Kuretake Inn Gotemba Inter / GOLD CABIN

About 1 Minute by Car from Gotemba IC on the Tomei Expressway, Handy for the Night Before Sightseeing

Kuretake Inn Gotemba Inter / GOLD CABIN is a business hotel in an easy-to-find spot, about 1 minute by car from the first exit of Gotemba IC on the Tomei Expressway. Gotemba Premium Outlets is about 5 minutes away by car, and JR Gotemba Station is also about 5 minutes by car. It suits families driving to the leisure spots around Mount Fuji or into the Hakone area, and works well as a base for those trips. Free parking for 45 cars is provided, with no reservation needed and spaces on a first-come, first-served basis. Check-in is at 3 p.m. and checkout at 10 a.m. Its Rakuten Travel rating is 4.03 out of 5 (1,378 reviews), steady across a large number of reviews, and families appreciate the value of natural onsen and a free breakfast at a low price. It is a practical choice for families who spend the day out sightseeing and treat the hotel as somewhere to soak in the onsen and sleep.

Natural Onsen Baths, Separate for Men and Women, to Ease the Fatigue of Travel

The hotel has natural onsen baths, separate for men and women, which staying guests can use. Because the guest rooms are mostly business-hotel style with a combined bath-and-toilet unit, a natural onsen where you can stretch out your legs is a welcome feature on a stay with children. There is no information about bath-area loan items such as baby baths or baby chairs, so please contact the hotel directly when you book if you need them. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may use the baths is not stated either, so it is worth asking about that at the same time.

A Free Breakfast with Ryotei Roots, and a Happy Hour with Free Drinks

The free breakfast is the signature service of the Kuretake hotel chain, billed as having its roots in a ryotei (a traditional Japanese restaurant), and staying guests can enjoy it free of charge from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. In the evening there is also a happy hour with free drinks, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., so you can pause over a soft drink with your children after a bath. Dishes children will eat are easy to find at breakfast, and the range of free services is a welcome point for families (serving times are subject to change).

Guest Rooms with Humidifiers, Plus a Coin Laundry

Guest rooms are fitted with a humidifier as well as a television, desk lamp, iron and an internet connection, which makes it easier to keep the air comfortable on a stay with children in drier seasons. The hotel also has a coin laundry (for a fee), vending machines and bicycles to borrow, so longer stays and sudden laundry needs with children along are easy to handle. Whether cribs, baby futons and similar items can be borrowed is not stated, so the surest approach is to check with the hotel in advance about any equipment you need.

Staying Here with Children

Children under elementary school age are treated as co-sleeping and can stay free of charge. It is easy to build a satisfying Gotemba stay on a modest budget: play at the outlets or around Mount Fuji, soak in the natural onsen after check-in, enjoy the happy hour in the evening, and have the free breakfast the next morning. Checkout is fairly early at 10 a.m., so allowing plenty of time in the morning is recommended. Making the most of a location about 1 minute by car from Gotemba IC, it is an easy stopover for family trips centered on driving.