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About this property

Set in Kobe in the Hyogo Region, 200 metres from Stamp Museum, Arima Hot Spring Ryokan Kotori boasts a terrace and hot spring bath. Free private parking is available on site. There is a 24-hour front desk at the property. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV. Every room has a shared bathroom. Guests will find slippers and a hairdryer on site. Arima Hot Spring Ryokan Kotori features free WiFi. Mt. Rokko is 2.4 km from Arima Hot Spring Ryokan Kotori, while Mount Maya is 8 km from the property. Osaka International Airport is 17 km away.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Perfect for a 3-night stay!

    • Situated in the best rated area in Kobe, this property has an excellent location score of 8.3

    • Top pick by families with children

    • Breakfast info

    • Asian

    • Free private parking available on-site

    • Open-air bath, ​Public Bath, ​Hot spring bath


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Pearl
    Australia Australia
    It was exactly as described and reading previous reviews, we knew that we would have to walk up the street to the neighbouring sister hotel to have dinner and use the "golden" onsens. Dinner and breakfast were amazing. I loved the many different...
  • Jean
    Switzerland Switzerland
    A great experience of Japanese culture. Hotspring and culinary marvels. The dinner was absolutely delicious.
  • Jennifer
    Canada Canada
    The Ryokan Kotori meals were traditional, exquisite, and beautiful, even breakfast. The value of our all-inclusive stay reflected that we had a private onsen room and the fanciest meals of our entire 2.5 weeks in Japan. We felt we were staying...
  • Catherine
    Australia Australia
    The staffs are very friendly and helpful. Although they can't speak much English, but they still manage to explain or answer my questions in simple words or through google translations. They have the services of picking you up from the Arima Onsen...
  • Ada
    Australia Australia
    The private bath in the room provides a private and pleasant hot spring experience.
  • Avni
    Australia Australia
    Overall the stay exceeded our expectations and was enjoyable and relaxing. Kotori is very charming and cosy with the decorations throughout the building. The private onsen is great and you can book it for 45 minutes use. The staff are very helpful...
  • Sharon
    Australia Australia
    Absolutely beautiful Ryokan, my room was western style but very comfortable, the included private onsen time was wonderful. We had half board which was a Japanese style dinner, at a hotel a few steps from the Ryokan, this was amazing, food was...
  • Ng
    Singapore Singapore
    Everything about this place was fantastic. I would visit it again when i am there.
  • Sze
    Malaysia Malaysia
    Small little room with all the basic needed. Free coffee and tea outside of the room. Come with dinner and breakfast
  • Kendz
    Philippines Philippines
    We were warmly welcomed by the incredibly accommodating staff, which made our stay all the more delightful. One staff member was especially engaging—we even got her to listen to Treasure with us! I also appreciated that they allowed me to use...

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 19:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Curfew
Entry to the property will be closed between the hours of 00:00 and 06:00
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 3 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 11:00 and 06:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Quiet hours are between 11:00:00 and 06:00:00.