Fugaku Gunjo — Hotel in Izu

This is really an auberge but added by a very good view of Mt. Fuji across the Suruga Bay (if you are not unlucky weather wise), excellent amenities to sleep and hot spring spa. To save writing details I should highlight the shortfalls. There were no writing desk and memo pad, bath towel was a little too small and a latest model TV set did not receive BS1 channel to catch overseas news. Staff are mostly relatively young and less experienced. So the main interest lies in eating. The dinner was not quite so good as shown in the hotel HP. So a little disappointed at an initial stage by the taste of “amuse” but overall quite satisfactory. I will show you what they were by my photography except amuse. After second thought our timing of the visit was not quite good. To find better seafood visiting in autumn to winter could be better ( to expect to see a clear view of Mt. Fuji as well) However dishes of Kuromutsu (sea bass) and roasted sirloin steak were excellent and delicious. The style of cuisine is mostly French but good sashimi(raw fishes) served and a bowl of cooked rice were in a Japanese style. As my wife does not drink wine I for myself neglected the list of wines and instead had vin blanc and rouge by glass, first Dom. Innocenti Saint Véran Reserve Jobert (chardonnay) which was not quite acceptable and so had Italian Castello di Gavi(cortese) and for rouge Spanish volver(tempranillo), the latter two were quite good. The breakfast was beautiful and tasted very good. Lastly an appropriate lobby with sea views for before and after dinner drinks could ideally be recommended to...

This is really an auberge but added by a very good view of Mt. Fuji across the Suruga Bay (if you are not unlucky weather wise), excellent amenities to sleep and hot spring spa. To save writing details I should highlight the shortfalls. There were no writing desk and memo pad, bath towel was a little too small and a latest model TV set did not receive BS1 channel to catch overseas news. Staff are mostly relatively young and less experienced. So the main interest lies in eating. The dinner was not quite so good as shown in the hotel HP. So a little disappointed at an initial stage by the taste of “amuse” but overall quite satisfactory. I will show you what they were by my photography except amuse. After second thought our timing of the visit was not quite good. To find better seafood visiting in autumn to winter could be better ( to expect to see a clear view of Mt. Fuji as well) However dishes of Kuromutsu (sea bass) and roasted sirloin steak were excellent and delicious. The style of cuisine is mostly French but good sashimi(raw fishes) served and a bowl of cooked rice were in a Japanese style. As my wife does not drink wine I for myself neglected the list of wines and instead had vin blanc and rouge by glass, first Dom. Innocenti Saint Véran Reserve Jobert (chardonnay) which was not quite acceptable and so had Italian Castello di Gavi(cortese) and for rouge Spanish volver(tempranillo), the latter two were quite good. The breakfast was beautiful and tasted very good. Lastly an appropriate lobby with sea views for before and after dinner drinks could ideally be recommended to...

A very memorable weekend - We were delayed by one day because of a record breaking typhoon at the end of August 2024, but the team at Fugaku Gunjo were kind enough to allow us to arrive the day later and stay the full 2 nights that we paid for no extra cost. It was also memorable because we planned our engagement during our stay and in the moment Mount Fuji peaked through the clouds to witness it. The team also prepared a beautiful bouquet of flowers as requested from my fiance, even while a typhoon was happening and it would have been difficult to have them delivered.

The team at Fugaku Gunjo are so wonderful and work hard to ensure every part of our stay was perfect. Thank you Sato san and team! Your efforts did not go unnoticed.

I also highly commend the food. We got the half board option and my goodness the food was Michelin Star level. All the food was sourced from the local region and were so fresh and well prepared for us. Sato also took the time to explain where things are from and local specialities. The fun part was we were allowed to wear PJs or our Yukatas to the meals as we had our own dining room.

The rooms were emasculate and very clean. Our view and private hot spring was directly facing Fuji. We also had great internet connectivity and could watch Netflix all day with a fully stocked fridge (which we ended up doing because our room was so comfortable and had everything we needed for a relaxing holiday).

Don’t hesitate to book Fugaku Gunjo. It was a truly...