宮城野ハウス＆離れ

Lovely and cozy place

I bit far from station

Our family was in Japan for 15 days-visiting both big cities and small countrysides. This property was a nice break from the traditional hotels we were staying in. We brought our 9 year old daughter and all agreed from the physical space itself, to the coziness of the bedding, this was a favorite for all of us-and we had some very nice hotel rooms. This place we lovingly called grandma’s house because we just felt taken care of. It was exceptionally clean, there were several varieties of tea set out for us, and again-the comfiest sleep we had in all the trip. We wished we had more time so we could have stayed more than a night.

It was a little more work to get to than our research had indicated. This isn’t really the properties fault by any means but likely just a shortcoming on our part of having never been to this area and relying on what we can find through our internet searches. If it’s a busy part of the day, do not rely on taxis to be readily available to get you where you want, instead plan to hike a little :)

The apartment itself was spacious and really lovely. A traditional tatami mat and futon beds style room. Lovely gardens at the complex and very friendly and helpful staff. The apartment was very clean and exceeded our expectations when we booked. Gora is really well located for doing hakone loop and especially getting ahead of day tripper crowds on cable car and ropeway.

The only possible downside is the distance to and from Gora train station. The apartment is up a steep street but there is a bus stop close by to get to gora and other destinations around hakone. Buses are a bit infrequent and don't run after about 6 pm. So we took taxis home in the evening and when taking luggage to/from. The taxi rides only cost 1000 yen so not a major issue and 5-10 min trip.

スタッフが親切だった。

少し寒かった。風呂場が狭かった。風呂に行かなければ水道がなかった。泊まってみて、私は洋風のホテルのほうがいいと思った。