Hakone is a mountain hot-spring resort south-west of Tokyo, known for its onsen, views of Mount Fuji on clear days, the steaming valley of Ōwakudani and the boats on Lake Ashi. Traditional ryokan can be expensive, but business-style hotels and guesthouses in Hakone-Yumoto and Gora offer cheaper rooms.
Finding cheap rooms in Hakone is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Hakone you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
The gateway town where trains from Tokyo arrive, with many onsen hotels and the widest range of prices.
A historic hot-spring village on the mountain railway, with classic hotels and ryokan.
The hub for the cable car and ropeway, near the Open-Air Museum, with guesthouses and mid-range inns.
On the lakeshore near the Hakone Shrine gate, for Fuji views and the sightseeing boats.
A quieter highland area of museums and pampas-grass fields, with resort hotels.
One of Japan’s oldest Western-style resort hotels, opened in 1878 in Miyanoshita.
Check rates at Fujiya HotelZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
Autumn leaves and spring are busiest; winter brings the clearest Fuji views and lower rates on weekdays. Weekends and Japanese holidays are always the most expensive.
Hakone-Yumoto and Gora usually have the most guesthouses and simpler hotels, and weekday stays are cheaper than weekends.
It can be a day trip, but staying a night lets you enjoy an onsen and the full loop of trains, ropeway and lake boats without rushing.
Yes. The Hakone Freepass covers most local trains, buses, the ropeway and Lake Ashi boats, and can include the train from Shinjuku.