Staying at Kowakien Tenyu (Hakone, Japan)

[@nancyle3514]

Would you recommend this place? On the scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate this place and the food?

[@igorealism]

It is a really good place. It is not the best ryokan I ever stayed at, but it is a good choice for the area, especially if you have vegetarians in your party. Personally, I prefer smaller places, this one was huge.

[@bennydeguzman7668]

how much did you pay. Did you have a private onsen in your room ?

[@igorealism]

It was "Superior Room with Open-Air Bath" with both breakfast and dinner included booked on booking.com. We booked it right after Japan started to allow foreign tourists in. At that time domestic tourism only started to pick up, so some places offered heavy discounts that combined with favorable usd to yen exchange rate got us a pretty sweat deal. At the moment, you can get a room starting at $450+ without dinner and $570+ with dinner for 2 if you shop around (I would check Agoda and booking.com to start with). Availability is a bit tight at the moment though.