Hotel Mifuji — Hotel in Yamanakako

First of all, it is hard to find. The telephone/address they put in their website direct us to a location which is not their hotel. Tried to call them after went around and around and only after 3rd call they pick. They ended up giving a telephone number of a neighbor pension and it works. Apparently this is their SOP when someone got lost.||They hotel maybe a good one in their hey day in.... 1980s, but it is just too old. All facilities and furniture are of that period, no renewal.||I am not usually a complaining guest and easy to pleased, but what can you say when you have a room with manual kerosine heater (which is dangerous to run all night long, exhaust can kill, and smell of kerosine) and out side temperature is -4c. The wall is thin, and I feel too cold at night without heater feel like doing camping in tent in winter. ||If you have old parents, little kids or baby, maybe you want to avoid.||The onsen is just so small and roof is dirty with moss.||Surrounding is nothing, the things to do in hotel like their very very old pool table, comic room (very old) is chargable.||Food is colossal, nothing special, if you are thinking of fine ryokan food, this is far from it.||I give two rating for their honesty. My girl and me accidentally left our purses at lobby and just realized it in the morning. The hotel staff kept it and everything is intact.||They don't accept credit card. I know some traditional ryokan and small pension don't, but this one is quite big size but they still hang on to...

I would stay here again. it's 3 star ish - but not small. Nice large room, with futons and also a sitting area with real chairs. Good effective heaters (very important in April!). Functional standard "Japanese style" bathroom. The included Dinner was a hotpot style with many ingredients - we were starving so ate the lot. || Finding this place is VERY hard - recommend you print out a map before you arrive or have a GPS etc. The locals in the same village not 100m away didn't know where it was and sent us to the other end of the lake! We later found out the hotel is only 5 mins walk from the Highway bus stop. Didn't use the Onsen but it looked nice when I poked my head in. They have massage chairs, billiards, Japanese Manga. Views of Fuji from some rooms. The staff were very kind - especially when we ended up at the other end of the lake and came and fetched us - they got extra points...

You will really need to know the location as it is actually quite hidden from the mainroad.||We arrived late and luckily i have stored the location on my iPad. the GPS in the car is not accurate. ||i think they were waiting for us as the hotel front was lighted up so that we can see the local (why I said this is because after we check in and came out again for our dinner, the light was out.||||As we book the 4 pax room, we got the best view room as it was the last room with both corner window available. But the disappointing thing was that we hit bad weather... thus did not have a good view of Mt Fuji! if not, we will have great sights!.||||Oh there was accompanying toilets but no hot water!! in the winter!! But we were able to use the hot bathe the night we reach. just that no bathing in the morning.... :(||||Breakfast was a delight as it was local breakfast. Thus...