Asante inn -Hostel-

Japan , Kanagawa
HAKONE, 167 10 Miyagino
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10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Priscila

Hidden Gem in Hakone — Don’t Sleep on It

Asante Inn completely exceeded my expectations. The room was clean, cute, and beautifully organized, and the food was absolutely amazing. The private onsen was the perfect way to unwind after a day of exploring, no crowds, just pure relaxation. Access is super easy, and the staff was friendly and helpful throughout. This place is a must, especially if you are on a tight budget, incredible value for what you get. Highly recommend! 🌿♨️

Self

2/10

Poor

27 May 2026

Urvibahen

This place is looking better in the pictures only. Property is not maintained well and place is below 1* for everything

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2026

Clai

A wonderful little gem, the friendliest staff of our whole trip. The rooms are nice, the communal eating/lounge area is wonderful, with big light windows onto the garden and with toasty woodburner and the food is delicious. Best Ramen I had in Japan! but the best bit is the onsen, which we used twice per day, such a relaxing and welcoming space

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Barnaby

Family of four (with 8yo twins) stayed here in November 2025. It's a beautiful inn, comfortable and clean and quiet, with friendly staff and good food for breakfast and dinner. The bath is lovely -- staff help you book a time in the evening at check in, and it's available on a first come first served basis in the morning. Free shuttles up to Gora in the morning are also a bonus (although you'll have to get yourself to Asante in the afternoon/evening as they don't offer shuttles then). Overall a great experience.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Alberto

Very nice and cozy hotel to relax. And their onsen was really good as you can book it for a private use.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

Scott

Nice place, great stay.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Jared

This place is fantastic! The staff is super friendly, the food and drink on site is very good quality and extremely reasonably priced. Best of all, Onsen is so relaxing and wonderful. My family (including girls 10 and 12) loved our stay here. I’m not sure why this is called a hostel, that does a complete disservice to how incredible this place is. It’s more of a resort, but without the flashiness and price gouging. For instance, a beer here was actually cheaper than at the brewery itself and dinner was priced in line with what you’d get elsewhere in town.

We loved doing the Hakone loop from the inn and used the free shuttle service to get to the Gora station to start with the cable car.

We also really enjoyed the but kicker walk to coffee camp where their cappuccino and latte are just perfect.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2025

Kristen

The Asante Inn is a beautiful small property. The staff were very kind and helpful. They provided good meals for breakfast and dinner (added charge), with many options. The staff gave us a short tour of the property when we checked in. The gardens are beautiful and the onsen was easy to reserve and very nice as well. My only complaint is the pillows are quite hard but that is a personal preference. Overall, great experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

AnnaB

Its a little bit of a hike going to the inn so be aware not to bring big luggages. I did read the previous review and had only my overnight bag and that helps a lot. The inn itself is pretty clean, the staff were accomodating and I was able to book the private onsen. Its a nice place to relax after a long day of walking around hakone

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

David

My family and I stayed here two nights just before Christmas. The staff was welcoming and helpful. The owner offers a shuttle bus during the morning hours to Gora Station, which is very helpful for getting to Hakone ropeway. Local restaurants were a bit unaccessible as it was off-season but this inn has its own great little restaurant kitchen. We had two dinners here and tried almost everything on the menu. It was all very good. There is a cozy common room for breakfast and dinner with a wood fire and a view of the mountains. The private onsen needs to be booked in advance but always had availability. I recommend an onsen visit in the late afternoon. Turn off the lights and soak while enjoying a gentle and soothing view into a private garden space. Great experience and highly recommend.Thanks Mr. Kobayashi

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2024

Roger

It's not really within walking distance to anything, and with everything closing at 6pm there wasnt much to do in the area; the overall experience was alright, but it felt more like a \"ryokan themed\" inn that was tailored for foreigners so we didnt get that authentic ryokan experience; it was a decent stay nonetheless, the private onsen was good.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2024

Dawn

Pros: Beautiful garden, pleasant friendly staff, morning shuttle to train station

Cons: Our room (double bed with shared bath) smelled musty with an old, uncomfortable mattress. Public bath water was not hot. Poor value- worst room I've had in long time, yet paid more than other lovely accommodations we had elsewhere in Japan.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

kang

Very nice place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Evy

Loved the onsen! we drove to the property so no problem on accessibility, following google maps

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Kaitlan

Wonderful breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2024

Angelyn

This is a clean, peaceful Japanese home. I felt comfortable and at home sharing the women's dorm and the house. The staff was friendly and helpful. The private hot onsen twice a day was peaceful and relaxing. There is a nice playroom for yoga, exercise etc and a nice chair massage. The owners thought of every detail to create a comfortable stay. The T bus stop is 7mins walk uphill. It's best to take it from Odawara station. A taxi from the Gora station was 800 yen. You can reserve a free shuttle to Gora in the mornings.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Chao

We love this place. Staff were very friendly.

