HOTEL SENKEI $84 ($̶1̶5̶6̶) - Prices & Onsen Hotel Reviews - Hakone-machi, Japan

Stayed here for 2 nights, lovely location. Within 10minutes walk the the town. No Wifi in rooms but very good in the Lobby. There is a Onsen which was different to a normal hotel. Futon was a bit uncomfortable but had other beds.

Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Traveled with family

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Kali P wrote a review Jul 2019

Portland, Oregon16 contributions7 helpful votes

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Wonderful visit

There are a lot of confusing negative reviews on this sight. I think some people stayed at the Hotel Senkei Plaza Inn (a Western-style hotel operated by the same company) and then wrote a review for this ryokan instead. We booked our stay through the Japanese Guest Houses website, which was very helpful for searching for and booking ryokan. This was the first time my husband and I have stayed in a ryokan, and we absolutely loved it! Service throughout our stay was attentive and friendly. Hotel staff showed us to our room, gave us a tour of the room, brought us a small snack, and explained how to put on the yukata. Our room was beautiful and had a lovely view of the mountains, with couches for us to sit on and enjoy the view or read comfortably. Our room looked like a model traditional Japanese home- there were tatami mats everywhere, a low table and pillows to sit on, and futon beds were set up after dinner. Our bathroom included a squat toilet and a Western style toilet with bidet. We really enjoyed checking out the onsen. I visited the indoor one because the outdoor one was closed when we arrived due to rain; my husband went to the outdoor one in the morning and told me it was beautiful. The shower area in the onsen provided everything we could have needed. It felt so great to soak in the hot water after running around sightseeing so much. We had a fabulous dinner that included shabu shabu, sashimi, lots of little bites, rice, miso soup, pickles, and fruit for dessert. We were given a little bit of sake and also purchased a bottle of sochu from the mini-bar. In the morning, we had a huge Japanese breakfast that included delicious fish, tofu, yogurt, more little bites, and soup, rice, and pickles. Neither of us is huge fish eaters but we loved the dried fish (I believe it was aji, or horse mackerel) that came with breakfast. Along with staying in a beautiful room and experiencing the onsen, trying so many new and interesting foods was a huge highlight for us. No, we didn’t eat eggs and toast for breakfast or have coffee, but this is Japan and we were excited to see what came in a traditional breakfast. This was a fantastic stay all around, and I highly recommend this ryokan for anyone looking for an authentic Japanese experience.…

Date of stay: June 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple

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Madeline B wrote a review May 2019

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Quaint Hotel in a Beautiful Town

We were a bit nervous to stay here after reading some of the reviews, but this hotel and its staff far surpassed our expectations. We had booked a room with a shared bathroom, but upon checking in we found out that they had upgraded us to a twin room with a private bathroom. We loved the traditional Japanese style of our room and found the hot tubs very relaxing. They offered breakfast for 500 yen each, which consisted of eggs, toast, and coffee or tea. We had a great stay at Senkei, but may have been less impressed had we not been upgraded.

Date of stay: May 2019

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Trip type: Traveled with friends

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bakul_shroff wrote a review May 2019

Vadodara, India271 contributions69 helpful votes

Beautiful town but bit far from Station

Well on the face of it it was a good choice about 10 minutes from Hakone-machi station. Good location and very good sized rooms. But when we landed it was raining and that walk took forever. We subsequently learned that one orange bus would take you for 400 yen. You find the rooms fairly large with typical senkei arrangements, mats, and low-level tables, heated floor, etc. However, we did not avail of the hot water bath for which these are quite known!! Our inherent inhibitions and chilly weather. The major issue was English. We had to resort to google translate to get by.

Date of stay: April 2019

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Trip type: Traveled as a couple

Room Tip: There are no elevators, so hope for ground floor room if you have luggage.

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DeusBob wrote a review Apr 2019

Braga, Portugal277 contributions32 helpful votes

too expensive for what they offer

The hotel was nicely located (you can easily walk from the station) and their onsen as good too but the quality of the hotel does not match the price charged. The room was old and not so comfortable bed. The staff was nice and carry my luggage but broke the suite case wheel on the process (3 floors with no elevator). For the price, I paid I was expecting much more.

Date of stay: April 2019

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Trip type: Traveled as a couple

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