Fuji-Hakone Guest HousevsTensui Saryo
Both hotels are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Fuji-Hakone Guest House is the choice of most reviewers compared to Gora Tensui. Fuji-Hakone Guest House ranks #5 in Ito with endorsements from 2 publications such as Fodor's, Rough Guide.
Fuji-Hakone Guest House
 Rough Guide
 Fodor's
912 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0631
From $43/night
- Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Laundy Room
 - Free Parking
 - Multilingual
 - Spa
 
 "This convial guest house. run by the friendly English-speaking Takahashi-san and his family, has tatamt rooms and onsen water pipea into a communal bath." 
 "This small, family-run Japanese inn has simple tatami rooms with the bare essentials." Full review
Tensui Saryo
 Fodor's
1320-276 Gora, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0408
From $686/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Restaurant
 - Smoking Rooms
 
 "There are Japanese rooms, Western rooms, and rooms that combine both, with raised islands of tatami on top of wood flooring." Full review