Hubby and I stayed at Ichinoyu Honkan only a couple of weeks ago, and I thought I'd write a review to counter some of the more negative reviews posted here. I found the ryokan a very charming experience. We had a room with a private onsen and a river view. The room itself was great - admittedly it didn't have... more

This ryokan is 300 years old and it shows! Despite a nice location next to the river and being relatively accessible via a short shuttle bus ride from the train station, our overall experience of this ryokan can best be described as one-time only. The rooms were nicely sized, but age and poor maintenance definitely showed. Our room came with... more

I have mixed feeling about this hotel. On one hand, the room we had was pretty cool which has its own hot spring bath outside. This was pretty amazing as you have the view of the creek and forest while sitting in a private hot spring. On the other hand this was the only thing good about this hotel. Specifically... more

We staye 1 night at Ichinoyu because I had to experience what a traditional ryokan was like seeing I was in Japan. I booked through their hotel website. They were very efficient in responding to my email and questions. The place is not far from the Hakone-Yumoto station, only ~20 minutes walk which we did after we checked out. However,... more

The ichinoyu is an experience- it's very authentically japanese. the rooms are traditional (tatami mats, no beds or chairs in the main room, sliding doors, bath with a shower head and no tub ect.) but the bathroom itself is a western style toilet. this is important if you don't like the japanese squat toilets. we stayed in one of the... more

Stayed at Ichinoyu Honkan for one night in late March 2007. There were four of us in the Japanese style room, with a private bath. The room was plenty big enough. We had a private panoramic bath, which was nice, but if you are shy about taking a bath in the open air, here's your warning. No one will see... more

The hotel is famous for its history, over 370 years old, which one can really feel it. By paying a bit exta, I and my wife stayed at the room with private outdoor bath, which is a bit small though. However, every guest can use the private outdoor bath for 30 minutes which is more reasonable in size. The view... more