Hotel Koryu

A cost efficient way of staying at a Japanese style tatami accommodation. There were a lot of small touches such as complimentary japanese snacks and candy on arrival, free coffee, a manga club onsite (new), private bath that we opted in and booked before arrival (3000yen), cosy room with futon beds and lovely view of Lake Kawaguchi. Yukatas and slippers were provided. There was a free shuttle van that picked us up from Kawaguchiko station (from 3pm to 5pm - you go to the tourist centre from the station and tell them to call hotel directly). It was a 5 to 6 min drive. Convenient if you have lots of bags. Then in morning, 8am to 10am, you can go to station via the van (reservations are required due to limited seats). The hotel is a bit dated but its the style of it. Private bath on L3 (reservations required) was hot and relaxing! We also used the table tennis area and killed time there along with borrowing manga from the manga club. Souvenir shop near reception and with a vending machine plus free amenities. Coin laundry next to public bath on L1. There was a kids zone area too and karaoke (reservations required). Breakfast and dinner with a variety of western and japanese options and free unlimited local sake, beer and soft drinks etc and dessert. There are last entries for both meals so keep note. Stayed for 2 nights and same buffet food but they gave us special service like steak and salmon salad as a bonus.

The check in process easy and welcoming. They gave us lolly bags to fill up as many treats from the selection of Japanese treats to try. Collect all you need (Yukata, bathroom supplies- toothpaste, hair brush etc) to take to your room. Small gift shop. The huge MANGA LIBRARY is next level amazing. My boys were thrilled with this. We didn't use the inhouse onsen. Room very spacious- traditional ryokan. Toilet separate from bathroom. Kids happy with futon on the floor. We had single beds that fold into the wall. Dinner buffet in house was fantastic. Superb choice of Japanese cuisine. Kids loved the automatic pancake machine and ate endless sashimi. They have all you can drink soda, wine, sake and premix. Great seeing people in their slippers and yukata at dinner. Breakfast both traditional and western offereings too. Easy access to walk the lake and to town. The Ropeway (cableway) is a short walk and we were blessed with perfect views of Mt Fuji from the observation top.

Liked the location, great views of the lake, and relatively quiet, but still close to everything. Great service and communication with the staff, lots of interesting free snacks during the day. Public bath facilities are excellent (apart from rest areas). Manga library space was awesome.

Hotel was in a superb location across the road from the lake and walking distance to town. Our room had a beautiful view of the mountains and the lake. Loved the Japanese style bedroom with tatami floor. Breakfast and diner were buffet style and lots of choice for anyone. Dinner included free wine/beer/high ball/ and sake. Lovely outdoor onsen with view of the lake and mountain. did not try the indoor onsen. Hotel also has free shuttle to Kawaguchiko station.But the best part was the staff who were very obliging and super helpful. A particular thank you to Jeremy, at reception, who exceeded our expectations and helped us book our bus ticket to Tokyo. He saved our day, because had we not booked it prior to going to the station, we would have missed out as the bus was completely full. Thank you Jeremy, you are a great ambassador to Hotel Koryu and they are lucky to have you.

Amazing stay at Hotel Koryu. The whole experience was the best! Its possibly one of the nicest experiences I’ve had at a hotel. When we arrived we walked to the hotel from the station which was about 20mins and not a difficult walk. It was a lovely day which helped! The staff went out of their way to help us and allowed us to drop in our bags before check in so we could wander without them. We stayed in the standard Japanese style room and it was perfect. I requested a lake view which they granted us. It was so beautiful. We had dinner included which was lovely, lots to choose from including plenty of options for drinks. This was my first onsen experience and it did not disappoint. The private onsen was out of service and myself and my partner both have tattoos but they were happy for us to use the public onsens. We went after dinner and in the morning. Great way to start the day! The hotel give you little bags to pick up some Japanese snacks at reception which is a nice touch. Check out was easy and we used the shuttle bus to get back to Kawaguchiko station. The staff at reception even noticed we had lots of coins and changed them all into notes for us so we didn’t have heavy change to carry around.