Reviews of Atami Korakuen Hotel 4 stars

This is truly such a beautiful hotel! Especially the spa is the highlight, offering stunning views of Atami and the sea. There’s literally everything in the hotel one could need: shops for souvenirs and food, restaurants, a pudding shop etc. I would definitely love to stay here again one day!

The aqua spa

Dinner buffet was terrible

Shuttle bus to and from Atami station. Breakfast and hot spring included in the price. The outside bath overlooking ocean was ever so relaxing.

Everything! Enormous facility with amazing food and spa

Location was a little far from anything else so required a car

Helpful staff

None

I booked an ocean view but didnt have one. Then I booked an ocean view while at the property

Amazing property with lots on offer for guests and fantastic views. From the get go, you are promised a relaxing stay with a regular shuttle bus ready to meet you at the station. Transfer to the hotel is seamless, check in was easy. Hotel information has been prepared in many different languages and I was provided with an English map and information booklet which was really helpful. There are 2 sections to the hotel, Aqua Square and the Tower. The connection between the two requires a quick outdoor (but sheltered) walk. The room had plenty of space for luggage, a really comfortable bed and I enjoyed the layout of the bathroom area. The toilet and shower were separate which I was really impressed with. The hotel provides all sorts of amenities in room, including shampoo, conditioner, body soap gel, hair tonic, skin lotion and face cream, hair dryer, tooth brush and tooth paste. There was also an amenities bar provided on the main floor from which you could freely pick up stuff like a hair brush, q tips, hair bands etc. The hotel also provides loungewear and slippers for you, and it’s so fun being dressed the same as all the other guests. As a solo traveller it made me feel a little less lonely. There are 2 bath spaces, one in the tower (which is the free public bath) the other is a paid onsen in Aqua Square called Fuaa Spa. As a hotel guest you are given a discounted rate to enter the Spa and I HIGHLY recommend you go. The standing bath offers amazing views, the relaxation spaces are divine and the stone saunas are well maintained. Dinner and breakfast were a buffet in the hotel restaurant, but there were al a crate options on offer as well. There are several other stores inside the hotel from which you can buy sweets and souvenirs. On all the buffet items there was an English food label PLUS allergen information which I was so grateful for. Also the VARIETY was fantastic, I was a total dumpling by time I finished my dinner.

The shuttle bus only seems to stop at Atami Station and the hotel, given Atami is so steep and hilly I would have loved for there to be like an “Atami sightseeing” bus circuit (even if just once a day) offered around checkout time that dropped you off at the top of the hill and you could make your own way back down and to the station (but I’m really reaching with this “didn’t like”) The pillows were Japanese style, despite being in a western room. No big deal for one night and I am positive it could have been changed if I was staying longer.

Ocean view room Shuttle service

Buffe dinner was very limited choices of food and low quality

Staff at Hotel are friendly and facility is great

Property is dated, the food is terrible and the staff at the front not kind or welcoming. The hotel was literally kept at such a high heat we couldn’t breathe. It’s definitely one to avoid and the only bad experience in our 10 days so far. NOT WORTH THE PRICE in any way!!!

The seaside view from the hotel room was amazing, The breakfast and dinner buffet was great. The rooms were spacious with good amenities. Enjoyed the public bath with the sauna and sea view. Included shuttle bus to/from the station was convenient. Located very close to Atami Ropeway. Staff were accommodating and helpful with luggage forwarding and transporting a party.

Booking a room on Aqua Square side means I had to traverse to the other building for the restaurant, the public bath, or even leave the hotel. We had lots of luggage, so not sure why the shuttle bus didn't place them under the bus to free up more seats.

Aqua Square is fairly modern and the attached Fuua Spa (rest area) is excellent with free entrance for hotel guests. Spacious rooms. Good breakfast. Lounge wear provided in rooms that can be worn within hotel premises.

The onsen in the Tower building could do with a refurbishment. The cold pool in the men's Fuua onsen was not cold enough and the sauna was not hot enough (I'm generally used to loyly saunas). Getting to Korakuen can be a little difficult if the free shuttle bus from JR Atami has stopped for the day.

The beautiful Sea view, the large size of the room, the SPA facilities