DaiwaRoynetHotel Kobe-Sannomiya PREMIER

This hotel is right at the shopping street. It is also only a short walk to the Harbour, the Kitano foreign settlement area, and the ropeway station up to the Herb garden (all recommended tourist atteactions). The hotel feels very new. Although it only offers room cleaning once every 3 days, you can request for more frequent cleaning or change of linen by placing a sign outside on the door of your room.

The hotel was situated on a beautiful, one-way street walkable to the Sannomiya station and the harbour. Check-in was relatively easy with a ticket/qr code from the counter and then the kiosk for the key cards - the same kiosk was used for returning the key cards and check out. The on-site Italian restaurant was popular among the locals but offered a 10% off discount for those staying at the hotel: service and food was great for the lunch buffet we had. The room we had for our family of 4 with small children was located on the top floor (16F): it was spacious, housing two large beds, a living area with a big desk and coffee table (for those eat-in meals) and had a mini fridge (with freezer) and microwave oven. The bathroom was equally spacious, with a well-appointed bathtub and two wash basins; toilet was separate at the entrance and also had its own wash basin. Lighting and its control was well designed and the curtain could block out lights fully. We used the coin-operated laundry located on the 10F - it was a washer and dryer combined; we did need additional drying for our large load of laundry. The "lobby" next to the reception was relaxing as we checked out and explored the city once more until after lunch time. The surrounding of the hotel was relaxing and quiet: this is very different to what we anticipated, understanding the central location of this hotel previously.

Stayed 7 nights in Kobe and loved it! Hotel is in a very nice and convenient location. Close to Sannomiya station and surrounded by shops, cafes, restaurants etc. Only criticism would be that whenever you get new towels they give you a whole new set of bathroom amenities which wasn't really necessary and all came in single use plastic. Maybe some type of request form could be used instead of just giving a whole new set everytime