The hotel is in a quiet residential area. It is a 10-12 minute slightly downhill walk from the Sannomiya Station or 5 -7 minute walk from the nearest Port Liner monorail station.
After checking in at the front desk which is situated at the far end of the lobby, we took one of 2 elevators to our floor. No keycard security system in the elevators. We booked a superior/deluxe room that was quite spacious containing two double size beds, a large closet, a loveseat, small table and desk. The decor inside the room was reminiscent of the late 1990s - dark navy blue carpeting, wallpaper with a rose design, ivory colored bathroom fixtures. Our corner room was on a high floor facing a soccer ball field with views of the Port Liner tracks.
There are vending machine rooms on several floors each of which contain an ice machine, microwave and all-in-one washer/dryer unit that accepts coins only. The washer worked fine, but realizing that after 3 dryer cycle attempts made barely any difference, we decided to hang dry the clothes in our closet and throughout the room.
Our 3 night stay coincided with the Kobe Festival so the price was higher than usual ($125, excluding breakfast).
Noticing that the nearest PortLiner Station did not have an escalator or elevator, we asked the Front Desk to call a taxi for us. The receptionist was very kind and chose a company with...The hotel is in a quiet residential area. It is a 10-12 minute slightly downhill walk from the Sannomiya Station or 5 -7 minute walk from the nearest Port Liner monorail station.
After checking in at the front desk which is situated at the far end of the lobby, we took one of 2 elevators to our floor. No keycard security system in the elevators. We booked a superior/deluxe room that was quite spacious containing two double size beds, a large closet, a loveseat, small table and desk. The decor inside the room was reminiscent of the late 1990s - dark navy blue carpeting, wallpaper with a rose design, ivory colored bathroom fixtures. Our corner room was on a high floor facing a soccer ball field with views of the Port Liner tracks.
There are vending machine rooms on several floors each of which contain an ice machine, microwave and all-in-one washer/dryer unit that accepts coins only. The washer worked fine, but realizing that after 3 dryer cycle attempts made barely any difference, we decided to hang dry the clothes in our closet and throughout the room.
Our 3 night stay coincided with the Kobe Festival so the price was higher than usual ($125, excluding breakfast).
Noticing that the nearest PortLiner Station did not have an escalator or elevator, we asked the Front Desk to call a taxi for us. The receptionist was very kind and chose a company with an extremely courteous driver to take us to the cruise ship terminal.
There is a new Lawson's a short block away. A 711 store was two short blocks away.
The room we booked was quiet, spacious and the housekeeping staff was very friendly.More
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