Published date: August 5, 2024
Highly Recommended Hotel for Minimalists with Great Cost Performance! Good Quality of Water
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Experience of the stay
Using the travel subscription HafH, I was able to stay at Emblem Flow Hakone at a great deal! Overall, it had a simple and stylish design, and it was packed with great amenities like hot springs and delicious food, making it a hotel I would want to return to.
Emblem Flow Hakone is just a minute walk from Gora Station, offering excellent access! We came from Hakone Yumoto Station via the Hakone Mountain Railway. After passing through the underground passage from Gora Station, we arrived at the hotel in no time! Initially, we took a longer route from Tamura Ginkatsutei, but the underground passage is much quicker.
There is a large public bath, but the rooms also have a separate bath, which is a nice touch. The bath amenities are by 'MALIN+GOETZ'. The peppermint scent was refreshing.
There were instant coffee, tea (apple and passion fruit), and green tea available. The yukata is hotel original with a slightly thick fabric that is comfortable to wear.
Emblem Flow Hakone has a hot spring exclusively for hotel guests. To prevent congestion, only six people of each gender can enter at a time, and the rule is to bring a wooden sign when entering the hot spring.
Although there is only an indoor bath and no outdoor bath, it's simple yet the best... the hot spring from Owakudani, with milky white water filled with sulfur blooms... the scent of sulfur wafting makes you feel like you've truly arrived at a hot spring.
A nice bonus is the complimentary post-bath cider. What a wonderful service, truly attentive to the details!
The food we ordered from room service was also very delicious!
Experiences during the trip
COFFEE CAMP is a stylish café located in front of Gora Station. It opens at 8 AM, making it a valuable existence in Gora, where there are few places open early in the morning.
It was delicious but priced for tourists, costing around 1,700 yen per person. We arrived around 8:10, just after opening, so we were able to sit smoothly, but from around 8:30, it started getting crowded with a waiting line, and the food took some time to be served, so be careful if you're short on time.
The Hakone Open-Air Museum is about a 13-minute walk from Emblem Flow. It's easy to access by walking along the railway track of the Hakone Mountain Railway towards the Open-Air Museum Station. I had a great time at the Open-Air Museum five years ago, and it was super fun this time as well!
There are many spots that children can enjoy, such as the Network Forest, so the whole family can have a good time together.