Smile Hotel Kobe Motomachi vs Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso

Same City · Kobe Distance: 1.5km
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Smile Hotel Kobe Motomachi

★★ 2-Star
7.4 556
Kobe
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Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso

★★ 2-Star
8.4 364
Kobe
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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

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Agoda
7.3 (855)
8.3 (715)
Booking.com
6.6 (241)
8.3 (142)
Expedia
7.6 (146)
8.8 (286)
라쿠텐트래블
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8.9 (16)
Trip.com
8.2 (47)
8.7 (89)
Overall Average
7.4 (1,289)
8.4 (1,248)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Smile Hotel Kobe Motomachi Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso
Strengths Strengths
+ Lots of reviews praise easy access to Motomachi Station and Chinatown for travel and food + Rooms are spacious and clean for Japanese hotels, repeated in reviews
+ Repeated praise for friendly staff and good luggage storage + Many praise staff's friendly service and omotenashi
+ Rooms small but clean with all basic facilities + Breakfast, especially Japanese style or curry, commonly called delicious
+ High satisfaction for tourists due to walking distance to shopping and sights + Quiet residential vibe and comfortable sleep frequently liked
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Multiple reviews complain rooms are small and facilities dated - Steep uphill to station makes walking with luggage tough, many reviews
- Bathroom cleaning issues or mold smells noted - Parking fees and inconvenience noted
- Smoking room cigarette odor and ventilation problems repeated - Some complaints about limited breakfast menu options

Recommended For

Solo travelers Business travelers Couples Tourists

Recommended For

Solo travelers Couples Kitano sightseers

Guest Reviews

Smile Hotel Kobe Motomachi

Trip.com 9.5 Business

Good location with many restaurants. Small room but has basics. Neat breakfast

Trip.com 10 Couple

Right by Chinatown, 3min to subway. Easy for Chinese food

Hotel a bit old

Expedia 10 Solo

Friendly staff, clean, walking to Chinatown

Agoda 10 Solo

Great staff response and clean. Best location

Booking.com 4.0 Couple

Near station and Chinatown. Nice staff

Small room

Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso

Booking.com 4.0 Solo

Very quiet, not far from Sannomiya station. Breakfast quality excellent.

Walk at least 10 mins, steep slopes. Recommend taxi

Agoda 10.0 Solo traveler

Clean room, high ceiling no stuffiness. Healed by staff smile. Breakfast best.

Agoda 9.6 Couple

Best location, friendly staff. Good restaurant.

Some evening staff rude

Trip.com 10.0 Friends

Spacious clean room. Close to both Shin-Kobe and Sannomiya.

Agoda 8.4 Solo traveler

Twin room given, well cleaned, friendly staff, spacious tub.

Steep slope, taxi for weak recommended

Location Comparison

Distance: 1.5km

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