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Mikawaya Ryokan

3.5 star property
Travelers soak in natural hot springs at this historical Hakone retreat, where mineral waters and expert massages offer restorative breaks from sightseeing

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Mikawaya Ryokan, in Hakone's historical district, offers indoor mineral hot springs. The spa provides aromatherapy and massages, with breakfast served in garden surroundings. Guests consistently praise the staff's genuine hospitality.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

Room options

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Japanese-Style Room with Shared Bathroom smoking check-in until 18:00

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
Bathrobes
Bidet
  • 15 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Futon

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Japanese Style Room Open-Air Bath smoking check-in time until 18:00

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Bathrobes
Bidet
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
  • 15 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Futon

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Japanese Style Double Size Suite Private Bath smoking check-in until 18:00

Japanese Style Double Size Suite Private Bath smoking check-in until 18:00

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Bathrobes
Bidet
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
  • 27 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Futon OR 2 Single Beds

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Room

Japanese Style Private Villa with Private Open Air Bath check-in until 18:00

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Bathrobes
Bidet
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
  • 21 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Futon
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About the area

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Kowakidani, 503, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, 250-0406

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Hot springs
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Hot springs
  • In-room massages
  • Public indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Public outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Spa treatment rooms
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • Lift

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  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers

Entertainment

  • 26-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Special check-in instructions

Guests booked in Half Board rates must check-in by 6 PM to receive dinner.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Property is also known as

Mikawaya Hakone
Mikawaya Ryokan
Mikawaya Ryokan Hakone
Ryokan Mikawaya
Mikawaya Ryokan Hotel Hakone-Machi
Mikawaya Ryokan Ryokan
Mikawaya Ryokan Hakone
Mikawaya Ryokan Ryokan Hakone

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Reviews

Mikawaya Ryokan Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.6

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First time staying at a Ryokan and it exceeded all my expectations. From the open air hot spring on a snowy day to the amazing Keiseki meal, it was a blast. I highly recommended this place to everyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
古い旅館なので、設備がくたびれている。 周りの環境は良い。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
영어를 할줄 알면서도 못하는척 못 알아듣는 척하는 남자 직원이 있었습니다. 열시가 체크아웃인것도 조금 불편했던것 같습니다.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Mike, Austin Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I was visiting Japan with my family for 2 weeks and wanted a real authenticate Ryokan experience. We booked a private bath bungalow with dinner and breakfast. We took a taxi from the train station and back which was roughly $60.00 US one way which is typical US for a 40 min drive. I decided this was worth it with All or bags. The staff was very good. Especially the Japanese women that served us meals. Although, unlike other reviews stated, there was very little English spoken or understood , but, with Google Translate we managed. The property was a bit worn, but, not to the point of affecting the experience. Be warned, the food is very typical Kaiseki style Japanese and may not fit western pallets. Also the staff tends to run 20-30 mins early. We had dinner scheduled at 7:00 but they knocked and started prepping at 6:30. They have a prep kitchen in your bungalow if you have the private bath. So, be out of you hot tub and presentable 30mins ahead. Also we arrived at 1:00. Checkin was at 3:00. They were addament that I could not stay at the hotel. They did however let me leave our luggage and there is a hot community bath facility just down the road with a little shop so we were able to grab lunch and kill a couple hours Overall I was pleased with the experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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아주 좋았습니다
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

sj

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산속의 전통일본 료칸

산속의 편안함. 좋은 식사 다 만족스러움. 그러나 무엇보다도 살짝 유황향이 나는 온천수가 좋았습니다.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

泡湯，休息與度假的好地方。

建議有一整個下午或早上的時間去享受他的溫泉設施。 早晚餐非常道地與美味～

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kaiseki dinner was prepared until 6:00 pm Travelers must keep in mind those information

8/10 Good

Noby, 市川

Liked: Staff & service

箱根三河屋の経験

11月の中旬に、男女5名のグル－プで宿泊した。明治初期に開業したとのことで各所に古さと新しさを組み合わせる工夫をしていると感じられた。欧米人のグル-プも何組か宿泊していたが"Very Nice”とのこと・・・。 　

8/10 Good

ka cheung

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a bit of history well taken care of.

excellent vintage hotel.would come again

10/10 Excellent

PO-LUNG, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice Traditional Ryokan

This hotel is very nice designed in the traditional Ryokan style, nice food (both dinner and breakfast) and services

8/10 Good

Lai San

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This Onsen is good and with super nice environment. The Onsen itself is clean and the scenery is super good. Besides, the food provided by the Onsen is also veryyyyyy nice and yummy.

10/10 Excellent

Cody, Huntington Beach CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderfull stay in the Tenkei room.

