Very good ryokan. Comfortable place and very friendy staff. Onsen may need some renovation, though, but a very good experience overall. Food was very good also.

Food is really nice! Very helpful staffs and good service.

Great environment with warmth and attention. Excellent dinner and breakfast provided with great service.

Very comfortable room, great views, fantastic dinner and breakfast. Highly recommended

We had a very nice stay. Our room had the most extraordinary view and the baths were good. Staff is very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere on the ryokan in general is very good.

Very nice place. Checkout too early, would be better at 11am.

Thank you for the stay. It was most enjoyable, and the food was excellent, as was the onsen baths.

Nous avons apprécié l'accueil et le service très dévoué. La propreté et la bonne organisation sont remarquables. L'eau nous a paru un peu chaude mais c'était notre première expérience dans un onsen. La communication en anglais est limitée mais la chaleur du service compense.

Raymonde et Marcel.

We enjoyed our stay at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso very much. The room was spacious, clean and quiet, the staff courteous and helpful and the onsen relaxing.

The food at both dinner and breakfast was delicious, though next time we would prefer a Japanese-style (tatami) private dining room.

Arigato gozaimasu.

We enjoyed our stay at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso very much. The room was spacious, clean and quiet and the onsen very relaxing.

The food at dinner and breakfast was delicious, though next time we would prefer a Japanese-style (tatami) private dining room.

Arigato gozaimasu.

1 day and 2 nights

1 day and 2 nights

1 day and 2 nights

AM LIKE YOUR KIDS OF ADVERTISE OF YOUR COMPANY, PLEASE CHANCE OF JOB TEXS ME.

That was a great experience we had in this Ryokan. Clean , good food, good staffs. If they can speak English, that would be a lot better.

We enjoyed a lot our stay at the Kiritani Hakoneso Ryokan. The staff is very kind (and speaks good English), the meals were wonderful (fine Japanese cuisine) and we had a very good time in the Onsen.

We had to leave early (5am) on our last day. We didn't expect any kind of breakfast since the time was insanely early, but the lady at the reception desk offered to get some Nigiri prepared for us that we would pick-up when leaving the keys. On departure day, we didn't see the nigiris and headed for the station. Well, just before the train left, a gentleman rushed into the car and delivered us a full-fledged Bentô with nigiris. He had made all the way from the hotel to the station, at 5am, to deliver this breakfast!

I think this explains how the Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso gave us a strongly positive impression :)

Nice room, perfect service and very tasty food.
We even have been provided umbrellas
while it was raining.

El　ryokan y los banos muy buenos, todo limpio　aunque no nuevo al 100 por ciento. Lo unico malo la　comida que no se puede comer, sabores demasiado fuertes, imposible. Todo lo demas muy bien.

I enjoyed my stay at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso very much. The ambiance was pleasant, the onsens great, and the staff very helpful. I would recommend this Ryokan for anyone who wants to experience a Japanese style inn, and soak in Japanese onsens.

Ryokan is superb and our experience will be unforgettable !
Home neat, exceptional meal, nice room, nice onsen.
All in a majestic mountainside, the journey was worth the effort !

Ryokan is superb and our experience will be unforgettable !
Home neat, exceptional meal, nice room, nice onsen.
All in a majestic mountainside, the journey was worth the effort !

We stayed here 1 night. The private hot spring is great which was nice and quiet. The room view is fantastic. Foods are yummy. We will plan a longer stay in future.

I stayed for 1 night and wished I had planned for longer stay. It was a wonderful break. The room was very clean and comfortable. I had a view of the mountain and it was very restful. The staff at the Ryokan took good care of me. The food was really good and beautifully presented. The onsen was also very good. I enjoyed my stay very much and would certainly want to return - next time, I will bring my family.

Nous avons passé une excellente nuit dans votre Ryokan au cours de notre voyage de noce, découvert une gastronomie japonaise traditionnelle qui nous a beaucoup plu, et nous nous sommes relaxé dans un Onsen extérieur sous une pluie fine à la tombée de la nuit... Divin. Merci encore pour votre hospitalité et pour ces merveilleux souvenirs.

We had a great night in your Ryokan during our honeymoon, discovered a traditional Japanese food we enjoyed, and we relaxed in an Onsen outside in the rain at dusk ... Divine. Thank you again for your hospitality and for the wonderful memories.

We highly recommend this ryokan. We were very well taken care of from the moment we arrived. The service was more than impeccable - it was also warm and friendly. (Our host unexpectedly presented our son with a hard-to-get anime-related souvenir as we were checking out). The traditional Japanese dinner at the ryokan had many different interesting dishes, and was quite filling. We enjoyed the onsen, and slept surprisingly well on our tatami mats. The cost of the stay was extremely reasonable.

