Hakone is a representative hot spring resort in Japan. One of its attractions is the good access from Tokyo and we’ve been there more than 10 times to enjoy authentic hot spring. Among the many accommodations, we’ve listed 11 best baby/kids friendly hotels in Hakone. They are selected based on family friendly features such as Kids menu, Price for kids, family room and more.
In Hakone, there are some ryokans (traditional Japanese inns) that only allow adults to stay, so please be careful when looking for accommodations. All the accommodations listed here are kids and family-friendly.
Recommended hotels in Hakone by areas:
*** For family friendly area, we recommend Gora and Kowakudani.
- Gora: Luxurious hot spring resort with stunning views of Hakone. If you wish to experience a delightful and indulgent stay at high-end ryokans(hotels) in Japan, Gora is highly recommended.
- Hakone Yumoto: Gateway to the town of Hakone, in front of Hakone Yumoto station which is the final stop for the limited express trains coming from Shinjuku. You can enjoy the charming streets lined with shops and restaurants and the laid-back atmosphere.
- Owakudani: A volcanic valley with hot springs. Uniquely boiled “black egg” is a famous Hakone speciality and it is said that eating one “black egg” will extend your life by seven years.
- Kowakudani: This area is visited by many tourists for its onsen theme parks like Hakone Kowakien Yunessun and the Hakone Kowakien Horaien garden, where visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers throughout the year.
- Yunohana Highland: Among the seventeen hot spring areas in Hakone, this area is the highest-located and most scenic, tranquil villa district.
- Sengokuhara: Most famous for its pampas grass fields. It is also the closest area to Gotemba and Mount Fuji.
- Lake Ashinoko: This area offers the beautiful natural scenery of the four seasons and lake leisure activities, such as pleasure boats. We highly recommend taking a ride on one of the popular sightseeing boats.
1. Hakone Gora Byakudan
Area: Gora
Kids meal: Yes (Pre-book needed)
Free for Kids: No (0-3: 2,200yen)
Family Room: Yes (Triple, Fourth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
The best hotel in Hakone, in our opinion
A tranquil hotel with open-air hot springs for all rooms. Featuring the scent of sandalwood, “byakudan” in Japanese, they provide Japanese-style suite rooms with various exclusive services. You can enjoy the beauty of the nature of Hakone even indoors. Open-air baths equipped in all rooms enable you to stay safely with your children. An electric incense burner is available as one of their amenities. They offer a spa featuring sandalwood incense, which will be a high-end experience of mindfulness for you.
2. Hakone Suishoen
Area: Owakudani
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: No (0-12: 1,650yen)
Family Room: Yes (Triple, Fourth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
Stay at a national cultural property with a superb onsen quality
A sleek traditional luxurious Japanese Hotel. Their high-end hospitality aims for stress-free relaxation, including their luxurious esthetic spa, private open-air hot spring baths for every rooms, and family-friendly amenities like bed guards and house-clothes uniforms for kids. They offer Japanese-style breakfast and dinner with a seasonal selection of local ingredients. They have a souvenir shop, where you can enjoy finding traditional Japanese items. Luggage shipment before arrival is accepted. Free shuttle service is available from the “Kowakien” bus stop on request in advance.
Tips on Kids price policy ☺ In many Japanese hotels, children who sleep in the same bed as adults are free of charge. The eligible age is usually 6 years old or younger, or 12 years old or younger. Be mindful that meal for kids requires an additional cost in that case and there is a charge if children sleep in a different bed from the adult.
3. Hakone Kowakien Tenyu
Area: Kowakudani
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: 0~2: free 3~6: 40% off 7~12: 20% off
Family Room: Yes (Fourth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: Yes
You will be in love with this hotel
Surrounded by the woodland of Hakone, this splendid Japanese Hotel offers an exclusive stay for you. You can get there only a one-minute walk from the “Tenyu” bus stop, or they have a free shuttle service from the “Gora” station of Hakone Tozan Railway. They offer onsen open-air baths for every rooms, which is rare, with numerous kid-friendly amenities. Their rooms feature a luxurious atmosphere, commanding a fine view of Hakone’s nature. They provide breakfast and dinner. You can enjoy Japanese-Western creative cuisine made from selected seasonal ingredients. Activities like craft experience, walking/cycling, or an amusement spa facility “Yunessun” are waiting for you. Luggage delivery by delivery service is accepted.
4. Madoka no Mori
Area: Gora
Kids meal: Yes (for both dinner/breakfast)
Free for Kids: No (0-6: JPY 3,000 needed)
Family Room: No (but rooms are spacious)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No (Not a room but staffs can warm up baby food)
A luxury ryokan in Hakone with stunning mountain views
The ryokan features tatami flooring throughout and offers 20 rooms with private outdoor baths. Guests can enjoy indoor hot springs fed by two distinct spring sources. Family-friendly services include kids’ menus for children aged 3 and above, baby amenities (bath, soap, bed guards, high chairs), and children’s yukatas (80cm+). The food, onsen, and overall facilities are highly rated both domestically and internationally, making it a recommended accommodation. Shuttle service is available from nearby stations like Gora Station; advance reservation is recommended for this service.
