Kobe Plaza Hotel vs Ryokan Arima Gyoen

Same City · Kobe Distance: 13.2km
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Kobe Plaza Hotel

★★★★ 4-Star
8.6 2,051
Kobe
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Ryokan Arima Gyoen

★★★★ 4-Star
8.9 1,379
Kobe
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Live Price Comparison

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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

Site Kobe Plaza Hotel Ryokan Arima Gyoen
Agoda
8.3 (2,730)
8.9 (1,917)
Booking.com
8.2 (1,902)
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Expedia
8.4 (869)
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라쿠텐트래블
8.3 (54)
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Trip.com
9.0 (228)
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Overall Average
8.6 (5,783)
8.9 (1,917)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Kobe Plaza Hotel Ryokan Arima Gyoen
Strengths Strengths
+ Right in front of Motomachi Station, reviews praise easy access to transport, shopping, and dining + Repeated reviews praise 2-5 min walk to train/bus terminal for easy access
+ Clean, modern renovated rooms with comfortable beds mentioned repeatedly + Kaiseki dinners with Kobe beef shabu-shabu abundant and delicious
+ 3rd-floor lounge with free coffee and ice cream great for relaxation per reviews + Spacious clean rooms and satisfying indoor/outdoor onsens
+ Friendly staff often provide room upgrades at check-in + Friendly staff with multilingual communication impresses
+ Fast Wi-Fi and abundance of nearby restaurants and convenience stores + Convenient nearby convenience stores and souvenir shops
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Train noise at night due to station proximity mentioned in several reviews - Some mention onsen size is small
- Some rooms small or windowless, repeated drawback - Food portions overwhelming, confusing order of eating
- Certain staff unfriendly or English communication issues noted

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Guest Reviews

Kobe Plaza Hotel

Booking.com 8.2 Solo

Convenient location, clean, friendly staff

Some staff unfriendly

Trip.com 9.0 Solo traveler

Right by station, clean, good lounge

No window

Agoda 9.6 Couple

Comfortable bed, free lounge drinks, good location

Agoda 9.2 Couple

Station front, upgrade, 24h lounge

Parking limits

Expedia 10.0 Solo

Room upgrade spacious, walk to Chinatown

Ryokan Arima Gyoen

Agoda 10.0 Solo traveler

Close to station easy access, warm hospitality, delicious Kobe beef and clean onsen

Agoda 10.0 Couple

5min to bus terminal, spacious room traditional onsen, abundant dinner

Agoda 9.6 Group

Spacious clean room, great value Kobe beef shabu

Agoda 10.0 Group

Tasty kaiseki facilities good onsen beautiful view

Agoda 9.2 Family

Best location clean rooms multilingual staff

Onsen small

Location Comparison

Distance: 13.2km

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