Hakone Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan

Beautiful hotel and nice staffs. The location is pretty great , near the open air museum. Great breakfast too

Although the dinner menu mentioned clearly about the main course as wagyu, it turned out not to be. And most disappointing is, the beef quality between the two guests were too distinct.

Enjoyed my stay in this ryokan. The public onsen was a short 5min walk away. Food was good as well

Expensive, but if you're looking for a luxurious hot springs stay, it's worth it. Includes entrance to the nearby Yunessun, which is a quick walk down the street. Bus stop immediately across the road helps with reaching other parts of Hakone easily. I got one without the in room onsen, but there is a public one inside the hotel itself and the room had a balcony with a gorgeous view of the mountain instead. Very authentic hot springs experience

Nice traditional Ryokan. The staff was mostly non-Japanese so did not feel super authentic. Rooms were large and nice, but location of Ryokan is 25min drive from the main train station, which made exploring a little more trouble some. The staff were generally friendly, but extremely inflexible, which I suppose one would need to expect in Japan. But given the front desk staff was not even Japanese we found this to be a little frustrating at times.