The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Kobe

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Kobe

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If it's your first trip to Kobe, Japan for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Kobe. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Kobe. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Kobe for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Kobe beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Kobe for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Okura Kobe

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 2-1 Hatoba-cho, Hotel Okura Kobe has great rooms from $60 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.95 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.9 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views at this relaxing hotel. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Arima Grand Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $180 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Arima Grand Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $180. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1304-1,Arima-cho. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, free parking, and kids meals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 14.6 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $59 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Kobe
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $59. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and mountain views, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 5-6 Hatobachō, Chūō-ku,. You'll also find laundry services, city views, an indoor pool, kids meals, and car rentals which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Refrigerator


Kobe Portopia Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $42 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $42, Kobe Portopia Hotel, at 10-1, 6 Chome, Minatojima Nakamachi provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, outdoor tennis, child care, and laundry services. It's located just 4.9 km from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Oriental Hotel Kobe

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Kobe
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Oriental Hotel Kobe has a great guest rating of 9.11 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $102 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 25 Kyomachi. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, city views, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $55 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe is 8.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $55, and it's located at 18-11 Higashi Maiko-cho. We also love the mountain views, laundry services, city views, a child pool, and kids meals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 13 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The room service is especially nice after a long day. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Crown Palais Kobe

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $42 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kobe
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A cool place is Hotel Crown Palais Kobe because it has great rooms that start at $42. It has a restaurant, a bar, parking, mountain views, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1-3-5 Higashi-Kawasaki-cho. Only 1.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $239 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $239 (before taxes). It's located at 7 - 2 Hatoba cho Chuo ku and has earned a guest rating of 9.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a spa, kids meals, laundry facilities, and a multi-lingual staff which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel And Towers

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 2-13 Koyocho-naka, Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel And Towers has great rooms from $89 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find hiking, laundry services, a spa, an indoor pool, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 9.5 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Motoyu Kosenkaku

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $271 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Kobe
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Motoyu Kosenkaku which has nice rooms starting at $271. Offering a restaurant, a bar, hiking, mountain views, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1455-1 Arimacho, Kita-ku. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers golf, a hot tub, a child pool, an indoor pool, and free parking. It's located just 15 km from the city center, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Kobe, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Kobe, Best Luxury Hotels in Kobe, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Kobe, Best Hotels for One Week in Kobe, Best Hotels for One Night in Kobe, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Kobe.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Kobe?

Kobe Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$135

After analyzing 27 first time trip hotels in Kobe, Japan, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $135. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Kobe.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $59
  • 4-star hotels: $118
  • 3-star hotels: $153
  • 2-star hotels: $129


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