Rooms & spaces

koti hakone is a private villa in a quiet vacation-home area of Sengokuhara, Hakone. It began life in 1980 as a Scandinavian-style company retreat and was renovated in 2024. The building has more than 350 m² of space, and we host just one group per night. It sleeps 21 as standard, and up to 26 with futons.

The first floor (1F) is where everyone gathers: the living and dining room, the kitchen, the large bath with natural hot spring water, the kids' room and more. The second floor (2F) has five bedrooms and the playroom; all sleeping areas are upstairs. On this page you'll find the floor plans, a look at each room, how the bedding is arranged, heating and cooling, amenities, and the equipment you can borrow.

Blue sofa by the living room window

Floor plans

＋ Zoom1F floor plan ＋ Zoom2F floor plan

First floor (1F)

Entrance

Please take off your shoes at the entrance and change into slippers. No outdoor shoes on the blue carpet. There's a shoe dryer for shoes that get wet in rain or snow. You'll also find a check-in tablet here, but if you've submitted your guest registration in advance, you don't need to use it.

Inside the entrance

Living and dining room

At the heart of 1F is the fully carpeted living and dining room. The big table seats 16 as is. Add the square corner table to it and up to 20 people can sit together. It works for both meals and meetings. For more on meals, see Kitchen & dining.

There's a sofa by the window. You're welcome to play the upright piano. Please don't eat or drink near the piano.

The big table and its lighting Blue sofa by the window Someone playing the piano

Kitchen

A commercial-grade kitchen with a three-burner induction (IH) cooktop, a large dishwasher, a rice cooker that makes 10 go (cups) of rice, and more. For the full list of equipment and tableware, see Kitchen & dining.

The kitchen Three-burner IH cooktop

Kids' room

Behind the kitchen is a room just for kids. It has handmade monkey bars built by a craftsman, a slide, a ball pit, a kids' trampoline, building blocks and more than 100 picture books. Next door is a kids' toilet with a child seat.

A child on the monkey bars in the kids' room Slide and picture-book shelves in the kids' room Kids' toilet with child seat

Large bath and shower room

The large bath has a tub fed by a free-flowing hot spring (big enough for several people at once) and three showers. It isn't divided by gender, so many groups take turns by time slot. Please don't turn off the ventilation fan. For details on the spring water and the sauna, see Hot spring & sauna.

The shower room is for one person and has its own washbasin. It's a paid extra (¥4,400 per night, tax included). Please use the amenities from the large bath.

The tub in the large bath Changing room and towel shelves

Shower room (for one person) Washbasin in the shower room

Laundry room

A front-loading washing machine and a gas dryer (8 kg) are free to use. Drying takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. There's no cleaning or towel change during your stay, so if you're staying several nights, please use the laundry room.

Washing machine and dryer

1F restrooms

On 1F there's a heated women's restroom and a multipurpose restroom (with a child seat) in front of the kids' room.

Restroom

Cloakroom

A room for bags and coats, next to the 1F restrooms and across from the laundry room. It has a clothes rack and hangers.

Terrace

The terrace opens off the living room, and there are sandals for it. Stairs lead down from the terrace into the garden. Smoking is allowed only on the terrace or at the smoking area in the 1F BBQ area. For how to use the garden, see Garden, BBQ & campfire.

Terrace

Second floor (2F)

Stairs up to 2F

Bedroom 1–5

There are five bedrooms. Every room has single beds, and each closet holds an extra bed (a roll-up slatted base and a tri-fold mattress). The upper level of the closet can be used as a semi-single bed about 170 cm long, a built-in closet bed best suited to smaller adults and children. The window-side sitting area (hiroen) has a towel rack. In winter, we provide electric heated mattress pads.

• Bedroom 1: 3 guests standard, up to 5
• Bedrooms 2–5: 2 guests standard, up to 3

Three beds in Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 Relaxing in the window-side sitting area

Playroom

The playroom is a second living room on 2F. Its smart TV lets you watch YouTube, Netflix and more with your own accounts. Broadcast TV channels aren't available. There are board games too, including The Game of Life (人生ゲーム), Catan (with the 5–6 player expansion), Jenga, ito, Coyote and Insider. Lay out the four mattresses from the closet and it doubles as a bedroom.

Playroom Board games in the playroom Bedding in the playroom

2F washroom and restrooms

The washroom has two washbasins and two low-heat hair dryers. There are two restrooms on 2F.

• Men's restroom: 2 urinals and 1 stall
• Women's restroom: In front of the playroom, with a toilet and washbasin together

Two washbasins on 2F 2F men's restroom (2 urinals, 1 stall) Women's restroom in front of the playroom Washbasin in front of the women's restroom

Gym

A workout space on 2F. Along with an adjustable bench and bench rack and a pull-up/dip stand, there are dumbbells, a balance ball and a mirror, so you can get in some light exercise during your stay.

The 2F gym

Bedding layout

＋ ZoomMaximum bedding for each 2F room ＋ ZoomSize of the built-in closet bed (semi-single)

Bedrooms 2–5 each have two single beds plus one extra bed from the closet, for up to 3 guests per room. Lay out the 5 futon sets in the window-side sitting areas of the bedrooms or on top of the semi-single bed in the upper level of the closet.

• Standard capacity is 21 guests. With futons, up to 26 can stay.
• Children under 2 who don't use their own bedding stay free, up to 4 children (they aren't counted in the guest total).
• The semi-single bed in the upper level of the closet (about 170 cm) is best for smaller adults and children.
• Using more bedding than your booked number of guests costs ¥8,000 per bedding set.

Heating, cooling and staying warm in winter

Here's what the house has for heating and cooling:

• Air conditioners (each bedroom, the kids' room and the living room)
• 2 gas heaters
• Kerosene heaters (winter only; in the living room and on the 2F stairway)
• 2 infrared heaters (winter only)
• Electric heated mattress pads (bedrooms, in winter)
• Heated women's restroom (1F)

Winters in Sengokuhara drop below freezing, and it snows. When using the heaters, please open a window to air out the room every 1 to 2 hours. The house has carbon monoxide alarms. For more on winter stays, see koti through the seasons.

Amenities

Bath towels and face towels are in the changing room of the large bath. We provide one bath towel and one face towel per person per night, for up to 2 nights. We can't provide extra towels for stays of 3 nights or more, or if you use more than one a day, so please wash them in the laundry room's washing machine and gas dryer (free of charge).

• Pajamas aren't provided. Please bring your own.
• Mobile reception is weak inside the building, so please use the Wi-Fi (545 Mbps on Airbnb's speed test).

Hair dryer and bottles

Equipment to borrow

The items below are kept in the storeroom under the stairs, and you're welcome to use them during your stay.

Discussion using the display and whiteboard

Accessibility

koti hakone is not barrier-free. There are steps inside and outdoor stairs. All bedrooms are on 2F, and there's no elevator. If anyone in your group has difficulty with stairs, please contact us on our LINE official account before booking.

Explanation of the steps

Areas for pets

Small dogs (10 kg or under) are welcome, up to 4 dogs, at ¥3,000 per dog per night (tax included). Pets may stay on 1F and outdoors only; they can't go up to 2F. Indoors, please use a diaper or a cage. We provide a cage and pee pads. For details, see Staying with dogs.