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Mark

Love Asante guest house

Great stay in this friendly guest house in Hakone. Recommended for the gardens, friendly atmosphere and private onsen experience. Lighting in the room was a bit harsh. Adding a bedside light would help.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

Dani

Incredibly unique experience!!!! Zen garden on site and immaculate views.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Leah

Asante Inn is a charming guest house with very helpful staff. The Inn has a beautiful Japanese garden. There is a very peaceful area for sitting dining/drinking tea overlooking the garden. For extra fee the Inn has breakfast and dinner. It also has 2 private onsens the guests can reserve. The bedroom we stayed at was Japanese style, we slept on the floor. Overall we loved the peaceful tranquility and homey feel of this place. The staff gave us a ride to the train station after we checked out. We want to come back again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2024

Fraser

Thoroughly enjoyed my stay at Asante. Wonderful room and beautiful surroundings. Excellent staff who are all very helpful and friendly. Shoutout to Maya for all her help and making my stay at Asante very enjoyable! Would absolutely stay here again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2024

SEOW HUI

There's a zen garden which is very much the highlight for the property. They have 2 onsens inside the property allowed for guests private use for 40min every session per night per stay with an additional onsen tax charge by selecting their preferred timing from 4.30pm onwards everyday.

All of their staff are well communicated by english.

They have their own kitchen available for breakfast set and dinner orders.

Other facilities in the properties such as play room (with yoga equipments), coined laundry machine, massage chair etc avaliable for guest use.

It was really a lovely stay.

However, do note that Hakone's day usually ends 4-5pm. So do plan your itineary properly and the property is about 20min walk through staircase from Gora station once the bus service rans out. Otherwise, it is only 6min walk from bus station.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

Sebastian

Perfect

Excellent staff and a great experience, lovely onsen

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2023

Michael

Had an amazing experience here. The food was amazing, the staff was nice, and the rooms were clean.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2023

Ivy

Cosy fireplace and large spacious rooms

Amazing stay! The staff were absolutely lovely, friendly and helpful. The rooms were really big and spacious, and had lovely views of the beautiful garden outside. The onsen was such a treat and made us feel super relaxed after a long day out. We also loved sitting in the lounge area where the fire was burning and chatting to other guests. Shared bathrooms were extremely clean! Highly recommended and will definitely be back.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2023

Tyler

Great little hotel off the beaten path near Gora Station. Easy enough to get around the Hakone are while also having some seclusion, not to mention the private Onsen and nice lounge area!

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2023

Paul

Fantastic stay, would definitely recommend to frie

We loved our stay at the Asante Inn. The staff was incredibly accommodating, and very helpful with local recommendations.
We had a private room for 2 (picture included), as well as a single bed in the female dorm (for my sister-in-law). We all opted for the Japanese breakfast each day, which was prepared beautifully and was fantastic. Our room was on the lower level, right next to the mini workout area (a stationary bike, as well as some other machine), which had a massage chair. The massage chair was incredible, and much needed after a long day of hiking.

We loved the private onsen with signups. They have a left (larger) and right (smaller) onsen which can be both be reserved in 40 minute increments using a signup on the main floor. Signups are for 16:00-22:30 (8 signups, 2 onsens, so 16 different reservations a day). The onsens can be used on a first come first served basis in the mornings as well.

We also went to a local japanese restaurant near the bottom of the hill (not far from the bus stop) which was an incredible experience within a few minutes walking from the hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2023

Kar Len

We had a lovely stay, enjoyed the private onsen and breakfast was great. Room and toilet were clean and overall very pleasant to stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

Yujia

great food & hospitality
Private onsen was amazing as well
Will definitely return

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2023

Audrey

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Manager spoke english. I told them i didnt eat pork and they made sure i didnt choose a food option with pork hidden in it. I LOVED that they had a private onsen since i have a tattoo and i wasnt sure if those are allowed in public onsens.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2023

Rachel

the staff are 5* service staff. they offered to send us back to gora station after our check out on the last day and were so nice and understanding towards us. inn was warm cozy and comfortable and the onsens were lovely too. only good praises about this inn!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2023

