Tokyu Harvest Club Hakone Koshien — Hotel in Hakone

First, please know that Hotel Harvest Hakone is the same as Tokyu Harvest Club (which is what is written on the sign out front). That initially confused us. Also, this is not a foreigner-oriented hotel... most guests seemed to be Japanese. Lobby staff spoke some (limited) English. Of course, their English was far superior to my Japanese.||||We had a nice stay in a traditional Japanese-style room. It was very spacious, with tatami flooring and a few sitting areas which we could separate with screens. There was a mini fridge. We had beautiful views of the pool and garden. We needed to set up our own bedding/ futons by pulling each piece out of the closet- that itself was a fun experience. We slept very well.||||The onsen on the top floor was lovely. Very relaxing. It was sex-segregated except for a communal area with massage chairs. It was traditional, meaning you wash yourself completely and soak in the nude. The women's area had one open-air pool and a balcony in addition to a few indoor pools at different temperatures.||||Food options seemed to be limited to the hotel restaurant and the gift shop. We weren't that hungry, and the dinner buffet looked nice but was expensive, so we foraged some items from the gift shop. There weren't any stores nearby.||||We enjoyed the breakfast buffet, which was included in our stay. Great selection of items, with tasty freshly-ground coffee. ||||This was our most expensive stay in our 2 weeks in Japan ($315 USD for one night)- but it is a hot spring resort. I think it was worth trying once for the spacious Japanese-style room, good breakfast, relaxing hot spring soak, and overall...

First, please know that Hotel Harvest Hakone is the same as Tokyu Harvest Club (which is what is written on the sign out front). That initially confused us. Also, this is not a foreigner-oriented hotel... most guests seemed to be Japanese. Lobby staff spoke some (limited) English. Of course, their English was far superior to my Japanese.||||We had a nice stay in a traditional Japanese-style room. It was very spacious, with tatami flooring and a few sitting areas which we could separate with screens. There was a mini fridge. We had beautiful views of the pool and garden. We needed to set up our own bedding/ futons by pulling each piece out of the closet- that itself was a fun experience. We slept very well.||||The onsen on the top floor was lovely. Very relaxing. It was sex-segregated except for a communal area with massage chairs. It was traditional, meaning you wash yourself completely and soak in the nude. The women's area had one open-air pool and a balcony in addition to a few indoor pools at different temperatures.||||Food options seemed to be limited to the hotel restaurant and the gift shop. We weren't that hungry, and the dinner buffet looked nice but was expensive, so we foraged some items from the gift shop. There weren't any stores nearby.||||We enjoyed the breakfast buffet, which was included in our stay. Great selection of items, with tasty freshly-ground coffee. ||||This was our most expensive stay in our 2 weeks in Japan ($315 USD for one night)- but it is a hot spring resort. I think it was worth trying once for the spacious Japanese-style room, good breakfast, relaxing hot spring soak, and overall...

We enjoyed the Hotel Harvest although it was much more expensive than any other hotel we stayed at during our visit to Japan. It’s on the S bus line and you can visit all the sights like the Little Prince Museum, Venetian Glass Museum, etc. via the bus that runs in front of the hotel. The staff speaks minimal English and maps are not translated for English speakers as well. Somehow we managed to get to all the top sights as well as a visit to Lake Ashi and the Shinto Shrine in 3 days. There are no food options near the hotel after 8pm as we found out. There’s a restaurant right across the street that we didn’t get to eat at because we got back too late. The buses/trains take forever so allow plenty of time to get back to hotel if you’re not driving. We got stuck at Gora Station and had to wait over an hour for a taxi to take us back to the hotel on a freezing night; then to find out there was no restaurants open. Best thing is the onsen, massage chairs and beautiful views. Location is a bit remote but on bus line for all...