Hakone National Park Travel guide

Transportation: Odakyu Railway

Take train from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Hakone-Yumoto station 箱根湯本

By Limited Express "Romancecar"(reserved seats): 1 hour and 25 minutes

By express train (non-reserved seats): 1 hr. and 50 min.

Ticket: Hakone Freepass (by express trains only)

From Odawara 3,900 yen for 2day pass and 4,400 yen for 3 day pass.
From Shinjuku 5,000 yen for 2 day pass and 5,500 yen for 3 day pass.

This pass includes unlimited travel on 7 different transportation within Hakone area, including designated bus service, Sightseeing cruise (Pirate boat ride), Ropeway, cablecar and Tozan trains and one round-trip between your departure station and Odawara Station on the Odakyu Line. Some attraction also offers discount for Hakone freepass holders.

The details you can find it from below link,

http://www.odakyu.jp/english/freepass/hakone_01.html

Accommodation : Lakeside Inn Charlotte in Hakone National Park

http://www.charlotte2.yad.jp/english.html

Direction to reach this inn : Reach at Hakone-Yumoto railway station. Take Hakone Toza bus to Moto-Hakone-Pier 元箱根港direction and get off at Moto-Hakone Bus Stop. Facing to the lake and walk to your right, then pass the Police Box of Moto-Hakone and just 5 houses away from Police Box on your left hand side.

This inn is in a pinkish building with terrace facing to beautiful Lake Ashi. The owner and staff are nice and helpful. The location is very conveinent to reach bus stop or the pier. The room is big enough especially compared to the hotel rooms in Tokyo. They have both Western and Japanese style rooms available. All rooms are with bathrooms and toilets. Free internet access is available in lobby and some rooms.

Twin-bed western-style room with mountian view

They also serve nice western-style breakfast

as well as delicious traditional japanese-style dinner (with Alaskan crab-legs) at their restaurant.

Oi-shi ! (Yummy!)