Irina

Beautiful views, room quiet . The onsen was excellent after a day of visiting Hakone . A little far but worth it . Owner and staff very helpful and friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2023

Sho

Staff was very nice and welcoming, fluent in english

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2023

Grigorij

Everything was as per photos and description. Perfect place!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2023

Christian

Wonderful stay. Rooms lovely. Onsen was absolutely delightful, especially having a private time booked for the room. Staff were extremely friendly and one woman in particular helped us out with planning our day helped drive us around. The food was delicious. Absolutely first rate service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Absolutely the best

The stay was absolutely amazing! Very kind and warm owner and staff. The facility was super nice and clean with beautiful Japanese garden which the owner designed and maintains. We even had a view of Mt. Fuji. This hotel and its staff made our trip very memorable. We won’t stay anywhere else when we come back to Hakone!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

Ana Mikaela

Charme et calme au coeur de la montagne

Hébergement extrêmement bien tenu. Notre chambre était spacieuse, décoration est soignée et nous avons une très belle vue sur la montagne et sur le petit jardin zen. La salle de bain partagée est très propre (3 douches et 3 lavabos). Il est possible de prendre le petit-déjeuner et le dîner sur place. L'hébergement dispose aussi d'un Onsen qui peut être privatisé.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2025

Chinguun

It is placed in a quiet neighborhood which was nice, but a little far from convenience stores etc. I went by car, so there was no problem, they got Parking outside which was free. Everything was pretty good, staff was friendly, not a lot of guests which was nice, and the garden inside was insta worthy. Only thing was the shared bathroom, guess we can't do anything about that.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2024

Peter

Has an onsen which every room could reserve once per day. Shuttle Service to Gora Station and breakfast(western or eastern style) could be setup the day before. Dinner was also available in the evening which is great when coming back late from hiking.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

KuanChang

推薦大家來

服務人員熱情，性價比高，有美麗的庭院，很棒的溫泉。

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Yousin

후회없을 숙소

제가 딱 원하는 스타일의 숙소였습니다.
게스트하우스이지만 개인룸이 있어 라운지에서 각국의 친구들과 만날 수 있고 음식과 술이 준비되어 있어 좋았으며 작은 정원이 있어 더욱 좋았습니다.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2024

Keith

Very friendly staff and great authentic experience

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2024

Nicolas

Très bonne expérience, calme, reposante et relaxante. Tout est très propre, le personnel est serviable, aimable, respectueux et discret. Pour l’onsen, 1 créneau de 40 minutes par chambre réservable par jour sur les 2 possibilités. Eau et thé à disposition. Possibilité de manger le soir sur place. Pour les petit-déjeuner, à réserver la veille et au choix japonais ou occidental. Navette vers la gare de Gora par l’établissement le matin. Si vous arrivez par la gare de Gora et que vous avez des valises, essayez de ne pas arriver trop tard pour être en mesure de prendre un bus. Sinon, possibilité de faire le chemin à pied via des escaliers pentus et étroits (environ 15 min de marche au total sans valise)
En bref, très sympa, nous recommandons sans problème pour profiter de la région de Hakone !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2024

Luna

Für ein wohles und heimeliges Gefühl

Für das Onsen hatte man einen privaten Slot reserviert, man hatte daher quasi ein privates Onsen gehabt und war super angenehm und schön. Auch die Ausstattung hat was heimeliges und die Mitarbeiter waren äusserst freundlich

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

KUOKWA

また来るよ

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2024

Sarah

A wonderful stay

All the Asante Inn staff were very friendly and helpful. Having meals available in the dining room/common room was wonderful after big days of travel and exploring. Thank you very much for your hospitality.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2023

Anders

Nice and cosy

We had a wonderful experience. The house and the garden are very beautiful and had a very nice atmosphere. The onsen (the big one on the left) is very nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2023

Birgit

Nice Onsen and friendly staff, we also liked the common area as well as the garden. However, our room was located in the basement next to the Onsen, which led to some noise.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2023

Marc-Antoine

Endroit presque parfait! Le bain privé est très agréable, la cuisine est un excellent rapport qualité prix, la chambre Japonaise est spacieuse. Les employés sont très accomodants. Il y a même une navette jusqu'à la gare de Gora le matin.

Le seul défaut est l'emplacement. Mais il est très facile de s'adapter avec le système d'autobus. Il y a un arrêt pas trop loin (attention au dénivelé)

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2023

Maybea

Amazing. Great service and facilities, on-site private onsen. Clean and comfortable. Highly recommended.

Leisure Partner