Kumonoue Fuji Hotel — Hotel in Fujikawaguchiko

If you are looking for a zen accommodation that is far and away from the hustle and bustle, one that exudes tranquility, has the perfect Mt Fuji view with no photobomb (no one to vie with you for the best view / photo spot) and is new, modern and basically impeccable a room, this is the right hotel for you. I have almost nothing but praises for this accommodation except perhaps its location. As it is allll the way up the hilly area and right on the opposite side of Lake Kawaguchiko’s main bustling area, you can really only rely on 1) their shuttle service which has pretty limited timings (last shuttle at 4.30pm) cos after all it’s mostly meant for shuttling guests on arrival only 2) taxi which is expensive ~ 10mins ride up for 3,000 yen 3) driving your own vehicle. Apart from its distant proximity to the station and all, it really is the best kind of accommodation where it’s almost like an attraction itself, the kind where you intentionally spend a night at the hotel just to get the full experience. Have a look at the photos and let the photos do the talking (sorry they are kinda blurry as I took screenshots off the room video instead).Service is excellent, and staff is really nice and helpful too albeit limited English-speaking staff. They have a Mandarin-speaking staff onsite which is really helpful. My friend and I opted for breakfast as well which is pretty good, but note that you will have to inform the receptionist on your preferred time slot (nothing like the buffet style / seating) at the end of the day (they would likely approach you to ask abt it though so no worries even if you had forgotten abt it). Note that the private hot spring bath in the room is simply natural hot spring water and not onsen; silly me thought it was onsen 🥲 anyhow, the bathtub was really clean too so plus points to the housekeeping. All in all, a really lovely, enjoyable and most definitely unforgettable stay at Kumonoue Fuji! Would I choose to stay here again on my next trip to Mt Fuji? Absolutely, in...

Location : Good view of Mt Fuji. Once reach the station, can contact hotel for pick up. But if want go to nearby convenience store, need walk around 15 minutes, and also the slope walk back to hotel is quite tiring. If you thinking to have snacks at night, better purchase it before headed to hotel.

Food : Nice sukiyaki dinner. Breakfast is average, if can increase the portion then is better

Service : Thanks alot for the warmest service from Mr Isami. Able to communicate in Mandarin, English and Japanese. Brief us about things of Mt Fuji and explained about the food being served. We are very grateful and appreciate Mr Isami. But the Hotel Manager (Mr Ohara) is quite impatient. Not entertain to our enquiry. The hotel checkout time is 11am. We checkout on 10.58am, during our checkout, when we open the door, he waited outside the room. And when we step out from our room, he did not greet us but direct enter our room. Make us feel quite...

Quiet and cosy hotel with good hospitality.

If you are looking for a (relatively) reasonably-priced hotel room with a private bath looking at the lake and Mount Fuji behind, this will be a good choice.

It is value for money for the room and service provided. The rooms and facilities are all quite new.

The hotel is run at a small-scale and they do not promote aggressively on the usual online booking platforms, so it is nice and quiet.

In fact, not all rooms are being made available for booking. There is currently a new building being constructed in front of the hotel which will block the view of some of the rooms. It seems that because of this, only the rooms towards the far end of hotel (which are not blocked by the new building in front) are being made available to guests.

One of the staff, Mr. Isami, is very friendly and speaks fluent mandarin.

The photo is taken from the balcony of our...