Fujiya Hotel מלון

Incredible hotel that takes you back years behind. History just flows around you. the hall and all the common spaces are incredibly charming. Rooms are spacious and charming as well. spa very nice as well and even if dated it has a charm that its hard to find everywhere else. Reminded me the Grand Budapest Hotel. Breakfast it's very good and the restaurant hall is beautiful as well. The hotel and grounds are absolutely stunning. Japanese and English gardens, Hot spring Onsens and hot spring fed swimming pools. This place is a real throwback to old world luxury. Over the years world leaders, and royalty have stayed here. The staff are incredible and I'm just in awe of this place. I can't recommend it enough.

This is one of Japan's most famous resort hotels. I have stayed here overnight and also came back years later just for lunch. It is worth going out of your way to get here. I came both times by taking the Shinkansen bullet train to Odawara station, where you transfer to the local train to Miyanoshita. The lobby is old fashioned with lovely woodwork. The main dining room dates from the 1930's I believe. I had a huge bedroom. The whole place has a somewhat rustic, faded elegance that brings back the days that President Franklin Roosevelt and other luminaries stayed here. The Fujiya itself has wonderful gardens and facilities for relaxation, but be sure to take the ride from Miyanoshita up into the mountains to see Mt. Fuji from Owakudani. In the summer you can ride on boats on a lake. After World War II the Fujiya was commissioned by the American military for several years to be a retreat for U.S. soldiers on duty in Japan. How lucky they were to stay there. I have heard that the best way to get a good price here is to wait to make your booking until after you arrive in Japan, and call the hotel directly. The staff spoke English well. Japanese hospitality at its finest. Lovely large heritage hotel, without repeating my previous reviews of the Fujiya there is not too much more to praise but ensure when staying you have a drink in Bar Victoria in the evening, classic old