About this hotel
General information
Gora Kadan is a ryokan in Gora, a hot-spring town in the mountains of Hakone, set on the grounds of a historic villa from the early twentieth century. The villa's Western-style house still stands and now holds a kaiseki restaurant and an eight-seat sushi counter, while the garden and guest wings around it pair Japanese tradition with restrained modern design.
The ryokan draws on three hot-spring sources of its own, all mildly alkaline and two of them rising in the garden, with the water flowing straight from the source into the baths. Rooms fall into five groups, from the separate Bettei wing and the Annex to the Kadan Suites, rooms with open-air baths and standard rooms, and nearly every one has a bath of its own: stone and open to the sky, panoramic and made of hinoki cypress, or wooden and indoors. The kaiseki dinner menu changes every month, and stays include dinner and breakfast.
Location
The ryokan sits in Gora in the Hakone mountains of Kanagawa Prefecture, a 3-minute walk from Gora Station on the Hakone mountain railway; a call from the station brings the ryokan's car to collect guests. From Tokyo Station the Shinkansen reaches Odawara in about 35 minutes, followed by the mountain railway or a taxi of around 40 minutes; from Shinjuku the Odakyu Romancecar runs to Hakone-Yumoto in 100 minutes. The ryokan's limousine transfer from Tokyo or Haneda Airport takes about two hours, and the same service is offered from Narita.
Spa
KADAN SPA is open daily from morning to late evening, with facials (including ones using SENSAI products), body treatments with oil tailored to the guest, and combined body and facial programmes. In the evening, shiatsu or meridian therapy with moxibustion can be booked in the room. Bathing matters just as much here: the shared baths, filled from the ryokan's own springs, are separated for men and women and swapped overnight so guests can try both, one with a dry sauna and the other with a steam sauna. A private open-air bath with a steam sauna can be reserved for 40 minutes at no charge, and a bedrock bath of natural stone is available for a fee.
Sports & leisure
The ryokan has a fitness room with up-to-date equipment open around the clock, as well as Salon Seiran with its library; go and shogi sets are lent on request. The ryokan's car takes guests free of charge around Gora, to museums, Gora Park or lunch. For days out, the ryokan suggests:
- a sightseeing cruise on Lake Ashi, as well as motorboat, canoe or kayak outings on the lake
- the Owakudani valley, viewpoints facing Mount Fuji, the Hakone checkpoint, Hakone Shrine and the old cedar avenue
- the Okada Museum of Art, The Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Hakone Museum of Art, with pick-up for guests, plus the POLA Museum and the Lalique Museum
- a private hike in the Hakone hills with a local guide
- a tour of a sake brewery
Restaurants & bars
Stays include dinner and breakfast, usually served in the room; guests in Annex Senshin and Annex Meigetsu take both meals at Kaiseki KADAN Hakone. Dinner is a seasonal kaiseki whose menu changes monthly, with shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and a wagyu kaiseki as alternatives, and vegetarian or gluten-free dishes prepared with advance notice. Breakfast is Japanese or Western.
- Kaiseki KADAN Hakone — kaiseki restaurant in the historic Western-style villa, including a vegetarian course; also open to non-resident diners
- Sushi Kadan — eight-seat sushi counter on the upper floor of the historic villa, with a single evening seating
- Hanakage — lounge overlooking the garden for drinks and light snacks, turning into a bar in the evening
- Seiran — relaxation salon with a library, serving chilled matcha in the evening
Swimming
A heated indoor pool sits in a bright, orangery-like space, with an outdoor Jacuzzi alongside. It is open all year and free for guests, though each one-hour slot must be booked in advance.
Pets
Pets are not accepted, with the exception of guide dogs and other assistance dogs.
Rooms
The Japanese-style tatami rooms come in five groups: Bettei Suites in a separate wing, the Annex, Kadan Suites, rooms with open-air baths and standard rooms. Guests sleep on futons, tatami-style beds or twin beds, and every room has its own bath, from indoor wooden tubs to open-air stone ones.
