root hakone vs Hakone Saryo Kintoki
Both are in Hakone, 300 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hostel★★★★★Gotemba
root hakone
- Guest rating
- 8.2 Very good
- Location score
- 4.2
- Score by category
- 4 of 13
Hotel★★★★★Gotemba
Hakone Saryo Kintoki
- Guest rating
- 8.3 Very good
- Location score
- 2.7
- Score by category
- 4 of 13
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 4 categories. Your priorities decide. 300 m apart.
Choose root hakone if you want
- more restaurants on the doorstep
Choose Hakone Saryo Kintoki if you want
- the more consistently praised stay
Why is root hakone better than Hakone Saryo Kintoki?
- 1More guest reviews (335 vs 33), so the rating is more reliable×10
- 222 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+22
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 58 vs 33)+25
Why is Hakone Saryo Kintoki better than root hakone?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| root hakone vs Hakone Saryo Kintoki: which hotel is better? | root hakone | Hakone Saryo Kintoki |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Location | 4.2 +1.5 | 2.7 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.2 | 8.4 +0.2 |
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.3 +0.1 |
| Number of reviews | 335 +302 | 33 |
| Rank in Hakone | top 85% | top 73% +12% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.2 +1.5 | 2.7 |
| Distance to Gotemba centre | 7.8 km | 7.6 km −200 m |
| To the airport | 63 km | 64 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 28 +22 | 6 |
| Sights within 1 km | 3 +2 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Rooms | 9 | 7 |
| Floors | 2 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2023 | – |
| Listed amenities | 8 | – |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | – |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Families with children | ✓ | ✓ |
| Couples | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spa & relaxation | ✓ | ✓ |
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Location
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root hakone or Hakone Saryo Kintoki: common questions
Which is better, root hakone or Hakone Saryo Kintoki?
They are evenly matched. root hakone is stronger in number of reviews, location score, restaurants within 500 m; Hakone Saryo Kintoki is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Hakone.
Which is cheaper, root hakone or Hakone Saryo Kintoki?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Hakone Saryo Kintoki is closer: 7.6 km from the centre, against 7.8 km for root hakone.
How far apart are root hakone and Hakone Saryo Kintoki?
The two hotels are 300 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