Best Japanese inns in Kobe, Japan to visit (UPDATED February, 2024)

Resort hotel

4.80 (483 reviews) (~223.7 km from centre)

Sauna

👍👍 Very relaxing and private sauna experience in a beautiful kyoto machiya that is more than 160 years old! The host was friendly and provided a detailed tour/explanation during the check in. A quiet area away from the busy and hustling streets of kyoto. I wished i had more time to chill in this amazin...

4.90 (260 reviews) (~61.39 km from centre)

Yatsusankan

Japanese inn

Warm rooms, some with river views, in a genteel hot spring inn offering bathhouses & private dining.

4.70 (439 reviews) (~247.86 km from centre)

Oyado Yamakyu

Japanese inn

Unassuming inn offering free parking, a garden & a restaurant, plus a communal bathhouse.

4.70 (379 reviews) (~246.47 km from centre)

Kiri-no-Sato Takahara Lodge "Organic Hotel"

Japanese inn

Serene rooms offering mountain views in a laid-back hot spring hotel featuring a restaurant.

4.70 (334 reviews) (~106.05 km from centre)

Hiiragiya

Japanese inn

Elegant, individually decorated rooms in a chic 1800s lodging with communal bathhouses & free meals.

4.70 (316 reviews) (~62.23 km from centre)

京の宿北海館お花坊京都日本旅館

Japanese inn

Casual, cozy inn offering rooms with tatami floors & futons, plus a bathhouse & a restaurant.

4.80 (204 reviews) (~60.66 km from centre)

Kyomachiya Ryokan Sakura Urushitei

Japanese inn

Tranquil rooms, some with roof garden views, in a relaxed hotel offering a lobby bar & free Wi-Fi.

$74/night

4.60 (452 reviews) (~61.49 km from centre)

Morizuya Inn

Upscale inn offering minimalist rooms & high-end dining, plus a bathhouse with 2 hot spring pools.

4.70 (274 reviews) (~107.95 km from centre)

Ryokan Asunaro

Japanese inn

Traditionally furnished rooms in vintage inn with a bathhouse, a restaurant & a lounge.

4.70 (267 reviews) (~245.79 km from centre)

Taiza Onsen Sumihei

Japanese inn

Snug hot spring inn dating from 1868 offering sea views, open-air bathing & a seafood restaurant.

4.60 (416 reviews) (~113.99 km from centre)

白石家

Japanese inn

Informal hot spring hotel offering a restaurant & an art gallery, plus open-air bathing & a sauna.

4.50 (957 reviews) (~213.84 km from centre)

Ryokan Tanabe

Japanese inn

Refined inn featuring hot spring soaking tubs, plus complimentary breakfast & dinner.

4.60 (400 reviews) (~245.86 km from centre)

Tawaraya Ryokan

Japanese inn

👍👍 This is the most magical place I have ever been in my life. It's difficult to explain the level of attention to detail, service, and beauty of this place--it's just fundamentally different from any other hotel or ryokan I've experienced. The building itself has gorgeous architectural details, and is...

4.70 (236 reviews) (~62.24 km from centre)