Each room has a private bath, a 4K smart TV, a Bluetooth speaker, a safe and free Wi-Fi; all rooms are non-smoking.
Room with Open-air Bath Suzukake
Room with futons and an open-air stone bath on the terrace, plus a steam sauna with shower. For one or two guests.
Standard Room Type B / C
Standard room with futons or a tatami-style bed, an indoor wooden bath with shower and its own terrace and garden. For one or two guests.
Annex Senshin
Annex room with futons, an open-air stone bath on the terrace and a shower booth; dinner and breakfast are served at Kaiseki KADAN Hakone. For one or two guests.
Room with Open-air Big Stone Bath
Room with futons and an open-air bath of large stones in the garden, shaped differently in each room, plus a steam sauna with shower booth. For one or two guests.
Annex Meigetsu
Annex room with twin beds, an open-air stone bath and a shower booth with steam sauna; dinner and breakfast are served at Kaiseki KADAN Hakone. For one or two guests.
Room with Open-air Bath Tsubaki
Room with a tatami-style bed and futons, an open-air big stone bath in the garden and a steam sauna with shower; dinner can be taken in the room or at Kaiseki KADAN Hakone. Up to three guests.
Annex Zangetsu
Annex room with futons, an open-air stone bath on a wooden terrace and an indoor wooden bath. For one or two guests.
Bettei Suite Akebono
Suite in the separate Bettei wing with a tatami-style bed, an open-air big stone bath and a steam sauna with shower. For one or two guests.
Standard Room Type A / D
Spacious standard room with futons or with twin beds on the tatami, an indoor wooden bath with shower and its own terrace and garden. Up to four guests.
Room with Open-air Bath Matsu
Room with futons, an open-air stone bath on the terrace and an indoor wooden bath with shower. Up to four guests.
Kadan Suite with Balcony
Kadan Suite with futons, a half-panoramic wooden bath with shower and a generous terrace. Up to four guests.
Kadan Suite with Open-air Bath Fuji / Ume
Kadan Suite with a tatami-style bed and futons, an open-air stone bath and a steam sauna with shower. Up to four guests.
Kadan Suite with Open-air Bath Aoi
Kadan Suite with a tatami-style bed and futons and an open-air rock bath set in its own large garden. Up to five guests.
Kadan Suite with Jacuzzi & Steam Sauna
Kadan Suite with a tatami-style bed and futons, an indoor wooden Jacuzzi bath, a shower booth and a steam sauna. Up to five guests.
Kadan Suite with Panoramic Wooden Bath Yamabuki / Suzuran
Kadan Suite with futons, a round panoramic wooden bath and two toilets. Up to four guests.
Kadan Suite with Panoramic Wooden Bath Yugao
Kadan Suite with futons, a square panoramic wooden bath and two toilets. Up to four guests.
Kadan Suite with Panoramic Wooden Bath Yuri
Kadan Suite with twin beds and futons, a round panoramic wooden bath and two toilets. Up to four guests.
Annex Kakou
Spacious Annex suite with twin beds and futons, an open-air big stone bath, an indoor wooden bath, a steam sauna and two toilets. Up to six guests.
Kadan Suite with Panoramic Wooden Bath Ajisai / Rindo
Kadan Suite with a tatami-style bed and futons, an oval panoramic wooden bath, a second indoor wooden bath and two toilets. Up to five guests.
Bettei Suite Akatsuki
Suite in the separate Bettei wing with twin beds and futons, an open-air big stone bath, a wooden bath, a steam sauna and two toilets. Up to six guests.
Bettei Suite Shinonome
The ryokan's largest suite, in the Bettei wing: twin beds and futons, a panoramic stone bath, an indoor bath with a cold plunge, a dry sauna and two toilets. Up to six guests.
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