Kobe's Icon! A Resort Hotel Floating by the Sea, Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel.

Overall: ★★★☆☆
Service: ★★★☆☆
Atmosphere: ★★★☆☆
Quality: ★★★☆☆
Access: ★★★☆☆

✔︎ Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel
・A semi-circular resort hotel that is part of Kobe's beautiful scenery 🏨
・Opened in 1995, six months after the Great Hanshin Earthquake
・Surrounded by the sea on three sides, with balconies in all rooms!

✔︎ Room Stayed In
・Room Type: Standard Double East View
・Floor: 8F
・Room Number: 808
・View: Port Tower, Hotel Okura, First Pier (including Kobe Minato Onsen Ren), Port Island, etc.
・Area: 25㎡ (including balcony)
・Amenities: ORIENTALIST (original brand)

✔︎ Impressions
・Enjoy the view from the balcony in three directions!
→ You can enjoy various faces of Kobe from the heart of the beautiful port city 🌃
・Experience a resort feeling while being in the city of Kobe 🏝️
→ There are palm trees inside the hotel! 🌴
・Slightly felt the aging infrastructure
→ It's been almost 30 years since it opened, and although it feels clean, the water facilities felt a bit old!

✔︎ Access
🚌 Free shuttle bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal (Mint Kobe 1F) 20 minutes
🚃 Kaigan Line Minato Motomachi (Exit 2) 8 minutes on foot
🚗 Parking available (290 cars, ¥1,800/night)