5. Yusakaso
Area: Hakone Yumoto
Kids meal: Yes (Pre-book needed)
Free for Kids: Yes (0-2: free)
Family Room: Yes (Forth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
Ideal for staying with babies and families
An upmarket Japanese hotel with classic Japanese architecture. Surrounded by nature, they provide all-private wellness with hot spring baths and in-room meal service. Also, their top priority aims especially for families with babies. Alongside free 5 diapers, bins, and baby chairs, they offer services such as baby-meal warming, or baby-friendly hot springs. Both breakfast and dinner are served in-room by the professional chef of Kyoto-style cuisines from appetizers to desserts. You can enjoy tasty meals feeling their creativity. Located on the Tokaido route, you can reach the place in four minutes by bus or taxi from the “Hakone Yumoto” station.
6. Rakuten STAY VILLA Hakone Sengokuhara
Area: Sengokuhara
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Amazing equipments for both kids and adults
Set in the highland of Hakone, this upscale villa-style private accommodation is one of the hidden gems. They prioritize amusement items for kids alongside top-rated wellness like private hot springs. In their spacious room, you can enjoy super-comfortable stays in a wooden warm-colored living room, kitchen and dining space, and bedroom. A large-screen TV with Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc, is available. There is also a garden with a terrace, where you can get in touch with the true nature of Japan. Close to their location, you will find various museums so that you can enjoy a harmony of nature and art.
7. Odakyu Hotel de Yama
Area: Sengokuhara
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Area: Lake Ashinoko
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: Yes (0-5)
Family Room: Yes (Triple)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
Scenic resort hotel standing by the lake
A 4-star hotel with a gorgeous garden. Located at Lake Ashi, you can get there by a five-minute ride on a free shuttle service from Motohakone Port, and Hakone Shrine is nine minutes away on foot. A tranquil atmosphere and excellent view of the mountains of Hakone take you to top-rated relaxation with hot spring baths. Paid baby beds are available. All meals are available at their Western (French) and Japanese-style restaurants, which feature the chef’s top creativity from the selection of seasonal ingredients. A pier facing Lake Ashi is the most photogenic place. Luggage pre-shipment is accepted.
8. Hakone Hoshi no Akari
Area: Sengokuhara
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Area: Sengokuhara
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: No (Kids price is applied)
Family Room: Yes (Thrid, Fourth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
Heal your heart with a warm hospitality and scenic view
A sleek modern Japanese-style hotel surrounded by the outer mountains of Mt Hakone and Itari-pond. Featuring wellness with a private “Gora” hot spring, wooden observatory terrace and foot bath, and an esthetic program, their top priority aims to deliver family-friendly services. Amusements with toys table tennis booths, and several kid-attractive features like observatory terrace are a part of them. Various dining options for breakfast and dinner will take you on a short culinary trip of Japanese-style exclusive dishes from a selection of local seasonal ingredients. Look no further, and enjoy the panoramic view of Hakone. You can get there in 2 minutes by walking from the “Hakone Country Iriguchi” bus stop.
9. Hakone Yunohana Prince Hotel
Area: Sengokuhara
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Area: Yunohana Highland
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: Yes (0-2: free, 3-5: 800yen)
Family Room: Yes (Triple, Fourth, Fifth (futon))
Laundry: No (Its service is available)
Microwave: No
Enjoy milky white hot spring in open-air bath
An extravagant hotel is sharing a part with Hakoneyunohara Golf Course. Their facility features an authentic traditional Japanese hotel full of magnificence. Alongside their full hospitality that enables you to stay perfect for holidays, there is an Aquarium, an outdoor bath, and an amphibious Bus Tour in ninja style which must be amazing for kids. Their cuisines are carefully crafted in the traditional Japanese style for breakfast and dinner. They accept luggage shipment in advance. Free shuttle service is available from the “(JR/Odakyu) Odawara” station up to your request in advance. Luggage delivery by delivery service is accepted. Parking is available.
10. Setsugetsuka
Area: Gora
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Area: Gora
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: Yes (0-2: free, 3-5: 6,600yen)
Family Room: Yes (Triple, Fourth)
Laundry: No
Microwave: No
Private open-air onsen bath for every rooms
A high-end hotel surrounded by Mount Hakone. It’s located next to the “Gora” station. Only a 4-minute walk takes you there. They feature luxurious hospitality with private open-air baths and various amenities including Matcha green tea. They take it seriously to provide relaxation in a traditional Japanese atmosphere. Their esthetic salon and large public baths are prominent, so you can retrieve well after a long walk. By their offerings from seasonal ingredients for breakfast and dinner, they provide a night meal option, called “Yonaki-Soba.” Meals for breakfast and dinner mark the exclusive Japanese-style Kaiseki course menu. Luggage delivery by shipment service is accepted.
11. Hotel Okada
Area: Hakone Yumoto
Kids meal: No (Utensils available)
Free for Kids: No
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth)
Laundry: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Area: Hakone Yumoto
Kids meal: Yes
Free for Kids: Yes (0-2: free, 3-5: 50% off, 6-12: 30% off)
Family Room: Yes (Third, Fourth, Family room for 5-10ppl)
Laundry: No
Microwave: Yes (By request)
Resort hotel with abundant hot spring water
A highly family-friendly mixed Japanese-Western style hotel. Located along the Sukumo River, 4 4-minute ride by vehicle takes you to the location from the “Hakone Yumoto” station. You can also use the community bus to get there in addition to a taxi or car. They are significantly aware of luxurious and worry-free stays for families with babies. They are well-equipped with complimentary amenities for baby care like baby baths and chairs with all goods for bathing, bed guards, baby-bottle warmers, picture books, etc. Breakfast and dinner are provided both in Japanese and Western style, which are made from chef’s selections of local and seasonal ingredients to invite you to a superb time. Numerous activities regarding cultural experiences, hiking in nature alongside bathing are available. Luggage delivery in advance is accepted.
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