Laforet Hakone Gora Yunosumika: Choose the Room Before You Compare Rates
Compare Laforet Hakone Gora Yunosumika’s Standard and onsen Premium rooms with the Ayano wing, where every room has a private outdoor hot-spring bath.
At Laforet Hakone Gora Yunosumika, the hotel name alone does not tell you whether your room has an onsen bath. Standard rooms in the main building use a regular heated bath. Selected main-building Premium rooms have a private hot-spring bath; every room in the newer Ayano wing has a private outdoor onsen and terrace. Start with that distinction, then compare the room size, meal plan and price for your dates.
Main building or Ayano: what comes with the room?
The main building has the widest range. Its Standard rooms include Japanese-style and Japanese-Western layouts, from a 35-square-metre room for up to two to larger options for families and groups. They are a practical fit if you expect to use the public bath and want to put more of the budget toward space or meals. A private tub in the room should not be mistaken for a natural hot-spring bath: the hotel identifies the spring-fed options by their Premium room name.
Selected main-building Premium rooms add a private outdoor hot-spring bath. The Japanese-Western layouts include 40–52-square-metre rooms for three or four guests, with larger configurations for groups. There are also smaller Western-style and indoor-bath categories, so check the exact room description rather than treating every Premium room as the same product.
Ayano is the simpler choice if you want an outdoor spring bath in the room without sorting through the main building’s room names. All 22 rooms in this 2024 wing have a private open-air hot-spring bath and a terrace. Standard layouts are around 40 square metres, with different occupancy limits; the dog-friendly rooms are a separate category with their own conditions and extra charge.
| If you need… | Start by checking… |
|---|---|
| A lower room category and are happy with the public bath | Main-building Standard |
| A private natural spring bath without booking the Ayano wing | A named main-building onsen Premium room |
| An outdoor spring bath and terrace as standard | Ayano |
| Space for a larger family | The maximum occupancy and bed layout of the exact room; some main-building Premium rooms are larger than 40 m² |
Rates change by date and plan. Compare the same number of guests, meals, cancellation terms and room category on each booking page; a Standard rate is not a like-for-like price for an onsen Premium or Ayano room.
The public bath is a useful alternative, with a few limits
The gender-separated public bath and open-air bath use water from Owakudani, classified by the hotel as a sulfate spring. They are open 6–10 a.m. and noon–midnight; on Thursdays, the afternoon session starts at 3 p.m. The sauna has a shorter window, noon–11 p.m. These are overnight-guest facilities, not a day-use bath you can add to a Hakone itinerary without staying.
The hotel allows guests with tattoos to use the public bath only when two 8 × 10 cm cover seals fully conceal them. Its published rule is specifically about the public bath. If you are booking a room with a private bath because of a tattoo, confirm the room-bath policy directly rather than assuming the public-bath rule covers it.
Travelling with young children
Children in nappies are not permitted in the public-bath tubs. The property does not list a bookable family bath, so families who need to bathe together should look at a room category with its own onsen. A Standard room does not provide that fallback.
Children can stay at the hotel, and meal and bedding charges depend on age and plan. Baby cots can be requested for ¥1,210 per night, subject to availability. The hotel also says it has no kids’ room, baby-supply shop or stroller rental. Check the room’s occupancy and bedding arrangement before booking, especially when sharing with more than one child.
Dinner is served in the hotel restaurant rather than as room service. The current restaurant information lists breakfast from 7 a.m. and dinner service from 5:30 p.m.; hours and prices can vary by season. Children are allowed in the restaurants. For allergies or dietary requirements, contact the hotel at least three days ahead and explain the request in detail.
Getting to the hotel from Gora or Sounzan
From Hakone-Yumoto or Odawara, take the Hakone Tozan Railway to Gora, then change to the cable car and get off at Naka-Gora. The hotel is about a five-minute walk from the station’s right-hand exit. That last stretch may feel longer with large bags on a wet or snowy day.
There is also a free hotel pickup from Gora or Sounzan between 2 and 6 p.m. Call after arriving at either station; the hotel does not offer pickups from other locations or outside that window. Return shuttles leave for Gora at 9:30, 10:30, 11:00, 11:15 and noon, and for Sounzan at 10 a.m. Reserve a seat with reception in advance. The vehicle seats eight, so a full shuttle may need to make another trip, and schedules can change.
If you are deciding between Gora and another part of Hakone, the Gora hotel comparison sets out how room baths and station access differ. For a wider route plan without a car, see the Hakone transport loop guide.
