Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり- Say it
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na· o· ree - Also written
- Hanaori Hakone, Hotel Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori, Hanawori
About Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
A 154-room resort in ryokan style on the shore of Lake Ashi, opened in 2017: shoes off, samue robes, large hot-spring baths. Dinner and breakfast are buffets rather than kaiseki.
- OnsenYesHeated, water added; not free-flowing
- Bath in your roomOpen-air bath in 3 room typesNot hot-spring water
- Private bathYesTwo baths; ¥3,000 for 40 minutes
- TattoosNot stated
- MealsBuffet dinner and breakfastAt the Toki Shikari dining room
- Dietary needsNot catered forOnly the 8 main allergens labelled
- ChildrenWelcomeAges 7–12 pay 70%; ages 3–6 pay 50%
- Check-in and dinnerCheck-in from 15:00; out 10:00
- Getting thereFree shuttle from the Gora area
Good to know before you book
- Room baths are not hot-spring waterThree room types have an open-air bath, and none of them uses hot-spring water; the large baths and the two private baths do.
- Meals are buffetsDinner and breakfast are served as buffets in the Toki Shikari dining room, not as a kaiseki course meal.
- Rooms
- 154 rooms in six types, for 1–5 guests
- Opened
- Summer 2017, by ORIX Hotels & Resorts
Rooms and their baths
- Open-air bath
Casual Twin with open-air bath
Open-air bath; not hot-spring water
- Open-air bath
Standard Room with open-air bath
Open-air bath; not hot-spring water
- Open-air bath
Japanese-Western Deluxe with open-air bath
Open-air bath; not hot-spring water
Japanese-Western room, the largest type
The fine print
Last checked November 12, 2026.
- Onsen
Yes. Hot-spring water, heated and with water added; not free-flowing
Moto-Hakone spring, a calcium-magnesium-sodium sulphate and bicarbonate spring. Two large baths, swapped between men and women, 15:00 to 24:00 and 5:00 to 10:00.
- Bath in your room
Some rooms. Open-air baths in three room types, not hot-spring water
- Private bath
Yes. Two semi-open-air private baths, ¥3,000 for 40 minutes
Booking needed; 15:00 to 22:00 and 7:00 to 9:30. Hot-spring water.
- Tattoos
Not stated. Not stated by the ryokan
- Meals
Included with every stay. Buffet dinner and breakfast at the Toki Shikari dining room
Not kaiseki. Reviewers say drinks are included at dinner. Live cooking stations.
- Dietary needs
Not catered for. No allergy menus; only the 8 main allergens are labelled
Buffet food shares kitchens, tongs and dishwashers, so traces can't be ruled out.
- Children
Welcome. Welcome, with child rates
Primary school (7 to 12) 70% of the adult rate; ages 3 to 6 50%; 2 and under ¥3,000 plus tax if given bedding. Bathing tax is waived under 12.
- Check-in and dinner
Check-in from 15:00, check-out 10:00
Late check-out to 12:00 for ¥2,000. Ikyu gives 19:00 as the last check-in.
- Getting there
Free shuttle from the Gora area, no booking
The stop is about 3 minutes' walk from Gora Station. The ryokan is 2 minutes from Togendai ropeway station.
Meals
- Dinner
- Buffet at the Toki Shikari dining room, 17:30–21:30 (last order 21:00)
- Breakfast
- Buffet at Toki Shikari, 7:00–9:30 (last order 9:00)
- Cooking stations
- The buffet has live cooking stations
Who it suits
- Families and groups
- Rooms for up to 5 and buffet meals
- First trips round Hakone
- The Togendai ropeway station and the lake boats are beside the ryokan
- Less suited
- Guests who want kaiseki, a small quiet ryokan or free-flowing hot-spring water
- Food allergies
- No allergy menus are prepared, so it is a poor fit for serious allergies
History
- 2017
Opens in summer, run by ORIX Hotels & Resorts.
- Today
A 154-room resort; its sister ryokan are Gora Karaku and Atami-Izusan Karaku.
Ryokan elsewhere to compare
Minakami
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Also serves dinner in a dining room, in Minakami, another mountain and lake resort, at about the same price.
Kawaguchiko
Kozantei Ubuya
Also serves dinner in a dining room and has an open-air bath in every room, in Kawaguchiko, another mountain and lake resort.
Questions
Is Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori a ryokan?
It is a 154-room resort run in ryokan style: shoes come off, guests wear samue robes, and there are large hot-spring baths. Meals are buffets.
Is dinner at Hanaori kaiseki?
No. Dinner is a buffet at the Toki Shikari dining room, open 17:30–21:30 with last order at 21:00. Breakfast is a buffet in the same room, 7:00–9:30.
Can Hanaori cater for food allergies?
No allergy menus are prepared. Only the eight main allergens are labelled, by QR code in the restaurant, and guests may bring their own food.
What do children pay at Hanaori?
Primary-school children (7–12) pay 70% of the adult rate and ages 3–6 pay 50%. For a child of 2 or under the ryokan charges ¥3,000 plus tax if bedding is provided.
When did Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori open?
In summer 2017, run by ORIX Hotels & Resorts. Its sister ryokan are Gora Karaku and Atami-Izusan Karaku.