GuestBook

Guest: Ms. KAREN DEBELS Stayed 1 night from 2011-03-11
From: Australia Written on 2011-03-23: 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.

Guest: Mrs. MARATREE Stayed 1 night from 2011-02-18
From: Thailand Written on 2011-03-01: Nice and quiet. We really enjoy hot spring, ryokan (the Japanese Style bedroom) and the upgrade dinner but we recommend some English Signs.

Guest: Mrs. Lydia Foley Stayed 1 night from 2011-02-20
From: United States of America Written on 2011-02-23: 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.

Guest: Steve Young Stayed 1 night from 2011-02-16
From: United States of America Written on 2011-02-22: 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.

Guest: Candice Stayed 1 night from 2011-02-14
From: Singapore Written on 2011-02-21: 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.

Guest: Mrs. Maria Francesca Morlino Stayed 1 night from 2010-10-05
From: Italy Written on 2011-02-17: 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!

Guest: Mr. guido van nispen Stayed 4 nights from 2011-01-23
From: Netherlands Written on 2011-01-28: 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!

Guest: Mr. John Tredennick Stayed 2 nights from 2011-01-15
From: United States of America Written on 2011-01-18: Thanks for a wonderful stay

Guest: Mr. DJAJA SUTEDJA ASIKIN Stayed 1 night from 2011-01-04
From: Indonesia Written on 2011-01-12: the onsen water is good, but the check out time is too early

Guest: Ms. Allison Peck Stayed 1 night from 2010-12-21
From: United States of America Written on 2010-12-24: Fantastic experience. Just the traditional Japanese cultural experience we were looking for. The food was amazing and the hot springs were fantastic as well.

Guest: Ms. Xiao Qiong Liu Stayed 1 night from 2010-12-07
From: China Written on 2010-12-14: 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!

Guest: Rujira C Stayed 1 night from 2010-12-05
From: Thailand Written on 2010-12-12: 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!

Guest: Mrs. Wanlaya Salt Stayed 1 night from 2010-11-29
From: Australia Written on 2010-12-07: 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.

Guest: Ms. KHAIRUL AIDAH SAMAH Stayed 1 night from 2010-11-17
From: Malaysia Written on 2010-11-22: 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

Guest: Mrs. KLEIN Christine Stayed 2 nights from 2010-10-18
From: Switzerland Written on 2010-11-19: 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.

Guest: Luca Celora Stayed 1 night from 2010-11-06
From: Italy Written on 2010-11-11: 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.

Guest: Mr. Tom Brismar Stayed 2 nights from 2010-11-03
From: Sweden Written on 2010-11-08: 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.

Guest: Mr. Christopher Charlton Stayed 1 night from 2010-11-04
From: United Kingdom Written on 2010-11-07: A lovely stay and excellent cooking - don't miss the outdoor onsen!

Guest: Sabine Haldimann Stayed 1 night from 2010-10-01
From: Switzerland Written on 2010-11-02: 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.

Guest: Colin Lim Stayed 1 night from 2010-10-24
From: Singapore Written on 2010-10-31: 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 !

Guest: Ms. APICHAYA CHAISRI Stayed 1 night from 2010-10-22
From: Thailand Written on 2010-10-28: 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 ^__^

Guest: Rob Simpson Stayed 1 night from 2010-10-05
From: United Kingdom Written on 2010-10-16: 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.

Guest: Ms. Vicky Au Stayed 1 night from 2010-09-24
From: Canada Written on 2010-10-15: It was lots of fun, thanks so much! Best place I stayed in during my entire 28 day Asia trip.

Guest: Mrs. Cornish - Dettlaff Stayed 2 nights from 2010-10-07
From: Canada Written on 2010-10-12: 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

Guest: Turner Wright Stayed 1 night from 2010-09-23
From: United States of America Written on 2010-10-04: ... 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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Guest: Ms. susan ting mee huong Stayed 1 night from 2010-09-28
From: Singapore Written on 2010-10-01: 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

Guest: Mr. Bairam Jacobsohn Stayed 1 night from 2010-09-21
From: France Written on 2010-09-24: Great Japanese inn with very friendly staff!

Guest: Alice Stayed 1 night from 2010-09-07
From: Italy Written on 2010-09-22: 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!!

Guest: Jagura (Male/30s)Visited: 2010-05 Commented: 2010-06-01: It's been a long time since I last did onsen with "Nigori-yu". I stayed at the Annex building. They have onsen baths in both Annex and Main building and I could try all of them. It was really nice. I even tried the private family onsen which is free. I will come again when I have the chance.

Guest: Aya (Female/20s)Visited: 2010-05 Commented: 2010-05-27: The staff are really polite. There were many different dishes for dinner. All very tasty. The Manageress came to greet us during dinner which was nice. We enjoyed the private onsen bath also.

Guest: Pi (Female/20s)Visited: 2010-05 Commented: 2010-05-22: The onsen was a bit too hot for me. But I liked the private onsen bath. The hot pot dish at dinner was excellent, also the fried egg (Tamogo-yaki) in breakfast. I ate a lot of rice. Thank you very much. I hope to come again.

Guest: Yamato_HM(Male/40s)Visited: 2010-05 Commented: 2010-05-08: The bath was a bit too hot. I was too lazy to go to the Main Building to try the onsen baths there but the ones at the Annex where I stayed were good. I was the only at the onsen so I could really enjoy and relax. There was a large variety of dishes at dinner. I was really satisfied. I stayed at a room in the "Sakura Pavilion" this time. The view was great. I want to come again during the "Daimoji-yaki" festival where I can see the burning word on the mountain from the room.