Super Hotel Kobe is a compact, 87-room business hotel in the Kanou district, at the foot of the hill below Kitano. Rooms are small and tidy, with a desk, a mini fridge, a bidet toilet and a shower and tub combination, and the hotel has free WiFi, a restaurant, laundry facilities, luggage storage and an elevator. It suits travelers who want a clean, inexpensive bed near the foreign quarter and are happy to spend the day out.
Location and getting around
The hotel's position is better than its price suggests. Kitano Ijinkan Street, with its old foreign residences, is about six minutes on foot, Ikuta Shrine is about seven minutes and the Shin-Kobe Ropeway to the herb gardens is about ten minutes. Kobe Sannomiya Station is about nine minutes on foot, and Sannomiya Hanadokeimae Station is about eleven.
Motomachi Shopping Street is roughly fifteen minutes away and Meriken Park about nineteen, so the harbor is a longer walk than from the hotels in the flat part of town. Kobe Airport is about twenty-three minutes by car. Part of the walk to Kitano is uphill, which is worth knowing if you carry luggage.
Rooms and facilities
Expect a straightforward business hotel. Rooms are compact and include a desk, a mini fridge, electrical adapters and chargers and an electronic bidet toilet, and there is a shower and tub combination in the bathroom. The hotel has free WiFi, air conditioning, a restaurant, laundry facilities, luggage storage, a vending machine and an elevator, and the premises are smoke-free.
Breakfast is not something to assume, so check when you book. Self-parking is available for a nightly fee with limited spaces. Pets are not allowed. Check-in starts at three in the afternoon and runs until midnight, with no after-hours check-in, and check-out is at ten in the morning, so arrange luggage storage if your train is later.
Who it suits and what to know: solo travelers, couples and friends on a budget who want to see Kitano, the ropeway and the shopping streets and spend their money on food and day trips. It also works for rail travelers, because stations are within a short walk and Himeji, Osaka and Kyoto are easy to reach.
The trade-offs are the small rooms and the lack of a pool, spa or large public spaces, so families with several children may want a bigger hotel. Prices rise for cherry blossom season, autumn weekends and holidays, so book early, and check the room details and any extras before you pay.
Why stay here
- ✓Kitano Ijinkan Street 6 minutes on foot
- ✓Shin-Kobe Ropeway 10 minutes on foot
- ✓Sannomiya Station 9 minutes on foot
- ✓Free WiFi
- ✓Restaurant on site
- ✓Laundry facilities
- ✓Luggage storage
- ✓Mini fridge and bidet toilet in rooms
Good questions
How far is Super Hotel Kobe from Kitano?+
Kitano Ijinkan Street is about six minutes on foot, partly uphill.
Is breakfast included?+
Do not assume it is. Check what the rate includes when you book.
How close is the nearest station?+
Kobe Sannomiya Station is about nine minutes on foot, and Sannomiya Hanadokeimae Station about eleven.
