Wakamizusou

The onsen was great. Super cozy and spacious

Note that there is no lift and rooms are on the 2nd and 3rd floor if stairs can be an issue for you.

The location is excellent, right in front of the lake, offering beautiful views and a peaceful setting. The staff were kind and helpful throughout our stay, even though their English was quite basic—they still made a genuine effort to assist us whenever needed. One thing to keep in mind is that if you are tall (I’m 193 cm), you may need to be careful with the low ceilings in certain areas. Aside from that, it was a wonderful stay and a great place to experience traditional Japanese hospitality

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Amazing location! Beautiful traditional rooms!

AC was very loud

The traditional room was fantastic! Spacious, clean, and comfortable. The employees were extremely friendly and helpful. They drove us to and from the station as well. The shower is shared and separate from the room, but it was very clean and there was no wait for us.

Extremely comfortable rooms, very alpine style to get you in a mountainous mood. Location is obviously spectacular, there's a bike rental store literally 1 minute up the road and many others within a 10 minute walk. The listing accurately describes that you shouldn't expect a view of Fuji/lake Kawaguchi, so no worries there. This is an onsen hotel, which was a surprise to me on arrival (admittedly I should have realised from the name). I'm personally not comfortable with onsens, but thankfully there is a single regular shower on the top floor which I found was always free. Final note, there was a sign at reception saying "If you absolutely must speak English this is not the place for you", which gave a somewhat unfriendly tone. Personally I agree with the sign, in that you should of course learn & use Japanese as much as possible, but stating this in such an outright fashion may be off-putting to some. This isn't really a negative for me, just something funny to mention (Please use Japanese though haha).

Excellent location, short walk to the station and restaurants and stores. Very cozy traditional ryokan. Loved the onsen!

Clean, quiet, and comfortable bed. Everything is perfect No elevator. You have to carry luggage heavily.

Clean, comfortable and well kept. Friendly staff. Clear translated written instructions available. Has a restaurant within the building Maybe the single shower room for the whole building

Japanese style room

Really nice owner. Very clean. Great value.

Passable

Very good

We made a last minute booking for one night because our day trip Mt. Fuji plan (from Tokyo) didn’t work out. We paid ¥30,400 for one night April 16th, 2025. Everything was at least good. The location is great, very close to restaurants and the rope line. We contacted the owner via Booking.com and he picked us up at Kawaguchiko Station. Everything was clean. The staff was very kind. Non-Japanese speakers, be prepared to translate. Shoe removal upon entry to the building is requested. We don’t like the Japanese style room bedding so that’s why our comfort rating was low. Tbh though, my husband slept very well. We did not use the bath.

Great location, Onsen, Japanese style hotel wear, superb cleanliness, One Piece and Dr Stone collection Only one shower available for the whole property

Exceptional

Staying at the traditional Japanese hotel was a delightful experience. The hotel was so tidy, and the onsen was just fantastic – we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

Exceptional