Trip7 Hakone Sengokuhara Onsen Hotel

Trip7 Hakone Sengokuhara Onsen Hotel was our second hotel/ryokan-style accommodation in Hakone. When I was booking this hotel, I was a little naive about the geography, distance, and transportation to and around Hakone so getting to this hotel from Odawara was quite a journey. With that said, this hotel was fantastically situated with a wonderful view of Mount Fuji in the lobby area and surrounding areas. The facility was very clean, orderly, and your typical Japanese hotel. My sister and I did appreciate how expansive our room was - we got the Japanese style room with a nice view of the road and autumn trees outside. One downside to this location and for you to take note of in case you decide to stay here, is that this is one of the few accommodations we stayed here in Japan where there weren’t any nearby convenience stores or eateries. Be sure to pack some food with you to bring to the hotel if you are planning to eat dinner there, or eat outside before returning to the hotel. They do have vending machines for drinks. The bathhouse itself was also pretty standard and non-traditional but it was still very clean and nice. Perhaps the only point of discontent throughout our stay was that the walls were very thin, and we could hear our neighbors on the other room speaking and laughing as if they were in our room themselves. They were up until 2 in the morning, but we did not want to make a complaint since we were already very tired. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our brief stay and would recommend this hotel for travelers and in our style of room’s case, for a 4-party group.