Originally Posted by
jpdx
I'm considering a single-night stay here on the way from Osaka to Tokyo. Is that crazy?
I've stayed here before and visited the Hakone attractions; for this stay, we'd just stay put at the hotel, soak in the onsen, sit by the fireplace, etc. I figure depart Osaka at 10am to get to the 1.15pm shuttle at Odawara, arrive at the hotel at 2pm; leave next day on 1.15pm shuttle.
I don't think it crazy at all. It is a very pleasant place to spend 23 hours. As long as you're okay with the time spent on the shuttle and the extra time for the shinkansen (I seem to remember that a few hikari trains stop at Odawara, but that was years ago, maybe now it is only the kodama).