The only regret we had was that we had not booked at least one more night so that we could explore Hakone more thoroughly. This wild, green, mountainous area is astonishingly beautiful. At the time we were there - late July - there were giant blue-purple lobelia blossoms growing everywhere along the train tracks. We visited Owakudani, the biggest hot springs in the area; well worth seeing, and the cable car ride there gives a superb view of the mountains. In retrospect, we would have liked to visit Lake Ashi and its pleasure boats as well. In any case, we highly recommend a visit to Hakone in the middle of a visit to Tokyo - it is refreshing to the spirit if you are feeling wearied by crowds, and a reminder that much of Japan is almost empty of people. This ryokan is an excellent base for exploring the area, while you return every evening to traditional Japanese hospitality.

Roland Kuhn & Susan Haight.

I love Japan ,love Japanese friends

Lovely food, lovely service, lovely place. Nice Onsen :) Thanks for making my stay extremely pleasant.
Hendra

Typically japanese ryokan in which you can discover all the traditionnal specialities of cooking and the joy of the public baths.
The exterior bath in the room is very nice but be careful : No interior bathroom !

We had a great time staying at Kiritani! It is everything you would expect and hope for in a Japanese Onsen. If you are making a two day trip out of your visit to Hakone (which I would recommend) Kiritani is an excellent place for your stopover with a lovely private onsen.

Our stay in this ryokan was the highlight of our trip to Japan. What a beautiful place to call home! The staff were very friendly, the food was delicious, and the view from the room was absolutely amazing. We just wish we could have stayed longer, but that means we will have to come back sometime!

Going to Onsen is not new to me as my husband is Japanese but I was a bit worried when I made a booking in Ryokan Kiritani because it was a little gift from me to in-laws and knowing them always staying in the penthouse where ever they go, i'm like..."ok, here we go!"

And to make the story short, my two boys (20&17 yo)who haven't been to Onsen, my husband and my in-laws enjoyed every bit of it. The food was great. The price is affordable and everyone are polite and friendly. Love love this place and will recommend. Thank you to all the staff especially to the gift that they gave to my two boys "koinoburi". See you all again soon!

On a Saturday and Sunday November 2011 we made a Hakone roundtrip Shinjuku Station, Odawara, Gora, Sounzan, Togandai,Lake Ashi, Hakone-Machi.
We visited Owakudani volcanic zone and eat black eggs, the Open air museum with a very nice garden and sculptures, traveled by ship over lake Ashi, Onshi Hakone garden and Check point. Because of the cloudy weather we could not see Mt. Fuji.
Traveling by train, cable car, ropeway and ship is very convenient when you use Hakone Free pass.
Ryokan Kiritoni Hakonese is a nice ryokan with friendly people. The location is ideal, halfway the roundtrip, and nearby Koenkami Station of the cable car.
Sakura Room has a nice view over the mountains, and we slapped rather comfortable in the Futon.
Don't forget to visit the hot springs (Onsen) in the ryokan.
We used the standard Japanese dinner, which was very, very good, with a good hostess.
Also breakfast was very good, but rather difficult to eat for western visitors.
We can advise to visit Ryokan Kiritoni Hakonese, sure you will have a good time there.

Great place to stay. I will surely come back to stay. Thank you for a great stay.

Great place to stay. I will surely come back to stay. Thank you for a great stay.

Thank you so much for such a wondeful stay, everyone at Kiritane Hakoneso were kind and friendly with us and they made us feel at home. The food was delicious and varied, typical Japanese menu which was healthy as it should be in a Ryokan. Arigato gozaimatsu!!!

Very good introduction into Japanese life and culture. Pleasant reception, spacious room, very good breakfast and dinner and an exceptional onsen.
We are ready to return!

My wife and myself had a relaxing and rejuvenating experience at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso. We particularly love the outdoor hot spring. Surrounding places are peaceful and beautiful for morning and evening stroll.

Thank you very much for your welcome. We really enjoyed our (too short) stay in Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso. We hope to come back again.
Céline & Sébastien Lacheray

A nice and quiet place for a relaxing vacation trip. Although I cannot speak Japanese, they were trying their best to understand us in making all sorts of arrangments, and I could feel their sincere hospitality. I love their onsens and bathing suits too.

This was a wonderful place to stay! Very relaxing with tranquil onsens and delicious food and a close walk from the JR Goya line. I took my sister there and then returned a year later with my cousin and friends. I highly recommend staying overnight here while visiting Hakone, especially if you want to experience what a traditional hotel is like in that area. Definitely a treat!

