Kitchen & dining

koti hakone has a commercial-grade kitchen and a big table the whole group can sit around. Cook with groceries you bring, book a private chef, or grill in the garden. This page covers the kitchen equipment and tools, how to arrange meals, and how to sort your trash.

Dinner for a large group at the big table (evening)

The big table

The big table in the living and dining room seats 16 as is. Slide the square table from the corner into the middle and up to 20 people can gather around one table. With everyone at the same table, it's ideal for dinners on group trips, company trips and training camps. After the meal, it works just as well for meetings or board games.

＋ ZoomFirst-floor (1F) plan, with the big table in the center

The big table and its lighting The dining area at night (before the chairs were replaced)

Commercial-grade kitchen

The kitchen is commercial-grade, so it can handle cooking for a crowd.

The kitchen Shelf with microwave, rice cooker and coffee maker Sink and large dishwasher Three-burner IH cooktop

Equipment

Cookware and utensils

Tableware

Along with Japanese and Western tableware, we also have some antique pieces. There are 4 high chairs for kids.

Dish cabinet (plates, bowls, mugs, glasses) Extra-large platters, deep dishes and donburi bowls for family-style meals Antique teacups and Western plates Antique tableware with cake Children's tableware and food storage containers Oven mitts and kitchen tools

Seasonings and supplies

Seasonings not listed above may not be available, and even the ones listed may have run out. Please bring any seasonings you want to use.

What we don't provide

We don't stock coffee, black tea or green tea. There is a coffee maker, a coffee grinder and an electric kettle, so if you'd like a cup, please bring your own coffee beans, tea bags and so on.

• Coffee beans or ground coffee
• Black tea or green tea (tea bags, loose leaf)
• Ice
• Bottled drinking water (the tap water is safe to drink)

Ways to use the kitchen

The kitchen has everything you need to prepare and clean up after a meal for a large group. Here are a few ideas.

• Rice: The 10-cup rice cooker makes rice for a crowd in one go.
• Breakfast: The 4-slice toaster and 8-cup coffee maker make for a quick morning. Please bring your own coffee beans.
• With kids: Use the hot plate or hot sandwich maker and cook right at the table.
• Cleanup: There's a large dishwasher, and detergent tablets are provided.
• Paired with BBQ: Do the prep in the kitchen and the grilling in the covered BBQ area.

Handy things to bring

• Ice and drinks
• Coffee beans and tea
• Seasonings you use often (the basic seasonings may have run out)

Arranging meals

Private chef

We can introduce you to 3 private chefs who partner with koti hakone. Some of them can also take care of the grocery shopping. Most chefs charge from ¥8,000 per person for groups of 6 or more, plus the chef's travel costs (about ¥20,000–¥40,000 from central Tokyo). Contact us through our LINE official account and we'll introduce 3 recommended chefs. Please settle the date and menu directly with the chef. There's no deadline, but we recommend reaching out at least one month ahead (especially early for Saturdays). For details, see Private chef.

Grocery delivery

So you can stock up even without a car, the following delivery services are available.

Please check prices and how to order with each service. For how to use the BBQ, see Garden, BBQ & campfire. BBQ Wakita takes orders up to 5 days ahead, from ¥3,000 per serving, generally for 8 servings or more.

Grocery shopping

The nearest supermarket closes at 6:00 pm and is on the small side. If you're coming by car, we recommend shopping at a supermarket on the way, in Odawara (小田原) or Gotemba (御殿場).

Eating out and breakfast

Restaurants in the area close early, so we recommend booking ahead. koti hakone does not make restaurant reservations on guests' behalf. For breakfast, try Cafe Dining LÜDERA or Hakone Emoa Terrace (箱根 エモア・テラス). If you forgot to order a birthday cake, our Owner's Blog post Forgot to order a birthday cake? (in Japanese) lists shops in Hakone and Gotemba where you can buy a whole cake on the day.

Breakfast and snacks for sale at the house

To make your morning easier, we sell food at the house. Please pay using the payment link in the Stay Guide.

What's in the breakfast bread set (¥1,000 per set, excl. tax): 2 slices of sandwich bread; 1 each of raisin bread, a Kaiser roll, a mini brown-sugar roll, a butter roll and a mini croissant; and 1 each of strawberry jam, blueberry jam and butter.

Pasta and breakfast bread

Sorting your trash

Please sort your trash as follows and put it in the bins. The bins are in the kitchen. Spare trash bags are under the storage shelf.

• Burnable trash (there are 2 bins)
• Cans and bottles
• PET bottles
• Non-burnable trash
• Cardboard: please flatten it and leave it next to the bins

For longer stays, please take your trash to the garbage station to the left of the entrance. At check-out, our cleaning team would be very grateful if you could load your used dishes into the dishwasher and run it.