Hot-spring baths look out on Hakone’s mountain forests at HAKONE GORA ONSEN Hotel Kasansui, 550 metres from Sounzan Train Station. Massages and Japanese cuisine are offered. Rooms are Western-style, with an LCD TV and a private bath. Simple but bright, the heated rooms at Kasansui Hotel include a fridge and an electric kettle with green tea. Most look out on woods or mountains. The hotel offers free transfers to/from nearby Sounzan Train Station as well as Gora Train Station, 1.4 km away. Owakudani Volcanic Valley is a 10-minute drive, and Lake Ashi is a 30-minute drive. Parking is free. The cosy fireplace lounge has free wired internet, and the 24-hour front desk provides luggage storage. Hanakomichi Restaurant serves Japanese breakfast and a Japanese dinner set.