Arrived 8pm exhausted from climbing Mt Fuji, unslept and unwashed for 36 hours and yenless thanks to weekend (no banks) and absence of anyone who'd convert our American Express traveller's cheques. Met by 2 x Basil Fawlty types behind a counter asking for 300 yen tax (we'd prepaid but never mind) and an extra 600 yen to 'rent' 2 x... More

This hotel was inexpensive and easy to get to from Yunessan (where we spent the day before going to the hotel). Don't go here looking for a nice place to stay, but if you just need something decent and cheap without being an absolute dump, than this is a good place to stay. About 4,000 yen a night. The rooms... More

We came in from Tokyo on the very steep climb up the leisure resort area that combines Hakone. Only way to get to this B&B is by Bus onm a long and windy road and change to a Shuttle bus at a Waterland which seems to rule the area (see later on). We arrived at 13:30pm but was denied a... More

Hakone really has few decently priced places to stay so I took a risk paying just 4000yen for a single room without a bathroom. B&B PANSION HAKONE sounded like a small place ( the word "pansion" tricked me!) but it has about 150 to 200 rooms and is associated with the Yunessan hotspring Theme Park. I presume that school-groups stay... More