Hakone Gora KARAKU is a 70-room ryokan run by ORIX Hotels & Resorts in Gora, Hakone, split between an East and a West wing. Every room has its own hot-spring open-air bath, and standard rooms are about 56 m² including the balcony. The hotel has two view open-air baths fed by a chloride spring, which swap between men and women, plus three private baths bookable for ¥5,000 per hour. Dinner is a seasonal Japanese course based on kaiseki in the main dining room Mutsuki, with a grill restaurant, Tomura, as an alternative. A free shuttle runs twice a day from JR Odawara Station on advance online booking.

Hakone Gora KARAKU

箱根強羅佳ら久

Rate

US$348 – US$702 per person

US$695 – US$1,400 for 2 guests (1 room)

Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast — an earlier figure, rounded after a currency conversion, not a current quote. Treat it as a rough level and check live prices. Shown in US dollars, converted from the yen the property quotes at the Oct 7, 2026 reference rate; the booking site charges at its own rate.

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The stay

Private bath: Every room has one

Practical details

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Getting there: Free shuttle bus between JR Odawara Station and the hotel, twice a day, booked online in advance; about 45-50 min (90-120 min in peak-season traffic). Departures from Odawara 12:15 and 15:15; Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Room capacity: 2-3 guests depending on room type (Standard Room 2-3; KARAKU Room 2); Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Dinner: Seasonal Japanese full course based on traditional kaiseki, served in the main dining room Mutsuki (dinner 17:00-21:30); a grill restaurant, Tomura, is also on site; Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026
Breakfast: Japanese breakfast built around seasonal rice, served in the main dining room Mutsuki (7:30-10:00); Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Oct 8, 2026

Tattoos, special diets, accessibility and solo stays: see “Before you book: what the property officially says” below.

Before you book: what the property officially says

Answers taken from the property’s or its operator’s official website, with the exact wording. We only show what the site states.

Tattoos

Shared baths: Tattoos not allowed — Show the property’s wording
※刺青・タトゥーのあるお客さまのご入浴はお断りしております。
The property’s own words · Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Sep 29, 2026

Private bathing for tattooed guests: not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.

Dietary needs

Not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.

Accessibility

Step-free guest room: Partly — Show the property’s wording
上質感と利便性を兼ね備えたお部屋で、ご高齢や車椅子をご利用の方も心置きなく「佳ら久」でのひとときをお過ごしいただけます。
The property’s own words · Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Sep 29, 2026
Accessible bath: Partly — Show the property’s wording
移乗台を備えた客室露天風呂をしつらえました。
The property’s own words · Source: gora-karaku.orixhotelsandresorts.com · Checked Sep 29, 2026

Step-free entrance, Accessible toilet: not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.

Travelling solo

Not clearly stated on the official site — ask the property before booking.

Against the 179

Size: 70 rooms— Just over the median of 28; the 179 run 1 to 508
Award: One MICHELIN Key
Type: Modern brand— 77 of 179
Where: Kanagawa

The catalogue’s own axis

3 Keys7 stays
2 Keys23 stays
1 Key113 stays
Relais & Châteaux15 stays
The Ryokan Collection46 stays

One MICHELIN Key — the largest group in the catalogue.

For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is Hakone Kairai at 1 room, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.

Nearby

Gora Park

≈ 0.4 km away · Garden

Hakone Museum of Art

≈ 0.7 km away · Garden

Hakone Open-Air Museum

≈ 0.7 km away · Museum

Owakudani

≈ 2.3 km away · Volcanic valley

Pola Museum of Art

≈ 2.7 km away · Museum

The red torii gate of Hakone Shrine standing in Lake Ashi

Lake Ashi & Hakone Shrine

≈ 5.6 km away · Lakeside

Distances are in a straight line from this property, not travel times. Locations from OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Photos: Daderot (CC0) · © Big Ben in Japan (CC BY-SA 2.0) · © Suicasmo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · © Guilhem Vellut (CC BY 2.0) · © Rlbberlin (CC BY 3.0)

About the ratings

1 KEY

One MICHELIN Key

The MICHELIN Guide's distinction for hotels — a Key, not a star — for the places its inspectors judge among the most special to stay.

Good to know

Are meals included in the rate?

The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.

Does every room have a private bath?

Yes — every room has its own private bath.

How many rooms does Hakone Gora KARAKU have?

Hakone Gora KARAKU has 70 rooms.

How do you get to Hakone Gora KARAKU?

Free shuttle bus between JR Odawara Station and the hotel, twice a day, booked online in advance; about 45-50 min (90-120 min in peak-season traffic). Departures from Odawara 12:15 and 15:15

How many guests can stay in one room at Hakone Gora KARAKU?

2-3 guests depending on room type (Standard Room 2-3; KARAKU Room 2)

What are the dinner arrangements at Hakone Gora KARAKU?

Seasonal Japanese full course based on traditional kaiseki, served in the main dining room Mutsuki (dinner 17:00-21:30); a grill restaurant, Tomura, is also on site

What are the breakfast arrangements at Hakone Gora KARAKU?

Japanese breakfast built around seasonal rice, served in the main dining room Mutsuki (7:30-10:00)

How do I book Hakone Gora KARAKU?

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