"MonkeyBoy" <somewildmonkey@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Hey all,
>
> I've got some friends visiting Tokyo in October and would like to take
> them to Hakone for one night at a ryokan.  Can anyone recommend one
> that they've stayed in before?  Preferrably, one with its own onsen and
> dining service, but if not, within walking distance to these things.
> Our target price is aroung 20,000 yen per person.
>
> I've been looking on the net and magazines, but it's difficult to
> really judge from that.
>
> Regards,
>
> MB
>

We always make reservations through the Odakyu Travel Center (Shinjuku 
Station).   You can usually get a Saturday night stay for around 25,000 a 
person including the Odakyu travel pass which give you access to all the 
transportation in the region.  If you get the transportation items 
separately, it can get expensive.  There is a cable car, ship, ropeway and 
my favorite, the Tozan Tetsuo line.  Most ryokan will have the onsen and 
meal included or its not really a ryokan. You want to make sure that you get 
a place that has meal service in your room and separate indoor baths as well 
as rotemburos for men and women.  Some places will alternate times if they 
only have one bath and that's a pain.  A big, middle-of-the road choice is 
Hotel Okada, but its pretty big and might get a little easy to get lost. 
But their outdoor bath is huge and has four different areas to go to.  Hotel 
Yoshiike might be better - the bath isn't a modern but they have a huge 
garden in the back and a couple of private baths as well.  I think their 
food was better.  Both are in Hakone Yumoto.  It will be cheaper if you can 
go on a weekday.