Which to choose
Gora Kadan or Hakone Ginyu?
Two Hakone ryokan on the Hakone Tozan Railway, both with dinner served privately. Gora Kadan is the former summer villa of Prince Kan'in at Gora, with three springs of its own and more restaurants; Hakone Ginyu, at Miyanoshita, is known for its open-air baths on terraces down the side of the Hayakawa gorge.
Where
Gora, Hakone
Miyanoshita, Hakone
Kind
Ryokan
Ryokan
Rooms
42
20
In the room
Every room has its own bath
Every room has an open-air hot-spring bath
Shared baths
Indoor baths from its own three springs
Two bathhouses with open-air infinity baths
Dinner and breakfast
Kaiseki dinner in your room, included
Kaiseki in your own dining room, included
Children
All ages welcome
Children welcome
Tattoos
Small tattoos are fine in the public baths
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Booking from abroad
Some rooms booked only by telephone, in Japanese. Rooms released on set dates, months ahead.
No booking on its own website. Rooms released on set dates, months ahead.
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Gora Kadan- The Kan'in imperial summer villa, an inn since 1948
- Shabu-shabu, sukiyaki or a wagyu kaiseki can be arranged instead of the monthly menu
- Vegetarian and gluten-free meals on request
Choose
Hakone Ginyu- Every room's open-air bath is on a terrace facing the Hayakawa gorge
- Dinner in the room's own dining room, which staff reach without passing the bedroom
- Tatami throughout, corridors included, so you go about in tabi socks
The two
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Q&A
Both open their rooms on set dates months ahead: Gora Kadan takes some bookings only by telephone, and Hakone Ginyu takes none on its own website. Our team in Japan books both at the hotel's own rate.
Yes. Gora Kadan has indoor baths that swap between men and women and a private open-air bath; Hakone Ginyu has two bathhouses with open-air infinity baths that swap at 22:00.