Hotel Route Inn Gotemba — Hotel in Gotenba

Hotel Route Gotenba is a solid, although average hotel for travelers. The staff is very helpful with several who can speak fluent English. However - do not believe the reviews claiming the hotel is a 5 minute walk from the JR station. The hotel is a good 20 minute walk from the station. The hotel has a coin operated laundry that works very well. My son and I stayed here for one night before and after climbing Mt. Fuji and it worked quite well. ||Breakfast is very traditional Japanese. So, be prepared. The good news is that there is a McDonalds and a Denny's right next door. As for Denny's, again do not believe the reviews that say Denny's in Japan is not good. True, the menu is different. But, it is not traditional Japanese - It's more an American version of Japanese food which is entirely fine. Travelers who want to find food that is entirely American should either not visit Japan or be prepared to eat every meal at the McDonald's next door.||Finally, perhaps the most important tip for visiting Gotenba is regarding finding an ATM machine that will work with your card from the USA. While ATMs are at several stores and banks, we found the only one that would allow us to withdraw cash was a the local Post Office. There was no problem at the hotel, restaurants and grocers accepting our debit and credit cards - VISA and MasterCard - but withdrawing cash was a problem. Just ask directions to the Post Office and you with be fine. We learned this on our own after the hotel a local cab driver and workers at two banks went out of their way trying to help us get cash. As I've found before traveling, the local postal service came through for us and...

Hotel Route Gotenba is a solid, although average hotel for travelers. The staff is very helpful with several who can speak fluent English. However - do not believe the reviews claiming the hotel is a 5 minute walk from the JR station. The hotel is a good 20 minute walk from the station. The hotel has a coin operated laundry that works very well. My son and I stayed here for one night before and after climbing Mt. Fuji and it worked quite well. ||Breakfast is very traditional Japanese. So, be prepared. The good news is that there is a McDonalds and a Denny's right next door. As for Denny's, again do not believe the reviews that say Denny's in Japan is not good. True, the menu is different. But, it is not traditional Japanese - It's more an American version of Japanese food which is entirely fine. Travelers who want to find food that is entirely American should either not visit Japan or be prepared to eat every meal at the McDonald's next door.||Finally, perhaps the most important tip for visiting Gotenba is regarding finding an ATM machine that will work with your card from the USA. While ATMs are at several stores and banks, we found the only one that would allow us to withdraw cash was a the local Post Office. There was no problem at the hotel, restaurants and grocers accepting our debit and credit cards - VISA and MasterCard - but withdrawing cash was a problem. Just ask directions to the Post Office and you with be fine. We learned this on our own after the hotel a local cab driver and workers at two banks went out of their way trying to help us get cash. As I've found before traveling, the local postal service came through for us and...

We stayed at this hotel for one night, in May, 2025. It's a large hotel with very small rooms. The one we stayed in had two beds, rather than a double as we had wanted. These 2 beds were really a little larger than a single bed each, but definitely not double, and neither could accommodate two people which was very annoying. The bathroom was extremely tiny. One person could barely fit inside and certainly not two people! The tap for the shower was shared with a tiny wash basin next to it. The bath itself was small and really deep making it extremely difficult getting in and out of it, particularly for older people and those with physical disabilities. The toilet was at an angle in the corner in front of the small doorway. The floor level was at an angle making it uncomfortable when using the toilet. The rest of the room was large enough, by Japanese standards. The air condition was good. There was a small fridge in the room as well as a kettle and some tea but no coffee. The breakfast room did not cater for all tastes and certainly not if you could not eat...