So the restaurants are expensive. That's true and it's much spoken of on this hotel's reviews on Trip Advisor. Based on TA I was fully aware of that before staying at this hotel and so we intentionally planned our trip with that in mind. And I'm REALLY glad we did. This is a SUPER hotel that we got at an... more

This hotel offers very cheap plan: 6000 yen/night for two. Sounds like a good plan, especially when you're a budget traveler. But hey, wait a minute! The room's cheap, but the food is very expensive and you have no dining option but to eat there unless you are driving. For example, the dinner is 3500 yen/person, and the breakfast is... more

We stayed at the hotel at the end of August. We took the shuttle bus (a full sized bus), which was packed, from Odawara. The hotel is in Hakone-En, on the east short of Lake Ashi, in a self-contained resort, so it is rather isolated. The shuttle bus took about one hour to reach the hotel. We reserved two rooms,... more

Booked the Prince on Expedia and didn't know what to expect. When we arrived the staff were very helpful and the hotel was beautiful. Rooms were large and the whole hotel was very clean. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone travelling in the Hakone region. Also, there was a gorgeous spa in the hotel. Only thing I would... more

This was my second visit to the Hakone Prince - the first was for business in 2007. I was sufficiently impressed by the serenity of the surroundings, the views of the lake and the outdoor onsen that I brought my husband here for a break on our whirlwind tour of central Japan. Pros: - Quiet location secluded from the touristy... more

We booked the Prince Hakone basically because at 24,000 yen per night for a family of four its very good value. We took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Odawara (40mins), then purchased a "Hakone Free Pass" (3,900 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for kids). This let us travel on the zigzag train, cablecar, and ropeway to Togendai. Thankfully we got... more

We stayed here on our recent trip to Japan, managed to get very good deal from tripadvisor website. Travelled with 2 children aged 15 and 9, this was the only hotel we found in our stayed that had adjoining rooms. more

Hakone Prince Hotel have a complementary shuttle service that runs from Odawara to the hotel which is very good as its a little tricky getting to the hotel on your own. If you want to walk from the hotel to the nearest little town, Motohakone, you need to walk along the narrow road for the 1st 500 metres before getting... more

I was very disappointed by our 2 night stay at this hotel - the hotel itself is dated although also very clean, had helpful staff and good size rooms. The hotel has two restaurants, both of which are very expensive and in my opinion not of great quality (one is a buffet style)............these are both open until 8.30pm and after... more