Dormy Inn Express Fujisan Gotemba

Was a bit concerned about staying here as we were using public transport but I shouldn't have worried. The hotel advised taking a taxi but as there were 6 of us and luggage, that was not feasible. We arrived at Gotemba Station and went to the nearby Information Bureau, where we bought two-day Hakone freepasses for that day and the next (we would be visiting Hakone the next day). There was a free shuttle from stand 4 which took us to Chichibunomiya Memorial Park, a few steps from the hotel. We dropped off the luggage before check-in, and then used the freepass to hop the bus to the Gotemba Outlets that afternoon - much shopping was done, late lunch and a wonderful view of Mt Fuji. Then used the pass to get back to the hotel. The first thing we did after collecting our luggage and going to the rooms was to go to the roof for the footbath - bliss! Two of our party then went for the onsen - the others were a bit shy to get naked but the baths are gender segregated and honestly no one cares what you look like, just make sure you follow the instructions for taking a public bath. Each room has a bag with your individual towels, either to use in your room or to take to the onsen. You are given a code to enter the onsen,- the anteroom to the baths has lockers for your clothes, shoes etc and dressing tables with facial products, hair ties, hairdyers and weight scales. The onsen was the highlight of my stay, Not only warm inside bath, but warm outdoor bath, cool bath and sauna. Afterwards there are free ice creams/ice blocks to consume in the afternoon/evening or probiotic drinks/yakult in the morning. There are free drinks in the lounge/restaurant area in the afternoon and then free ramen at night from 9.30pm. The view of Mt Fuji from the rooftop in the morning as the first sunrays hit was beautiful. There is a pancake cafe a few doors down to the right, and a convenience store/gas station a little further along.

The location is a bit out of the way if you are not driving. However, it's convenient if you drive. It's only a few minutes drive from Gotemba Outlet. There are plenty of parking lots. The facilities are excellent for the price that we paid. Even though there isn't much around the hotel, there are enough things in the hotel to keep us occupied. We could enjoy the onsen, the footbath on the roof top and there is even a reading room outside the onsen with a huge collection of anime. The best part was the free raman supper and the ice cream. There are also washing machines and dryer. Washing machines are free and dryer is charged at very reasonable price.

The hotel is new and modern, very clean. Lots of facilities. Love the foot bath at the roof top, it faces Mount Fuji. I took lots of great photo up there I also enjoyed the onsen everyday during my stay. I requested our rooms ( we have 3 rooms) to be closer, the staff put us side by side.

I loved this hotel. The dormy inn brand doesn't fail to deliver. The rooms were small but sufficient. 4A2C for a twin rooms was good. We enjoyed the bath house and onsen. Footbath with a. View of Fuji was great. Laundry mat was free as well. Staffs were helpful despite they speak mostly japanese but google translator was there to help. They offer bag transfer to my hotel and they helped me to fill up with much thanks.

The hotel is new and very clean! We love the breakfast, onsen, popsicles, yakult drinks and ramen! The staff are very polite and helpful too. Their service is always very fast when we called to get something delivered to our room. We have stayed in otaru dormy inn before and gotemba’s dormy inn is way above our previous experience!