One of eight vibes
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
4 hotels
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
ESPACIO HAKONE GEIHINNKAN Rin-Po-Ki-Ryu
Private hot-spring baths in every villa, plus a natural lava cave bath.
Fufu Hakone
Dual volcanic hot springs complement microbially heated, fermented hinoki sawdust baths.
10 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Gen Hakone
Balcony tubs and moss-walled public baths flow constantly with natural sodium chloride springwater.
Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu
An infinity onsen overlooking the caldera ridge, and private ceramic balcony baths.
Hakone Retreat Villa 1/f
Private outdoor rotenburo baths in every standalone villa draw natural Owakudani spring water.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Hakone
Semi-open hinoki cypress baths, dry saunas, and cold plunges framing Mount Yusaka.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Sengokuhara
Every suite features a private terrace rotenburo fed with milky-white volcanic waters piped directly from Owakudani.
Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora
A digital-art thermal spring pool, and private hot spring tubs in every room.
Matsuzakaya Honten
Free-flowing thermal spring water feeds open-air wooden baths from the private Ashikari source.
Nol Hakone Myojindai
An onsen-fed indoor pool sits under fiber optics, beside an outdoor tent sauna.
Sengokuhara Cocon
Private Owakudani onsen baths and dry saunas inside each of the five 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.