Best places: Lodgings in Kobe, Japan

Coastal, upscale inn featuring relaxed rooms, hot-spring bathhouses & a spa offering Thai massage.

Upmarket hot spring hotel featuring French & Japanese restaurants, plus a bar, a garden & saunas.

Down-to-earth rooms in an unpretentious hotel offering a breakfast buffet & an airy lobby.

Airy rooms, some with open-air soaking tubs, in a relaxed inn offering dining & forest views.

Relaxed rooms in an informal hotel offering free breakfast, plus a bathhouse & a restaurant.

Upmarket hot spring hotel offering free breakfast, plus 3 restaurants & a bathhouse.

Relaxed rooms in an unassuming hotel with a restaurant & a bathhouse, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.

No-nonsense rooms in a contemporary hotel featuring a hot spring bathhouse & a restaurant.

Relaxed rooms in a low-key hotel with an informal restaurant & a hot spring spa.

Streamlined rooms in a trendy hotel offering a gender-segregated bathhouse, plus a bar & breakfast.

Straightforward hotel offering an indoor hot spring bathhouse, plus a casual restaurant.

Snug rooms in an informal hotel offering a restaurant, plus complimentary Wi-Fi & breakfast.

😠 Worst stay in Japan and asia in 6 months of travelling. All night people walking and banging there curtains to the aliuminum bed entrance. There is about 80 beds in one big room. 38 euros for this? A hostel is much better. Also you need to leave at 10 am and you can only come back at 3 pm. No shoes...

Quirky hot spring hotel in a building modeled after the Rijksmuseum with dining & 2 outdoor pools.

Informal hostel on a private beach area featuring a cafe/bar & a waterfront terrace.

Unfussy rooms with free Wi-Fi in a straightforward lodging offering a laid-back restaurant & a cafe.

Relaxed hotel for women only featuring quaint rooms, plus a lounge, a shared kitchen & free Wi-Fi.

👍👍 Amazing place to rest and wait for you bus or recuperate after the bus ride. Very close to the metro and easily accessible. The staff are friendly and let you know when your bus is due. We got here around 1 hour early. They have charging spots, good comfortable seats, a free coffee machine, well st...

Pared-down business hotel offering a casual restaurant, a bathhouse & massage services.

Simple rooms with flat-screen TVs & free Wi-Fi in a relaxed hotel offering a restaurant.