Next to Hayakawa River and overlooking bamboo hills, Hakone’s Shiunso Ryokan offers luxurious Japanese accommodation with natural hot-spring baths. Traditional multi-course meals and rooms with private open-air baths are featured. Free WiFi is available. All rooms at Ryokan Shiunso have tatami (woven-straw) floors, futon beds and an en suite bathroom. Guests can make a fresh cup of tea or simply listen to the whispering river. In addition to the hotel’s 3 public hot-spring baths, private-use baths can be reserved for a fee. Multi-course meals featuring Japanese specialities are served in guests’ rooms. Fresh seasonal seafood are prepared and acquired by the head chef who goes to the Tsukiji Fish Market on a daily basis. Meals are served on dishware made from bamboo acquired on site. Shiunso is a 15-minute taxi ride from JR Odawara Train Station or a 5-minute drive from Hakone Yumoto Train Station, and free parking is provided. Hakone’s main street is a 15-minute walk away.