Many thanks to contact us.
Now we are very fond of your country .
In Kiritani, we enjoyed the japonese hospitality, its was a nice experience for us.
We just regret not to use the private "onsen", the water was so hot, that it was impossible for my wife and me to try, but we think that japenese people use to have hot water like that : for us it was very much too hot.
Kiritani is a good adress, we'll recommand it, well located in that area.
Our best regards
Patricia and Maurice AIRIEAU
FRANCE

We stayed at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso for one night. It was an amazing traditional japanese experience! The staff didn't speak much English but they were really polite and nice.

The baths were relaxing and just the best temperature. The traditional japanese food was also a very interesting experience.

Overall our stay at the ryokan was relaxing and cozy. Next day we made a trip to the lake Ashi, it was a beautiful place and the ryokan staff took care of our luggage in the meantime.

If you're going to travel to some big city like Tokyo, this is a great way to see the other, traditional side of Japan.

こんにちは！～　

三月に私たちの日本旅行いろいろありがとうございました！
thank you so much for the really great service you showed us during our stay! we really felt the warmth and enjoyed ourselves greatly staying at Kiritani Hakoneso! the food was especially wonderfully prepared every meal, such that we all looked forward to mealtimes both days we were there!

If we visit Japan again and stay at Hakone, we will definitely choose Kiritani Hakoneso!^^

Thank you so much and may the ryokan be ever prosperous! :) どうもありがとうございました～

Not easy to find the place!
Friendly welcome . we enjoyed the hot baths very much. the food was as expected: very Japanese and traditional.

We enjoyed our stay very much! It was a real original Japanese experience for us in terms of the rooms, dinner and breakfast! The food was excellent and prepared in a very special and caring way! We can only recommend this place!

Very traditional Japan. Lovely place and people. I enjoy my time there so much. The hotel's provided all facilities indeed.

Estancia maravillosa, gente amabilísima, todo impecable, servicio intachable. Volvería sin dudarlo ni un minuto.

Stay wonderful, lovable people, all impeccable, faultless service. Would not doubt for a minute.

Hi

Kiritani Hakoneso is a very nice place to go.
Thank you for having took care of us .
The staff members are vrey welcoming.

Best regards

Christian Idylle

The Kiritani Hakoneso is a fantastic place to stay. We went right after the New Year rush and had most of the place to ourselves. As a result, we were given a private dining room, even though we hadn't asked for it, and had the onsens to ourselves The food was also excellent and staff accommodated my pescatarian needs. Really fantastic experience. I highly recommend staying here.

Hi dear,
Anyone have an idea how to book online? I can’t get in the reservation website. It’s always loading page for more than long hour...
p.s. as I try the japans’ website. But it’s only allowed local registered.

please someone to reply~~~

Will the April 1st room? stay one day, (1泊2食) How much?

Will the April 1st room? stay one day, (1泊2食) How much?

Thank you for a very spacious and clean tatami room with a lovely view of the garden. We enjoyed our stay at your Ryokan especially the private onsen you organised for my husband and I. We also enjoyed the Japanese dinner and breaksfast. Thanks again for your staff's great hospitality. A suggestion to improve your service is to have an international phone call access and internet for your guests particularly overseas guests who want to contact their families when caught during a natural disaster.

Nice and quiet. We really enjoy hot spring, ryokan (the Japanese Style bedroom) and the upgrade dinner but we recommend some English Signs.

This was our first ryokan experience. The staff was wonderful and responsive to all our needs. The food was fabulous. We especially enjoyed the hot springs. Everything we needed was provided. We are fortunate to live in the area and hope to stay again in the future.

We enjoyed this experience immensely. The room was beautiful and the family onsen was just what we were looking for. We consider our trip to Hakone and our stay at Kiritani Hakonesco as the highlight of our trip to Japan. The staff was very helpful and friendly, even allowing special meal requests and driving us to the train station. The price is fair and affordable. Thank you for the pleasant memories.

I enjoyed my stay at Kiritani Hakoneso very much. The room was spacious and beautifully decorated. On our way from the station to the ryokan, it was snowing heavily and the helpful staff did not hesitate to help us in lugging our heavy baggage up the slope to the ryokan. We also received a warm welcome from the staff when we reached the ryokan. The spread of food was fantastic and the hot spring was just great. After checking out, one of the staff drove us to the train station which saved us a great deal of trouble. We are extremely impressed with the wonderful service provided. I would definitely recommend my friends to visit this ryokan.

I think Kiritani Hakoneso is a fantastic Ryokan and moreover it is quite cheap compared to other structures I contacted.
Guests are dealt with every attention and care and everything has been perfect!
Sleeping in the Ryokan has been one of the most exiting experience during our staying in Japan... here one can "feel" the real atmosphere and the quiteness of this wonderful country.
I suggest everyone to try sleeping and living for some time in this places. a great thank to all the staff of Kiritani Hakoneso as the contributed to make our holiday as special as it was!

