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Daiwa Roynet is the plain, practical Kobe night. Check in at 14:00, take one of 32 first-come spaces for ¥1,500 until 11:00, and leave the cases with the desk for the day, per the hotel.
It scores low because the evening is thin: SACHIMARU serves breakfast, and we couldn’t find a published dinner, bar or pool. Still, two Port Liner stops from Sannomiya reach Kobe Port Terminal’s door.
Check the name on your booking. Sannomiya also has a Daiwa Roynet PREMIER, and its terms aren’t these.
Book it if
- Your ship is at Kobe Port Terminal
- You want to drop bags at 14:00 and see Kobe first
- You’re driving a car under 2 m and want a space for the night
Look elsewhere if
- You want dinner or a drink in the building
- You’re driving in after 23:00, outside the garage’s staffed hours
- You want to walk to Naka Pier
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Daiwa Roynet Kobe publishes and our own map estimates.
SACHIMARU, a Japanese restaurant on the 1st floor, serves the breakfast buffet, per the hotel. No dinner hours are printed.
The hotel lists no pier transfer. Kobe Port Terminal is about 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from our pin, and the Port Liner from Sannomiya reaches it in about 5 minutes, per the City of Kobe. Naka Pier is about 1.4 miles (2.2 km).
A buffet at SACHIMARU on the 1st floor, 6:30 to 10:00, ¥1,500 for adults and ¥750 for children, per the hotel. We couldn’t find a plan that says it’s included, so budget for it.
Walk back to Sannomiya and ride the Port Liner two stops to Port Terminal Station, per the City of Kobe. For Naka Pier, take a taxi.
32 first-come spaces on the 1st floor at ¥1,500 for 14:00 to 11:00, per the hotel. The garage is staffed 07:00 to 23:00, and cars must fit 2 m high, 1.85 m wide and 5.05 m long. That’s the night, not a week at sea.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Points come only from the hotel’s own page on the Daiwa Roynet site (daiwaroynet.jp); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Daiwa Roynet is the Sannomiya value pick, about 7 minutes on foot from JR Sannomiya’s east exit, per the hotel. By our pins Kansai is about 18 miles (29 km) away in a straight line.
No airport shuttle. KATE’s bus to Sannomiya is ¥2,200 and about 65 minutes; the hotel is about 7 minutes on foot from JR Sannomiya’s east exit, per the hotel.
The hotel lists no pier transfer. Kobe Port Terminal is about 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from our pin, and the Port Liner from Sannomiya reaches it in about 5 minutes, per the City of Kobe. Naka Pier is about 1.4 miles (2.2 km).
From KIX without a hotel shuttle
KATE’s limousine bus runs Kansai to Tempozan for ¥1,800 and to Kobe Sannomiya for ¥2,200; the Bay Shuttle ferry to Kobe Airport is ¥1,880.
32 first-come spaces on the 1st floor at ¥1,500 for 14:00 to 11:00, per the hotel. The garage is staffed 07:00 to 23:00, and cars must fit 2 m high, 1.85 m wide and 5.05 m long. That’s the night, not a week at sea.
Parking for your stay: 32 first-come spaces, ¥1,500 for 14:00–11:00, per the hotel.
The hotel lists no pier transfer. Kobe Port Terminal is about 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from our pin, and the Port Liner from Sannomiya reaches it in about 5 minutes, per the City of Kobe. Naka Pier is about 1.4 miles (2.2 km).
Flying in the morning you sail? Not off a long-haul flight with a same-day sailing; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
Your documents sayFrom Sannomiya, the Port Liner’s second stop is Kobe Port Terminal, per the City of Kobe; Naka Pier is a short taxi south-west. Small ships tend to use Naka Pier, large ones Kobe Port Terminal — check yours.
