One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
4 hotels
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
ESPACIO HAKONE GEIHINNKAN Rin-Po-Ki-Ryu
Nine valley pavilions feature master-crafted kumiko latticework and hand-printed karakami paper screens.
Hakone Honbako
Custom reading nooks set into library walls, with mid-century chairs facing the mountains.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone
Sunken living rooms, dark stone relaxation spaces, and geometric marquetry wall art.
5 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Hakone Retreat Villa 1/f
Timber-framed forest bungalows with wood-burning stoves sit beside Akira Watanabe's glass-walled pavilion.
Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort and Spa
Super Potato interiors frame the central hearth with raw granite, steel, and timber.
Nol Hakone Myojindai
Nikken Space Design shaped bedrooms with curvilinear timber motifs and private open-air onsen baths.
Sengokuhara Cocon
Italian statement furniture by Edra and Poltrona Frau across renovated modernist suites.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.