Dormy Inn Express Fujisan Gotemba — Hotel in Gotenba

Dormy Inn was a fantastic experience.

Location- I was a bit worried since I saw a lot of reviews about location and needing a car but the bus/ taxi was easy to use to get around.For the Taxi, we used the GO app. Also if you’re visiting Hakone, I’d highly recommend getting the Hakone Freepass to cover bus rides and attractions! Using Google Maps, you can see what bus to take, what time, etc. it’s very easy to use. My biggest con is that there a few places to walk to for dinner. Family Mart is about 8 mins away.

Room- the rooms were small, but very clean. They offer PJs and slippers to wear around the hotel, as well as amenities you can pick up downstairs.

Amenities- Coin laundry is available throughout the facility. Wash is free, but dry is 100 yen for 30 min (there isnt a coin machine there, but the front desk is happy to help. They also have vending machines to get change)

The onsen was lovely. They have a shampoo bar, indoor and outdoor onsen, and sauna. After, there are free popsicles! The best part of my trip so far (For Tattoos: while there are no tattoos allowed, they offered free tattoo stickers for me to cover mine… very grateful!)

Lounge- for 1500 yen, you can utilize the Dormy Inn lounge where it is a self serve bar. The offer Sochu, red and white wine, beer and highball on tap, sodas and teas.

There is free Ramen late at night! Nice touch to end the day!

Breakfast- the breakfast was so good. My only thing is they ended very early (last entrance 0900, breakfast ends at 0930). They offer a wide variety, and even local cuisine. For those days you want to sleep in, Tiger Blanc, 3 min down the road serve the most delicious pancakes.

Luggage Service- we got to the hotel early before check in and they were willing to hold onto our luggage until check in so we can explore easily! They also offer luggage delivery. It was our first time using it, and we speak little to no Japanese. The front desk made it such an easy process for us, and I’m thankful for their patience and hospitality!

Would stay here again...

Our room was a moderate twin room on 3/F (facing the podium car park which means no view). The room design was good - overall the room size was small (even in tokyo standard - not any bigger) bathroom was even smaller but still provides the essentials that you need. The hotel is more a business hotel which offers everything that you need (free yakult, ice bars, hot coffee, chocolate, ramen, comics corner, and more), hotspring and footbath. Everything you can name, just go and get them/ experience yourself. I appreciated the fact that the hotel has tried to put everything together in a compact space.There are 3 areas for free car parking, each of which is not big - the nearest car park 1 adjacent to the hotel is always full after 6pm. However, there is still no need to panic as another parking area 2 is just nearby (like 2 min walk).Breakfast was just okay - mostly Japanese with limited western choice. Last entry for breakfast is 9am which is very early, making the restaurant always packed during 8-9am. For the 3 nights spent there, our family of 3 had to sit on bar table for 2 days and queue outside to wait for a table (10 mins) on the last check-out day. The waiting was not a very pleasant experience afterall. During the Chris**as holiday, the restaurant has also reached its max capacity and life would have been easier for staff and guests if they could extend the breakfast hours till later like other hotels at 10:30am. We will want to try other hotels in...

Our room was a moderate twin room on 3/F (facing the podium car park which means no view). The room design was good - overall the room size was small (even in tokyo standard - not any bigger) bathroom was even smaller but still provides the essentials that you need. The hotel is more a business hotel which offers everything that you need (free yakult, ice bars, hot coffee, chocolate, ramen, comics corner, and more), hotspring and footbath. Everything you can name, just go and get them/ experience yourself. I appreciated the fact that the hotel has tried to put everything together in a compact space.There are 3 areas for free car parking, each of which is not big - the nearest car park 1 adjacent to the hotel is always full after 6pm. However, there is still no need to panic as another parking area 2 is just nearby (like 2 min walk).Breakfast was just okay - mostly Japanese with limited western choice. Last entry for breakfast is 9am which is very early, making the restaurant always packed during 8-9am. For the 3 nights spent there, our family of 3 had to sit on bar table for 2 days and queue outside to wait for a table (10 mins) on the last check-out day. The waiting was not a very pleasant experience afterall. During the Christmas holiday, the restaurant has also reached its max capacity and life would have been easier for staff and guests if they could extend the breakfast hours till later like other hotels at 10:30am. We will want to try other hotels in...