Hakone Kogen hotel vs HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -
Both are in Hakone, 860 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★★
Hakone Kogen hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.7 Very good
- Location score
- 3.2
- Score by category
- 4 of 13
Guesthouse
HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -
- Guest rating
- 7.3 Good
- Location score
- 4.7
- Score by category
- 4 of 13
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 4 categories. Your priorities decide. 860 m apart.
Choose Hakone Kogen hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.7 / 7.3)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 62 / 27)
Choose HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE - if you want
- to walk to the sights (4.2 km / 4.9 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (10 / 1)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 27 / 62)
Why is Hakone Kogen hotel better than HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.7 vs 7.3)+1.4
- 2Earlier check-in (15:00 vs 16:00)−1h
Why is HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE - better than Hakone Kogen hotel?
- 1More guest reviews (476 vs 10), so the rating is more reliable×48
- 29 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+9
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 39 vs 15)+24
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Hakone Kogen hotel vs HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -: which hotel is better? | Hakone Kogen hotel | HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE - |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.7 +1.4 | 7.3 |
| Location | 3.2 | 4.7 +1.5 |
| Public transport | – | 9.3 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.6 +1.3 | 7.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.7 +1.4 | 7.3 |
| Number of reviews | 10 | 476 +466 |
| Google rating | – | 3.6/5 |
| Google reviews | – | 151 |
| Rank in Hakone | bottom 49% +47% | bottom 2% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 3.2 | 4.7 +1.5 |
| Distance to the centre | 4.9 km | 4.2 km −770 m |
| To public transport | – | 290 m |
| To the airport | 80 km | 79 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 1 | 10 +9 |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★ | – |
| Rooms | 62 | 27 |
| Listed amenities | – | 4 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 15:00 −1h | 16:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
860 m apart
Hakone Kogen hotel: city centre: 4.9 km, Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND): 80 km, 1 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -: city centre: 4.2 km, Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND): 79 km, 10 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Hakone Kogen hotel or HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -: common questions
Which is better, Hakone Kogen hotel or HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -?
They are evenly matched. Hakone Kogen hotel is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Hakone; HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE - is stronger in number of reviews, location score, distance to the centre.
Which is cheaper, Hakone Kogen hotel or HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE - is closer: 4.2 km from the centre, against 4.9 km for Hakone Kogen hotel.
How far apart are Hakone Kogen hotel and HESTA Hakone - GUEST HOUSE -?
The two hotels are 860 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score