
We recommend one night at a hot-spring inn.
The choice is really about what kind of night you want. A hot-spring inn feeds you twice and stops you moving. A city hotel is the right answer if you are arriving late or leaving early.
Dinner and breakfast brought to you, a bath, and floor bedding laid out while you eat. The price is per person and includes both meals.
Clean, small, reliable and priced per room. Right for early trains, late arrivals and anyone travelling with a large suitcase.
Family-run, cheaper, and often the only option in the countryside.
Our first choice in Kanagawa is named below.
This is the one to aim for in Kanagawa if you want a city night rather than an inn. It is a 35-storey tower with 2,311 rooms — among the largest hotels in Japan — on the Yokohama waterfront, with a large bath house on an upper floor looking out over the harbour.
It is very large. Allow time to get from your room to the door, and expect a queue at check-out on a Sunday morning. The bath is busiest between 20:00 and 22:00 — go before dinner or after eleven and you may have it nearly to yourself.
Checked 2026-08-17