We picked this 4 star hotel in the Hakone area because it is rated number 2 for the area on TripAdviser and because of its history. Our assessment is that it is shabby and deserves a "terrible" rating on TripAdviser - our room is large enough but it smells musty, the bathroom has mould and missing grout, the door has a simple push button lock, and there is a doorway into an adjoining room, etc.
The foyer, dining rooms and other areas of the hotel certainly retain their grandeur from when it was built in 1878, but the corridors are very tired. Unfortunately the pictures on line do not show these failings. The outside of the hotel is very impressive, but the inside is disappointing especially in comparison to our last hotel.
We traveled from Takayama to Nygoya Station where we changed to a bullet train, but there was an hour and a half wait. At Odawara Station we caught a local bus which should have taken 30 minutes, but took close to an hour because of heavy traffic. The area is a weekend getaway for Tokyo residents and the roads were all very busy. Tomorrow we will explore the area.
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