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The Crowne Plaza is the Kobe pick if you arrive by Shinkansen. IHG says it connects directly to Shin-Kobe Station, and lists seven restaurants, an indoor pool, a gym and a spa with a sauna.
It’s up the hill, though — about 1.4 miles from Kobe Port Terminal and 1.9 from Naka Pier by our pins. The City of Kobe puts both about 10 to 12 minutes by taxi.
Budget for the pool, ¥2,640, and the ¥1,500-a-day garage if you drive.
Book it if
- You’re coming from Tokyo by Shinkansen
- You want a pool and a spa
- You want seven places to eat in one building
Look elsewhere if
- You want the harbour on your doorstep
- You’re travelling with a pet
- You want breakfast confirmed in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe publishes and our own map estimates.
Seven restaurants, per IHG, plus room service and a 37th-floor Club Lounge for Club Floor guests.
Nothing runs to the pier, and IHG says there’s no free local shuttle. Kobe Port Terminal is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from our pin and Naka Pier about 1.9 miles (3 km): the City of Kobe puts the taxi from Shin-Kobe at about 10 and 12 minutes.
IHG describes the THE 10 Signature Breakfast buffet but doesn’t say it’s in the rate. Check yours.
Take a taxi. The City of Kobe puts Shin-Kobe about 10 minutes from Kobe Port Terminal and 12 from Naka Pier by car.
IHG lists ¥1,500 a day on floors 5 to 8, run by Times Parking, with in-and-out privileges. It’s a day rate in an operator’s garage, not a cruise package, so it doesn’t score.
Night-Before Score: 37 of 100
Points come only from IHG’s pages for the hotel (the brand site); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
The Crowne Plaza stands over Shin-Kobe Station, which IHG says it connects to directly. By our pins Kansai is about 19 miles (30 km) away in a straight line.
IHG says “Shuttle not available” for Kansai, Itami and Kobe airports, and lists the airport limousine bus between Kansai and the hotel.
Nothing runs to the pier, and IHG says there’s no free local shuttle. Kobe Port Terminal is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from our pin and Naka Pier about 1.9 miles (3 km): the City of Kobe puts the taxi from Shin-Kobe at about 10 and 12 minutes.
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.
IHG lists ¥1,500 a day on floors 5 to 8, run by Times Parking, with in-and-out privileges. It’s a day rate in an operator’s garage, not a cruise package, so it doesn’t score.
Parking for your stay: ¥1,500 a day, Times Parking on floors 5 to 8, with in/out privileges, per IHG.
Nothing runs to the pier, and IHG says there’s no free local shuttle. Kobe Port Terminal is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from our pin and Naka Pier about 1.9 miles (3 km): the City of Kobe puts the taxi from Shin-Kobe at about 10 and 12 minutes.
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 sayShin-Kobe sits at the top of the city. The City of Kobe’s taxi times from here are about 10 minutes to Kobe Port Terminal and 12 to Naka Pier; which one you want is on your boarding documents.
Source: city.kobe.lg.jpDistance
~1.4 mi to Kobe Port TerminalAbout 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from our Kobe Port Terminal pin and about 1.9 miles (3 km) from Naka Pier’s, in straight lines, downhill from Kitano to the harbour.
Airport bus
KIX limousine busIHG lists the Airport Limousine Bus between Kansai and the hotel. It isn’t a hotel shuttle, and IHG says no airport shuttle runs.
Source: ihg.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedIHG lists ¥1,500 a day on floors 5 to 8, run by Times Parking, with in-and-out privileges. It’s a day rate in an operator’s garage, not a cruise package, so it doesn’t score.
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 siteSeven restaurants, per IHG, plus room service and a 37th-floor Club Lounge for Club Floor guests.
Breakfast
Breakfast: askIHG describes the THE 10 Signature Breakfast buffet but doesn’t say it’s in the rate. Check yours.
Address
Kobe · Shin-Kobe Station1-chome Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0002
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether the 10 breakfast comes with your room, gym hours, which ihg lists two ways, spa and sauna fees, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
IHG describes the THE 10 Signature Breakfast buffet but doesn’t say it’s in the rate. Check yours.
Parking for your stay
¥1,500 a day, Times Parking on floors 5 to 8, with in/out privileges, per IHG
Pool
An indoor pool, 9:00 to 19:00, ¥2,640 for adults and ¥1,320 for children 4 to 12, closed on 2nd and 4th Mondays, per IHG.
Pets
IHG says pets aren’t allowed, and that service and guide dogs are.
Food and drink on site
- Seven restaurantsPer IHG
- THE 10Breakfast buffet
- Club Lounge37F, Club Floor guests
Rooms
592 rooms, per IHG: Standard and Premium rooms, one- and two-bedroom suites and a Japanese-style suite.
Accessibility
The IHG pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask the hotel.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Directly connected to Shin-Kobe Station, per IHG, for a Shinkansen arrival from Tokyo
- BEI CHARME Spa & Esthetics, 11:00 to 19:00, with a sauna and steam bath, per IHG
- Under-12s swim with an adult, per IHG
- IHG lists the fitness centre as open 00:00 to 24:00; another hours figure on the same page doesn’t match, so check before a late workout. Those are gym hours, not the pool’s or the spa’s
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00, per IHG.
- Pool ¥2,640 an adult, per IHG.
- Garage ¥1,500 a day, run by Times Parking.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether THE 10 breakfast comes with your room
- Gym hours, which IHG lists two ways
- Spa and sauna fees
Sources for this page: IHG’s pages for the hotel (the brand site). 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 ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe: the Osaka/Kobe cruise guide and Osaka/Kobe as a port of call.
Off the Shinkansen, up the lift, a taxi to the ship.
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ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe FAQ
Is ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe connected to Shin-Kobe Station?
Yes, directly, per IHG.
How far is ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe from the cruise port?
About 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from our Kobe Port Terminal pin and 1.9 miles from Naka Pier’s. The City of Kobe puts the taxi at about 10 to 12 minutes.
Does ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe allow pets?
No, per IHG; service and guide dogs are allowed.
How much is parking at ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe?
¥1,500 a day on floors 5 to 8, run by Times Parking, per IHG.
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