As part of my Trip Report in Japan and Korea, I am writing a review on Hakone Ginyu. I thought it would be good to have its own thread on this, so that in the future it can be referenced for ryokans in Hakone.

The review below can also be found as part of my Trip Report in Japan and Korea below.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...nh-y-oz-c.html

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Hakone Ginyu (箱根吟遊)

http://www.hakoneginyu.co.jp/english/main.html

http://www.ryokancollection.com/eng/...?ryokan=hakone

Hakone Ginyu (箱根吟遊): The Ryokan

Hakone Ginyu is a boutique luxury ryokan hotel in Hakone region. It only has 24 rooms in the facility but it is the top rated ryokan hotel by Tripadvisor in Hakone region. After reading all the reviews, I did have my hopes up for it. Of course the quality is reflected by the price range.

When we officially checked in, we were introduced by a dedicated staff to show all the facilities around the hotel.

We were allocated Keifu room (Kaze type) on fourth floor, it is 100 square metres large, and has private hot spring open air and indoor bath (total of two private onsens). Now I have never been to a ryokan but I thought it is very nice and impressive! My wife loved the private onsens so that we can enjoy the hot springs together.

The view to the mountains and valley is magnificent, especially after a rainy day. Whilst I live in the hills area anyway, it was a great way to experience ryokan.

The dinner and breakfast served by Hakone Ginyu is very extensive, delicious, and served by a dedicated staff who spoke excellent English. It will be reviewed in the next post.

We slept on the tatami made by the staff after dinner and had a great sleep and was comfortable. The three shared onsens in the hotel are great, and have few people in it (afterall it only has 24 rooms). I only saw Japanese people staying here apart from us.

It really was a wonderful place to stay, the whole time we felt VERY comfortable and had a really good experience. Even checking out on next day was great, we sat at the balcony having drinks, where they had dedicated staff going back and forth for signing off bills etc.

For anyone who loves luxury ryokan experience, I would highly recommend this hotel. Of course, it is not cheap, and we could only afford one night here. Bear in mind though, this place is highly popular and people found it very difficult to book without booking many month in advance.

Without going any further, here are the photos of Hakone Ginyu.

The Front door



Lobby and balcony













The bar


Keifu room (Kaze type)












Private Onsens




Shared Onsens in Hakone Ginyu







NEXT: Hakone Ginyu (箱根吟遊): Review: Part 2: The dinner and breakfast experience