We enjoyed our stay immensely. As it was our honeymoon we were even more in for the great quality of what was on offer. Very punctual, very fast, very service oriented, very friendly staff and absolute delicious food for breakfast and dinner. Please take the upgrade dinner opportunity serious as you will experience exceptional nice dishes!

Thanks for a wonderful stay

the onsen water is good, but the check out time is too early

Fantastic experience. Just the traditional Japanese cultural experience we were looking for. The food was amazing and the hot springs were fantastic as well.

We truly enjoyed our stay. The friendly staff provided services way beyond our expectations. The facility was clean and neat. The best part was the hot spring. Could not have asked more!

Lovely staffs. Nice big dinner & breakfast!!

A clear sign direction walk from station to hotel will help get there easier.

We had a memorable time, thank you!

My husband and I love it. So nice and relax. Staff at the front (a gentleman) and (a lady) at the dinner/breakfast room are very nice and helpful. Private Onsen was sensational. If we can get special rate than what we paid, we will definately go back. Thanks to make our holidays enjoyable. Regards.

It was so interesting to feel real life of Japan tradition at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso. Furthermore, onsen was my first time experience and Ryokan Kiritani offered best private onsen for beginners like me. The workers can understand english and some of them can even speak in englsih.

But maybe you should improve your signage in future. There is no guide to Ryokan Kiritani when we arrived at keonkami station on 5.30 pm. Maybe we miss it somewhere because it was so dark at that time. But it seems that all the signage was in hatagana/hiragana and we do not know how to read it. We wanted to call Ryokan Kiritani but we couldn't find public phone at that area. So, we went house to house or maybe ryokan to ryokan, people surrounding to ask where was Ryokan kiritani located that night. For us, it was like amazing race Japan version as dinner will not be served after 8 p.m. Finally we manage to reach at ryokan around 6.05 p.m which actually will take about 5 minutes if you walk from koenkami station to ryokan kiritani (according to information on the internet).

Nevertheless, we enjoy our stay there and hope can comeback again especially for onsen!..;D Yes, I will recommend this ryokan to my friends if they want to feel real life of Japan.

Arigato gozaimasu. Mata Ai Shou,

Aidah,
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

We've stayed here for 2 nights after arriving in Japan. It was a very pleasant stay, dinner and breakfast were very delicious and we loved the private onsen bath. Thank you very much.

It was a delightful experience due to the nice courtesy of the people, the accommodation and the food.
Not to mention the opportunity to stay a long relaxing while in the healing private onsen.
It was a wonderful opportunity to take a "traditional" breath away from the noise in a reddening nature under the the Fuji-San.

Thank you very much for a wonderful stay at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso. Everything was absoultely marvellous, we love to come back! Will never forget the excellent dinners.

A lovely stay and excellent cooking - don't miss the outdoor onsen!

I enjoyed my stay very much, the food was delicious, and travelling alone was not difficult, since all the staff at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso was so friendly and helpful.

We both enjoyed staying at the Kiritani Hakoneso. It was a good experience staying in the royken and using the onsen. The food is great. Thank you very much !

Our family have had a great time at Ryokan Kiritani Hakoneso in Japan! Warm welcome, delicious japanese food, wonderful onzen and very good take care and service by all staffs made us need to come back to this ryokan again and will tell our friends who find ryokan that Kiritani Hakoneso is the best place they shouldn't miss!!

Thank you very much to all staffs for your very good service and take care to our family, especially for my grandmom! Arigatou gozaimasu ^__^

A great place to chill (and indeed cook in the Onsen)after spending time in Tokyo. Dinner was absolutely fantastic but I'm afraid I could not cope with the dried fish with breakfast.
I would highly recommend staying here and the price was very reasonable for the room and service.

It was lots of fun, thanks so much! Best place I stayed in during my entire 28 day Asia trip.

Our stay at Ryokan Kiritani was a memorable and excllent experience. The staff were friendly and the surroundings charming. The food was most delicious and the weather and scenery all anyone could ask for! Thank you for a very enjoyable stay. Kathleen Cornish

... In my mind, there will always be the experience of staying at Kiritani Hakoneso (桐谷箱根荘), a hot springs ryokan on Mount Hakone that took me in after a long day and night of climbing Fuji. Eating a full Japanese dinner in a private room with shamisen music playing in the background… I love how the Japanese separate each dish so you don't mix one food with some undesirable flavor...

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My friend and I had enjoyed our stay at the Kiritani Ryokan, we wish we have stay for more than 1 night.
The staff are friendly, helpful and informative.
The room are clean and the food are good to look and nice to eat

Great Japanese inn with very friendly staff!

We stay at kiritani hakoneso only one night but I think it was the most japanese stay that we had during our trip..Very recommended for everyone wants experience japan out of the cities..
Very pleasant stay!!