Source: city.kobe.lg.jpDistance
~0.7 mi to Kobe Port TerminalAbout 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from our Kobe Port Terminal pin and about 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from Naka Pier’s, in straight lines. With bags, the Port Liner or a taxi beats the walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t mention the airport bus. KATE’s Sannomiya bus ends near JR Sannomiya, about 7 minutes’ walk away by the hotel’s figure.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmed32 first-come spaces on the 1st floor at ¥1,500 for 14:00 to 11:00, per the hotel. The garage is staffed 07:00 to 23:00, and cars must fit 2 m high, 1.85 m wide and 5.05 m long. That’s the night, not a week at sea.
In town
Terminal car parks, no cruise rateKobe Port Terminal’s car park charges ¥160 an hour, ¥960 a day at most, around the clock, per the City of Kobe — but no source we read says you can leave a car there for a voyage, and spaces can’t be reserved. We found no cruise parking published at Tempozan.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteSACHIMARU, a Japanese restaurant on the 1st floor, serves the breakfast buffet, per the hotel. No dinner hours are printed.
Breakfast
Breakfast: ¥1,500A buffet at SACHIMARU on the 1st floor, 6:30 to 10:00, ¥1,500 for adults and ¥750 for children, per the hotel. We couldn’t find a plan that says it’s included, so budget for it.
Address
Kobe · Sannomiya, Gokodori5-1-6 Gokodori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0087
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Daiwa Roynet Kobe and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether any plan includes the ¥1,500 buffet, dinner service, pets and service animals, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
A buffet at SACHIMARU on the 1st floor, 6:30 to 10:00, ¥1,500 for adults and ¥750 for children, per the hotel. We couldn’t find a plan that says it’s included, so budget for it.
Parking for your stay
32 first-come spaces, ¥1,500 for 14:00–11:00, per the hotel
Pool
The Sannomiya page lists no pool, public bath or fitness room.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- SACHIMARUJapanese, breakfast 6:30–10:00
Rooms
221 rooms for up to 442 guests, per the hotel.
Accessibility
Accessible-room details aren’t on the Sannomiya page; ask the hotel what it has before you book.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- The front desk keeps luggage for one day, per the hotel
- The garage is staffed 07:00 to 23:00, per the hotel
- Kobe Airport about 30 minutes by Port Liner to Sannomiya, per the hotel
- Breakfast last entry 9:30, per the hotel
- Children of elementary age and under pay ¥750 for breakfast, per the hotel
- Not the separate Daiwa Roynet Hotel KOBE-SANNOMIYA PREMIER; check the name on your booking
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Parking ¥1,500 for 14:00 to 11:00, 32 first-come spaces.
- One-day luggage storage, per the hotel.
- Breakfast ¥1,500 for adults at SACHIMARU.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether any plan includes the ¥1,500 buffet
- Dinner service
- Pets and service animals
Sources for this page: the hotel’s own page on the Daiwa Roynet site (daiwaroynet.jp). All read October 2026; each fact names its own source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, measured to the hotel’s own city’s terminal.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Daiwa Roynet Kobe: the Osaka/Kobe cruise guide and Osaka/Kobe as a port of call.
Two Port Liner stops to the gangway.
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Daiwa Roynet Kobe FAQ
What time is check-in at Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kobe-Sannomiya?
From 14:00, per the hotel, and you’re out by 11:00.
How much is breakfast at Daiwa Roynet Kobe-Sannomiya?
¥1,500 for adults and ¥750 for children at SACHIMARU, 6:30 to 10:00, per the hotel.
Can I park at Daiwa Roynet Kobe-Sannomiya?
For the night: 32 first-come spaces at ¥1,500 for 14:00 to 11:00, in a garage staffed 07:00 to 23:00, per the hotel. Cars over 2 m high won’t fit.
Will Daiwa Roynet Kobe-Sannomiya hold my luggage?
For one day, per the hotel. Ask at the desk before you plan on anything longer.
How do I get from Daiwa Roynet Sannomiya to the cruise terminal?
Walk to Sannomiya and take the Port Liner two stops to Port Terminal Station, about 5 minutes, per the City of Kobe. For Naka Pier, take a taxi.
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