The wife and I travel twice a year, usually to a large city. The choice is always, stay somewhere noisy and close or too far from everything and quiet. This hotel is quiet and semi close to everything. The Kobe shinkansen (bullet train) station is a 5 minute walk. To get to the hotel from the shinkansen station the first... more

This year is the Okura's 20th anniversary. The lobby is quite large and has a wonderful seating area overlooking a japanese garden below. The service is first rate. Our room had a marvelous view of the port. It was so interesting to watch the harbor cruise boats and other ships come and go. The room was quite large and had... more