VILLA HAKONE STAGE

The place was easy to find and quite close to the pier for the boat ride and the ropeway. We went on the rope way to get here and it was fine with our carryon sized luggage but not for anything bigger. And it was quite a long ride. In hindsight we would have taken the bus or not stayed in togendai This place is on lake ashi. It is beautiful there but very few options for food that are open and no shops. So though the place was great the location wasn't great for a stay, I would stay in Hakone central area and just do the day trip here. The house was clean big and good but the pictures are confusing because all the units are different. We stayed in unit D. It has small long stairs to the second floor where our place was. We had four adults with us. the place has 2 nice soft good beds and then two matts on the ground that are thin and hard. The matts are in a loft area that you can't stand up in. So for kids they would love climbing the stairs/ladder up to the loft and wouldn't have to duck the 5 ft ceiling. We put two adults up there and they used 2 matts each stacked on each other and it was okaaay. But not awesome. The door was great. You get a code and come and go as you please. The bathroom was great. Clean shower. Washing machine worked great. No dryer just a rack for drying. Nice table and kitchen area microwave and fridge. We got the Hakone free ticket for the 3 days we were there. But there is one bus in the center of the area that isn't on it and we found it so had to pay to get out of the area which was really annoying. So please note the easiest closest shortest bus ride next to the house is not on the pass. It's called J05. You have to find the T busses that are close by. The Internet and the tour girl we talked too led us astray on that.

the location is right at the bus stop so it's just few seconds walking. and there is netflix and good wifi! the room is spacious, quite, surrounded by a kind of forest (?) so it's pretty nice. and the host also give everything that we need include detergent, and such. and if you bring kids, there is also kid's simple toys provided by the host! netflix also available~

It comes with a loft that you can sleep if you know how to deal with the futon. It is unfortunate the aircon in the loft was broken as for it started making noises due to the loss of the part of the fan? So we were unable to turn on the aircon (heater) in the loft. Cooking essentials are all there. But there is no supermarket nor convenient store or anything around.

Short walking distance to the lake and hiking trail. Few minutes drive to attractions around the lake. A specious and clean room.

Spacious, quiet, and very close to Togendai station.the bus stop is literally at the accommodation. A lot of detail has gone into making the stay comfortable down to the complementary toothbrush and slippers ( even separate for the balcony)hot tub was very much appreciated as we arrived in the rain. We used the rope way to return to Hakone Yumoto via Gora. Spectacular