My girlfriend and I stayed in the Tenkei room (smoking with private onsen). We were on vacation visiting Japan for the first time. We wanted to spend some time away from the big cities on our way from Kyoto to Tokyo, and had heard good things about the Hakone area. Taking the Shinkansen we got off at Odawara and took a bus from the station. The public bus stop was directly across from Mikawaya Ryokan. We arrived a bit after 4 pm and were greeted on the steps. Neither my girlfriend nor I speak ANY Japanese and had no issues at all. The staff that was working these days were proficient enough in English to communicate within the context of the stay. We had an extremely enjoyable time, it was a highlight of our time in Japan.

10/10 Excellent

Shona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic food and service

This is a great place. Had a fantastic time, private onset was well worth it. The food was wonderful. i noted a few people on expedia have commented about the lack of english and challenging food but really that is why you go to this type of place. truly a fantastic and an undiluted experience. Would not change a thing.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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교통편이 좋은 오래된 호텔

오랜 료칸에 분위기가 좋았고 일본 분위기를 느낄 수 있었다 교통편도 좋아서 역에서 버스를 타면, 약 20분만에 도착

8/10 Good

Louise, Montréal

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24heures de détente

Bon endroit pour relaxer un ou deux soir. Loin du village. Personnel chaleureux et serviable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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great experience

Stayed there 2 nights with open bath private hot spring and shower and private toilet. The room was a traditional japanese room for 4 ( but be honest it will be really tight for 4 adults). Excellent service, not all staff speaking english but very authentic ryokan experience. The hotel has main building that is over 100 yrs old, another building is new addition and some villa. The hotel has a mountain bus stop right in front perfect for Hakone town centre. Recommend you buy Hakone freepass and research location first. With large luggage, better consider taxi ride. Cable car station is uphill walk about 15 mins. Food presentation is excellent for both morning and dinner.. go between 7:30 to 9 and 5:30 to 8 for your food.

10/10 Excellent

yongjang, 한국

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미카와야료칸

직원들이 친절하고 온천물이 깨끗합니다

8/10 Good

Amita, United Kingdom

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Traditional Japanese Experience

This was our first experience of a ryokan so unable to compare it with the facilities available at other such traditional japanese hotels. Our room had a private onsen which was great. Prior to our stay, we contacted the hotel to inform them of my husband's dietary requirement (vegetarian) but were informed that they could not accommodate/cater for any kind of variations. However, despite that it was a pleasant surprise to find that they did cook him lovely vegetarian meals!All the traditional japanese meals were absolutely delicious. The staff although friendly and very polite had limited English, especially the member of staff that was personally allocated to us for the 2 days.- Each room has an allocated member of staff who looks after you and cooks the meals for your entire stay.All meals are provided in your room. It is a lovely experience provided you are happy to sleep on a mattress and have meals sitting on the floor. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay despite the snow on the first day!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

俱傳統特色的温泉旅店

給我們很大驚喜，温泉很捧！下次再來！

10/10 Excellent

Rob, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unforgettable Experience

Incredible opportunity to experience Japanese food and culture. It is like stepping into another world, quite amazing.

8/10 Good

ポン太, 東京

Disliked: Cleanliness

歴史を感じる建物に満足

レトロな建物はそれだけでリラックスでき、日頃の疲れを癒してくれた。まるで昔行ったお婆ちゃん家のようで寛ぐことができた。料理は手間を掛けており味付け、量共にちょうど良かった。ただ一つ残念だったのは、部屋がかび臭かったこと。古い建物なので仕方ないのかも知れないが、消臭する等気を遣って欲しかった。

6/10 Okay

aes, nyc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

ryokan with private onsen

We enjoyed our stay. This was our first time staying at a ryokan. On the plus side our dinner and breakfast was good; our server was great. Paying up for the private onsen was also worth it. On the negative side, the facility had a worn down feeling overall though our room was nice enough. Also our room was too close to a major road which resulted in more noise and less privacy.

10/10 Excellent

Ethan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A very unique experience

Mikawaya was built in the 1800s and yet it was clean, well maintained and a beautiful Ryokan. The onsen experience was awesome. Dinner and breakfast were serve in our room and the food was good and fine (if you like Japanese cuisine). The place was quiet and the view from our room was breathtaking. Most importantly, The staff were extremely helpful, polite and we felt so welcome. It was a pity that we only stayed for a single night as we plan only a two day trip in Hakone. We will go back again if we are visiting Hakone again.

6/10 Okay

Nicole, Sagamihara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Excellent service, very traditional

The private onsen was absolutely amazing, as was the staff. Although I live in Japan and frequently eat at Japanese restaurants, the food was still too far out for my liking. There are no real choices or even a list ahead of time of what's coming so I could tell them what not to bother bringing. That being said, there are many courses and you still won't be left hungry. The rooms feel old. There was a slight smell in ours and there is a lot of traffic noise, but overall it was a good stay.