The staff have anticipated our every thought and took care of things almost like magical fairies : they were only noticeable when needed and the rest of the time we felt like the whole place belonged solely to us. Even though there were other guests there. And little messages everywhere that make you read the clues and use your brain instead of constantly asking stuff for help like a child is the best thing for me. Plus the price is resonate even for a poor Ukrainian bastard like me😅. 10 out of 10.

Rooms could use at least a simple humidifier in winter

100/10 - Asante Inn should give lessons on how to run a guesthouse for all guesthouse owners! The staff are lovely, the home and gardens are beautiful, food was great, beds super comfy, but best of all was the vibe of the place and how welcomed you feel at this lovely inn. I wish I could have stayed longer and I will most definitely come back. Everything was clean and in order. The shuttle in the morning to the station was really appreciated and the owner and staff were so helpful in giving suggestions of what to do in the area and alternatives when weather did not permit for some attractions. I want to thank everyone for having me, it was such a lovely stay and I look forward to coming back.

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Stunning garden, very nice staff recommended travel routes based on our plan and needs, clean bedding, quiet in the after hours. Very good onsen with the greatest value you can imagine. Shuttle is provided every morning to Gora station and breakfast is so delicious. I am not a big fan of Hakone to be honest since it’s so tourist and crowded, but staying in this inn is the righteous thing I did for this trip!

There’s a very steep slope walk after you hop off the bus and it takes 7min to walk to the inn. Will be difficult if you carry your own luggage.

This place is beautiful and we really enjoyed our stay. However we had 3 little kids with us and at times we felt a little out of place as our kids were just being kids. So if you have little kids that are loud I would maybe pick another property as there were a lot of couples and families with older kids. The Onsen was amazing and the kids really enjoyed that and so did we. The food was also really good and the breakfast was good too. There is not much around there. My oldest daughter and I walked to the craft house (20 minute walk) which I would highly recommend. We did glass blowing and created our own Earings. Wonderful experience