It takes a little walking after the 1St stop on the cable car. Get off on the right side! walking straight from gora is a bad idea! Great in the reverse direction thou. The common area is fantastic! N the room is better than any one off those in Tokyo. Meals are unbelievable. onsen wise, don't miss it! The private... More

Lalaca is a fantastic cosy place, really loved their warm hospitality. They took time to explain how everything worked in the hotel. Unlike a bigger setup, in a small ryokan there was a lot of attention to details & guests needs. English is limited, just email to them - Kazu will help you, there are a few others who also... More

Amazing food, gorgeous hot springs, great scenery, traditional Japanese tatami rooms, good location, you name it, Lalaca has it. We stayed here for one night as a transit stop in Hakone and we regret not spending another night here. The standard package included dinner and breakfast, and these were the best meals we had during our whole trip in Japan.... More

Stayed at Lalaca for 2 nights and yes, I agree with the reviewers that Kazu was helpful, the lobby area was very picturesque with full glass windows looking out to the trees and a very scenic view. What we were disappointed with was really where our room was situated. We knew we were going to get a room where we... More

Stayed here for 2 nights after extensively researching on TA. Yes it is expensive but it is worth it. Emailed kasu, the owner via their website and made the booking for a japanese/western room since it is a bigger room with a raised bed and a shower. He was extremely helpful and managed to take into account my wife's vegetarian... More

We booked Lalaca as we wanted to try out a Ryokan and see the lakes and Mt Fuji. Tripadvisor reviews suggested this was an easy introduction to a traditional style ryokan with an onsen bath. We expected a basic Japanese “bed & breakfast” establishment, the price seemed very reasonable for dinner, bed and a full Japanese breakfast so our expectations... More

This place was great. The hotel is very easily accessible from the cable car station. I believe you can alight either at Gora or the station before Gora. It takes only abt 5 mins to reach the hotel from the station. The food was great too and the staff are very very friendly and polite (as with most of the... More

We booked Lalaca after reading these wonderful reviews here on Trip Advisor and we were absolutely satisfied! After stressful weeks in Tokyo and Niigata we stayed in Lalaca for 2 nights with dinner and breakfast included both nights (May 2010). It was the best of the 4 hotels we stayed at during our trip. We asked the staff at Gora... More

Location - WARNING: Don't follow its location on google UK map, it's wrong. We spent 1.5 hours roaming around the wrong area (Kowakidani) and ended up taking a taxi. - It's really near (5 mins walk) from Gora station, great for touristing Hakone. Service - It's like a hotel rather than a traditional Ryokan, no soul. They sit in the... More