9 Best Hotels Near Himeji Castle, Japan - Updated 2024

1. Hotel Wing International Himeji (from USD 38)

1/3 Bedroom

2/3 Seasonal modern Japanese cuisine

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Located very close to Himeji Castle and the JR train station, this hotel is surrounded by supermarkets, like the Bon Marche, with a range of high-quality, fresh restaurants. The hotel offers rooms with free internet access and features a restaurant and massage service. All rooms have a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a refrigerator, and microwave. Rooms also have en-suite bathrooms with a shower.

The hotel provides free bicycles to explore the area. Yumezen Restaurant offers seasonal modern Japanese cuisine and a range of sake varieties. Drink vending machines and parking is available, as well.

2. Dormy Inn Himeji Natural Hot Spring (from USD 65)

1/3 Standard Twin Room

2/3 Breakfast buffet

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Close to Himeji Castle, this hotel offers western accommodation with wired internet. The special feature here is the on-site onsen, with both an indoor and outdoor pool. The air-conditioned rooms are equipped with a humidifier, a flat-screen TV, a fridge and an electric kettle with green tea bags. The en-suite bathrooms have a shower, sleepwear, and slippers. The room is small but well laid out, the beds are comfortable and the bathrooms very nice.

A coin-launderette and a free-use PC with internet is in the lobby area. Guests can request massages for an extra cost and rent a DVD player, trouser press, and iron for in-room use. A breakfast buffet featuring local dishes is served in the dining room.

3. Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel (from USD 59)

1/3 Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel

2/3 Bathroom

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This hotel features public hot spring baths, hot tubs, relaxing massage services, and free WiFi. The air-conditioned rooms have a satellite TV and tea maker and the en suite bathroom comes with a bathtub and shower.

A coin launderette, free-use internet stations, and free on-site parking are also available. Harima offers Japanese cuisine in a traditional setting. A Japanese-style pub and cafe are also available and a buffet breakfast is served daily. A regular complimentary shuttle bus service facilitates easy access to the railway station and the city center, which is just a five minute drive.

4. Comfort Hotel Himeji (from USD 41)

1/3 Bedroom

2/3 Breakfast buffet

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Situated between the station and Himeji Castle, next to a 7 Eleven and near shopping, this hotel features free WiFi and rooms with a coffee machine. Massage is available for an additional charge and the air-conditioned rooms are equipped with an LCD TV, a small fridge and an attached bathroom with toiletries.

The rooms are comfortable and clean and the hotel serves great complimentary coffee and a breakfast buffet, including both Japanese and western foods, between 6:30 and 9:30.

5. Hotel Crown Hills Himeji (from USD 36)

1/3 Hotel Crown Hills Himeji

2/3 Bedroom

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Just a seven-minute walk from JR Himeji Train Station, this hotel offers a fitness room and buffet restaurant and rooms with free internet and a private bathroom. The simply furnished but tidy air-conditioned rooms include a flat-screen TV, a fridge, kettle, toiletries and a small couch with video-on-demand movies.

The en-suite bathroom includes a bathtub and amenities. The bathroom is very clean and the shower has very good water pressure. A free-use internet terminal and a coin-operated launderette are also here and the Himeji Ninjo Restaurant is open for all meals.

6. Chisun Inn Himeji Yumesakibashi (from USD 38)

1/3 Chisun Inn Himeji Yumesakibashi

2/3 Bathroom

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The hotel offers simply furnished rooms with a fridge, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and video-on-demand, free WiFi, and a wood desk. The en-suite bathroom includes a bath and toiletries and slippers are provided. They offer a great Japanese breakfast buffet.

7. Hotel Abest Himeji (from USD 38)

1/3 Bedroom

2/3 Hotel Abest Himeji

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Located close to Himeji Castle and to the train station, this hotel offers modern air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi and wired internet. The rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV, an electric kettle, and tea bags. En-suite bathrooms come with a bathtub and yukatas.

The hotel offers a free hot buffet breakfast, consisting of Japanese and western dishes in the dining room. They also serve udon and curry dishes for dinner, on demand. A traditional tea and rice dish known as ochazuke is offered as an afternoon snack. Guests can also buy drinks from the on-site vending machine.

8. Hotel Himeji Plaza (from USD 33)

1/3 Breakfast buffet

2/3 Bath at First Floor

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Located very close to the station, the rooms at this hotel come with a big bed, AC, a TV, fridge and a water heater. There’s also a yukata and slippers for loungewear or for visiting the bath.

They have a very good bath with a sauna on the bottom floor. They also provide a coin laundry service and washing, during a longer stay. They have a small souvenir shop in the lobby and a restaurant on the first floor. The hotel has friendly and helpful staff with decent skills in English.

9. APA Hotel Himeji-Eki-Kita (from USD 25)

1/3 Bedroom

2/3 Breakfast buffet

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Situated in a convenient location, near the station and castle, this hotel features a restaurant, well-equipped rooms, free WiFi, and massage services. The rooms have both air conditioning and heating and is equipped with a 32-inch LCD TV, a fridge and a desk. The bathrooms have hairdryer and toiletries.

Kyoto Gin Yuba Restaurant offers both a Japanese and a Western breakfast buffet. APA also has coin-operated laundry machines, vending machines as well as fax/photocopying services.

Visit the majestic White Heron Castle

Himeji Castle or the White Heron Castle is the most beautiful castle in Japan, with its imposing size and beauty. Having overcome the ravages of time, war, earthquakes, and fire it is one of a kind and worth seeing.